Street Fighter 6 Ranks Explained: All Leagues from Rookie to Legend

Street Fighter 6 (SF6) sorts you into eight leagues in Ranked: from Rookie to Master. Up to Diamond, League Points (LP) count; from Master on, it's Master Rate (MR). At the very top are High Master, Grand Master, Ultimate Master and Legend for the best 500 players.

Below you'll find every rank with its LP thresholds, the rules for ranking up and down, placement matches and how the Master League and its phases work. The rules come from Capcom (Buckler's Boot Camp and official announcements); the LP thresholds come from community overviews that match each other. As of October 2026.

All Street Fighter 6 ranks in order

Every league below Master has five tiers (1 to 5, shown as stars in the game). Important: you have a separate rank for every character. So you can be Gold with Ken and Silver with Chun-Li. According to Capcom, this is meant to make trying new characters in Ranked easier.

1. 08 Master no tiers
2. 07 Diamond 5
3. 06 Platinum 5
4. 05 Gold 5
5. 04 Silver 5
6. 03 Bronze 5
7. 02 Iron 5
8. 01 Rookie 5

How much LP do you need for each rank?

Capcom doesn't publish an LP threshold table. Several independent overviews (including SF6 Stats, Parry Portal and Hotspawn) list the same values, though:

Example: Gold 1 starts at 9,000 LP, Gold 2 at 9,800 LP, Gold 5 at 12,200 LP. At 25,000 LP you reach Master with that character.

Placement matches: how you start

The first time you play Ranked with a character, you're a New Challenger. According to Red Bull, 10 placement matches decide which league you start in. How tough your opponents are during placements depends on how you answer the question about your fighting game experience.

Because every character has its own rank, you play these placements again for every new character.

Ranking up, demotion and rank-down protection

Capcom built SF6 so that losses hurt less in the lower leagues. The rules according to Capcom and Red Bull:

What that means in practice:

• Rookie: You don't lose LP when you lose. The league is meant for getting started.
• Iron to Gold: Once you reach a league, you can't drop out of it. So you can't fall from Gold 1 back to Silver. Within a league you can lose tiers.
• Rank-down protection: Up to and including Diamond, the game protects you once per tier when you would otherwise drop.
• Platinum and Diamond: Here you can lose the league, in the worst case all the way back to Gold.
• Master: Once you reach it, that character keeps Master. You can only lose MR.

Master League: Master Rate instead of LP

From Master on, you play in the Master League, where Master Rate (MR) counts. According to Capcom, the median sits at MR 1500. Since the update on February 5, 2025, Master is split into tiers:

Capcom introduced Legend with Phase 2 in November 2023: anyone in the top 500 of the Master leaderboard at the end of a phase became Legend.

Phases and MR reset

The Master League runs in phases, each around three months long according to Red Bull. Previously, everyone started each new phase at MR 1500 again. Since Phase 7 (February 2025), your MR is scaled from your final MR instead. Capcom's examples:

• MR 2200 becomes MR 1710
• MR 1850 becomes MR 1605
• MR 1200 becomes MR 1410

If you didn't play any Ranked in the previous phase, you start at MR 1500. According to Capcom, this makes it easier to face opponents of similar strength right from the start.

Master Phase rewards

With characters at Master rank, you earn points in Ranked towards Master Phase rewards, such as animated player titles and colors. According to Capcom, you earn them whether you win or lose. The rewards change with every phase.

Tips for ranking up

These tips follow directly from the rules:

1. Grind up to Gold. From Iron to Gold you can't lose a league and you get a win streak bonus. Longer sessions pay off here.
2. Know your rank-down protection. After a close promotion you have one buffer. After that it counts.
3. Play more carefully from Platinum. There's no win streak bonus anymore, and you can fall back to Gold.
4. Try new characters without risk. Every character has its own rank, so your main loses nothing.
5. Play before the phase ends. For Legend, your top 500 spot at the end of the phase counts, and your final MR decides where you start next phase.

Recommended hardware for Street Fighter 6

According to Capcom, SF6 is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch 2. You can play with a controller, an arcade stick or a keyboard. Starting points:

• Gaming controller buying guide
• Gaming monitor buying guide
• Gaming headset buying guide

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

Example model

Arcade stick for PS5, PS4 and PC: HORI Fighting Stick α

Platforms

PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC (Windows 11/10)

Stick and buttons

HORI Hayabusa

Extras

Touchpad, tournament lock, 4 profiles via app

Cable

approx. 3 m (10 ft)

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Example model

Controller for PS5 and PC: DualSense Wireless Controller

Platforms

PlayStation 5, PC

Connection

Bluetooth or USB-C

Extras

haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, microphone

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FAQ

How many ranks are there in Street Fighter 6?

Eight leagues: Rookie, Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond and Master. Rookie to Diamond have five tiers each. Master is split into High Master, Grand Master, Ultimate Master and Legend.

What is the highest rank in SF6?

Legend. It goes to the best 500 players on the Master leaderboard in a phase.

How much LP do I need for Master?

25,000 LP. After that, Master Rate (MR) counts for that character.

Can you derank in SF6?

In Rookie and from Iron to Gold you can't lose a league. In Platinum and Diamond you can, all the way back to Gold. You can't drop out of Master.

How many placement matches are there?

Ten per character. After that you're placed in a league.

Does every character have its own rank?

Yes. LP and league only apply to the character you're playing.

Does MR reset every phase?

Not completely anymore. Since February 2025, your MR is scaled from your final MR of the last phase, for example from MR 1850 to MR 1605.

Playing other ranked games too? Check out Rocket League Ranks Explained and TFT Ranks Explained. For your setup: Gaming controller buying guide.

Sources

As of October 2026. The rules come from Capcom, Red Bull and Capcom's showcase info. Capcom doesn't publish LP thresholds; they come from community overviews that agree with each other.

• Capcom – Buckler's Boot Camp: New ranks and rewards added to Master League (February 5, 2025)
• Capcom – Buckler's Boot Camp: Update Notice November 1, 2024 (MR scaling from Phase 7)
• Capcom – Buckler's Boot Camp: Update Notice November 1, 2023 (Phase 2, Legend for top 500)
• Bleeding Cool – Capcom's showcase info on Ranked (rank-down protection, Rookie, rank per character)
• Red Bull – Street Fighter 6 ranked system (placements, league rules, phases)
• Capcom – Street Fighter 6 FAQ (platforms)
• SF6 Stats – Street Fighter 6 rank tiers (LP thresholds)
• Parry Portal – Street Fighter 6 ranked tiers explained (LP thresholds)
• HORI Europe – Fighting Stick α for PlayStation 5 (manufacturer specs)

Capcom adjusts Ranked in Street Fighter 6 from time to time. When something changes, we'll update this article.