Call of Duty: Vanguard Ranked Play is a highly competitive game mode that incorporates Call of Duty League practices. Players compete against each other to climb the Skill Divisions and get featured in the global 250 player leaderboard. Here’s how the ranked mode works in Vanguard.

Vanguard Ranked Play Rules

Ranked Play features4v4matches onControl, Search & Destroy, and Hardpointgame modes taking place on limited maps. Unlike regular multiplayer, players need to build their loadouts from the allowed items only. The restricted items are highlighted with a caution icon in the customization menu.

Furthermore, you getpenalizedfor quitting or getting disconnected from a ranked match midway.Friendly fireis a real thing here and killing teammates can result in suspensions and penalties. To make things fair,all weapons and attachments are unlockedfor every player playing ranked.

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Vanguard Ranked Play Ranking System

The Ranked Play Beta hasseven Skill Divisions with five tiers each. you’re able to progress through divisions and tiers byearning Skill Ratings (SR) by winning matchesin ranked multiplayer. The Skill Division you get placed in at the start of each season is determined by five evaluation matches.

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Moreover, players in Expert or higher divisions can only party up with players within one Skill Division. In addition to the divisions, Vanguard Ranked Play also has Ladder Events and Ranks. Players cancompete in two Ladder Events per week to earn Starsand increase their ranking.

Ranked Play Rank of a player represents their Ladder Event accomplishments. Ladder Points are given for winning a match and are deducted if you lose one. Stars are awarded based on a player’s Ladder placement after each event ends. Unlike Skill Divisions,Ranks are permanentand carry over across seasons.

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Vanguard Ranked Play Rewards

Competing in the ranked mode comes with its own perks. Players will get the chance to earn special rewards includingweapon blueprints, camos, operator skins, and morein each season of Ranked Play.

During Ranked Play Beta in Vanguard Season 2, players will receive an emblem and calling card for every five rank progress. Reaching themax Rank of 50will get you the exclusiveRanked Royalty operator skin for Solange.

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