Season 8 Ranked

**Ranked** is a system in SMITE designed to provide higher quality matches for competitive players. The current season of competitive play is Season 8, that began with the release of SMITE Version 8.1.6381.5 on January 26, 2021 and ended on January 25, 2022.

For information about the previous seasons see Category:Leagues.

## Description

Ranked games allow players to compete against each other in the most competitive environment. The match lobby uses a draft mode just like our SPL games and allows for pausing during the game.

Players all begin in the Bronze tier and work their way up through Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and finally landing in Masters. Each tier until Masters has 5 divisions players climb through by accumulating Tribute Points. As you win games you earn Tribute. Earning more than 100 points will promote you to the next division. You may be promoted up by more than one division if you belong in a higher division. Losing Ranked games will deduct Tribute. If you lose enough games at 0 Tribute, you may be demoted down one Division.

Once a player has reached Masters, players are rated by only their Matchmaking Rating. The top 50 players in Masters, determined by their MMR, will be labelled as Grandmasters. Once you reach masters you won't drop down to diamond because it has a seperate ranking system.

If you don't play ranked for 2 weeks your Tribute Points will begin to decay, getting more intense each additional week you don't play. This caps at 6 weeks. Once you have begun decaying you will lose Tribute Points for each day you don't play. You can lose Divisions and Tiers by decaying. You can not decay lower than Gold V.

All Ranked Queues require you to be Level 30 but different Queues have different God Owning Requirements. Conquest requires 20 gods owned, Joust requires 14 gods owned, while Duel require 0 gods owned. Only Owned gods may be selected in Ranked.

Ranked matches may be queued for as a solo player or limited to parties of two. Parties of three can queue in Joust only. Players queuing together must be within 500 MMR of each other if they're below diamond and within 250 MMR of each other if they're above diamond. You get your MMR after you play 1 game of ranked if you haven't played it previously. If you didn't play ranked in the previous split you start in bronze 3 by default.

## Overview

### Rewards

Rewards have also been updated. Players can earn a Winner's Chest and Gems each split just for playing Ranked! Be sure to get your games in each Split to get these free bonuses!

### God Leaderboards

Another exciting feature is the ability to show off your skills with your best gods! When you play a particular god in ranked you are earning a position on a global leaderboard for that god. Reach the top and you have the chance to show the world your skill and potentially earn special gem rewards at the end of each Split!

## Ranked Leagues

### Conquest

“*Conquest Ranked matches are designed to provide the highest quality matches for experienced Conquest players.*”

**Information:**

* This game mode features competitive Conquest matches. The matches launch on a timer.
* Ranked games offer players fair, competitive matches with other players of similar skill levels..
* At the end of the Season, players receive greater rewards based upon their placement.
* Conquest Ranked may be queued as solo or in parties of two.

**Important Rules:**

* Must be Level 30.
* Ranked matches require players to have a minimum of 20 owned gods at Mastery Level 2 or higher.
* Ranked matches require players to have played a minimum of 30 Normal (PvP) Conquest matches.
* Players queueing in a party of two must be within one tier of each other. Qualifying players may queue together or with players who are placed currently in Bronze, Silver, or Gold Tier.
* Ranked uses a 10 ban draft pick system.
* Ranked is broken up into 5 Tiers, with 5 Divisions each, and one Grandmasters Tier.
* As you win Ranked games, you earn Tribute.
* After earning more than 100 Tribute, your will advance you up into a new Division. Occasionally you may be promoted up more than one Division, if your play has been exceptional.
* Losing Ranked games at 0 Tribute may result in you being demoted down one Division.
* New players to Ranked must play 10 qualifying matches before being placed into a Division.

**Tiers:**

### Joust

“*Teams made up of 3 players fight in a one lane map with side jungles attached.*”

**Information:**

* This game mode features competitive 3v3 matches. The matches launch on a timer.
* Ranked games offer players fair, competitive matches with other players of similar skill levels.

**Important Rules:**

* Must be Level 30.
* 5 bans per side.
* Draft pick.
* Ranked matches require players to have a minimum of 14 owned Gods at Mastery Level 2 or higher.
* Ranked matches require players to have played a minimum of 30 Normal (PvP) Joust matches.
* New gods can't be played in ranked matches until a 'cooldown' period has expired (giving chance for the god to be better balanced and for the community to understand how to counter the god).
* Winning a ranked match will increase your skill rating score.
* Intentionally feeding, multiple AFK, or breaking the rules will result in bans including permanent bans.

**Tiers:**

### Duel

“*Duel Ranked games are designed to provide the highest quality matches for experienced Joust players.*”

**Information:**

* Each Ranked season is broken up into several Splits. After each Split, palyers who have met certain requirements receive rewards, such as icons and badges, based on their placement in the Ranked.
* At the end of the Season, players receive greater rewards based upon their placement.

**Important Rules:**

* Must be Level 30.
* Ranked is broken up into 5 Tiers, with 5 Divisions each, and one Grandmasters Tier.
* As you win Ranked games, you earn Tribute.
* After earning more than 100 Tribute, your will advance you up into a new Division. Occasionally you may be promoted up more than one Division, if your play has been exceptional.
* Losing Ranked games at 0 Tribute may result in you being demoted down one Division.
* New players to Ranked must play 10 qualifying matches before being placed into a Division.

**Tiers:**

## Rewards

There are several special rewards that can be earned for playing Ranked matches. Some rewards are exclusive to each split.