Beta Season 1 · 286,832 ranked players · updated Oct 13, 2026

Deadlock ranks

Deadlock has 12 ranks: Obscurus, Initiate, Seeker, Acolyte, Sentinel, Mystic, Ritualist, Emissary, Oracle, Phantom, Ascendant, Eternus. In the current rank distribution the median player is Sentinel, Ascendant and above is the top 2%, and Eternus is the top 0.5%.

Deadlock rank distribution

  1. 1. Initiatetop 100% 12.1%
  2. 2. Seekertop 88% 18.8%
  3. 3. Acolytetop 69% 15.5%
  4. 4. Sentineltop 54% 12.0%
  5. 5. Mystictop 42% 10.3%
  6. 6. Ritualisttop 31% 9.5%
  7. 7. Emissarytop 22% 8.1%
  8. 8. Oracletop 14% 8.5%
  9. 9. Phantomtop 5% 3.6%
  10. 10. Ascendanttop 2% 1.2%
  11. 11. Eternustop 0.5% 0.5%

Share of ranked players by current rank, from 286,832 players tracked by deadlock-api.com. "Top" is the share of players at that rank or higher, so the Deadlock rank percentiles read from the bottom up.

Deadlock ranked season

Season
Beta Season 1
Started
Jul 30, 2026
Ends
Nov 5, 2026
Placement
8 matches

The end date for our first Ranked season has been pushed back to Thursday November 5th, 2026 at 2pm PDT, with the next season starting immediately after.

Which tier list should I use for my rank?

Heroes perform differently across the ladder. The Deadlock tier list has a rank switch (Initiate to Acolyte, Sentinel to Ritualist, Emissary to Oracle, Phantom to Eternus) built from ranked matches at that level.

FAQ

What are the ranks in Deadlock, in order?

Obscurus, Initiate, Seeker, Acolyte, Sentinel, Mystic, Ritualist, Emissary, Oracle, Phantom, Ascendant, Eternus. Obscurus is the unranked starting badge; each rank from Initiate up has six sub-ranks.

What rank is top 1% in Deadlock?

The top 1% starts inside Ascendant: Ascendant and above is 1.7% of ranked players, Eternus alone is 0.5%. The middle of the ladder (median) is Sentinel.

When does the Deadlock ranked season end?

Beta Season 1 ends Nov 5, 2026 (UTC). The end date for our first Ranked season has been pushed back to Thursday November 5th, 2026 at 2pm PDT, with the next season starting immediately after., and the next season starts right after.