Valorant Ranks are a crucial aspect of competitive play. They determine where your skills are and where you stand among other players on your server. Here's an in-depth guide to Valorant's ranking system and how it works. Use the information to see who you can face against other FPS Players and see how you can improve in your future Competitive and Premier matches.
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What are Valorant Ranks
Valorant offers various methods to track a player's ranking progress. Each player has an Overall Rank and an Act Rank.
Valorant Overall Rank
The Overall Rank is determined by the player's skill and performance in Competitive. When you first start in Valorant, it'll let you play 10 games when you first unlock Competitive at Level 20. It's to assess your skills, KDA, and how you work with the team before it determines your Overall Rank.
Valorant Act Rank
The Act Rank is determined with each Act, hence the name. If your Overall Rank reflects your skills and abilities, the Act Rank reflects how far you reach each Act with your performance in Competitive. Riot calls your Act Rank your "Proven Skill."
To see your Act Rank, head to your Career Tab in the game's menu. You'll see a hollow triangle. For each Competitive match win, a small triangle will be added to the big triangle. As you continue to play, the triangle will be filled with different colors, but your Act Rank will be determined by the highest rank you've reached in the Act. If you started at Silver 2 and you reached Diamond 3 at the end of the Act, your Act Rank is Diamond 3. The Act Rank will also determine what rewards you get at the end of each Act in Competitive.
Valorant RR and MMR
Valorant also has a Ranked Rating (RR) and Matchmaking Rating (MMR). These ratings also play a part in where you place in your games, and which ranks you can play against.
Valorant's RR is a player's position in the Competitive ladder. With each won or lost game, a player's RR will either go up or down. Your RR can be seen at the end of each Competitive match, where your current rank is also shown.
Valorant's MMR, or Matchmaking Rating, is a hidden rating that represents a player's skill level and determines who they will play against in their next ranked matches. Your MMR affects how much RR you get in each Competitive match. Since ranked is ever-changing, your MMR will fluctuate, so it's better to keep playing to maintain a high MMR.
All Valorant Ranks in Order
Here's a list of Valorant Ranks in order from lowest to highest.
- Iron 1
- Iron 2
- Iron 3
- Bronze 1
- Bronze 2
- Bronze 3
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Gold 1
- Gold 2
- Gold 3
- Platinum 1
- Platinum 2
- Platinum 3
- Diamond 1
- Diamond 2
- Diamond 3
- Ascendant 1
- Ascendant 2
- Ascendant 3
- Immortal 1
- Immortal 2
- Immortal 3
- Radiant
Valorant Rank Distribution
Valorant's Rank Distribution is an essential aspect of Competitive play. It shows the number of players in each rank. Having a healthy ranked distribution shows that the game has excellent balance and matchmaking. It also shows that any player can climb all Valorant ranks if they've improved. To give an example, here's Valorant's Ranked Distribution for V25 Act 3 from vstats.gg.
- Iron: 5.51%
- Bronze: 16.45%
- Silver: 21.72%
- Gold: 21.53%
- Platinum: 16.33%
- Diamond: 10.64%
- Ascendant: 6.19%
- Immortal: 1.58%
- Radiant: 0.05%
Valorant Rank Placements
To play Valorant's Competitive Mode, an account needs to reach level 20. Once you've reached the necessary level, you can hop into ranked matches. As mentioned, players will participate in 10 matches to receive their Overall Rank. For seasoned players, at the start of every new Episode, they'll need to play 5 matches to determine their Overall Rank. For every new Act, players will need to play 1 match to determine their Overall Rank since the game resets your rank at the start of each Act.
Valorant Rank Restrictions
To keep things fair in Valorant's Competitive mode. Valorant has made restrictions on how to play in Competitive. If you want to play with friends, there are rules you need to follow. Here are some of the rules when playing in Competitive.
- Playing in a group of 4 isn't allowed to prevent solo players from being abused.
- Duo and Trios need to be within the rank disparity requirements.
- A team of 5 is allowed, but the RR each player receives depends on the ranks of the five-stack.
What Ranks Can Play Together
Here's a guide on what ranks can play together in Valorant's Competitive mode. It is the game's rank disparity requirements. The restrictions only apply to groups of two or three players.
- If the lowest-ranked player on the team is Iron or Bronze, the highest-ranked player in the group should be Silver at any tier.
- If the lowest-ranked player is Silver, the highest-ranked player in the group should be Gold at any tier.
- If the lowest-ranked player is Gold, the highest-ranked player in the group should be Platinum at any tier.
- If the lowest-ranked player is Platinum, the highest-ranked player in the group should be Diamond at any tier.
When it comes to Ascendant, Immortal, and Radiant, the highest player in the group can only be one level higher than the lowest. So, if the lowest-ranked player in the group is Ascendant 2, the highest-ranked player can only be Immortal 2.
Now that you have everything you need to know about Valorant Ranks. Head on to the game and hop on a few Competitive Matches to see how far you can climb up the Ranked Ladder.
