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Matchmaking Update — July 30Deadlock · EVIDENCE-LED PLAYER HELP
Deadlock Ranked Requirements, Parties & Season Date
Check Deadlock Standard wins, hero eligibility, calibration, duo limits and the updated season end before diagnosing a blocked ranked queue.
Quick answer
Valve's July 30 system requires 60 Standard wins and at least three heroes with 15 Standard wins each before Ranked. Calibration is eight solo games; after calibration Ranked supports solo or eligible duos. October 6 moved the first season end to November 5, replacing the original October 7 date. Read the current client's eligibility message before assuming a queue fault.
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Check the blocked requirement in order
Count Standard wins, then eligible heroes, then calibration, then party restrictions or active sanctions. A hero can be usable in Standard but not yet eligible for Ranked; party membership does not bypass calibration.
| Item | Current information |
|---|---|
| Account / roster | 60 Standard wins; at least 3 heroes each with 15 Standard wins. |
| Calibration | 8 matches, no party during calibration. |
| Ranked party | Solo or duo; ordinary duo at most1 Rank apart. Eternus only with another Eternus within 3 Subranks. |
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Season timing: read the later announcement
The October 6 notice says November 5,2026 at 2pm PDT, next season immediately after. The developer prints PDT even though that calendar date crosses the usual daylight-saving change. This guide retains the printed wording rather than inventing a definitive UTC conversion; check the current client/next announcement near rollover.
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Rank points are not a fixed per-game entitlement
Eleven named ranks use six subranks, with Obscurus marking uncalibrated status. Valve describes average rather than guaranteed point changes; promotion boundaries and Eternus thresholds differ. Read the post-match change/history instead of calculating a promised rank from wins alone.
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Match quality reports need match evidence
Standard permits broader parties and adjusts for hero experience; it is not ranked points. For a suspected mismatch retain the match identifier, region, mode, party and hero. A bad match or recalibration result does not itself prove the matchmaker broken or one hero overpowered.
Official status: Conservative report checklist, not a verified matchmaking repair
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Season timing: read the later announcementOfficial
Mind the Birds! — October 6Rank points are not a fixed per-game entitlementOfficial
Matchmaking Update — July 30Match quality reports need match evidence — Conservative report checklist, not a verified matchmaking repairUnverified
Matchmaking Update — July 30How evidence labels work
OfficialConfirmed by the publisher, developer or platform. Announced changes are not automatically live-verified.
Beta VerifiedThe same specific Beta observation is supported by multiple independent sources.
Community ReportedA player report or independent test, not an official universal cause or fix.
UnverifiedInsufficient evidence, conflicting details or an unconfirmed cause.
FixedA scoped issue confirmed resolved; other symptoms may remain.
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