Ranked Mode

Ranked Mode is one of the game modes of Stormbound, where players can fight other players in order to gain rewards and rise the ranks.

Pressing the Battle button will put you into a queue until you are matched with another player or CPU.

## Daily Rewards

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* In Starter, Iron, Bronze, Silver and Gold leagues, a victory will yield  10 + an additional  10 for watching an ad or for having the Premium Pass.
* In Platinum league, a victory will yield  15 + an additional  15 for watching an ad or for having the Premium Pass.
* In Diamond league, a victory will yield  20 + an additional  20 for watching an ad or for having the Premium Pass.
* In Heroes league, a victory will yield  25 + an additional  25 for watching an ad or for having the Premium Pass.

Additionally, it is worth noting that:

Victories while playing on Steam will yield the base amount per league only since ads cannot be watched on this platform—unless there is an active Premium Pass, in which case it’s doubled, just like when watching an ad.

The first win of the day will reward you with an extra  30. This bonus resets daily at 7:00 UTC.

### Coin Cap

There is a  400 cap on the amount of coins you can get via battling. This cap is also shared with coins that may be earned from Brawl Mode. This cap also resets daily at 7:00 UTC.

Sources that **count** towards the coin cap:

* Coins from winning a battle
* Coins from the first win of the day bonus

Sources that **don't count** towards the coin cap:

* Quests
* Shop offers

*(Note: You can obtain  415 in a day by playing until you have reached  395 out of the  400 cap and then obtaining  20.)*

## Card Level Cap

Each league, with the exception of Platinum, Diamond, and Heroes League, have a card level cap that prevents cards higher than the cap from being played to their full potential. While a player is not prevented from playing a card that they have leveled past the card level cap, if they try to use it in the capped league, the card level will be reduced to the cap.

* For example, if a player has a level 4 Gifted Recruits and are in Gold League, while in a match, their Gifted Recruits will only be level 3. This cap does not overwrite the cards progress, though. The card will remain level 4 in their collection.

## Stars

Obtain stars by winning matches to rank up and get new rewards! Each league has its own amount of stars needed to rank up. For more information on each league's requirements and rewards, see the League Info section.

### Obtaining Stars

You can **obtain** stars from any of the following methods:

* Winning a battle (+1 star) or winning a CPU battle (+2 stars)
* Reaching the next rank (+1 star)

*(Note: This means the max amount of stars you can receive from a single match is 3. Two from winning against a CPU and one from ranking up.)*

### Losing Stars

You can **lose** stars from any of the following methods:

* Losing a battle (-1 star)

*(Note: At the end of the season, you are reset to the lowest rank of the league below your current one.)*

## Ranks, Leagues, and Seasons

The many ranks of Stormbound are divided into 8 leagues. Each league, with the exception of Heroes League, has 5 ranks within them, and the rewards within each one differ.

In every league (except Starter's League), there is a season reset. The season reset occurs on the first day of each month at 00:00 GMT. When the season resets, you will be dropped to the bottom rank of the league below where you were and seasonal rewards will be collectible again. Additionally, you will receive a Season Chest depending on your league.

### Rankup Rewards

There are two types of rank rewards: seasonal and first-time.

Seasonal rewards are given to the player when they reach that rank and become collected. At the end of each season, they refresh and become collectible again.

First-time rewards are also given to the player when they reach that rank and become collected. However, they never refresh; once you have collected them, you will never be able to collect them again.

### Demote in Ranked Mode

Players are offered the option to move to the next lowest league after losing 3 consecutive games while having 0 starts at the lowest possible division of their current league. For example, if you have 0 starts at Silver 5, you will be offered to demote down to Bronze - Division 3 - with 0 stars.

This does not influence the chest you will get at the end of the season, so you will always get the chest associated with the highest league you've reached during the season.

### League Info

Click on each tab to see more info on that league's ranks and rewards!

* Starter's League
* Iron League
* Bronze League
* Silver League
* Gold League
* Platinum League
* Diamond League
* Heroes League

## Starter's League

Because Starter's League is the league specifically for new players, you cannot lose stars or drop down ranks in this league. There is also no season reset in this league. Each rank requires 3 stars to rank up to the next rank, except for Starter League Rank 5, which takes only 2 stars.

The Fortress Level cap in this league is level 10. Players who have a Fortress Level higher than 10 will enter battles with 10 HP for that battle.

The card level cap in this league is 2.

### Season Chest

There is no season reset in Starter's League, so there is no season chest to be collected.

## Iron League

Iron League is the second league in the game. Each rank requires 4 stars to rank up to the next rank, and season resets do occur here.

The Fortress Level cap in this league is level 10. Players who have a Fortress Level higher than 10 will enter battles with 10 HP for that battle.

The card level cap in this league is 2.

### Season Chest

The Iron League Season Chest contains:

x3

## Bronze League

Bronze League is the third league in the game. Each rank requires 4 stars to rank up to the next rank, and season resets do occur here.

The Fortress Level cap in this league is level 11. Players who have a Fortress Level higher than 11 will enter battles with 11 HP for that battle.

The card level cap in this league is 2.

### Season Chest

The Bronze League Season Chest contains:

x5
x2
 5 Rubies

## Silver League

Silver League is the fourth league in the game. Each rank requires 5 stars to rank up to the next rank, and season resets do occur here.

The Fortress Level cap in this league is level 12. Players who have a Fortress Level higher than 12 will enter battles with 12 HP for that battle.

The card level cap in this league is 3.

### Season Chest

The Silver League Season Chest contains:

x7
x4
 10 Rubies

## Gold League

Gold League is the fifth league in the game. Each rank requires 5 stars to rank up to the next rank, and season resets do occur here.

The Fortress Level cap in this league is level 14. Players who have a Fortress Level higher than 14 will enter battles with 14 HP for that battle.

The card level cap in this league is 3.

### Season Chest

The Gold League Season Chest contains:

x10
x6
 20 Rubies

## Platinum League

Platinum League is the sixth league in the game. Each rank requires 5 stars to rank up to the next rank, and season resets do occur here.

The Fortress Level cap in this league is level 17. Players who have a Fortress Level higher than 17 will enter battles with 17 HP for that battle.

The card level cap in this league is 5.

### Season Chest

The Platinum League Season Chest contains:

x12
x9
x4
 30 Rubies

## Diamond League

Diamond League is the seventh league in the game. Each rank requires 5 stars to rank up to the next rank, and season resets do occur here.

There is no Fortress Level cap in Diamond League.

The card level cap in this league is 5.

### Season Chest

The Diamond League Season Chest contains:

x14
x12
x6
 50 Rubies

## Heroes League

Diamond League is the eighth and last league in the game. Season resets do occur here. This league does not have the same ranking system as the others — instead, it has a scoring ladder. Players move along that ladder based on the amount of Hero Crowns they own, also known as their Hero Score (HS for short). Owning  1500 Hero Crowns is the same as having a Hero Score of 1500. These are gained and lost after each ranked game performed in Diamond and the Heroes League (see formula below).

When entering the Diamond League, every player is granted  1000 Hero Crowns to start with. As they progress through Diamond, they already collect (or lose) Hero Crowns (see calculations below). When finally passing Diamond 1 and entering the Heroes League, the amount of Hero Crowns collected represents the current Hero Score—provided it is above 1000. If the Diamond progress was difficult and a player was to enter Heroes League with less than  1000 Hero Crowns, their score would be set to 1000.

A "Peak" leaderboard saves players' highest achieved rank, which will be decide their place on the current Heroes League board.

At the end of the season, players having reached the Heroes League will be down-ranked back to Diamond 5, their Hero Score will be reset, and they will receive a Heroes League chest.

Players within the top 500 of the ladder will gain additional rewards as follows:

* The 1st player in the ladder will earn  100 fusion stones, a unique player avatar that changes every month, a  Book of Archdragons, a  Book of Felines, a  Book of Dragons and a  Book of Pirates.
* The 9 other players in the top 10 will earn  50 fusion stones, a  Book of Felines, a  Book of Dragons and a  Book of Pirates.
* The 90 other players in the top 100 will earn  25 fusion stones, a  Book of Dragons and a  Book of Pirates.
* The 400 other players in the top 500 will earn  10 fusion stones and a  Book of Pirates.

There is no Fortress Level cap in Heroes League.

The card level cap in this league is 5.

### Season Chest

The Heroes League Season Chest contains:

x20
x16
x8
  2000 Coins
 70 Rubies