XP, ranks & achievements
How XP, levels, the ranked ladder and achievements work.
XP and levels
You earn XP for playing. Each level needs a bit more XP than the one before, up to level 100.
| Action | XP |
|---|---|
| Finish a contest | +10 |
| Win a contest | +25 |
| Win with a x10 trade or better | +50 |
| Post a thesis (up to 3 a day) | +5 |
| First win of the day | +20 |
| Win a tournament | +200 |
| Level | XP to the next level |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 5 | 175 |
| 10 | 352 |
| 25 | 2,863 |
| 50 | 94,231 |
| 99 | 88,794,968 |
Ranks
Every rated duel moves your Rank Points (RP). Everyone starts at Copper 1 with 0 RP. Each tier has three divisions, from 1 (lowest) to 3, and each division is 100 RP. Cross the top of a division and you rank up; fall below its floor and you drop back down.
| Rank | RP |
|---|---|
| Copper 1 | 0 to 99 |
| Copper 2 | 100 to 199 |
| Copper 3 | 200 to 299 |
| Steel 1 | 300 to 399 |
| Steel 2 | 400 to 499 |
| Steel 3 | 500 to 599 |
| Jade 1 | 600 to 699 |
| Jade 2 | 700 to 799 |
| Jade 3 | 800 to 899 |
| Sapphire 1 | 900 to 999 |
| Sapphire 2 | 1,000 to 1,099 |
| Sapphire 3 | 1,100 to 1,199 |
| Ruby 1 | 1,200 to 1,299 |
| Ruby 2 | 1,300 to 1,399 |
| Ruby 3 | 1,400 to 1,499 |
| Amethyst 1 | 1,500 to 1,599 |
| Amethyst 2 | 1,600 to 1,699 |
| Amethyst 3 | 1,700 to 1,799 |
| Obsidian 1 | 1,800 to 1,899 |
| Obsidian 2 | 1,900 to 1,999 |
| Obsidian 3 | 2,000 to 2,099 |
| Mythic 1 | 2,100 to 2,199 |
| Mythic 2 | 2,200 to 2,299 |
| Mythic 3 | 2,300+ |
| Apex | Top 200 at 1,800 RP or more |
Other players only see your rank emblem. Your RP, your progress inside the division, your peak rank and your RP history are shown on your profile.
How much RP a match is worth
- Beating a stronger player pays more than beating a weaker one, and losing to a weaker player costs more than losing to a stronger one. In team duels, each side plays at its average RP.
- A win or a loss moves your RP by at least 5 RP and at most 50 RP, so one match can never send you up or down several divisions at once.
- A draw gives a few RP to the lower-rated side and takes the same from the higher-rated side (nothing between equals), never more than 50 RP.
- Your first 10 rated games are placements: RP moves twice as fast (K = 80, then 40), so new players reach their level quickly.
- RP never goes below 0.
Shield
When you rank up into a new division you get a shield. If a loss would drop you below the floor of your division while you hold it, you stay at the floor and the shield is used up. You can hold one shield at a time, and wins don't recharge it: the only way to get a new one is to rank up again.
Apex
The top rank has no divisions. It is held by the best 200 players at Obsidian or above (1,800 RP). If the ladder has fewer than 200 such players, every one of them is Apex. The spot is not kept: when 200 other players pass you, you fall back to your division. The cutoff is refreshed every minute.
The leaderboard ranks players by rank, profit, best trade, volume, wins and backing profit. The all-time rank board is one global ladder; the 24-hour, 7-day and 30-day boards rank RP gained instead and can be filtered by trading chain, like the other boards.
Achievements
Achievements unlock automatically and some give bonus XP.
| Achievement | Goal | XP |
|---|---|---|
| First Blood | Win your first contest | +25 |
| Regular | Play 10 contests | +50 |
| Veteran | Play 100 contests | +250 |
| Centurion | Win 100 contests | +500 |
| Hot Streak | Win 5 contests in a row | +100 |
| Unstoppable | Win 10 contests in a row | +300 |
| In The Green | Reach $100 of total profit | +150 |
| High Roller | Wager $10,000 in total | +300 |
| Moonshot | Land a 10x trade in a contest | +200 |
| Rising | Reach level 10 | - |
| Elite | Reach level 50 | - |
| Sapphire | Reach Sapphire rank | +100 |
| Obsidian | Reach Obsidian rank | +300 |
| Apex | Reach the Apex rank | +500 |
| Champion | Win a tournament | +300 |
| Thought Leader | Post 10 theses | +50 |
| Influencer | Get 100 followers | +200 |
| On Air | Link your Twitch account | +25 |
| Broadcaster | Go live on Twitch with bandforband.fun in your title | +150 |
| Recruiter | A friend you invited plays their first contest | +50 |
| Squad Leader | 5 friends you invited play a contest | +200 |
| Ambassador | 25 friends you invited play a contest | +750 |