Deadlock ranked system, explained

Deadlock has taken the gaming world by storm. Valve's shooter/MOBA hybrid has loads of popular streamers, creators, and pro players pouring hours upon hours into it. Expect even more hours from them now that the Deadlock ranked system has been revealed.

After being in a hush-hush playtest, finally getting a full announcement for an invite-only, and lifting restrictions on content creation and media coverage, ranked is here. And the entire system is a doozy. We'll explain it all to you.

With the announcement of Deadlock's ranked system, we were given the exact details of how to unlock it. You need to play at least 50 regular games of Deadlock before you are given access to the ranked mode.

After that, you must pick a timeframe in order to play ranked from the set schedule available in the game. That's when you can start your grind.

Deadlock matches you up with players of similar skill, and every week, you need to play a minimum of seven ranked games to qualify for a ranking. As of now, there is no special ruleset for ranked in Deadlock.

Just queue up and when the week ends, you'll receive a ranked medal or you'll be sent back to a provisional rank if you didn't hit your seven matches. Then you'll need to try again for the following week.

The game states there are 11 different ranks, but technically, there are 12. Everyone begins at the provisional ranking previously mentioned. It is known as Obscurus, and you'll be sent back there if you don't do the minimum amount of matches on a weekly basis.

Once you have, when the week ends, you'll be placed within a rank and given a ranked medal. Each rank has subranks of I, II, III, IV, V, and VI. Those fall within the following:

The designs for the ranked badges are revealed after Deadlock's first week of ranked on October 22. That is when you'll know exactly where you stand and can begin to grind your lane to the top rank in the game, known as Eternus.

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