Skill Rating

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In-game description of Skill Rating.

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And here I was hoping to find an equal...

— Drifter

Skill Rating or Skill Ranks was a system in Deadlock that determined a player's matchmaking rating and hero-based rating.

It was added in November 21, 2024 and removed in July 30, 2026, when Ranked mode was re-introduced.

Overview

Every player started with the provisional rating of Obscurus. Once a player had played enough Normal mode matches, they would be assigned a new rating. Only Normal mode matches counted for skill rating. The rating was automatically updated based on the player's performance after every Normal match.

Matches in which a player had disconnected within the first 5 minutes did not count for skill rating.

A player's rating was less affected by "bad quality" matches with large skill disparity, and more affected by evenly balanced matches.

The player could enable an option in settings to see the average rating of each Team in a match in the post-game screen, as well as an option to be notified when their rating increases.

Hero-Based Rating

The Skill Rating tab also showed the player's hero-based rating, which represented their skill performance with each hero relative to their core rating. It was represented by one or two green upward arrows and one or two gray downward arrows. Green arrows and gray arrows indicated if the player's matchmaking rating with that hero was high or low relative to their core skill rating, respectively. Unplayed heroes started with two gray arrows.

Leaderboards

The Global leaderboard showcased the top 1,000 Deadlock players per region, as well as up to 3 of their highest-rated heroes. Hero leaderboards showcased the top 1.000 players of each hero available in Normal mode, per region.

A player needed to have played a minimum of 50 matches in the past 30 days to appear in the global leaderboard, and a minimum of 20 matches with a specific hero in the past 30 days to appear in that hero's leaderboard.

The leaderboard regions were North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania.

Ranks

Players were assigned into the below ratings, with Eternus as the highest and most skilled rating available. These were the same ratings as the original Ranked mode.

Within each rating, players were further assigned a subrating from I to VI, with VI the highest subrating. The ratings, from lowest to highest were:

#	Badge	Name
0		Obscurus (Unranked)
1		Initiate
2		Seeker
3		Alchemist
4		Arcanist
5		Ritualist
6		Emissary
7		Archon
8		Oracle
9		Phantom
10		Ascendant
11		Eternus

Initiate, Rank 1

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Seeker, Rank 2

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Alchemist, Rank 3

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Arcanist, Rank 4

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Ritualist, Rank 5

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Emissary, Rank 6

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Archon, Rank 7

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Oracle, Rank 8

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Phantom, Rank 9

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Ascendant, Rank 10

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Eternus, Rank 11

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Update history

Update	Changes
July 30, 2026	This update includes a revamp to how the matchmaking system works, as well as the introduction of a new matchmaking mode. You can now choose to play in Standard Mode (unranked), or the new Ranked Mode introduced in this update.
November 21, 2024	[ Matchmaking Rework ] This update includes a new version of the matchmaker. The matchmaking pools are no longer split between normal and ranked, there is only one primary matchmaking mode and there are no limited hours.