Ranked Battle

“	For serious thrill seekers who've leveled up enough, these special battles put your rep on the line. Do well to improve your rank and even earn in-game rewards—and major bragging rights.	”
— Splatoon's official website,

Description

Splatoon

Ranked Battle is one of the multiplayer mode categories in the Splatoon series. The battles can last for 5 minutes instead of the 3 minute long Turf Wars. The battle can be shorter or longer depending on the outcome of the game. It features several modes and is accessible once a player hits level 10. The modes included in this category require a higher level of strategy compared to Regular Battle, and wins and losses are counted toward players' ranks which are used for matchmaking. Ranks range from 'C-' to 'S+' and can be increased by winning matches. Ranked Battle was released when a large amount of players reached Level 10 on June 1, 2015.

Splatoon 2

Ranked Battles were released at launch with Splatoon 2. Many features of this mode a kept from the original game. Along with the Update 2.1.0, a new mode called Clam Blitz was added.

List of ranked modes

Mode	Description	Release date (UTC)	Games
Splat Zones	Plays similarly to the King of the Hill mode from other video games. It revolves around a central "zone" or "zones", which players must attempt to cover in ink. Whoever retains the zone for a certain amount of time wins.	June 1, 2015	File:Splatoonlogo.png
Tower Control	An Inkling must take control of a tower located in the center of a map and ride it towards the enemy base. The first team to get the tower to their enemy's base wins.	July 1, 2015	File:Splatoonlogo.png
Rainmaker	A player must grab and take the Rainmaker weapon to a pedestal near the enemy team's spawn point. The team who carries the Rainmaker furthest towards their respective pedestal wins.	August 15, 2015	File:Splatoonlogo.png
Clam Blitz	Players pick up clams scattered around the stage and bring them to the goal.	December 13, 2017

Stage Schedule

Splatoon

Stages will rotate out every four hours along with the stages from Turf War, at 02:00, 06:00, 10:00, 14:00, 18:00, and 22:00 UTC. The change in stages are accompanied by an announcement from the Squid Sisters. This announcement will also boot all players out of the lobby after they finish their current match. The mode will also rotate between Splat Zones, Tower Control, and Rainmaker at the same time.

Splatoon 2

Similar to Splatoon. Splatoon 2 features stage rotation every 2 hours. Again similar to the first game, Off the Hook will give an announcement when the stages/mode change. Players can also view the stage schedule from their smart device using SplatNet 2 on the Nintendo Switch Online App.

Audio

Main article: Music

Splatoon 2

Unlike in Regular Battles, the music in a Ranked Battle does not change when there is one minute left.

Trivia

• Originally, rank could go up by 20 points at a time. This can be seen in an image released before Splatoon was finalized.
• Once a player's rank changes after a match, a message saying "RANK CHANGED! Re-enter the lobby to pit your skills against players closer to you on rank!" will appear, and the player will be forced to exit.

Gallery

Splatoon

• File:Battle Lobby pre 2.0.0.jpg

  Selecting Ranked Battle in the Battle Lobby. (pre. Version 2.0.0)

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  Judd declaring a knockout win for a Ranked Battle. (Click to animate)

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  An early screenshot of receiving Battle Points after a Ranked Battle, showing the original higher reward.

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  Splat Zones at Saltspray Rig.

• File:Tower Control splatoon tumblr.png

  Tower Control at Urchin Underpass.

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  An Inkling carrying the Rainmaker at Hammerhead Bridge.

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  The Rainmaker charging up.

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  The Rainmaker firing.

• File:Weapont Rainmaker.png

  Render of the Rainmaker.