Overview
The guide covers VALORANT’s ranked structure end-to-end: Overall Rank vs Act Rank, how Ranked Rating (RR) and Matchmaking Rating (MMR) work, the full order of ranks, current rank distribution (via vstats.gg), placements, and rank restrictions for playing with friends.
Overall Rank vs Act Rank
• Overall Rank reflects your ongoing competitive skill (shown after placements).
• Act Rank is your ‘proven’ peak for each Act (triangle badge in Career; rewards are based on highest rank reached in that Act).
RR and MMR (how you move)
• RR (Ranked Rating) is the visible number that goes up/down after each match.
• MMR is the hidden skill rating that pairs you with opponents and affects how much RR you gain or lose.
All VALORANT Ranks (lowest → highest)
Iron 1–3, Bronze 1–3, Silver 1–3, Gold 1–3, Platinum 1–3, Diamond 1–3, Ascendant 1–3, Immortal 1–3, Radiant.
Rank Distribution (example: V25 Act 3 from vstats.gg)
• Iron: 5.51%
• Bronze: 16.45%
• Silver: 21.72%
• Gold: 21.53%
• Platinum: 16.33%
• Diamond: 10.64%
• Ascendant: 6.19%
• Immortal: 1.58%
• Radiant: 0.05%
Placements & unlocks (per the guide)
• Competitive unlock: Account Level 20.
• First‑time placements: play 10 matches to receive your Overall Rank.
• New Episode: 5 placement matches.
• New Act: 1 placement match (soft reset).
Rank Restrictions — who can queue together
Groups of 4 are not allowed (to protect solos). Duo/Trios must respect rank disparity rules:
• If lowest is Iron/Bronze → highest can be Silver (any tier).
• If lowest is Silver → highest can be Gold (any tier).
• If lowest is Gold → highest can be Platinum (any tier).
• If lowest is Platinum → highest can be Diamond (any tier).
• Ascendant/Immortal/Radiant → highest can be only one level above the lowest (e.g., lowest Ascendant 2 → highest Immortal 2).
• Five‑stacks are allowed, but RR gains/losses scale depending on rank spread.
Quick takeaways
• There are 25 ranks across nine tiers; no traditional rank decay, but placements and soft resets apply.
• Focus on improving MMR (performance vs expected outcome) to stabilize RR gains.
• Use the Act Rank triangle to track peak performance and plan goals per Act.
