Hearthstone Ranks Explained: Every League from Bronze to Legend

Ranked play in Hearthstone has five leagues with ten ranks each: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond. Above them sits Legend. There you no longer collect stars; instead you hold a numbered spot on your region's leaderboard.

Below you'll find every rank in order, the rules for stars, rank floors and the Star Bonus, plus the end-of-season rewards. The league system has been in place since April 2020. Blizzard introduced it with the 17.0 patch notes and changed matchmaking in patch 29.6 (June 2024). Updated: October 2026 (season 156 according to Blizzard's leaderboard).

All Hearthstone ranks in order

Each league runs from rank 10 to 1. Rank 10 is the lowest, rank 1 the highest. You start at Bronze 10, climb to Bronze 1, move on to Silver 10 and keep going up to Diamond 1. After that comes Legend. That's 50 ranks plus Legend in total.

1. 06 Legend no tiers
2. 05 Diamond 10–1
3. 04 Platinum 10–1
4. 03 Gold 10–1
5. 02 Silver 10–1
6. 01 Bronze 10–1

The lowest rank is Bronze 10, the highest rank is Legend.

Stars: how you climb

According to Blizzard, you need three stars to move up one rank, for example from Gold 10 to Gold 9. A win gives you one star, a loss costs you one.

Without any bonus, that's 150 stars from Bronze 10 to Legend (50 ranks × 3 stars, our math). To keep the climb from being that long every month, there's the Star Bonus and the win streak (see below).

Rank floors: where you can't drop any further

Every league has two rank floors: at rank 10 and at rank 5. Once you reach one of these ranks, you can't fall below it for the rest of the season, no matter how many games you lose.

Example: you reach Gold 5 and then lose several games in a row. You still stay at Gold 5 or higher.

You also can't drop out of Legend during the current season. Blizzard says the Legend ranks "will continue to work as they currently do". According to the Hearthstone Wiki, Legend has been a fixed floor since patch 7.1.

Win streaks: double stars

If a win is part of a win streak, Blizzard says you get twice as many stars. According to the Hearthstone Wiki, a win counts as a streak if you also won the two games before it. Important: Blizzard's FAQ says the streak bonus ends at Diamond 5. From there on, every win counts once again.

Star Bonus: a fast start to every season

At the start of each season you receive a Star Bonus. It's a multiplier on the stars you earn from each win. With a 5x bonus, a win gives you five stars instead of one. If that win is part of a streak, Blizzard says you get ten stars.

How big your bonus is depends on your best rank last season and your hidden matchmaking rating (MMR), according to Blizzard's FAQ. Whichever gives the higher value counts. Minimum values from the FAQ:

If you only reached Bronze or Silver 10 last season, you get the smallest bonus. According to the Hearthstone Wiki, very high Legend players can get up to 11x. The game shows your exact value at the start of the season.

The bonus doesn't stay the same all season: Blizzard says it drops by one at every rank floor you reach. The higher you climb, the slower it gets.

If you skip one season, the FAQ says you keep your Star Bonus. After several months away your MMR decays a little, which can lower your bonus.

Matchmaking: your MMR decides

Since patch 29.6 (June 2024), ranked matchmaking is always based on your MMR. Before that, this only applied while you still had a Star Bonus; after that you were matched by your visible rank.

According to Blizzard's FAQ, MMR is not reset each season. That's why you can run into very strong opponents in Bronze early in the month: you have similar MMR, but everyone's visible rank is low right after the reset.

Legend: a spot on the leaderboard

From Legend on you no longer collect stars. Instead you get a number on the Legend leaderboard for your region. Blizzard runs leaderboards for the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, each split into Standard and Wild.

The official leaderboard shows how many players make it: in September 2026, the Europe Standard Legend leaderboard had 23,663 entries and the Wild one 7,804 (checked on October 14, 2026). These are entries, not a player count. Blizzard doesn't publish what percentage that is.

Standard and Wild: two separate ranks

Standard and Wild each have their own rank. You can be Diamond in Standard and Silver in Wild. For the end-of-season chest, the Hearthstone Wiki says the higher of the two ranks counts. You don't get the rewards twice.

Battlegrounds doesn't use the league system; it has its own rating and its own leaderboard. The ranks in this guide apply to Standard and Wild.

Season end and reset

A ranked season lasts one calendar month. When the new season starts, Hearthstone puts every player back to Bronze 10. Your new Star Bonus then kicks in and carries you quickly through the lower ranks.

End-of-season rewards

At the end of the season you get a reward chest for the highest rank you reached that season. According to the Hearthstone Wiki, you need at least five ranked wins for it. The rewards grow at every rank floor and stack. According to Blizzard:

Added up, a Legend chest holds 5 packs, 7 Rare cards and 1 Epic card (our math).

There are two more rewards:

• Season card back: after five ranked wins at any rank, Blizzard says you get the season's card back right away.
• First-time rewards: the first time your account reaches a rank floor, you get one-time cards or packs. For reaching Legend for the first time, Blizzard listed a random Legendary card, and the Hearthstone Wiki adds the Legend card back.

Tips for climbing

These tips follow directly from the rules:

1. Play early in the month. Your Star Bonus is biggest at the start. With bonus and streaks you blow through Bronze and Silver quickly.
2. Aim for rank floors. Rank 10 and rank 5 of every league are safe. If you're just above a floor, a losing streak can only take you back down to it.
3. Push one format. The chest only counts the higher of your Standard and Wild ranks. Climbing both costs time without extra rewards.
4. Get to Diamond 5. That adds the Epic card to your chest, and according to the FAQ you start next season with at least 9x.
5. Grab the five wins for the card back along the way, at any rank.

Recommended hardware for Hearthstone

Hearthstone runs on PC, Mac, tablets and phones. On PC you constantly drag cards and attacks across the board with your mouse. A reliable mouse and a smooth mouse pad make long ranked sessions more comfortable. Starting points:

• Gaming mouse buying guide
• Gaming mouse pad buying guide

On a tablet you play by touch. According to Blizzard, Hearthstone on iOS needs at least an iPad (10th generation), iPad mini 6 or iPad Pro (1st generation) with iOS 15, and on Android at least Android 9.0 with 3 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended). Your progress is tied to your Battle.net account, so you can switch between PC and tablet.

Three example products (manufacturer specs, not our own tests):

Example model

Budget wireless mouse: Logitech G305 LIGHTSPEED

Connection

Wireless (LIGHTSPEED, 2.4 GHz)

Sensor

HERO, 200 to 12,000 DPI

Battery life

up to 250 hours on one AA battery

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Example model

Mouse pad for drag and drop: Razer Gigantus V2 Medium

Size

360 × 275 × 3 mm

Surface

textured micro-weave cloth

Base

non-slip rubber foam base

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Example model

Tablet for Hearthstone on the go: Apple iPad (A16)

Display

11-inch Liquid Retina, 2360 × 1640 pixels, 500 nits

Storage

128, 256 or 512 GB

Battery

up to 10 hours of web or video on Wi-Fi

Connector

USB-C, Touch ID

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Frequently asked questions

How many ranks are there in Hearthstone?

50 ranks in five leagues (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond) with ten ranks each. Legend sits above them.

What is the highest rank in Hearthstone?

Legend. There your spot on your region's leaderboard counts. Legend #1 is the very top.

How many stars do you need per rank?

Three. A win gives you one star, multiplied by your Star Bonus. A loss costs you one star.

Can you derank in Hearthstone?

Yes, but only down to the next rank floor. Rank 10 and rank 5 of every league, as well as Legend, can't be lost during the current season.

When is the Hearthstone rank reset?

Every month. When the new season starts, everyone goes back to Bronze 10 with a Star Bonus based on last season and MMR.

How long do win streaks give bonus stars?

Up to Diamond 5. From there, wins no longer give double stars.

Do Standard and Wild count together?

No. Each has its own rank. The end-of-season chest uses the higher of the two.

Why do I face strong opponents in Bronze?

Because since patch 29.6 matchmaking always uses MMR, and MMR isn't reset each month. Right after the reset, strong players are briefly in Bronze too.

Into other strategy games? Check out TFT Ranks Explained and LoL Ranks Explained. For your setup: Gaming mouse buying guide.

Sources

Updated: October 2026. Leagues, stars, rank floors, Star Bonus and chest rewards come from Blizzard. The details on win streaks, Legend as a fixed floor and the chest across Standard and Wild come from the Hearthstone Wiki.

• Blizzard – Ashes of Outland: 17.0 Patch Notes (ranked overhaul)
• Blizzard Forums – FAQ: Ranked Mode Overhaul Matchmaking (Star Bonus, MMR, win streaks up to Diamond 5)
• Blizzard – 29.6 Patch Notes (matchmaking always by MMR)
• Blizzard – Hearthstone leaderboards (Legend, Standard and Wild, regions)
• Hearthstone Wiki – Ranked (win streaks, chest, card backs, patch history)
• Logitech G – G305 LIGHTSPEED (manufacturer specs)
• Razer – Gigantus V2 (manufacturer specs)
• Blizzard Support – Hearthstone mobile system requirements (Android)
• Battle.net Shop – Hearthstone (iOS requirements)
• Apple – iPad (A16): Technical specifications

Blizzard rarely changes ranked play; the last change was to matchmaking in patch 29.6. As soon as anything changes about ranks or rewards, we'll update this guide.