Deadlock Ranked Beta Season 2 Details - Deadlock Guide - IGN

Season 2 of Deadlock 's Ranked Beta has arrived, rewarding players who participated in the first Season while beginning a Seasonal Rank Reset along with some Rule changes.

This page acts as a comprehensive breakdown of the Ranked Beta Season 2 for Deadlock, including its runtime.

Season 2 of Deadlock's Ranked Beta runs from November 5, 2026 to March 11, 2027.

Ranked players will have their rank soft reset at the beginning of this season, allowing you to begin the climb up the ranks once again. Compared to the previous reset, this one is much smaller - on average, your rank will decrease by 1 badge .

With global rank redistribution, some players will actually see their rank increase despite the reset to ensure everyone is placed on a level playing field.

Rank Loss Protection (Shields): Players within the Phantom, Ascendant, and Eternus ranks will no longer have any rank loss protection shields (previously 5 on full ranks and 2 on subranks). For all other players, the number of rank loss protection shields have been reduced. For full rank boundary, the shield count is reduced from 5 to 3. For subranks, the shield count is reduced from 2 to 1.

Players within the Phantom, Ascendant, and Eternus ranks will no longer have any rank loss protection shields (previously 5 on full ranks and 2 on subranks).

For all other players, the number of rank loss protection shields have been reduced. For full rank boundary, the shield count is reduced from 5 to 3. For subranks, the shield count is reduced from 2 to 1.

Rank Points Per Match: The points for a game has been increased from 300 to 350. Ranking Up: The points required to reach a new badge from a final subrank have been decreased from 2000 to 1500. The points between subranks remain unchanged at 1000.

Per Match: The points for a game has been increased from 300 to 350.

Ranking Up: The points required to reach a new badge from a final subrank have been decreased from 2000 to 1500. The points between subranks remain unchanged at 1000.

Hero Bans Increased the number of hero bans per match in Ranked from 3 to 4.

Increased the number of hero bans per match in Ranked from 3 to 4.

Initial Placements The highest players can be placed in the new season will be Ascendant I, with some potential for up to Ascendant III based on performance in the previous season (up from Oracle VI max last season).

The highest players can be placed in the new season will be Ascendant I, with some potential for up to Ascendant III based on performance in the previous season (up from Oracle VI max last season).

Hero Unlocking Requirements Unlocking a hero in Ranked now uses a point system, rather than only progressing based on wins. Unlocking a hero now requires 35 points, you will gain 2 points for a win and 1 point for a loss.

Unlocking a hero in Ranked now uses a point system, rather than only progressing based on wins. Unlocking a hero now requires 35 points, you will gain 2 points for a win and 1 point for a loss.

Ranked Leaderboards Reworked the backend to how leaderboards work to fix numerous bugs. Each Ranked season now has its own leaderboard. To show up on a leaderboard, you must play at least 50 Ranked matches in that season within the last 30 days. Ranking is based on your current badge progress. To show up on a hero-specific leaderboard, you must play at least 15 Ranked matches with that hero within the last 30 days. Ranking is based on your current badge progress and your recent win/loss performance on that hero.

Reworked the backend to how leaderboards work to fix numerous bugs.

Each Ranked season now has its own leaderboard.

To show up on a leaderboard, you must play at least 50 Ranked matches in that season within the last 30 days. Ranking is based on your current badge progress.

To show up on a hero-specific leaderboard, you must play at least 15 Ranked matches with that hero within the last 30 days. Ranking is based on your current badge progress and your recent win/loss performance on that hero.

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