XDefiant Ranked Play rewards, ranks, modes & how it works
UbisoftRanked Play debuted in Season 1 of XDefiant, introducing a new challenge where players compete to climb the ranks and earn exclusive rewards. This mode provides a fully-fledged competitive experience, allowing players to test their skills and strive to become the best.
With Update 1.3, the devs introduced improvements and changes, including the addition of Capture the Flag and the match cancelation event to control players abandoning matches.
Here’s everything you need to know about Ranked Play, including the modes, rewards, and more.
XDefiant Ranked Play explained
XDefiant’s Ranked Play is a 4v4 competitive mode unlocked at Level 40 where players compete to earn Ranked Points (RP) and advance through seven ranks to earn exclusive rewards each season.
The mode features an exclusive roster of modes, matchmaking, and rules providing a fair and competitive experience. In addition, it has a variety of rewards that players can obtain by grinding and displaying their skill level against their competitors.
XDefiant Ranked Play modes & maps
| Modes | Mode explanation | Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Occupy | In Ranked Occupy, the Zones rotate in a predetermined order rather than appearing in random locations. | Arena, Attica Heights, Clubhouse, DUMBO, Echelon HQ, Emporium, Liberty, Mayday, Mayday, Nudleplex, Pueblito, Rockefeller, Showtime |
| Domination | Allows each team to play a side of the map for five minutes before switching at half-time and playing again on the opposite side. | Arena, Attica Heights, Clubhouse, DUMBO, Echelon HQ, Emporium, Liberty, Mayday, Mayday, Nudleplex, Pueblito, Rockefeller, Showtime |
| Zone Control | Teams take turns as Attackers and Defenders, with Defenders being able to push pack Attackers’ capture progress to the nearest quarter of the progression circle. | Times Square, Zoo, Midway, Meltdown, Daytona |
| Escort | No modifications – will play like its Casual counterpart. | Times Square, Zoo, Midway, Meltdown, Daytona |
| Capture the Flag | Teams play two five-minute halves and switch sides at half-time. The winner is decided by who got the most captures at the end of the game. | Not revealed yet |
Ranked Play has five game modes available, with the latest addition being Capture the Flag with update 1.3. All modes have been tweaked to accommodate the competitive scene.
XDefiant ranks & restrictions
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold
- Ruby
- Emerald
- Diamond
- Legends
There are seven ranks in XDefiant, each having 10 levels to get through to move up, excluding Legends, which is the top 500. Each Ranked Play season will have a warm-up period of one week allowing you to get your bearings before putting your rank on the line.
The rank restriction allows you to play with a party of four as long as the highest and lowest players are within 15 levels of each other. However, once you hit Diamond, that max party size reduces to two.
UbisoftMatch cancelation event explained
As shared in the July 30 XDebrief, Ranked Play’s match cancelation event prevents team balancing being disrupted when a player leaves.
Once the lobby is created, the game will triple-check for the number of players during map voting, Faction and loadout selection, and the match countdown.
If a single or multiple players disconnect during these stages, the game will be canceled and all players will be returned to the Ranked lobby “with no sanction or RP loss.” However, the players who disconnect will receive a penalty for abandonment.
This won’t be the case if a player quits during a match, but if you lose a player mid-match and lose, then you’ll lose less RP than a regular defeat. However, if the team imbalance is “great enough, complete loss forgiveness will trigger” and you” keep all of your RP.
XDefiant Ranked Play rewards
- Bronze – “Paintballer Gloss” Rare Player Card
- Silver – “Paintballer” Rare Seleste Skin
- Gold – “Paintballer” Rare M4A1 Skin
- Ruby – “Paintballer” Rare Green Skin
- Emerald – “Paintballer” Rare L115 Skin
- Diamond – “Paintballer” Rare Kaptan Skin
- Legends – “Paintballer” Epic MP7 Skin
Players in XDefiant’s Ranked Play can earn exclusive rewards depending on their rank. Win your first match to unlock the first reward, and earn subsequent rewards for every 1000 XP gained.
All rewards are awarded as soon as players reach the required rank, apart from the Legends Rank LVOA Weapon Skin, which will be granted at the start of Season 2.
How do you rank up?
You can rank up by playing well in matches, which includes winning the objective, getting kills, earning victories, and more. Perform well to gain Ranked Points (RP), and you’ll see a progression bar to know how close you are to the next rank.
Equally, if you don’t perform so well, you’ll see a decrease in your Ranked Points. The amount of RP you earn is also dictated by whether or not your team is expected to win based on the overall team Skill Rating. If you’re expected to win and you do, you’ll receive less than you would if you win and you’re expected to lose. In turn, it also works the same way if you lose.
How does Rank reset work in XDefiant?
Depending on where you placed, you’ll be reset back to various levels in the Silver Rank once the new season of Ranked starts, except for Bronze. If you finish in Bronze, you will remain there for the next season.
XDefiant SBMM explained
The dev team confirmed that XDefiant’s Ranked Play mode features skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) to set up the competitive lobbies to “prioritize quality matches.”
To accomplish this, they confirmed that the mode’s matchmaking system will take into account the average Rank Points (Skill Rating), but ping is the main priority. The system also takes party size, region, input device, and platform into consideration.
Having the best controller or keyboard and mouse settings is key to performing well in Ranked Play, as well as making sure you can hear footsteps.