April Ranked Ladder Changes - All the Details!
With the announcement of the upcoming Year of the Phoenix, Blizzard unveiled their plans to release a massive reworking of the current Ranked Play system. Throughout the last year they've been working toward a system that would provide a fairer matchmaking and improve rewards for new and veteran players alike. We've gathered all the useful information below so you know what to expect when you begin tomorrow's climb to Legend!
New League System
The biggest change implements a new "League" System which will take the place of the tradition Ladder System we're used to. This will include five Leagues each containing 10 ranks -- for a total of 50 ranks prior to reaching legend.
- 5 Leagues - Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond.
- Each League will be made up of 10 ranks.
- Rank floors will still exist -- at ranks 10 and 5 of each League.
- At Season's end all players will return to Bronze rank 10.
- Matchups will now be based on player's Matchmaking Rating (MMR).
- New players will have their own League with ranks 40-1.
- Atop the Leagues is the Legend rank, which will work the same as it had previously.
Star Bonuses
Each rank requires a player to earn three stars -- or wins -- to progress to the next. Win streaks are still in effect, and a new addition to the system is "Star Bonuses". In order to transition from the current system to the new one, players will be given a Star Bonus based on their Ranked finish for the month of March.
- Each rank, from Bronze 10 to Diamond 1, consists of 3 stars.
- Players are given a Star Bonus based on the previous month's finish.
- For example: a Star Bonus of 5x grants a player five stars for each win instead of one.
- Bonuses remain for Win Streaks. Meaning a player with a 5x bonus could earn 10 stars per win while on a streak.
- Losing does not effect a player's Star Bonus.
- Star Bonuses will be reduced by one for every Ranked Floor a player passes.
- The maximum Star Bonus is 11x, for a player reaching Legend the previous month.
New Ranked Rewards
The season reward system has also been completely reworked. Your reward chest at the end of the season will now contain card packs from the most recent expansion, Rare cards, or even an Epic card based on your final ranking. In addition, players will now be given the Season's card back immediately upon reaching five ranked wins. A set of rewards is also in place for the first time a player reaches each Ranked Floor -- including a Legendary card for a player's first trip to Legend! These rewards are not retroactive; meaning each player will receive them for each Rank Floor once the new system is live.
Conclusion
With all the changes to Hearthstone's ladder experience, we're in for some exciting times to come. If you're looking for decks for the upcoming Season, we've compiled a list of competitive Meta decks you can find here. Alternatively, feel free to search for decks to begin your Legend climb with our Deck Search function here.
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What's the best deck consisting only of classic rare cards? Asking for a friend.
are "first-time" rewards for each month, or they are just once to achieve?
First-time means you'll get it only once.
Do we get double stars for 3 consecutive wins even in last floor before legend ? In the previous ranked system you didn't
It stops at Diamond 5
Only downside is first time rewards are not given for newest expansion, only get classics.
My only question was for example can i lose starts at Diamond 5?
nope! all 5s and 10s in each leaque are floors you can't fall below!
One thing I really like about this is that I can play fun casual or experimental decks at the start of the month and still make significant progress. In the past if I started the month at rank 4, 5 or 6, I basically had to jump straight into competitive decks or be perpetually stuck at the bottom of rank 5. I would rather play extra games at beginning of the month with more variety of decks, with lower winning percentages, than play the same deck or two all month.
so if i hit legend, do i get all the packs, or just that one pack for the bracket i‘m in?
stucked in diamon 3 vs pro players! But is kinda funny
even in casual ladder this new mmr system shows very clearly that it's way better than before
just played like 2-3 games there with the new system and straight away the matches were very equal and enjoyable after that, i like it. there weren't outliers at all when before you hit the occasional clearly new player and also the legend guy who somehow ends up in casual mode... still good though
Never commented before in hearthpwn. I'm matching legend people the whole time in bronze. Very accurate MMR!!
Lost 7 games in a row in bronze 4
git good
new account and my brother played from the start only vs plat players ;D
Ignore this comment. I accidentaly wrote a new comment rather than replying under one I wanted.
Let me clarified for you :
Bronze rank is the same as the 25-20 old rank and then as follow
20 to 15 now is Silver, then 15-10 now is Gold, 10 -5 now is Platinum, 5-1 now is Diamond and of course, the Legend rank is the same.
This is not accurate, for a monthly epic card i needed old rank 5, now i need Diamond rank 5 (not any Diamond rank as you suggested). Also in Diamond ranks 6-10 you can get a 3 win streak bonus, which was not the case in old ranking beyond rank 5.
This grind will be like the ole “Hobbit” game. Talk about a grind. 🤮🤨. No grind can be as bad as that game. No wait, that marvel fighting game was worse!! ✌️