History of Competitive

Overview

Competitive is the ranked 3v3 playlist of The Crucible: wins lead to Promotions and losses to Relegations in your Competitive Division. Since Update 7.3.6 it features Collision and 3v3 Clash (replacing Survival and Countdown Rush); earlier it ran Survival, Rift and Showdown. Matchmaking is strict, by skill rank. Sources are from different eras, so check the current rotation in game.

Divisions

Seven divisions, each with three tiers: Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Adept, Ascendant. Seven placement games set your start. At Adept and above you play a Promotion Series (win two of three); losing in danger of derank triggers a Relegation Series (win two of three). Points come from kills, assists, objective play and wins, with a catch-up bonus; after Gold III you decay with inactivity unless you play three matches a week (Division Protection Points).

Rewards

Your division sets how many weekly weapon-focusing options you get (none unplaced, up to seven at Ascendant) and a Valor multiplier (1.0x to 1.5x). Gear pool includes the Triumphal Anthem and Last Discipline armor sets.

See also Collision: Slow Capture Variant.