Ascending the Marvel Rivals ranks in competitive mode can get you exclusive rewards, but you must prove yourself in hard-fought matches against players of similar skill levels. The ranked system sees you starting at the lowly Bronze III rank, but each win you clinch in Marvel Rivals awards points which can send you up the ranks and divisions. Remember, winning as a team takes priority over individual success, so working together is key, particularly as losing matches causes you to bleed points and risk demotions. Those are the basics but there's a lot more to ranked mode in Marvel Rivals, so I've laid out everything you need to, including all the ranks, rules, restrictions, and rewards.
Marvel Rivals ranked split date
The current Marvel Rivals ranked split, the first half of Season 1, will end on February 21, 2025, at 4pm GMT. That's 8am PST / 1pm EST. Your Marvel Rivals rank will not be reset and you will get any rewards listed at the bottom of this guide, if you are eligible.
Marvel Rivals competitive ranks
At level 10, you will unlock Marvel Rivals' Competitive ranked mode, which features intense, multiple-round matches where victorious players can gain points to climb the ranks to prove their skill. There are 23 skill divisions spread across nine different ranks in Marvel Rivals Competitive mode, with some having their own special rules, namely rank decay and hero bans.
Here are all the ranks and divisions in Marvel Rivals 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 two Marvel Rivals characters from hero selection before the match starts.
- Grandmaster III, II, I
- Celestial II, II, I
- Eternity: Not competing for a while at this rank causes you to gradually lose rank points and risk demotion
- One Above All: Only for the top 500 players. Not competing for a while at this rank causes you to gradually lose rank points and risk demotion
Every match win awards you rank points, with winning streaks and good individual performance (particularly being the team's MVP) helping you maximize your rank point gains. Conversely, losing matches causes you to lose rank points.
Every 100 points you earn bags you a promotion to the next division up but losing too many points can lead to a rank demotion. These can be prevented if you have Chrono Shields, but you get a limited number of these before they need to recharge. Additionally, at the start of each new season, all players will drop six divisions, so you must claw your way back up through the ranks to get new rewards.
If you want to do any Marvel Rivals Team Ups with friends, be aware that there are some complicated queueing restrictions to be aware of, particularly at the higher ranks:
- There is no PC and console crossplay in competitive, so Xbox PlayStation players can match together but PC players cannot join them and vice versa.
- Bronze, Silver, and Gold players can queue together freely.
- Players in Gold I to Celestial I can only queue together if they fit within a three-division range. For example, a Platinum II and Diamond III player could queue together as the range is two divisions, but a Gold I player could not join as this would make the range four divisions.
- Players in Eternity and One Above All can join with players in Celestial II and I provided the difference in their total ranks points is less than 200.
Marvel Rivals competitive rewards
Marvel Rivals competitive rewards
At the end of each half of a season, you can get some Marvel Rivals competitive rewards based on the highest rank you achieved in that period. These include costumes and Crests of Honor, which can be applied to your player card to show off your skills.
For the current competitive season, Season 1 – 1st half, you can get the following rewards:
- Blood Shield Invisible Woman costume: Reach Gold III or higher
- Silver Crest of Honor: Reach Grandmaster III or higher
- Gold Crest of Honor: Be one of the Top 500 players (One Above All rank) at the end of the season
For the upcoming Season 1 – 2nd half starting on February 21, you'll be able to get the following rewards:
- Blood Shield Invisible Woman costume: Reach Gold III or higher and play at least 10 competitive matches during this half.
- Blood Blaze Human Torch costume: Reach Gold III or higher and play at least 10 competitive matches during this half.
- New Crests of Honor
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 for some free Units.
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