Marvel Rivals ranks, distribution, and competitive explained

How do Marvel Rivals ranks work? It’s seldom enough to hop into a shooter for a casual experience, and eventually, the urge to dive into more competitive waters becomes too much. Like many other games, Marvel Rivals offers rewards specific to its ranked mode, tempting players to test their mettle.

So, if you’ve been hard at work improving your gameplay on your favorite Marvel Rivals characters on the Marvel Rivals tier list, now’s the time to hop into the multiplayer game’s biggest challenge. Below we’ll take you through all the Marvel Rivals ranks, how the competitive mode works, and the free Marvel Rivals skins you can earn through climbing the ladder.

All Marvel Rivals ranks in order

The nine Marvel Rivals ranks are:

• Bronze (Tier III-I)
• Silver (Tier III-I)
• Gold (Tier III-I)
• Platinum (Tier III-I)
• Diamond (Tier III-I)
• Grandmaster (Tier III-I)
• Celestial (Tier III-I)
• Eternity
• One Above All

Each rank up to Eternity has three tiers. Each tier requires 100 ranked points to ascend past (that’s 300 points to make a full rank leap). Once you reach Celestial you’ll simply keep earning points. The Top 500 players at the end of the season are awarded the One Above All rank – a concept many Overwatch 2 players will be familiar with.

Marvel Rivals rank distribution

Rank distribution is an important tool when gauging your performance relative to the rest of the ranked populace. Just be aware that the distribution will evolve throughout the season, though we’ll keep this section updated.

The Marvel Rivals rank distribution for February 2026 is:

• Bronze: 25.4%
• Silver: 10%
• Gold: 12.6%
• Platinum: 13.7%
• Diamond: 15.4%
• Grandmaster: 15%
• Celestial: 6.4%
• Eternity and One Above All: 1.5%

Stats sourced from RivalsTracker (PC only).

At the end of Season 1.5, the Rivals devs treated us to an official distribution chart. Players with less than five matches in comp were excluded, reducing the overwhelming weighting of players placed in Bronze after only dipping their toe into ranked. While the numbers above are the best available outside of NetEase, it’s worth remembering that the true ranking curve is much smoother.

Marvel Rivals competitive mode explained

Marvel Rivals’ ranked mode takes the core gameplay elements found in Quickplay but adds a few extra rules. Before you can start playing competitively, you’ll have to reach Level 10.

While most of these ranked-exclusive edicts are tied to high elo play, everyone can benefit from the Chrono Shield system. If you go on a losing streak there’s a good chance you’ll get a Chrono Shield. This stops you from being demoted, though you’ll have to recharge once used. The higher your rank, the more losses you’ll need to accrue to regain your demotion shield. It’s a pretty slick system that offers some security if you’re flip-flopping between winning and losing in your current tier.

As for the aforementioned high elo rules, if you manage to reach Celestial, then be mindful that your rank points will begin to decay after not queuing for a set amount of time. Additionally, as soon as you hit Diamond III your team will be granted the ability to ban two heroes each game. This helps prevent the meta’s most OP picks from running riot every game and ensures you have a hero pool that isn’t as shallow as a kid’s paddling pool.

It should also be noted that there are restrictions on who you can queue up with based on rank disparity. Players in Gold and below can team up with any of their friends. However, from Gold I to Celestial, you need to be in a ranked range of three divisions. Finally, players in Eternity or One Above All can team up with Celestial II players within 200 points, but can only queue solo or as part of a duo.

Marvel Rivals ranked rewards

The confirmed ranked rewards for Marvel Rivals Season 6 are:

• Deadpool’s Workwear Woes costume – Reach Gold or higher
• Gold + reward and Gaze of the Dragon Frame – Reach Platinum III or higher
• Platinum III+ rewards and Might of the Dragon Nameplate Frame – Reach Diamond III or higher
• Diamond III+ rewards and Grandmaster Crest of Honor – Reach Grandmaster III or higher
• Diamond III+ rewards and Celestial Crest of Honor – Reach Celestial III or higher
• Diamond III+ rewards and Eternity & One Above All Crest of Honor – Reach Eternity or higher
• Diamond III+ rewards and Top 500 Crest of Honor – Reach Top 500

The Season 3 rank rewards introduced nameplate frames into the mix, starting at Platinum. Season 0 granted the Golden Moonlight skin to Moon Knight. The first half of Season 1 dished out the Blood Shield Invisible Woman skin, while Season 1.5 brought with it the Blood Blaze Human Torch skin. Season 2 offered up the Golden Diamond Emma Frost skin, and Season 2.5 gave the Golden Ultron Ultron skin.

Season 3 awarded the Emerald Flames Phoenix skin, and the mid-season update introduced Emerald Blade Blade. Season 4 started off strong with Siriana’s Silver Angela, finishing off equally mightily with Daredevil’s Shenloong’s Creed look. Then, in Season 5, we got Gambit’s Sacrificial Pawn costume in the first half, and Queen Defense Rogue in the second.

And that’s everything you need to know about the Marvel Rivals ranks, how competitive play works, and what you can earn from locking in and clambering up the ladder this season. Before you go, make sure you’re up to date on the latest Marvel Rivals codes, and double-check to see if Marvel Rivals crossplay is available to you and the homies for ranked.