Ranked Battles are an opportunity to demonstrate your tactics against opponents and be rewarded for your success. During a Ranked Battles Season, Commanders can test their skills by trying to place in the highest League before the Season ends for bragging rights and rewards!

Your performance and the outcome of battles in Ranked Battles will earn or lose you points towards your ranking. You can move up in Leagues, but you will not be demoted to lower Leagues. Combat takes place in solo 7v7 battles on selected maps using only the Standard Battle game mode. In Ranked Battles, you won’t be charged for tank repairs, so you will see higher Silver earnings compared to battles in Multiplayer.

At the end of the Season, you will earn a medal and rewards based on the League you reached.

League-Based Matchmaking

The matchmaker will first attempt to match you with Commanders in the same League, followed by Commanders in surrounding Leagues, and finally, with available Commanders from any League based on how long you have been waiting in the queue.

Same-League matchmaking expires after 90 seconds

Surrounding League matchmaking expires after 120 seconds

Matchmaking with any League begins after 120 seconds

How to Participate

Ranked Battles are unlocked at Tier III. However, you must fight with a Tier VIII vehicle in order to participate. If you own a tank that meets the Tier criteria to unlock the mode, you will see the “Ranked Battles Unlocked!” celebration screen.

Once the Season starts, you can find the Ranked Battles mode alongside other game modes when you start up World of Tanks. Ranked Battles are for solo Commanders only. If you are part of a Platoon while attempting to switch to the Ranked Battles mode, you will be asked to leave your Platoon.

To participate in this Ranked Battles Season, you will need a Tier VIII tank.

Ranked Battles: Game Mode Screen

Once you have unlocked the Ranked Battles mode, it will be visible in the Game Mode selection screen. The Game Mode screen will provide the following information about Ranked Battles:

Season: This displays the current Ranked Battles Season in which Commanders will be able to participate within the duration of the event.

This displays the current Ranked Battles Season in which Commanders will be able to participate within the duration of the event. Countdown to the end of the Season: Commanders will be shown how much time is left until the Ranked Battles Season ends.

Season rules: Each Ranked Battles Season will come with its own unique set of rules.