What Are the Apex Legends Ranks?
Apex Legends has six rankings that indicate a player’s skill level. These levels are called the Apex rating system. They are ranked from lowest to highest skill as follows:
| Rookie 4 | 0 - 249 |
| Rookie 3 | 250 - 499 |
| Rookie 2 | 500 - 749 |
| Rookie 1 | 750 - 999 |
| Bronze 4 | 1000 - 1499 |
| Bronze 3 | 1500 - 1999 |
| Bronze 2 | 2000 - 2499 |
| Bronze 1 | 2500 - 2999 |
| Silver 4 | 3000 - 3599 |
| Silver 3 | 3600 - 4199 |
| Silver 2 | 4200 - 4799 |
| Silver 1 | 4800 - 5399 |
| Gold 4 | 5400 - 6099 |
| Gold 3 | 6100 - 6799 |
| Gold 2 | 6800 - 7499 |
| Gold 1 | 7500 - 8199 |
| Platinum 4 | 8200 - 8999 |
| Platinum 3 | 9000 - 9799 |
| Platinum 2 | 9800 - 10599 |
| Platinum 1 | 10600 - 11399 |
| Diamond 4 | 11400 - 12299 |
| Diamond 3 | 12300 - 13199 |
| Diamond 2 | 13200 - 14099 |
| Diamond 1 | 14100 - 14999 |
| Master | 15000+ |
| Apex Predator | Top 750 on leaderboard |
In the Apex legends ranking system, each ranking has four levels within itself. For example, a new player starts at Rookie IV, and has to progress through Rookie III, Rookie II, and Rookie I before moving on to the Bronze rank. Apex Legends ranked leagues are what set it apart from other similar games.
Entry RP cost
You will have to pay a certain amount of RP to play a ranking match, and that amount varies by what tier you’re in. Here is a chart of the amount of RP needed per tier.
| Rookie | 0 RP |
| Bronze 4 | 15 RP |
| Bronze 3 | 18 RP |
| Bronze 2 | 21 RP |
| Bronze 1 | 24 RP |
| Silver 4 | 27 RP |
| Silver 2 | 30 RP |
| Silver 3 | 33 RP |
| Silver 1 | 36 RP |
| Gold 4 | 39 RP |
| Gold 3 | 42 RP |
| Gold 2 | 45 RP |
| Gold 1 | 48 RP |
| Platinum 4 | 51 RP |
| Platinum 3 | 54 RP |
| Platinum 2 | 57 RP |
| Platinum 1 | 60 RP |
| Diamond 4 | 63 RP |
| Diamond 3 | 66 RP |
| Diamond 2 | 69 RP |
| Diamond 1 | 72 RP |
| Master | 75RP (+5RP every 1000RP up to 175RP) |
| Apex Predator |
This means that when you are ranked higher, it will cost you more RP to join a ranked match. Overall, it is worth obtaining the higher rank still, in order to gain access to the rewards you get. It is helpful that when you’re beginning at the bronze tier, it doesn’t cost you any RP to join a ranked match, so you can collect some RP before you have to spend any of it to join ranked matches.
Scoring System in Apex Legends
Gamers climb a rank ladder in Apex Legends with the scoring system. To track the score, the game developers introduced Ranked Points (RP). The number of earned points is determined by Placement, Kills, and Assists.
While it’s clear what placement and kills are, some players may struggle to “decode” assists. You gain an assist when:
-You damage an enemy in a firefight or with abilities, and your teammate kills him within the next 10 seconds.
-You affect a foe with a non-damage ability, and your ally makes the kill in 10 seconds before the status effect vanishes. Non-damage abilities include, for example, Crypto’s Drone or Bloodhound’s scan. Please note: a player shouldn’t be knocked down when you use a non-damage ability.
Don’t think that you can boost your RP to the top with a single game: Apex Legends applies restrictions on the maximum number of kills and assists to be considered per game when calculating your score. It’s just 6. Anything more than this won’t affect your RP, but your reputation during the battle and, probably, ego.
Moreover, kills and assists are totaled. If you have 2 kills and 3 assists (5 in total), you will get the same number of points as for 5 kills. Below, you can find tables (with entry RP cost included) for every rank.
What Is Abandon, Penalties, and Loss Forgiveness, and How Do They Affect Your Score?
If you leave your match before it’s over, you abandon the game. However, it doesn’t mean running away from your PC in the middle of a battle only and includes leaving:
-When you select a character;
-If you are still alive, including drop, or knocked down;
-If you are dead, but your allies can still respawn you;
-When your companions pick up your banner, but you disappear from the game during two and half minutes of the pickup. After this time passes, however, leaving isn’t equal to abandoning.
-If you are unable to reconnect within 2 minutes after you are disconnected.
Abandons are always accompanied by penalties, which you will face even if your allies also left, disconnected, or merely weren’t assigned at the matchmaking stage. Don’t worry: penalties won’t come as a surprise. You will always see a warning if any of your actions violate in-game rules.
For abandons, you get a matchmaking penalty in any ranked league. Besides, you won’t be able to play any mode for at least 10 minutes and will have to say Good-Bye to all ranked points you managed to earn. Also, the buy-in will be double-subtracted: for example, for a silver rank, it will be 12 RP buy-in x 2 = -24RP, while for gold, even more painful – minus 48.
Loss forgiveness is your chance to avoid penalties. It means that Apex Legends forgives you any RP losses you may have encountered. Typically, Apex Legends is so understanding if:
- -You quit unexpectedly;
- -You have no allies at the start of the drop sequences;
- -Your teammates (assigned at a matchmaking stage) left the battle.
While there is no implication to cases with teammates involved, Apex Legends won’t forgive your quits forever. Let’s imagine your Internet connection failed, and you are out of the game. The first time will be classified as loss forgiveness.
Later, however, Apex Legends will start to suspect you and evaluate whether it’s an accident or a forced abandon. If the system decides in favor of the latter, you will use your forgiveness abandon. All in all, you can do this three times during a series. Then, you will have to face the consequences for every single suspicious abandon.
How Do Ranked Splits Affect the Score in Apex Legends?
Every ranked season offers players two maps to play. It’s also known as two splits. For example, in ranked season 15, players enter to the new Broken Moon during Split 1, and then, during Split 2, the map will switch to Storm Point.
The map swap is a period when players have their score dropped. Typically, it’s no more than 1.5 tier. For instance, if you managed to climb up to Platinum III, prepare to have Silver I at the beginning of a new split. Here is how Apex Legends motivates players to do their best during the second half of the season to get to the top of the scoring system.
The game developers always announce the dates when Seasons and Splits begin and end. For example, in Season 15 (Eclipse), First Ranked Split started on November 4, 2022, and will end on December 19, 2022.
Rules of the Matches with Friends in Apex Legends
In order to keep all players in a match closer in skill level, Apex Legends has implemented a rule stating that once you reach the Platinum rank, anyone you play a ranked match with must be only one tier away from you. While this may benefit casual beginners, who just want to play against people with their own skillset, this is very detrimental to the players who want to advance to higher tiers, and need help doing so.
Distribution of Ranks in Apex Legends
Since we are in the middle of Season 15, we can only see the distribution of the ranks for the previous seasons.
| Rank | 2 Season | 3 Season | 4 Season | 5 Season | 6 Season | 7 Season | 8 Season | 12 Season | 13 Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 5.2% | 3.9% | 17.54% | 16.22% | 17.76% | 16.35% | 17.87% | 0% | 0.01% | 10.8% | 2.22% |
| Silver | 40% | 29.1% | 27.2% | 22.83% | 26.23% | 23.86% | 17.86% | 3.78% | 4.28% | 28.78% | 15.22% |
| Gold | 37.5% | 35.3% | 33.72% | 32.31% | 36.25% | 32.09% | 31.84% | 25.12% | 25.48% | 44.45% | 41.50% |
| Platinum | 16.8% | 23.6% | 18.82% | 23.96% | 17.75% | 23.13% | 26.16% | 39.52% | 42.80% | 14.60% | 32.57% |
| Diamond | 2.1% | 7.1% | 2.51% | 4.37% | 1.89% | 4.37% | 5.86% | 26.63% | 23.56% | 1.25% | 8.05% |
| Master | - | - | 0.21% | 0.31% | 0.12% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4.95% | 3.87% | 0.10% | 0.45% |
| Apex Predator | 0.2% | 1.0% | |||||||||
The table above shows that more players managed to rank higher, with an increase in Platinum, Diamond, Master, and Apex Predator ranks. While the last two surged only a bit, much more players reached Platinum and Diamond tiers in Season 8, compared to Season 6 and 7. It means that Apex Legends allows you to rank up a bit easier; therefore, valuable rewards and more skilled opponents aren’t as unattainable as before.
Apex Legends Ranked Rewards
The reward depends on your highest rank during a season. You will get such rewards as: Rank badge, Holospray, Weapon Cosmetic and Season-Long Dive trail. All these help you to show off in the game: the more valuable your rewards are, the higher your reputation among other players is.
Every reward comes with different conditions. For example, to get a Season-Long Dive Trail, you need to get as high as Diamond, Master, or Apex Predator tiers. While for an animated badge version, you will have to maintain the same rank for both splits in one season.
When Does Apex Legends Season 15 End?
To get a reward, you have to wait for the end of a series. This is the same as the end of the second split. Apex Legends always informs players to help them manage their time to reach the desired rank and get precious rewards. The Season 15, for example, will finish on Febrary 2, 2023.
Conclusion
The scoring system in Apex Legends is a decent motivator for all players. The good news is that now the chance to climb up to Platinum or Diamond tiers is much higher than before. All you need to do is avoid dropping your score with penalties and work on your gaming skills. And while climbing the ranks seems challenging, the truth is anyone can become a serious opponent and even rise to the top.
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