VALORANT Ranks Explained
Every VALORANT rank in order, from Iron to Radiant — how divisions, RR and the Immortal/Radiant leaderboard actually work.
VALORANT ranks in order
Nine tiers, lowest to highest. Every tier below Radiant contains three divisions, counted up from 1 to 3.
Iron
Entry tierThe floor of the competitive ladder. Iron games are decided by raw mechanics rather than strategy — crosshair placement, holding an angle instead of pushing into it, and buying the same weapons as your team. Most players who fix their crosshair height and stop full-buying on eco rounds climb out quickly.
Bronze
Below averageAim is starting to land but the economy is not. Bronze lobbies force-buy almost every round, so half the losses are lost before the round starts. Learning when to save, and using your abilities before you take the fight rather than after, is the single biggest jump available here.
Silver
Around the middle of the ladderA large share of the playerbase sits in and around Silver. Duels are genuinely competitive, but rounds fall apart after first blood — nobody trades, nobody rotates, and the spike gets planted in the open. Playing with your teammates instead of near them is what separates Silver from Gold.
Gold
Above averageGold is the common benchmark for a solid ranked player. Utility gets used on purpose, defaults look like defaults, and teams can actually retake a site. Execution is still inconsistent — the right call usually arrives ten seconds after it would have worked.
Platinum
Upper portion of the ladderMistakes get punished immediately and utility is traded rather than wasted. Platinum is where agent pool depth begins to matter: filling a missing controller or initiator wins more games than one-tricking a duelist, and refusing to fill is what stalls most Platinum accounts.
Diamond
Top few percentLineups, timings and coordinated executes show up every game. Diamond players hold crossfires, trade properly and read the economy, so raw aim stops carrying on its own. This is the tier where climbing turns into a grind rather than a run.
Ascendant
Upper portion of the ladderAdded in June 2022 between Diamond and Immortal, which pushed the tiers above it further up the ladder. Ascendant plays like old low Immortal: disciplined utility usage, real mid-round calling, and games decided by post-plant setups rather than by who wins the opening duel.
Immortal
Apex tier — leaderboard territoryThe first tier where RR stops resetting at each division. Immortal 1, 2 and 3 are just RR bands on one continuous scale, so you keep accumulating and your position shows up on your region leaderboard. Immortal is where smurfs, ex-Radiant accounts and aspiring pros share the same queue.
Radiant
Apex tier — the top of the regionThe highest rank in VALORANT, limited to roughly the top 500 accounts per region. Radiant is not a fixed RR number: you have to clear your region’s RR threshold and rank high enough on the leaderboard to take a spot from someone already holding one. The cutoff moves constantly, so holding Radiant means playing regularly.
How RR works
Win a competitive game and you gain Rank Rating, typically 10-30. Lose and you drop by a similar amount. Hit 100 RR and you promote into the next division with a little RR already banked. The exact numbers come from your hidden MMR: gaining more than you lose means the system already rates you above your current rank.
Immortal and Radiant
From Immortal upwards RR stops resetting per division and simply accumulates, so Immortal 1, 2 and 3 are bands on one scale. Radiant is the top 500 accounts in your region, and you need to be past your region’s RR floor before a leaderboard spot is even possible.
- NA, EU, APAC300 RR
- BR200 RR
- LATAM, KR100 RR
Riot tunes these thresholds, so treat them as indicative rather than exact.
Resets, demotion and decay
A new Act needs one placement game; the bigger Season and midseason resets need five and place you a couple of tiers below where you finished, capped at Ascendant 3. Demotion only happens when you lose at 0 RR, and division 1 gives you two rank shields first. There is no RR decay — inactivity only hides your badge and costs Immortal and Radiant players their leaderboard spot.
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How many ranks are there in VALORANT?
There are nine competitive ranks: Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Ascendant, Immortal and Radiant. The first eight are split into three divisions each (1, 2 and 3), which gives 24 division steps plus Radiant. Players who have not finished their placement matches show as Unrated, which is not a rank.
What is the order of VALORANT ranks from lowest to highest?
Iron is the lowest and Radiant is the highest. In order: Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Ascendant, Immortal, Radiant. Inside a tier the numbers count up, so Iron 1 is the entry division and Iron 3 is the highest — the opposite of League of Legends, where divisions count down from IV to I.
How does RR work in VALORANT?
Rank Rating is the points you gain for a win and lose for a defeat, usually somewhere in the 10-30 range. Reach 100 RR in a division and you promote, carrying a small amount of RR into the next one. How much you gain depends on your hidden MMR: if the system rates you above your visible rank, wins are worth more than losses cost.
What is MMR and how is it different from rank?
MMR is the hidden rating that decides who you are matched against and how much RR each result is worth. Your visible rank follows your MMR over time. Gaining far more RR than you lose means your MMR is already higher than your rank, and you are climbing towards where the system thinks you belong.
When was Ascendant added to VALORANT?
Ascendant arrived in June 2022 and sits between Diamond and Immortal. It was added to spread out a crowded top of the ladder, which pushed Immortal and Radiant further up — an Immortal player after the change sits in a smaller, stronger slice of the playerbase than before.
Can you get demoted in VALORANT?
Yes, but not instantly. You only risk demotion by losing while sitting at 0 RR. In division 1 of a tier you also get two rank shields at 0 RR, so the first two losses there cost you nothing — a third drops you into division 3 of the tier below, where you restart with a chunk of RR rather than at zero.
How many placement matches do you need?
One game when a new Act rolls over, and five games at the bigger resets that come with a new Season and its midpoint. Placements cannot put you straight into Immortal or Radiant — Ascendant 3 is the highest rank you can be placed into, and everything above it has to be climbed.
Does VALORANT have rank decay?
No. Sitting out does not cost you RR or drop your rank. Your rank badge is hidden after about two weeks without a competitive game and comes back the moment you play one. The exception is the top of the ladder: Immortal and Radiant leaderboard spots need regular activity, and Radiant can be lost simply because someone else climbed past you.
What rank is above Diamond in VALORANT?
Ascendant, then Immortal, then Radiant. From Immortal upwards RR no longer resets at each division — it accumulates on one continuous scale and your standing is measured against everyone else on your region leaderboard.