Ranked SkyWars

Ranked SkyWars was a competitive free-for-all SkyWars mode where up to 4 players fought each other to be the last one standing. It was released on April 7th, 2016Skywars Ranked Update by codename_B and was removed on August 1st, 2022, after 76 monthly seasons.Removal of Ranked SkyWars by Hypixel Team The mode contains a basic SkyWars concept with the addition of unique kits and perks, ratings, and other mechanics.
== Restrictions ==
Ranked SkyWars requires players to be Network Level 25 or higher to play. Players banned by Watchdog or for cheating offenses are banned from Ranked SkyWars for the season during their unban and the season afterwards. Players may also receive ranked bans, which permanently ban them from playing Ranked SkyWars or other competitive games such as UHC Champions.
== Gameplay ==
Ranked SkyWars holds four players in each game, sending everyone to their starting cages with a 5-second countdown when the fourth player joins. It has a basic SkyWars gameplay concept, but with unique maps and kit/perk combinations. Each kit has a corresponding perk that activates upon kill or 50% damage assist, usually relating to the kit's items or playstyle. Items like the Knockback Fishing Rod are absent from the middle chests, and everyone starts with a balanced armor and spawn loot aside from their kits. Events happen at a normal rate with Solo/Doubles, but games are usually fast-paced and quick to end. The last player standing wins the game and receives a rating increase.
== Rating ==
Ranked SkyWars runs on a rating system that rewards for wins, neutralizes for 2 kills, and punishes for losing. At the start of each monthly season, all players start at 0 rating. Players will gain 50 rating per win and won't lose any until they reach 250 rating. Higher ratings will reward less for winning and punish more for losing while matching with players of the same caliber. Ratings are balanced with all players participating in the season and are tallied up at the end of each season to give players rewards based on their placement against everyone else.
== Maps ==
Image	Name 	Release date
 	Bloom 	March 31, 2021
 	Hardware 	February 12, 2021
 	Tranquil 	February 12, 2021
 	Zion 	February 12, 2021
 	Overstone 	November 2, 2020
 	Tourny 	November 2, 2020
 	Thicket 	September 8, 2020
 	Expar 	July 31, 2020
 	Varok 	July 31, 2020
 	Astar 	July 5, 2020
 	Southvine 	May 12, 2020
 	Arbor 	April 29, 2020
 	Highlight 	April 29, 2020
 	Network 	August 17, 2019
 	Qubez 	August 17, 2019
 	The Great North	August 17, 2019
 	Trench 	August 17, 2019
 	Boomerang 	August 1, 2018
 	Exile Islands 	August 1, 2018
 	Fountain 	August 1, 2018
 	Magnus 	August 1, 2018
 	Swamp 	August 1, 2018
 	Courtyard 	August 18, 2017
 	Forum 	August 18, 2017
 	Equinox 	March 17, 2017
 	Humidity 	March 17, 2017
 	Pitfall 	March 17, 2017
 	Coherence 	June 1, 2016
 	Dynasty 	June 1, 2016
 	Eden 	June 1, 2016
 	Fortress 	June 1, 2016
 	Meteor 	June 1, 2016
 	Reef 	June 1, 2016
 	Sawmill 	June 1, 2016
 	Village 	June 1, 2016
 	Agni Temple 	April 7, 2016
 	Birdhouse 	April 7, 2016
 	Eirene 	April 7, 2016
 	Foundation 	April 7, 2016
 	Fungi 	April 7, 2016
 	Generator 	April 7, 2016
 	Rocky 	April 7, 2016
 	Twisted Grove 	April 7, 2016
== Rewards ==
Rewards are given to all qualifying players at the end of a season. The minimum qualification for a reward is the Wood Division for placing in the Top 50k, while the maximum is Master Division for the Top 10. Each division gives more Hypixel Experience and SkyWars Coins than the previous, but players cannot claim the rewards for divisions below them aside from hat cosmetics. Gold Division and above also receive exclusive SkyWars cosmetics that rotate each season.
=== Division Rewards ===
Division 	Base rewards	Unique cosmetics
Masters Division (#1 - #10) 	350,000 Hypixel Experience
150,000 SkyWars Coins
12 hour 7x Coins Personal Booster
Season Masters SkyWars Banner Gadget
Ender Steve Hat	Dragon Rider Victory Dance
Final Smash Kill Effect
Head Rocket Kill Effect
Diamond Division (#11 - #200) 	175,000 Hypixel Experience
100,000 SkyWars Coins
Season Diamond SkyWars Banner Gadget
Diamond Steve Hat	Heart Explosion Kill Effect
Magic Box Cage
Green Star Trail
Notes Trail
Bazinga Death Cry
Grumpy Villager Death Cry
Sad Puppy Death Cry
Gold Division (#201 - #1500) 	100,000 Hypixel Experience
45,000 SkyWars Coins
Season Gold SkyWars Banner Gadget
Gold Steve Hat	Guardians Victory Dance
Blood Explosion Kill Effect
Hearts Trail
Iron Division (#1501 - #5000) 	50,000 Hypixel Experience
25,000 SkyWars Coins
Season Iron SkyWars Banner Gadget
Iron Steve Hat	N/A
Stone Division (#5001 - #20000)	30,000 Hypixel Experience
15,000 SkyWars Coins
Stone Steve Hat	N/A
Wood Division (#20001 - #50000)	20,000 Hypixel Experience
10,000 SkyWars Coins
Wood Steve Hat
Ender Dragonling Hat	N/A
== Kits & Perks ==
Ranked SkyWars has kits and perks with tiers that could either be rolled from the Soul Well or purchased with coins. On September 30, 2017,Ranked Skywars - Season 19 Changes by Dctr they were unlocked and fully upgraded for everyone, and people that had purchased kits/perks prior to the update were fully refunded.
=== Kits ===
Name 	Items
Armorer 	Diamond Chestplate (Protection I)
Diamond Boots (Protection I)
Athlete 	Water Bucket
Diamond Sword
Fishing Rod
Potion of Strength +20% (0:40)
Splash Potion of Speed III (0:04) x2
Golden Apple x2
Blacksmith	Anvil
Random Diamond Armor Piece
Start the game with 15 EXP levels
An Enchanted Book with either Sharpness I, Knockback I, Protection I or Projectile Protection I
An extra enchanted book with either Sharpness I, Power I, or Protection I
Bowman 	Bow (Power III)
Arrow x32
Diamond Helmet (Protection II)
Champion 	Diamond Sword (Sharpness II)
Enchanted Book (Sharpness I) x3
Anvil
Healer 	Splash Potion of Regeneration II (0:12) x2
Splash Potion of Heal (2 Hearts) x2
Golden Apple x2
Hound 	Steak x16
Diamond Boots (Protection II)
Diamond Sword
Spawn with a tamed wolf (20HP, Resistance I)
Magician 	Diamond Sword
Diamond Chestplate (Fire Protection II)
Milk Bucket x2
Splash Potion of Weakness I (0:08) and Poison I (0:08) x2
Splash Potion of Instant Damage I (2 Hearts) x2
Paladin 	Diamond Leggings (Protection II)
Splash Potion of Resistance I (0:15) and Regeneration I (0:08) x3
Pyromancer	Splash Potion of Fire Resistance (1:30)
Diamond Sword (Fire Aspect II)
Diamond Boots (Protection III, Fire Protection IV)
Lava Bucket x2
Scout 	Diamond Axe (Efficiency II, Sharpness I)
Diamond Pickaxe (Efficiency II)
Splash Potion of Speed II (0:30) x3
Diamond Boots (Feather Falling I)
=== Perks ===
Rarity 	Name 	Effect
Common 	Ender Mastery 	Reduces damages taken with enderpearls by 100%.
Common 	Instant Smelting 	Automatically smelt mined ores into ingots.
Common 	Mining Expertise 	50% chance to get 1 extra ore per block mined.
Common 	Rusher 	Gain 15s of Speed I when the game starts.
Common 	Bridger 	Grants 25% chance to not consume placeable blocks.
Rare 	Arrow Recovery 	25% chance of getting your arrow back on bow hit.
Rare 	Blazing Arrows 	5% chance of shooting a fire arrow with a bow.
Rare 	Juggernaut 	Enemy kills give you regen I for 10 seconds.
Rare 	Environmental Expert	Reduces environmental damage by 20%
Legendary	Armorer Perk 	Your Armorer armor gains 1 level of Protection after each kill.
Only active if using the Armorer Kit.
Legendary	Athlete Perk 	Duration of all active perks is doubled and the duration of positive potion effects is increased by 50%.
Only active if using the Athlete Kit.
Legendary	Blacksmith Perk 	Every kill you gain 3 levels and drop a random enchanted book up to LVL 3.
Only active if using the Blacksmith Kit.
Legendary	Bowman Perk 	You obtain a splashable potion of instant healing I upon killing an enemy. Getting a ranged kill also gives your Bowman Bow 1 level of power. The chances of Blazing Arrow and Arrow Recovery is doubled.
Only active if using the Bowman Kit.
Legendary	Champion Perk 	Your Champion Sword gains 1 level of Sharpness after each kill.
Only active if using the Champion Kit.
Legendary	Healer Perk 	Upon kill, your max health increases by 4 HP, you heal for 8 HP and gain a Golden Apple.
Only active if using the Healer Kit.
Legendary	Hound Perk 	You spawn a wolf (20 HP, Resistance I) and earn 16 steaks on kill. If no wolves are alive, then two will spawn on kill.
Only active if using the Hound Kit.
Legendary	Magician Perk 	Gain a random positive effect on kill.
Only active if using the Magician Kit.
Legendary	Paladin Perk 	Gain a scaling Resistance effect that changes with time on kill. You obtain resistance III for 3s, afterwards you obtain resistance II for 4s, and finally resistance I for 5s.
Only active if using the Paladin Kit.
Legendary	Pyromancer Perk 	On kill, you receive 24 seconds of Fire Resistance, 10 seconds of Speed II, and you can both light enemies on fire with your bow and you have a trail of fire behind you for 5 seconds.
Only active if using the Pyromancer Kit.
Legendary	Scout Perk 	You obtain 1 Ender Pearl after each kill.
Only active if using the Scout Kit.
Legendary	Last Stand 	Below 5 hearts you gain Resistance I.
Legendary	Tough Skin 	You take 15% less damage from arrows.
== Removal ==
On June 15, 2022, the Hypixel Team published an announcement explaining the decision to remove Ranked SkyWars from the server. The post lists the lack of direction for the mode and the consistently large amount of cheaters each season as reasons for removing the mode. The mode was allowed the rest of its June 2022 (75th) season and an extra July 2022 (76th) season, and is now completely inaccessible as of August 1st, 2022. There are currently no plans for Ranked SkyWars cosmetics after the mode is removed.
== Trivia ==
*SkyWars Experience from winning is halved in Ranked SkyWars from 10 to 5. Kill XP is not affected.
== Sources ==
Category:SkyWars