Ranked & hardware guides
Rank guides and hardware buying guides for gamers
RankReady explains the ranked systems of Valorant, League of Legends and more, and helps you choose gaming hardware – clear, sourced and easy to follow.
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Valorant Ranks Explained: All Ranks in Order
All 9 Valorant ranks from Iron to Radiant in the right order – plus RR, Rank Shields, placement matches and who you're allowed to queue ranked with.
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LoL Ranks Explained: All League of Legends Ranks in Order
All 10 LoL ranks from Iron to Challenger, including Emerald – with divisions, LP, placements, rank decay and the duo rules for Solo/Duo and Flex.
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Gaming Mouse Buying Guide: What Really Matters – With Example Models
Shape, weight, sensor, DPI, polling rate, wired or wireless: how to find the right gaming mouse – with four example models by use case.
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Rank Guides
Here you'll find explanations of the ranked systems in popular competitive games: which ranks exist, how you climb, what happens when you demote and who you're allowed to queue ranked with. We check the details against the developers' official support pages.
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Hardware
Our buying guides explain which features matter in gaming hardware and suggest suitable models by use case. Specs come from the manufacturers.
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How we write our guides
Official sources
We check rank details against the developers' support pages.
No made-up tests
Specs come from the manufacturers. We only claim our own tests when we've actually done them.
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