Rank Assignment Detailed

How is rank determined in Competitive mode? Joe Ziegler, VALORANT Game Director, provided additional details about how you’re “seeded in rated” mode in a series of Tweets on May 1st.

Performance is measured on an individual level. VALORANT takes into account a number of factors outside of just wins, including how you fare against similar and more highly rated players.

There have been a lot of questions about how you are seeded in rated: Your required unrated games have an effect on who we place you against to determine rating. We then are able to quickly converge on the performance of your first few games in rated to determine your rank.

— Ziegler (@RiotZiegler) May 1, 2020

To dispel some myths: Taking info from your unrated play (both performance and wins) only determines the types of player we think you should play against to get rated. Your wins and performance from there is up to you and what determines rank.

— Ziegler (@RiotZiegler) May 1, 2020

Also for a bit more clarity: Rating is about who you play against and how you win/fare against them, not about how many numbers of wins you accumulate. As you play, you will see your rating change based on how well you master defeating similar or more highly rated players.

— Ziegler (@RiotZiegler) May 1, 2020

For a deep dive into the Ranked System, read our ourview from Competitive mode’s reveal, here.