Warzone Ranked Play: Rewards, divisions & how it works

Warzone Ranked Play is back again in Season 5, with more rewards for you to earn. Here’s everything you need to know, including how it works, the SR system, current restrictions, and what divisions you can climb to. 

Ranked Play made its debut in Warzone 2, finally introducing a true competitive mode to Call of Duty’s battle royale. It took a short break before reappearing following MW3’s integration back in December.

A ranked game mode for Urzikstsan hasn’t been added yet but is planned for the future. Until then, all Ranked Play matches will take place on the reimagined Rebirth Island, which brings back one of Warzone’s most iconic maps.

As for how Ranked PLay is holding up in Season 5, the competitive mode is still going strong, offering new rewards for you to earn and show off. That includes exclusive weapon camos and operator skins that can’t be gotten elsewhere.

All Ranked Play Divisions

You can progress through eight Skill Divisions by reaching various SR milestones. The current Divisions and SR requirements for each of them are as follows:

• Bronze – Starting Division
• Silver – 900 SR
• Gold – 2,100 SR
• Platinum – 3,600 SR
• Diamond – 5,400 SR
• Crimson – 7,500 SR
• Iridescent – 10,000 SR
• Top 250 – 10,000+ SR

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How the SR System works in Ranked Play

Skill Rating determines a player’s placement during the season across eight divisions with everyone starting in Bronze 1 with 0 Skill Rating.

Players progress through higher divisions by reaching specific SR thresholds. Each division has three tiers except for the top two, Iridescent and Top 250.

Gaining SR

Players primarily earn SR by getting kills and assists but it is also earned each time a teammate gets a kill. The SR received for each kill and assist increases when fewer people are alive with the amount going up to over 10 when three squads remain.

Another way you can earn SR is to survive longer in your matches. SR is rewarded based on final placement in a match with first place earning 100 and the top 12 all earning 20 each.

Bonus SR can be earned by completing Seasonal Challenges for the first time like winning a match or getting 100 kills or assists. However, these are one-time rewards that cannot be earned again after completion until next season.

Losing SR

While there are many ways to gain SR it can also be lost just as easily. There are two ways to lose SR in Warzone Ranked Play, Deployment Fees and Death Fees.

You’ll need to spend SR for each deployment into a match. The lone exception to this is if you are in Bronze, but Silver Division players and up have to pay the following to play Warzone Ranked Play:

• Silver I: -10 SR
• Silver II: -14 SR
• Silver III: -18 SR
• Gold I: -23 SR
• Gold II: – 28 SR
• Gold III: -33 SR
• Platinum I: -39 SR
• Platinum II: -45 SR
• Platinum III: -51 SR
• Diamond I: -58 SR
• Diamond II: -65 SR
• Diamond III: -72 SR
• Crimson I: -80 SR
• Crimson II: -90 SR
• Crimson III: -100 SR
• Iridescent & Top 250: Starts at -110 SR to -280 SR

As for Death Fees, they start at Silver 1 and cause players to lose SR with each death. The penalty for each death is increased in each division tier with Iridescent players losing the most SR. The current Death Fee penalties are as follows:

• Silver I-III: -2 SR per Death
• Gold I-III: -3 SR per Death
• Platinum I-III: -4 SR per Death
• Diamond I-III: -5 SR per Death
• Crimson I-III: -6 SR per Death
• Iridescent & Top 250: -7 SR per Death

Ranked Play Rewards in Season 5

You earn rewards in Warzone Ranked Play in three different ways: Ranked Rewards, Season Rewards, and End of Season Rewards.

Ranked Rewards are generic rewards that can be earned in any season while Season Rewards are specific to the current season. Finally, End of Season Rewards are also exclusive to the current season but can only be claimed once the season ends.

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Universal Rewards

These rewards are universal across all of Ranked Play’s seasons. They never change and can only be earned once.

• Rank 05: ‘Sweat Buggy’ Vehicle Skin & Calling Card
• Rank 10: ‘On the Rise’ Animated Emblem & Calling Card
• Rank 15: ‘Carrying the Squad’ Weapon Sticker & Calling Card
• Rank 20: ‘Team Player’ Weapon Charm & Calling Card
• Rank 25: ‘GOAT’ Animated Emblem & Calling Card
• Rank 30: ‘WZ Ranked Play’ Weapon Camo & Calling Card
• Rank 35: ‘WTB Teammate’ Weapon Sticker & Calling Card
• Rank 40: ‘Beamed’ Large Weapon Decal & Calling Card
• Rank 45: ‘You Tried’ Weapon Charm & Calling Card
• Rank 50: “WZ Ranked Veteran” Operator Skin, Animated Emblem, and Animated Calling Card.

Seasonal Placement & Challenge Rewards

These rewards are exclusive to a set of seasonal challenges that task players with competing specific objectives.

• Placement Challenges
  • Place in the Top 15, 25 times: ‘WZ SR Monster’ Weapon Decal
  • Place in the Top 5, 25 times: ‘Pro Issue SOA Subverter’ Weapon Blueprint
  • Place 1st: ‘Straight Fire’ Weapon Charm
• Kill & Assist Challenges
  • Get 25 Kills or Assists: ‘WZ Season 5 Competitor’ Weapon Sticker
  • Get 250 Kills or Assists: ‘WZ Season 5’ Loading Screen
  • Get 1,000 Kills or Assists: ‘WZ Season 5 Ranked Veteran’ Weapon Camo

Season 5 Rewards

These rewards are specific to Season 5, and include a variety of cosmetics like emblems, calling cards, and operator skins.

• Bronze: ”WZ Season 5 Bronze’ Emblem
• Silver: ‘WZ Season 5 Silver’ Emblem 
• Gold: ‘Gold Competitor’ Operator Skin
• Gold: ‘WZ Season 5 Gold’ Animated Emblem
• Gold: ‘WZ Season 5 Gold’ Weapon Charm
• Platinum: ‘Platinum Competitor’ Operator Skin
• Platinum: ‘WZ Season 5 Platinum’ Animated Emblem
• Platinum: ‘WZ Season 5 Platinum’ Weapon Charm
• Diamond: ‘Diamond Competitor’ Operator Skin
• Diamond: ‘WZ Season 5 Diamond’ Animated Emblem
• Diamond: ‘WZ Season 5 Diamond’ Weapon Charm
• Crimson: ‘Crimson Competitor’ Operator Skin
• Crimson: ‘WZ Season 5 Crimson’ Animated Emblem
• Crimson: ‘WZ Season 5 Crimson’ Weapon Charm
• Iridescent: ‘Iridescent Competitor’ Operator Skin
• Iridescent: ‘WZ Season 5 Iridescent’ Animated Emblem
• Iridescent: ‘WZ Season 5 Iridescent’ Weapon Charm
• Iridescent: ‘WZ Season 5 Iridescent’ Animated Calling Card 
• Top 250: ‘Top 250 Competitor’ Operator Skin
• Top 250: ‘WZ Season 5 Top 250’ Weapon Charm
• Top 250: ‘WZ Season 5 Top 250’ Animated Calling Card 
• Top 250: ‘MWIII Season #1 Overall’ Animated Calling Card

All Ranked Play loadout restrictions

Ranked Play has restrictions on what weapons and attachments are allowed in matches to make the mode more competitive. The exact rotation can change from season to season, but there will always be limits to what you can equip on your loadouts.

These weapons, perks, and vehicles are currently restricted in Season 5:

Banned Weapons

• Riot Shield
• KV Broadside
• MX Guardian
• Haymaker
• Riveter
• All Launchers

Banned Attachments

• Snakeshot ammo
• Dragon’s Breath ammo
• JAK Purifier
• Corvus Torch
• Maelstrom Dual Trigger
• All Thermal Optics

Banned Perks

• Birdseye
• ‘Airman’ perk package
• ‘Technician’ perk package
• ‘Comms Vest’ plate carrier

Banned Killstreaks & Vehicles

• Mosquito Drone
• All Turreted Ground Vehicles
• All Turreted Aquatic Vehicles

That’s everything you need to know about Warzone Ranked Play. To make sure your classes aren’t holding you back in both Ranked Play and regular playlists, check out the best Warzone loadouts, as well as the assault rifles, submachine guns, and sniper rifles that are dominating the meta.