This update removed the visibility of total earned points for Master ranked players, displaying only their leaderboard position instead. Once Master was earned, losing points threshould could no longer demote players.
Protection for Master rank was added in patch 1.13. In August, tiers were introduced for Bronze–Diamond ranks in Ranked, splitting them into 3 tiers each, with each tier requiring 100 points.
At this time, the leaderboard displayed players' accumulated points. In July 2016's patch 1.9, progression was adjusted to "to make losses less punishing in comparison to wins", and the Leaderboards screen (displaying the top 100 players) was introduced for Ranked and Draft. Also, at this time there was no demotion protection for Master rank, so falling below its threshold would de-rank a player back to Diamond. However, because match wins would only reward between 4-6 points, and losing would cost 10 points, progression in Diamond and Master was difficult. The system was modified to require only 100 points between each rank. Although some enjoyed the new system, it drastically increased game and queue times, so ladder reverted to single-game matches in patch 1.8.2 a week later. Optional 15-card sideboards were introduced for deckbuilding, and players could swap cards between their decks and sideboards between games in a match.
With May 2016's patch 1.8.1, ladder matches became best-of-three games. It took 100 points to raise from Bronze to Silver, then 500 to Gold, then 1000 to Diamond. When Eternal first started its closed beta period, ladder originally only had 4 Ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond Master rank didn't exist yet. The top 100 Master-ranked players at the end of each Chapter qualify for the Ranked Masters Challenge, a tournament that rewards a World Championship invitation to its winner.Īt the end of the month players receive rewards based on their final rank, of packs (of the current set) and premium cards. Ranks are tracked throughout each month's Chapter. List of Chapter rewards, from the Leaderboards screen. A toggle lets the player their own position and those of their friends. The Leaderboards screen ( Profile → Chapters) displays the current top 100 players. from Silver II to Silver III), but this will not happen within the first three games after moving up a tier.Įach player's rank and tier is visible in Ranked matches.Īfter reaching Master, players are placed into a leaderboard where further wins and loses contribute to each player's position within it. Losing can reduce your tier within a rank (e.g. Losing games will never bring you down in rank (e.g. Tiers are broken up into 100-point increments, passing that threshold raises the player's rank to the next tier. Ranking position is tracked in points each win or loss will add or subtract 10-20 points. Bronze through Diamond are divided into tiers of I, II, and III, I being the highest. These ranks, in ascending order, are Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, and Master. Winning or losing games in Ranked mode contributes to a player's position in a tiered ranking system. Win tracking is reset each day along with the "First Win of the Day" reward. In addition, each Ranked win is rewarded with chests as follows: The first Ranked or Casual win of each day is rewarded with a pack of the most recent set. Selecting a previous match reveals the cards drawn throughout the game, along with the remaining cards in the deck as it ended. After the game, changes to the player's rank and faction progress are displayed, and the winner receives their win reward, before returning to the Ranked deck selection screen.ĭetails of previous games are available on the Match History screen.Ī history of recent games can be found in the Match History screen ( Profile → Match History). Once an opponent is found, the match begins. Pressing "Play" enters the player into the matchmaking queue. From here, players can select (and edit) their deck and see their current rank progress.
The "Ranked" button on the game's home screen leads to the Ranked mode's deck selection screen. The Ranked deck selection screen (UI elements highlighted).