Deadlock ranks
11 ranked tiers, six sub-ranks each
Deadlock has 11 ranked tiers — Initiate, Seeker, Acolyte, Sentinel, Mystic, Ritualist, Emissary, Oracle, Phantom, Ascendant, Eternus, each split into six sub-ranks. The median player sits in Sentinel, so anything above that tier puts you in the top half of the ladder.
| Tier | Rank | Players | Share | Top % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Initiate | 19k | 10.9% | 100.0% |
| 2 | Seeker | 27k | 15.3% | 89.1% |
| 3 | Acolyte | 24k | 13.4% | 73.7% |
| 4 | Sentinel | 21k | 11.8% | 60.4% |
| 5 | Mystic | 21k | 11.7% | 48.6% |
| 6 | Ritualist | 20k | 11.5% | 36.9% |
| 7 | Emissary | 19k | 10.5% | 25.4% |
| 8 | Oracle | 24k | 13.3% | 15.0% |
| 9 | Phantom | 2,844 | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| 10 | Ascendant | 96 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 11 | Eternus | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Distribution measured across 178k unique ranked players over the last 30 days. The unranked bucket is excluded, so shares are of the ranked population only — which is what you are compared against when you have a rank.
How ranking works
- Each tier is divided into six sub-ranks, climbed and lost individually.
- Rank is per-account, not per-hero.
- Deadlock is in playtest, so the ladder is periodically reset between ranked seasons. A tier means something different after a reset than before one.
Common questions
- What are the Deadlock ranks in order?
- Deadlock has 11 ranked tiers above the unranked bucket, each divided into six sub-ranks. The full ladder in order is listed on this page with the share of players at each tier.
- What is the average rank in Deadlock?
- The median player sits at the tier where the cumulative distribution passes 50%. The table on this page shows the cumulative share at every tier, so the median rank is whichever row first exceeds 50%.
- How do Deadlock ranks work?
- Each tier has six sub-ranks. Rank is per-account and adjusts on ranked match results; Deadlock is in playtest, so the ladder is periodically reset between ranked seasons.
See also the hero tier list and how many people play Deadlock.