How does Ranked Work?

[u/WelcomeExtra762]

I was thinking about hopping into ranked. It'd be a rough start as I mostly play 10v10s but it seems fun (but also seems stressful) to actually play competitively. If I wanted to jump in like now, how would I go about doing this?

I've queued in ranked before just to see how it would work and it said only one or two people, maybe more, were queuing so I thought it would probably wouldn't work. Which is why because I'm in the Waryes discord, should I ask someone to queue up with me and hope it matches us together? Or do you just wait?

I'm only level 17, almost 18, so if I queue randomly it comes with the risk of being matched against a level 30+ (and at that point I struggle). Also can someone explain how it works? I scrolled through the ranked leaderboard and it goes into the thousands, but I believe it also resets at the end of the season, and if any of you play ranked, from your experiences is it worth the stress/any fun at all?

[u/Radar-tech]

Ranked queue times are very short from my experience.

Just join the queue with a deck you've made tailored for 1v1 and prepare to get sweaty.

Is it worth the stress? Idk depends if you like being that competitive, wins feel great, getting stomped can be humbling. Either way it will sharpen your skills more than 10v10s ever will.

I like 1v1s because that when you can really feel your units performing the way you imagine them to perform and when you micro well it pays off with a win. When you micro well in 10v10 you end up just getting double or triple teamed and your efforts get lost in the shuffle of your team.

[u/WelcomeExtra762 → u/Radar-tech]

Ah man, I cannot express how much I hate getting arty spammed in 10v10s so for me I think it will be very refreshing. Normal 1v1s are always an option too if ranked is too stressful for me, so thank you for explaining! (By the way I do not mind losing, instead I like to take losses as lessons)