Ranked

There are two ranked modes: Ranked Leagues for Battle Royale and Ranked Arenas for Arenas.

Ranked Leagues

Ranked Leagues Information Screen

Ranked Leagues is a game mode introduced in Season 2. It differs from the normal Play Apex game mode in that players are matched with other players of the same or adjacent tier.

The Ranked Leagues seasons coincide with the main seasons. At the end of a season, players receive a reward based on their rank.

Mechanics

Ranked matches play the same as the normal Play Apex with the only difference being the matchmaking and the awarding of Ranked Points (RP) after every match. In Ranked, players are matched with players of the same or similar tier with placement, kills, and assists giving away RP which is used to measure progress to the next tier. A set amount of RP is also deducted for each tier after Bronze.

Starting in Season 4, Ranked Seasons are divided into "splits". Tiers reset after each split and the player's final ranked rewards are determined by the highest rank reached on either split.

Abandon and Penalties

Prematurely leaving matches results in an abandon penalty. This starts from match is being connected, all the way up to the entire team being eliminated. Even after a player is being eliminated, players will still receive penalties if they leave while their banners are still available to be picked up. If their banners do get picked up, players must wait 2 minutes and 30 seconds before they can leave without penalties.

Disconnecting due to server issues or client end will also result in penalties if the player fails to reconnect within 2 minutes. If one or both teammates go AFK, or seen partially disconnect (that is to say, their name banner still shows in HUD), leaving is considered as abandoning and results in a penalty. If the player does not have a full team (either due to teammates disconnect/abandoning or failure to fill by matchmaking), player must wait until they are in the dropship before they can leave.

Players will be warned via the menus if their leaving may trigger abandon penalties; if the warning does not show up, players are free to leave, subject to the server's calculation.

In Ranked Leagues, these are the penalties:

• A minimum of 10 minutes lockout from ALL modes, including Firing Range and Training.
• Forfeiture of any RP earned, and a double subtraction of the entry cost. For example, an abandon in Silver will yield −24 RP, while doing so in Gold will yield −48 RP.

Loss Forgiveness

Screen displayed when a player hits three used forgiveness abandons.

Loss Forgiveness is when a player would lose RP in a match and all RP loss becomes zero. For example, a player places last in a Diamond match with two kills. Normally this results in −28 RP, but with loss forgiveness, this becomes 0.

Loss Forgiveness is granted in the following scenarios:

• A match-made teammate abandons the game. (This does NOT apply if the player is partied with the leaver; in that case, all members of the party get penalized.)
• The player gets to the start of the drop sequence and does not have a full squad. (Leaving before that results in an abandon penalty.)
• The player gets an unexpected quit, once per 24 hours. If the player exceeds this three times during a season, the player loses all forgiveness for the remainder of that season and all further unexpected quits will incur penalties.

Tiers

Players are divided into seven tiers, each with four divisions, except Master and Apex Predator where players are ranked globally via their current RP. The rankings are based on platform.

Players cannot rank down tiers, but they can rank down the divisions within those tiers. The exception is Apex Predator, since Apex Predator is defined as the top 750 players.

Tier	RP Needed				Entry Cost
Bronze IV, III, II, I	0	300	600	900	Free
Silver IV, III, II, I	1200	1600	2000	2400	−12 RP
Gold IV, III, II, I	2800	3300	3800	4300	−24 RP
Platinum IV, III, II, I	4800	5400	6000	6600	−36 RP
Diamond IV, III, II, I	7200	7900	8600	9300	−48 RP
Master	10,000				−60 RP
Apex Predator	Top 750 players

Progression

RP is given to players after each match currently based on two factors: Placement and Kills / Assists. The maximum number of kills/assists that can count for RP is 6.

Assists occur if the player damaged an enemy within 10 seconds of that enemy getting downed by someone else, and that enemy is eliminated. Crypto can also get assists by scanning enemies with his Surveillance Drone.

Placement	14th+	13th	12th	11th	10th	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st
RP given	0	5			10		20		30		40		60	100
Kills/assists modifier	10				12					15		20		25

RP gain/loss per Tier

• Bronze
• Silver
• Gold
• Platinum
• Diamond
• Master/Apex Predator

	14th+	13th	12th	11th	10th	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st
0 K/A	0	5	5	5	10	10	20	20	30	30	40	40	60	100
1 K/A	10	15	15	15	22	22	32	32	42	45	55	60	80	125
2 K/A	20	25	25	25	34	34	44	44	54	60	70	80	100	150
3 K/A	30	35	35	35	46	46	56	56	66	75	85	100	120	175
4 K/A	40	45	45	45	58	58	68	68	78	90	100	120	140	200
5 K/A	50	55	55	55	70	70	80	80	90	105	115	140	160	225
≥ 6 K/A	60	65	65	65	82	82	92	92	102	120	130	160	180	250

	14th+	13th	12th	11th	10th	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st
0 K/A	−12	−7	−7	−7	−2	−2	8	8	18	18	28	28	48	88
1 K/A	−2	3	3	3	10	10	20	20	30	33	43	48	68	113
2 K/A	8	13	13	13	22	22	32	32	42	48	58	68	88	138
3 K/A	18	23	23	23	34	34	44	44	54	63	73	88	108	163
4 K/A	28	33	33	33	46	46	56	56	66	78	88	108	128	188
5 K/A	38	43	43	43	58	58	68	68	78	93	103	128	148	213
≥ 6 K/A	48	53	53	53	70	70	80	80	90	108	118	148	168	238

	14th+	13th	12th	11th	10th	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st
0 K/A	−24	−19	−19	−19	−14	−14	−4	−4	6	6	16	16	36	76
1 K/A	−14	−9	−9	−9	−2	−2	8	8	18	21	31	36	56	101
2 K/A	−4	1	1	1	10	10	20	20	30	36	46	56	76	126
3 K/A	6	11	11	11	22	22	32	32	42	51	61	76	96	151
4 K/A	16	21	21	21	34	34	44	44	54	66	76	96	116	176
5 K/A	26	31	31	31	46	46	56	56	66	81	91	116	136	201
≥ 6 K/A	36	41	41	41	58	58	68	68	78	96	106	136	156	226

	14th+	13th	12th	11th	10th	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st
0 K/A	−36	−31	−31	−31	−26	−26	−16	−16	−6	−6	4	4	24	64
1 K/A	−26	−21	−21	−21	−14	−14	−4	−4	6	9	19	24	44	89
2 K/A	−16	−11	−11	−11	−2	−2	8	8	18	24	34	44	64	114
3 K/A	−6	−1	−1	−1	10	10	20	20	30	39	49	64	84	139
4 K/A	4	9	9	9	22	22	32	32	42	54	64	84	104	164
5 K/A	14	19	19	19	34	34	44	44	54	69	79	104	124	189
≥ 6 K/A	24	19	19	19	46	46	56	56	66	84	94	124	144	214

	14th+	13th	12th	11th	10th	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st
0 K/A	−48	−43	−43	−43	−38	−38	−28	−28	−18	−18	−8	−8	12	52
1 K/A	−38	−33	−33	−33	−26	−26	−16	−16	−6	−3	7	12	32	77
2 K/A	−28	−23	−23	−23	−14	−14	−4	−4	6	12	22	32	52	102
3 K/A	−18	−13	−13	−13	−2	−2	8	8	18	27	37	52	72	127
4 K/A	−8	−3	−3	−3	10	10	20	20	30	42	52	72	92	152
5 K/A	2	7	7	7	22	22	32	32	42	57	67	92	112	177
≥ 6 K/A	12	17	17	17	34	34	44	44	54	72	82	112	132	202

	14th+	13th	12th	11th	10th	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st
0 K/A	−60	−55	−55	−55	−50	−50	−40	−40	−30	−30	−20	−20	0	40
1 K/A	−50	−45	−45	−45	−38	−38	−28	−28	−18	−15	−5	0	20	65
2 K/A	−40	−35	−35	−35	−26	−26	−16	−16	−6	0	10	20	40	90
3 K/A	−30	−25	−25	−25	−14	−14	−4	−4	6	15	25	40	60	115
4 K/A	−20	−15	−15	−15	−2	−2	8	8	18	30	40	60	80	140
5 K/A	−10	−5	−5	−5	10	10	20	20	30	45	55	80	100	165
≥ 6 K/A	0	5	5	5	22	22	32	32	42	60	70	100	120	190

⬤ - The player has lost RP.
⬤ - The player is at risk of a net zero or negative RP gain next game.
⬤ - The player is guaranteed to have a net positive RP gain next game.

Ranked Seasons

Note: since the introduction of Ranked Splits in Season 4, it's possible to receive an animated Badge instead of a static one if the same Tier is reached in both splits of each Ranked Season.

Season	Duration	Map	Rewards
Season 2	July 02, 2019 - October 01, 2019	Kings Canyon	Bronze: Badge Silver: Badge Gold: Badge, Charm Platinum: Badge, Charm Diamond: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Apex Predator: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail
Season 3	October 01, 2019 - February 04, 2020	World's Edge	Bronze: Badge Silver: Badge Gold: Badge, Charm Platinum: Badge, Charm Diamond: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Apex Predator: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail
Season 4	February 04, 2020 - March 24, 2020	World's Edge	Bronze: Badge Silver: Badge Gold: Badge, Charm Platinum: Badge, Charm Diamond: Badge, Charm Master: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Apex Predator: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail
	March 24, 2020 - May 12, 2020	Kings Canyon
Season 5	May 12, 2020 - June 30, 2020	Kings Canyon	Bronze: Badge Silver: Badge Gold: Badge, Charm Platinum: Badge, Charm Diamond: Badge, Charm Master: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Apex Predator: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail
	June 30, 2020 - August 18, 2020	World's Edge
Season 6	August 18, 2020 - September 29, 2020	World's Edge	Bronze: Badge Silver: Badge Gold: Badge, Charm Platinum: Badge, Charm Diamond: Badge, Charm Master: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Apex Predator: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail
	September 29, 2020 - November 04, 2020	Kings Canyon
Season 7	November 04, 2020 - December 15, 2020	Olympus	Bronze: Badge Silver: Badge Gold: Badge, Charm Platinum: Badge, Charm Diamond: Badge, Charm Master: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Apex Predator: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail
	December 15, 2020 - February 02, 2021	World's Edge
Season 8	February 02, 2021 - March 23, 2021	Kings Canyon	Bronze: Badge Silver: Badge Gold: Badge, Charm Platinum: Badge, Charm Diamond: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Master: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Apex Predator: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail
	March 23, 2021 - May 04, 2021	Olympus
Season 9	May 04, 2021 - June 15, 2021	World's Edge	Bronze: Badge Silver: Badge Gold: Badge, Charm Platinum: Badge, Charm Diamond: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Master: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Apex Predator: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail
	June 15, 2021 - August 03, 2021	Olympus
Season 10	August 03, 2021 - September 28, 2021	World's Edge	Bronze: Badge Silver: Badge Gold: Badge, Charm Platinum: Badge, Charm Diamond: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Master: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail Apex Predator: Badge, Charm, Dive Trail
	September 28, 2021 - November 02, 2021	Kings Canyon

Ranked placement results

The following are the distributions for each season among all players who have played more than 5 hours of Ranked. The data from Season 4 onward is only for Split 2, and may not be an accurate representation of Split 1. Apex Predator is included in Master, though before the introduction of the Master tier in Season 4, it was just Apex Predator.

Season	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum	Diamond	Master / Apex Predator
2	5.2%	40.0%	35.7%	16.8%	2.1%	0.2%
3	3.9%	29.1%	35.3%	23.6%	7.1%	1.0%
4	17.54%	27.2%	33.72%	18.82%	2.51%	0.21%
5	16.22%	22.83%	32.31%	23.96%	4.37%	0.31%
6	17.76%	26.23%	36.25%	17.75%	1.89%	0.12%
7	16.35%	23.86%	32.09%	23.13%	4.37%	0.2%
8	17.87%	17.86%	31.84%	26.16%	5.86%	0.4%

Trivia

• Ranked series used to be numbered starting from 1. Since Ranked Leagues was introduced in Season 2, this meant that each ranked series would be 1 number lower than the season number, causing some minor confusion. It was changed so that the numbers match the seasons starting with Season 6.

Gallery

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  Season 2 Ranked Overview
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  Season 3 Ranked Overview
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  Season 4 Ranked Overview
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  Season 7 Ranked Overview
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  Season 8 Ranked Overview

Ranked Arenas

Ranked Arenas is a game mode introduced in Season 10.

Mechanics

Ranked matches play the same as the normal Arenas with the only difference being the matchmaking and the awarding of Arenas Points (AP) after every match.

In Ranked Arenas, there are two separate measures of a player's skill: a visible rank/AP and an invisible MMR (matchmaking rating) score. MMR is based on performance. So for example, if a Sliver player consistently performs like a Platinum player, that Silver player will have Platinum-level MMR and will be matched with other players of similar MMR. If so, that player will earn more AP upon wins and lose less AP upon losses so that their visible rank catches up to their MMR, though the MMR will drop if the player loses.

10 placement matches are played in order to determine a player's initial rank and MMR.

Abandon and Penalties

Prematurely leaving matches results in an abandon penalty. This includes any time from character select all the way up to the player being eliminated.

Disconnecting due to server issues or client end will also result in penalties if the player fails to reconnect within 2 minutes. Even if the player does not have a full team (either due to teammates disconnect/leave or failure to fill by matchmaking) or if one or both teammates go AFK, abandoning results in a penalty. Players will be warned via the menus if their leaving may trigger abandon penalties; if the warning does not show up, players are free to leave, subject to the server's calculation.

In Ranked Arenas, these are the penalties:

• A minimum of 10 minutes lockout from ALL modes, including Firing Range and Training.
• Automatic loss.

Loss Forgiveness

Screen displayed when a player hits three used forgiveness abandons.

Loss Forgiveness is when a player would lose AP in a match and all AP loss becomes zero.

Loss Forgiveness is granted in the following scenarios:

• A match-made teammate abandons the game. (This does NOT apply if the player is partied with the leaver; in that case, all members of the party get penalized.)
• The player gets to the start of the drop sequence and does not have a full squad. (Leaving before that results in an abandon penalty.)
• The player gets an unexpected quit, once per 24 hours. If the player exceeds this three times during a season, the player loses all forgiveness for the remainder of that season and all further unexpected quits will incur penalties.

Tiers

Players are divided into seven tiers, each with four divisions, except Master and Apex Predator where players are ranked globally via their current RP. The rankings are based on platform.

Unlike the Ranked Leagues, players can rank down tiers in Ranked Arenas.

Tier	AP Needed
Bronze IV, III, II, I	1	400	800	1200
Silver IV, III, II, I	1600	2000	2400	2800
Gold IV, III, II, I	3200	3600	4000	4400
Platinum IV, III, II, I	4800	5200	5600	6000
Diamond IV, III, II, I	6400	6800	7200	7600
Master	8000
Apex Predator	Top 750 players

Progression

Players gain AP if they win and lose AP if they lose. Unlike the Ranked Leagues, kills/assists do not count for AP.

History

Patch notes

August 03, 2021 Patch

• Added Ranked Arenas.

May 04, 2021 Patch

• Fixed edge cases where an abandon penalty would be incorrectly applied due to server errors.

February 02, 2021 Patch

• Ranked matches will have more players in the same rank tier.
• RP placement rewards now begin at 13th place (previously 10th place).
• Increased kill/assist cap from 5 to 6.
• Increased assist timer from 7.5 seconds to 10 seconds.
• Apex Predator tier has been increased to the top 750 players (was 500).
• Diamond skydive trails will be making a return (at the end of the season).

August 18, 2020 Patch

• “Series” terminology retired. Ranked will now use “Season” going forward.

February 04, 2020 Patch

• Moving to splits per season, ~6 weeks of Ranked play before reset.
• Master Tier added. Apex Predator now reserved only for the Top 500 players (based on RP) per platform.
• Platinum tiers and above can now only party within one tier of them.
• Now limits players on how many unexpected quits they can have during a Ranked Series.
• Increased assist timer from 5 seconds to 7.5 seconds.
• Dive Trail rewards will now be seasonal instead of permanent, but Series 1 and 2 are grandfathered in.

November 05, 2019 Patch

• Players will no longer receive an abandon penalty for leaving after 2.5 minutes since their Banner Card was picked up after dying.

October 01, 2019 Patch

• Added assists to RP multiplier. Assists are given within 5 seconds of dealing damage when your teammate(s) kill an enemy.
• RP requirements increased by 10x.
• Entry cost for Silver tier and above increased by 12x.
• Kill/Assist multiplier is now based on placement.

July 10, 2019 Patch

• Fixed an issue with the abandoned penalty, so this is turned back on.
• Fixed issue with Loss Forgiveness not working correctly in some cases when teammates are disconnected.

July 02, 2019 Patch

• Introduced.