Rank

A player's Rank bar, showing a C rank with 50 points in the rank

Rank (Japanese: ウデマエ udemae) is a progress indicator in Splatoon alongside Level. Pre-version 2.0.0, ranks went from C- to A+. Since Version 2.0.0, this cap was increased to S+.

Ranking

Players begin at rank C-.

Winning in Ranked Battles grants Battle Points based on the player's current rank. Achieving 100 points in any rank will allow for a rank up. However, dropping below (but not exactly to) 0 points on a rank will drop the rank by one.

Upon gaining a rank, the player is started at 30 points and, conversely, when losing a rank, the player is dropped to 70 points of that rank.

When a team starts with three players or less and loses, they will each lose only 1 point.

Normally, matches award a base amount of points per win and loss (±10 above B-). These numbers can be changed depending on the average level of each team in a match. A team with a higher average rank than their opponents will be given less reward if they win or more punishment if they lose. A team with a lower average rank will be given more reward if they win or less punishment if they lose. The values are ±10±2 or ±10±4 depending on the magnitude of the difference. For example, a team of 4 A+'s vs an A+ and 3 A-'s, or 4 B+s vs an A+ and 3 B+s, will receive scores of ±10±2.

Unlike the player's level, ranks currently do not serve a purpose other than bragging rights and earning more money.

The cap pre-version 2.0.0 was rank A+ with 99 points, at which point the text showing the rank will switch color from white to golden. The update added S and S+ rank to the ranking system. This now means the highest players can reach is rank S+ with 99 points. S and S+ rank players cannot lose or gain points in Squad Battles. Upon gaining S+ with 99 points, the S+ turns yellow.

Rank	Base Points per win	Base Penalty per loss	Knockout Bonus	Non-Knockout Win Bonus
C-	20	-10	1300	1000
C	15	-10	1600	1300
C+	12	-10	2000	1600
B-	12	-10	2300	2000
B	10	-10	2600	2300
B+	10	-10	3000	2600
A-	10	-10	3300	3000
A	10	-10	3600	3300
A+	10	-10	4000	3600
S	5	-5	5000	4000
S+	3	-6	6000	5000