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StarCraft II Leagues and Ladder FAQ

Starcraft 2 adds a new element to with its Leagues and Ladders. Instead of the traditional level system in Warcraft 3, Starcraft 2 places you in a League based on your skill level. Within these leagues you’re able to move up and down in rank depending on how many games you win / lose.

Winning a game against a stronger opponent will earn you more points to move up in rank, while winning a game against a weaker opponent will earn you less points. While playing the Beta for over a month I find the League system work great and place you in some very competitive matches.

The current Leagues go as followed

Copper -> Bronze -> Silver -> Gold -> Platinum







Currently there is a known bug where the score screen will display a level of you or your opponent being favored that’s incorrect. The loading screen however shows the correct level of ‘favoritism’.

You can use the level of ‘favoritism’ to gauge the number of points you are likely to gain or lose after the match depending on the result.

Q. What are the league ranks?
A. Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum. In that order. There is also the practice league for player’s starting out and there may be other special leagues created in the future, such as an invite-only pro league.

A. In theory, they shouldn’t. There have been some select cases where this has happened, but this is a known issue in the current beta build and is being looked into.




A. The Bonus Pool (incorrectly called “Rested Points” in some parts of the UI) is an accumulation of points that every player receives whether they’re online and playing or not. They’re essentially used as a means to help give a player a catch-up boost if they haven’t played in a while. The pool does have a cap but it increases slowly until the end of a season.

Q. How is the bonus pool used in competitive play?

For example: If you were to have a Bonus Pool of 30 and you win a match that would normally give you 10 points, points will then be pulled from your Bonus Pool to match those 10 points and you’ll be awarded 20 points for winning that game. Your bonus pool will then sit at 20. (We’re aware of an issue your bonus pool not displaying properly in some parts of the UI). ﻿

  • Roman Bridges

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  • http://Yourwebsite ShArta

    query: I have diddiculty in maintaining my points,my winloss is something like 250wins to 280 losses yet whatever points i accrue i lose normally in 1 loss,the most points i’ve managed is about 24 win around about 10 wins straight(quite a few for no points) but the 1st loss i lose the lot.this continually happens.i am ranked about 75-80 in bronze so there can’t be that many lower rankd players,it’s very frustrating to have so many wins and show no points



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