Ranked Mode: change history

1. Jul 30, 2026Deadlock: Matchmaking Update (Jul 30, 2026)Adjust 1New 3Official notes ↗
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   Ranked Mode is a new competitive queue against similarly skilled players, with seasons in which you climb the Ranks.

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   Ranked mode gives players a way to queue up for more competitive games against similarly-skilled players with higher stakes.

   • Each season you'll be able to climb the Ranks and see how far you can go.
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   To queue for Ranked you need at least 60 Standard Mode wins and at least 3 heroes unlocked for Ranked, and you can only pick heroes with at least 15 Standard Mode wins.

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   To be eligible to queue for Ranked Mode, you must have at least 60 wins in the Standard Mode.

   • the mode only allows you to pick heroes that you have won at least 15 games with in Standard Mode.
   • You must have at least 3 heroes unlocked for Ranked to be able to have a valid sized roster to queue with.
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   Ranked allows only solo or duo parties: duo partners must be at most 1 Rank apart, and Eternus players can only queue with another Eternus player within 3 Subranks.

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   Ranked Mode will currently only allow for solo or duo parties.

   • If you are in a duo party, both players must be at most 1 Rank away from each other (i.e. Mystic and Ritualist).
   • However, Eternus players can only queue with another Eternus player as long as they are within 3 Subranks of each other.
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   In Ranked Mode, the number of heroes banned per game rises from 2 to 3, and the ban algorithm is improved.

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   Additionally in Ranked Mode, the total number of heroes banned in a given game is increased from 2 to 3 and the algorithm used has been improved.

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