Ranked SkyWars

This article concerns a minigame or feature on the Hypixel Network that has since been removed.

Ranked SkyWars was a competitive free-for-all SkyWars mode where up to 4 players fought each other to be the last one standing. It was released on April 7th, 2016 and was removed on August 1st, 2022, after 76 monthly seasons. The mode contains a basic SkyWars concept with the addition of unique kits and perks, ratings, and other mechanics.

Restrictions

Ranked SkyWars requires players to be Network Level 25 or higher to play. Players banned by Watchdog or for cheating offenses are banned from Ranked SkyWars for the season during their unban and the season afterwards. Players may also receive ranked bans, which permanently ban them from playing Ranked SkyWars or other competitive games such as UHC Champions.

Gameplay

Ranked SkyWars holds four players in each game, sending everyone to their starting cages with a 5-second countdown when the fourth player joins. It has a basic SkyWars gameplay concept, but with unique maps and kit/perk combinations. Each kit has a corresponding perk that activates upon kill or 50% damage assist, usually relating to the kit's items or playstyle. Items like the Knockback Fishing Rod are absent from the middle chests, and everyone starts with a balanced armor and spawn loot aside from their kits. Events happen at a normal rate with Solo/Doubles, but games are usually fast-paced and quick to end. The last player standing wins the game and receives a rating increase.

Rating

Ranked SkyWars runs on a rating system that rewards for wins, neutralizes for 2 kills, and punishes for losing. At the start of each monthly season, all players start at 0 rating. Players will gain 50 rating per win and won't lose any until they reach 250 rating. Higher ratings will reward less for winning and punish more for losing while matching with players of the same caliber. Ratings are balanced with all players participating in the season and are tallied up at the end of each season to give players rewards based on their placement against everyone else.

Maps

Image	Name	Release date
	Bloom	March 31, 2021
	Hardware	February 12, 2021
	Tranquil
	Zion
	Overstone	November 2, 2020
	Tourny
	Thicket	September 8, 2020
	Expar	July 31, 2020
	Varok
	Astar	July 5, 2020
	Southvine	May 12, 2020
	Arbor	April 29, 2020
	Highlight
	Network	August 17, 2019
	Qubez
	The Great North
	Trench
	Boomerang	August 1, 2018
	Exile Islands
	Fountain
	Magnus
	Swamp
	Courtyard	August 18, 2017
	Forum
	Equinox	March 17, 2017
	Humidity
	Pitfall
	Coherence	June 1, 2016
	Dynasty
	Eden
	Fortress
	Meteor
	Reef
	Sawmill
	Village
	Agni Temple	April 7, 2016
	Birdhouse
	Eirene
	Foundation
	Fungi
	Generator
	Rocky
	Twisted Grove

Rewards

Rewards are given to all qualifying players at the end of a season. The minimum qualification for a reward is the Wood Division for placing in the Top 50k, while the maximum is Master Division for the Top 10. Each division gives more Hypixel Experience and SkyWars Coins than the previous, but players cannot claim the rewards for divisions below them aside from hat cosmetics. Gold Division and above also receive exclusive SkyWars cosmetics that rotate each season.

Division Rewards

Division	Base rewards	Unique cosmetics
Masters Division (#1 - #10)	350,000 Hypixel Experience 150,000 SkyWars Coins 12 hour 7x Coins Personal Booster Season Masters SkyWars Banner Gadget Ender Steve Hat	Dragon Rider Victory Dance Final Smash Kill Effect Head Rocket Kill Effect
Diamond Division (#11 - #200)	175,000 Hypixel Experience 100,000 SkyWars Coins Season Diamond SkyWars Banner Gadget Diamond Steve Hat	Heart Explosion Kill Effect Magic Box Cage Green Star Trail Notes Trail Bazinga Death Cry Grumpy Villager Death Cry Sad Puppy Death Cry
Gold Division (#201 - #1500)	100,000 Hypixel Experience 45,000 SkyWars Coins Season Gold SkyWars Banner Gadget Gold Steve Hat	Guardians Victory Dance Blood Explosion Kill Effect Hearts Trail
Iron Division (#1501 - #5000)	50,000 Hypixel Experience 25,000 SkyWars Coins Season Iron SkyWars Banner Gadget Iron Steve Hat	N/A
Stone Division (#5001 - #20000)	30,000 Hypixel Experience 15,000 SkyWars Coins Stone Steve Hat	N/A
Wood Division (#20001 - #50000)	20,000 Hypixel Experience 10,000 SkyWars Coins Wood Steve Hat Ender Dragonling Hat	N/A

Kits & Perks

Ranked SkyWars has kits and perks with tiers that could either be rolled from the Soul Well or purchased with coins. On September 30, 2017, they were unlocked and fully upgraded for everyone, and people that had purchased kits/perks prior to the update were fully refunded.

Kits

Name	Items
Armorer	Diamond Chestplate (Protection I) Diamond Boots (Protection I)
Athlete	Water Bucket Diamond Sword Fishing Rod Potion of Strength +20% (0:40) Splash Potion of Speed III (0:04) x2 Golden Apple x2
Blacksmith	Anvil Random Diamond Armor Piece Start the game with 15 EXP levels An Enchanted Book with either Sharpness I, Knockback I, Protection I or Projectile Protection I An extra enchanted book with either Sharpness I, Power I, or Protection I
Bowman	Bow (Power III) Arrow x32 Diamond Helmet (Protection II)
Champion	Diamond Sword (Sharpness II) Enchanted Book (Sharpness I) x3 Anvil
Healer	Splash Potion of Regeneration II (0:12) x2 Splash Potion of Heal (2 Hearts) x2 Golden Apple x2
Hound	Steak x16 Diamond Boots (Protection II) Diamond Sword Spawn with a tamed wolf (20HP, Resistance I)
Magician	Diamond Sword Diamond Chestplate (Fire Protection II) Milk Bucket x2 Splash Potion of Weakness I (0:08) and Poison I (0:08) x2 Splash Potion of Instant Damage I (2 Hearts) x2
Paladin	Diamond Leggings (Protection II) Splash Potion of Resistance I (0:15) and Regeneration I (0:08) x3
Pyromancer	Splash Potion of Fire Resistance (1:30) Diamond Sword (Fire Aspect II) Diamond Boots (Protection III, Fire Protection IV) Lava Bucket x2
Scout	Diamond Axe (Efficiency II, Sharpness I) Diamond Pickaxe (Efficiency II) Splash Potion of Speed II (0:30) x3 Diamond Boots (Feather Falling I)

Perks

Rarity	Name	Effect
Common	Ender Mastery	Reduces damages taken with enderpearls by 100%.
	Instant Smelting	Automatically smelt mined ores into ingots.
	Mining Expertise	50% chance to get 1 extra ore per block mined.
	Rusher	Gain 15s of Speed I when the game starts.
	Bridger	Grants 25% chance to not consume placeable blocks.
Rare	Arrow Recovery	25% chance of getting your arrow back on bow hit.
	Blazing Arrows	5% chance of shooting a fire arrow with a bow.
	Juggernaut	Enemy kills give you regen I for 10 seconds.
	Environmental Expert	Reduces environmental damage by 20%
Legendary	Armorer Perk	Your Armorer armor gains 1 level of Protection after each kill. Only active if using the Armorer Kit.
	Athlete Perk	Duration of all active perks is doubled and the duration of positive potion effects is increased by 50%. Only active if using the Athlete Kit.
	Blacksmith Perk	Every kill you gain 3 levels and drop a random enchanted book up to LVL 3. Only active if using the Blacksmith Kit.
	Bowman Perk	You obtain a splashable potion of instant healing I upon killing an enemy. Getting a ranged kill also gives your Bowman Bow 1 level of power. The chances of Blazing Arrow and Arrow Recovery is doubled. Only active if using the Bowman Kit.
	Champion Perk	Your Champion Sword gains 1 level of Sharpness after each kill. Only active if using the Champion Kit.
	Healer Perk	Upon kill, your max health increases by 4 HP, you heal for 8 HP and gain a Golden Apple. Only active if using the Healer Kit.
	Hound Perk	You spawn a wolf (20 HP, Resistance I) and earn 16 steaks on kill. If no wolves are alive, then two will spawn on kill. Only active if using the Hound Kit.
	Magician Perk	Gain a random positive effect on kill. Only active if using the Magician Kit.
	Paladin Perk	Gain a scaling Resistance effect that changes with time on kill. You obtain resistance III for 3s, afterwards you obtain resistance II for 4s, and finally resistance I for 5s. Only active if using the Paladin Kit.
	Pyromancer Perk	On kill, you receive 24 seconds of Fire Resistance, 10 seconds of Speed II, and you can both light enemies on fire with your bow and you have a trail of fire behind you for 5 seconds. Only active if using the Pyromancer Kit.
	Scout Perk	You obtain 1 Ender Pearl after each kill. Only active if using the Scout Kit.
	Last Stand	Below 5 hearts you gain Resistance I.
	Tough Skin	You take 15% less damage from arrows.

Removal

On June 15, 2022, the Hypixel Team published an announcement explaining the decision to remove Ranked SkyWars from the server. The post lists the lack of direction for the mode and the consistently large amount of cheaters each season as reasons for removing the mode. The mode was allowed the rest of its June 2022 (75th) season and an extra July 2022 (76th) season, and is now completely inaccessible as of August 1st, 2022. There are currently no plans for Ranked SkyWars cosmetics after the mode is removed.

Trivia

• SkyWars Experience from winning is halved in Ranked SkyWars from 10 to 5. Kill XP is not affected.