How Does Valorant Rank Work? How To Rank Up?
Valorant’s competitive ranked mode is for players who want to get serious about the game. Here’s how to upgrade and climb.
How Does Valorant Rank Work?
Since Valorant‘s official launch, Riot has been gradually bringing new features and updates to keep the game moving in the right direction. One of these features is a highly anticipated ranked/competitive mode for those who want to get serious, climb a ladder, and prove that they are the best among all their friends.
Riot has already tried a rated beta version and is really on the verge of releasing it. Below we explain everything we know so far about this and how it works.
How does Valorant rated work?
Here’s a list of everything you need to know to get started.
- Complete 20 unrated matches to unlock competitive mode.
- There are 8 rows, each with 3 steps, except Valorant at the top.
- You can queue with parties of up to 5 players, it must be in 2 rows.
- If competitive matches are not played within 14 days, your rank will not be shown, but your ranking will not decrease behind the scenes.
How to Unlock Valorant Ranked Competitive Mode?
To unlock competitive matchmaking, you need to complete 20 Untapped matches. Once you have done this, you will be able to choose from the Competitive mode matching menu so that you can begin your mission to reach the rank of Valorant.
Before sorting, you must complete 5 placement matches. Depending on how these matches go and your personal performance within them, you will be ranked later. Unless you are extremely good and win all your placements easily, the game usually starts people in fairly low order.
Below we go into more detail about playing at a party, but it is worth noting that initially, you can’t queue for ranked matches without unlocking everyone. For example, if someone who enters your ranked party hasn’t unlocked the rank, you can’t queue at all.
How do I sort in Valorant Rank?
You will have to win games to get to the top in Valorant. If you don’t win, you can’t climb. Even if you have a bad game, you will still earn ranking points as long as you win. Simply put, losses and poor performances damage your ranking, earnings always provide a way to raise your rank.
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As you can see from the image above, there are eight level levels, each divided into three levels: Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Immortal, and Courage.
Winning games is the most important factor in earning rank, and if you perform extremely well, your ranking rises faster. As you would expect, losing matches and not performing very well will cause you to lose your rank.
The personal performance will have a greater impact in the early period. Moreover, the competition measures how “decisively” you win and lose, so if you perform well and beat the team, the game will know and reward you for it!
Is There a Point System On Valorant?
There is almost certainly a hidden MMR/ELO system that pairs you with players with similar skills. If you win, it goes up, and if you lose, it goes down. When you finish a match right now, you won’t have a real indication of where you’re lying on this scale. There’s no flashy score animation or a ladder to climb – just check your rank under your name.
If you win more than one in a row with strong performances, expect to rise. As you’d expect, if you start losing a lot, you’ll probably fall.
Can I Rank Up With My Friends On Valorant?
If you have a group of friends, you can line up with a party of 5 people. However, no matter who you party with, it should be 2 levels (6 levels) away from you. This is basically to make sure that there is no one better than everyone else.
Riot also wants to make it clear that if you line up with a party, the matchmaking system will take this into account and “automatically optimize your match to opt for similar pre-prepared dimensions on the opposing team.”
What happens if I don’t play Valorant ranked for a while?
Degree inactivity will be monitored. If you do not play a competitive match within 14 days, your account will be considered “inactive” and your ranking will be hidden. Your rankings will be visible again after the first match. Riot won’t demote your rank, Riot‘ll hide it until you get back, so don’t be afraid if you go on vacation for a while – you won’t suddenly switch from Diamond to Platinum.
Will my Valorant Rank reset after the Beta?
Yes, your ranking will be completely reset when Valorant comes out in summer 2021. We think the game itself will be completely reset, so you will probably have to re-complete unrated games before returning to a ranked match. After that, you will have to play your placements, rank, and climb.
At first, this may sound a bit frustrating, but if you’re stuck at a certain level and need some mental refreshment, this is a chance of redemption. Moreover, if you know that you are a good player, this time is another chance to put into practice everything you learned from the closed beta from the very beginning.
What will the future of the Valorant Rank?
By completing Riot’s first post in the ranking, progress is the main talking point. Riot is currently engaged in adding a permanent rank progression element that recognizes your competitive achievements only for all ranks other than the match ranking screen.
It will also be interesting to see if there will be a special competition set like League of Legends or CSGO. Will there be a map pool? Will there be a selection and banning phase before each match? We’re excited to find out.
Finally, we think it will be cosmetic rewards to place it in certain stages at the end of the season. Expect special agent skins, weapon skins, and more!
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