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Straight answers on ranks, FACEIT, LP, RR, keys, raids, classes, XP curves and climbing — written by players who live in these games and fact-checked against Valve, FACEIT, BULKHEAD, Riot's and Blizzard's own notes (last pass: 31 October 2026, with every source linked). No fluff, just what actually helps you rank up.

VALORANT guides

Ranks and RR, Act resets, placements and what boosting costs.
Cover image for Ranks explained Ranks & rules 9 min VALORANT · Ranks

VALORANT Ranks Explained (2026): Every Rank from Iron to Radiant

Every VALORANT rank from Iron 1 to Radiant: how the 25 divisions work, how RR moves you between them, what changes at Immortal and Radiant, Act Rank and ranked rewards, and where most players sit.

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Cover image for RR and MMR Ranks & rules 9 min VALORANT · Rank Rating

VALORANT RR and MMR Explained (2026): How Rank Rating Really Moves

What Rank Rating and hidden MMR are, every RR rule from promotion to Rank Shields, what decides how much a win or a loss is worth, the 2026 changes, and how to read your own gains.

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Cover image for Placement matches Ranks & rules 8 min VALORANT · Placements

VALORANT Placement Matches Guide (2026): How Many Games and Where You Land

When VALORANT asks for five placement matches and when one is enough, how the game decides where you land, the Ascendant 3 cap, what happens to Immortal and Radiant, and how to prepare.

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Cover image for Act rank reset Seasons 9 min VALORANT · Acts and resets

VALORANT Act Rank Reset Explained (2026): What Resets and When

How VALORANT's six Acts a year reset your rank: the full resets at Act I and Act IV, the one-game placements in between, Act Rank and the ranked gun buddy, the V26 calendar and how to plan around it.

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Cover image for Immortal and Radiant Ranks & rules 9 min VALORANT · Immortal and Radiant

VALORANT Immortal and Radiant Guide (2026): RR Thresholds and the Top 500

How the top of the VALORANT ladder works in 2026: RR from Immortal 1 upward, every region's Immortal 2, Immortal 3 and Radiant thresholds, the top-500 rule, demotion, queue rules and a plan to climb.

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Cover image for Party rank restrictions Ranks & rules 8 min VALORANT · Parties

VALORANT Party Rank Restrictions (2026): Who Can Queue Together

Which ranks can queue Competitive together in 2026: the rank limits for duos and trios, why four-stacks are banned, the Immortal rule, the RR cut for mixed five-stacks and what happens if a party member cheats.

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Cover image for Penalties and bans Safety & bans 9 min VALORANT · Penalties

VALORANT Penalties and Bans Explained (2026): AFK, Dodges, Comms and Cheating

Every VALORANT penalty from a warning to a permanent ban: what AFKs, dodges, friendly fire, toxic chat, cheating, account sharing and boosting cost, how penalties escalate, and the Act 5 ban numbers.

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