Overwatch 2 has a robust ranked system divided into several tiers, much like other multiplayer games. Here’s how the entire system works.

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Overwatch 2 Season 12 is here, bringing in the mid-year Rank reset, which means you have to start from scratch and complete the placement matches to unlock the ranks for every role.

All ranks in Overwatch 2

Ranks in Overwatch 2 start from Bronze and go all the way up to Top 500. Each skill tier is divided into 5 divisions, with 5 being the lowest and 1 being the highest.

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Here’s a complete breakdown of every rank:

  • Bronze: 5 to 1
  • Silver: 5 to 1
  • Gold: 5 to 1
  • Platinum: 5 to 1
  • Diamond: 5 to 1
  • Master: 5 to 1
  • Grandmaster: 5 to 1
  • Champion: 5 to 1
  • Top 500

Champion, added in Season 9, is the last conventional rank among all, while Top 500 simply denotes the best players from a particular region. It may include players who are either Champions, Grandmasters, or even Masters in very rare cases.

How does ranked work in OW2?

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Currently, in Season 12, the ranks have been reset which means you have to complete 10 placement matches for all roles to unlock the ranks.

Completing each ranked match affects the Rank Promotion percentage. If you win, the percentage will go up and if you lose, it will go down. Certain rank modifiers also come into play if you go on a winning or losing streak, which further affects your rank progression. Draws, however, ensure your rank progression remains unchanged.

Here’s how the modifiers work:

  • Winning Trend (Green): Bonus for high win rate
  • Losing Trend (Red): Penalty for high loss rate
  • Consolation (Green): You weren’t favored and you lost
  • Reversal (Red): You were favored but you lost
  • Uphill Battle (Green): You weren’t favored but you won
  • Expected (Red): You were favored and you won
  • Calibration (Green and Red): Your rank is uncertain
  • Demotion (Red): You lost a match while in Demotion Protection
  • Demotion Protection: If you lose again you will rank down
  • Wide (Green and Red): Your group is wide so you gained or lost less rank
  • Pressure (Green and Red): You were pushed toward average at a high or low rank

Overwatch 2 ranked rewards

The more you win matches and climb up the ranks, you unlock Competitive Points (CP) which you can use to purchase Golden or Jade weapon skins.

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You have to spend Legacy CP to get Golden weapon skins. This happens automatically at the end of a rank year, where regular CP converts into Legacy CP. To earn Jade weapon skins, however, you must spend regular CP.

Here’s a rundown of the CP amount you get for each match and rank after every season:

  • Win: 10 CP
  • Draw: 5 CP
  • Bronze: 65 CP
  • Silver: 125 CP
  • Gold: 250 CP
  • Platinum: 500 CP
  • Diamond: 750 CP
  • Master: 1,200 CP
  • Grandmaster: 1,750 CP
  • Champion: 1,750 CP

If you manage to end up in Gold or higher in a season, you also get to earn these player titles:

Tank TitlesDamage TitlesSupport TitlesOpen Challenger TitlesGold TankGold DamageGold SupportGold Open ChallengerPlatinum TankPlatinum DamagePlatinum SupportPlatinum Open ChallengerDiamond TankDiamond DamageDiamond SupportDiamond Open ChallengerMaster TankMaster DamageMaster SupportMaster Open ChallengerGrandmaster TankGrandmaster DamageGrandmaster SupportGrandmaster Open ChallengerChampion TankChampion DamageChampion SupportChampion Open ChallengerTop 500 TankTop 500 DamageTop 500 Support–

Lastly, if you manage to complete 250, 750, and 1,750 competitive matches in total, you also get these special titles — Adept Competitor, Seasoned Competitor, and Expert Competitor.

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