Ranked is a competitive mode that lets you play with other players at a similar rank. You need to be Level 20 or higher to access it.
Over time, you can rank up and play in higher tiers. Your rank will reset at the start of, and around halfway through, each Season. You’ll earn rewards when the Season ends.
For more info on Ranked and gameplay terms, check out our guide.
Matchmaking is based on your current Ranked Points (RP).
Matches will become harder as your RP increases.
At the start of a match, you’ll see each team’s skill level, so you can see the rank of players you’re fighting.
If you’re killed, you’ll see your Death Recap, which shows who killed you and the damage you took. You can also view the match’s leaderboard in real time.
Each rank is split into four divisions—for example, Bronze IV, Bronze III, Bronze II, and Bronze I. To progress through these divisions, you need to earn Ranked Points (RP). You’ll get RP based on your performance within a Ranked game.
The amount of RP you need to get to the next division increases as you become a higher rank. To get to the next division of each rank, you need to earn:
This means you’ll need to get 500 RP to level up from Bronze II to Bronze I.
If you play Apex Legends on different platforms (for example, on both PC and console) you’ll progress through Ranked separately on each platform.
This means you could be Bronze rank on one platform but Gold on another.
For more info on playing Apex Legends on different platforms, check out our Cross Progression article.
Once you’re Master rank, you can earn the title of Apex Predator. Apex Predators are the top 750 players per platform in the Master rank.
Where you place at the end of a Season changes which tier and division you’ll start the next Season of Ranked in. The higher you end, the higher you’ll start.
The Rookie tier is an introductory tier for new players to learn about Ranked mode. It doesn’t have any rewards tied to it and it’s a safe space to get you up and running in Battle Royale.
You earn Ranked Points (RP) for:
You don’t get RP for heals or revives—only assists and kills.
Each Ranked match costs RP to enter, and you’ll earn RP back when you place in the top half of a match. Match entry cost increases depending on the rank that you're currently in:
Because of the RP cost of entering a match, you could end up with fewer points than you started.
Scoring RP in Apex Legends is determined by a combination of placement, eliminations, and bonuses, which are based on skill.
Refers to the position your team finished in out of the 20 teams that entered the game. You score more points the higher your team places.
You get Elimination bonuses when you kill other players. We use your personal individual kills and assists to calculate your rewards.
You get an RP bonus when your team eliminates a higher-ranked opponent or is on a placement streak.
Heads-up that scoring may change with every new Season, so be sure to stay up to date with the latest Apex Legends news.
Ranked splits, or rank resets, happen twice per Season: once at the start and once at the announced split for the Season. Ranked splits reset the amount of RP you have.
For every other tier, the split reset will reduce your current rank by 6 divisions.
At the start of the next Season, you’ll get the rewards for the highest rank you achieved over the course of the last Season. Your highest rank can be taken from either the first or second split.
This Season, you’ll get an animated version of the Season-end reward badge if you match or surpass the rank you achieved in the first split.
If you don’t get the same or a higher rank in the second split, you’ll get a normal version of your badge.
All players in a premade Ranked squad have to be within three ranks of each other. If they aren’t, matchmaking will fail. This prevents boosting and helps keep the competition fair.
Rank restrictions apply to all premade squads, including Duos and Trios. You’ll be matched against other squads using the highest RP value in your premade squad.
Read more about the rules in Apex Legends.