Marvel Rivals ranks and competitive mode explained

Climbing Marvel Rivals ranks in competitive mode may lead to exclusive rewards but requires a test of skills through hard-fought matches. The system is similar to Overwatch's ranked competitive mode, so you might already be familiar with the idea - where winning as a team takes priority over individual success, to maximize points.

The more points you get, the quicker you'll rank up, while losses reduce points and can then lead to falling back down to lower ranks. Those are the basics but, I've laid out everything you need to know about the ranked system in Marvel Rivals below, including all the ranks, rules, and rewards.

All Marvel Rivals competitive ranks

At level 10, you will unlock Marvel Rivals' Competitive ranked mode, which features intense, multiple-round matches where players can gain points to climb the ranks. There are eight different ranks, but all aside from the top two are divided into three tiers, so there are effectively 20 skill levels.

Every 100 points you earn bags you a rank promotion, with wins earning you rank points, but losses cost you points, which could lead to a rank demotion. However, dropping down a rank is prevented if you have a Chrono Shields, but you get a limited number of these to use to protect yourself. At the higher ranks, there are a few other special rules to be aware, including rank decay and hero bans, which I'll explained below.

Here are all the Marvel Rivals ranks in Competitive mode:

• Bronze III, II, I
• Silver III, II, I
• Gold III, II, I
• Platinum III, II, I
• Diamond III, II, I: If all players in a match are Diamond III or higher, each team gets to ban one Marvel Rivals character from hero selection before the match starts.
• Grandmaster III, II, I
• Celestial III, II, I
• Eternity: Not competing for a while at this rank causes you to gradually lose rank points and risk demotion
• One Above All: Not competing for a while at this rank causes you to gradually lose rank points and risk demotion

If you're doing any Marvel Rival Team Ups with friends, be aware that players in adjacent ranks only can team up or match together (Bronze and Silver are considered a single rank for this purpose). That means Bronze-ranked players can team up and match with other Bronze players, as well as Silver and Gold players. However, Platinum players can only join Gold, Platinum, and Diamond players, and One Above All players can only match with Eternity and other One Above All-ranked players.

If you can persuade some friends to get the game and join you in competitive mode, get them to use your Marvel Rivals Assemble code to get rewards.

Marvel Rivals competitive rewards

Season 1's competitive reward is a Blood Shield costume for the Invisible Woman, which you can earn at the end of the season as long as you hit Gold III or higher. There's also a silver Crest of Honor for Grandmaster III and above and a gold Crest if you hit the One Above All/top 500 level.

• Blood Shield Invisible Woman Costume: Reach Gold III or higher
• Silver Crest of Honor: Reach Grandmaster III or higher
• Gold Crest of Honor: One Above All/top 500

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