Best Ways To Rank Up In Competitive Mode In Marvel Rivals

Ranking up in competitive mode in Marvel Rivals can be a real slog, especially if this is your first time playing a competitive team game. It’s easy to make a ton of progress in one session only to lose it all the following match. Plus, at higher ranks, you lose protective barriers that preserve your rank.

But that doesn’t mean it’s all a lost cause! If you’re looking to rank up quickly in Marvel Rivals, there are a few basic tips and tricks you can employ to win your matches more consistently. Here’s everything you need to know to rank up fast in Marvel Rivals.

How Competitive Mode Works

Competitive mode in Marvel Rivals works similarly to many other types of games in the genre. First, you’ll have to play a handful of quickplay matches to reach level ten.

Once you’ve done this, you’ll unlock Marvel Rivals’ competitive mode.

Competitive mode matches are a bit different from quickplay in that they can have multiple rounds and even draws.

You’ll start competitive mode at the very bottom rank in Bronze III. Each rank (aside from Eternity and One Above All) has three tiers within them. From there, you’ll have to win matches to work your way through the following ranks.

Rank	Details
Bronze	Everyone starts in Bronze and has to work their way up to the top. Here, you’ll find mostly new players entering competitive for the first time.
Silver	Silver is very similar to Bronze in many ways, but you may find slightly more experienced players here. After rank resets, many higher-level players can fall into Silver, so you may find some slightly more unbalanced matches.
Gold	Gold is often where you may start to see some more dramatic shifts in playstyle. Most Gold players have a fundamental understanding of how Rivals works but may lack proficiency in certain heroes or might even be one-tricks.
Platinum	Platinum is the highest of what can be referred to as the ‘metal’ ranks . In Platinum, you’ll often find players with good game sense, players using comms effectively, and players who can often play a variety of heroes.
Diamond	Diamond is where matches tend to be intensely competitive, with high-skill players who can play a decent number of roles. If all players in a match are Diamond, Marvel Rivals also allows for hero bans to take place before a match.
Grandmaster	Grandmaster thins out the pack even more. In fact, less than one percent of all players fall into this rank.
Celestial	Celestial is the last high-level rank that has three tiers to it. Playstyles are highly competitive, and you may encounter players who are masters of their chosen character.
Eternity	Eternity is the first rank that no longer has tiers. Instead, in Eternity, you simply need to earn points to rank up.
One Above All	One Above All is reserved for the top 500 players in the game.

To rank up in each tier and move through the ranks, you have to earn 100 competitive points. In Eternity and One Above All, you simply move ranks based on the number of competitive points you have.

General Tips To Rank Up In Competitive

In moving through the ranks of competitive, there are some general tips to be aware of that will help you improve your gameplay. Here’s a breakdown of what to work on for lower ranks.

1. Positioning – Placing yourself out in the open for enemies to see, especially for Strategists and squishier Duelists, is a common mistake at low ranks.
2. Understanding Roles – Your job changes depending on your role. This is important to understand at low ranks. It’s not just about securing eliminations.
3. Game Sense – Knowing when ultimate abilities are coming or how other characters’ features work is important for knowing how to react in a match.

If you’re starting to crawl out of lower ranks like Bronze or Silver but feel hardstuck in more mid-tier ranks, here are some things to work on in your gameplay.

1. Understanding Counters – Support ultimate counters are some of the most valuable resources in the game at mid-tier ranks. Make sure you know how to use counter abilities to stop enemies in their tracks.
2. Aim Training – Though Rivals is a more forgiving shooter than most, spend some time in quickplay sharpening your aim, particularly if you’re playing a shooter.
3. Map Secrets – Knowing every nook and cranny of a map can give you the chance to get the drop on your enemies.
4. Team-Up Abilities – Understanding the synergies between hero abilities is imperative for ranking up.

Spend some time in the Character Selection screen off the main menu in Rivals. Each character’s ability breakdown often shows how combos work and what team-up abilities are good for certain situations.

How To Rank Up Solo

If you’re playing solo, sometimes, it might feel like there’s not much you can do to rank up, especially if your teammates are letting you go. In reality, there’s a lot you can do, even as a solo player.

Here are the key gameplay strategies you’ll want to consider when ranking up solo.

How To Rank Up As A Team

If you’re playing in a team, the most important thing you can do is use comms. This is always helpful in solo matches as well, but if you’re all already comfortable playing and communicating with one another, there’s no reason not to use in-game comms.

In addition to comms, here are some basic pointers, particularly for lower ranks, to rank up as a team.

• Play Together – The worst thing you can do as a team is engage in combat before your team is ready. Attack together or fall alone.
• Combine Ultimates And Abilities – As you play, look for opportunities to combine ultimates. For example, combining Wanda’s with Luna’s can keep Wanda up long enough to unleash a devastating blow.
• Strategize And Surprise – Make sure you’re using comms to create surprising engagement strategies, like portaling behind or running an aggressive off-angle.

How To Rank Up In Each Role

Beyond these general tips and tricks for ranking up, you’ll want to spend some time refining each role’s skills and assets. This will help you rank up more intentionally, particularly if you main one role and don’t consider yourself a flex player.

How To Rank Up As A Strategist

As a Strategist, there’s sometimes an expectation that your main objective is to heal. While you do want to make sure you keep your team up, becoming a heal-bot is one of the worst things you can do for your rank.

Oftentimes, teammates may accuse you of not healing enough. While healing output is a good stat to keep an eye on, make sure your assists are strong, too!

Here are some tips and tricks, as well as some skills worth improving, to help you rank up as a Strategist.

How To Rank Up As A Vanguard

Proper Vanguard play is also often misunderstood. The biggest thing to keep in mind when playing a Vanguard is positioning and team composition.

Overall, here are some skills worth refining if you want to rank up as a Vanguard.

How To Rank Up As A Duelist

Duelists are a highly varied class. Depending on the type of Duelist you’re playing, your competitive journey might vary from other players.

Generally speaking, though, here are some of the best tips and tricks you need to know to rank up quickly as a Duelist. These apply to almost every type of Duelist in the game.