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Bungie chose to revamp the PvP modes by adding a brand new competitive playlist to Destiny 2 in Season of the Seraph. Although this game isn't PvP-oriented to begin with, it does have all the elements required to be a proper hero shooter.
During the final season of the Witch Queen expansion, Bungie did away with the Glory playlist and introduced a new set of Competitive ranks to the game, similar to other popular titles like Valorant and Counter-Strike. With that said, here's a quick list of all those ranks and how to ascend through them in Destiny 2.
All Competitive ranks in the Destiny 2 Crucible mode
Before Guardians get placed into a specific rank in Destiny 2, they'll have to complete the Dividing the Ladder quest, which can be picked up from Lord Shaxx at the Tower. They will have to complete a couple of placement matches at this point to learn their opening rank.
Once they've been assigned a rank, Guardians will receive points for winning matches and lose points for the matches where they fail to emerge triumphant. As they collect more wins, they'll move up the ranks, which are as follows:
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- Copper (Tier III – I)
- Bronze (Tier III – I)
- Silver (Tier III – I)
- Gold (Tier III – I)
- Platinum (Tier III – I)
- Adept (Tier III – I)
- Ascendant
Guardians will progress through the tiers in their rank brackets. After a point in time, they'll be faced with promotional matches that they have to win to achieve a higher rank. On the other hand, if Guardians lose matches continuously, they'll be relegated to a lower rank if unable to win the relegation matches. Skill level impacts the points gained or lost by players.
Guardians placed in Gold III and above will have to play a few matches every week to hold on to their ranks. To alleviate the woes of solo players, Destiny 2 has incorporated matchmaking in the competitive mode. This means that Guardians don't need to queue as a team at any point.
Destiny 2 competitive playlist rewards
Bungie brought back the Rose hand cannon in Season of the Seraph, and it is probably the best hand cannon in the game right now. Whenever Guardians complete the "Dividing the Ladder" quest for the first time, they receive a Rose. Thereon, they will have to complete weekly challenges for a brand new roll of the Rose. Shaders and enhancement cores are also part of Lord Shaxx's reward track.
The reputation progress for Lord Shaxx's reward track doesn't entirely depend on wins or losses. Guardians will earn reputation points for just participating in matches in the Crucible overall. It's rather interesting that Bungie implemented such a method for their competitive playlist. It seems to be working for now, but one will have to wait and watch how it plays out long-term in Destiny 2.
