- Ranked ladder: climb 100 named ranks across 10 leagues by winning ranked Versus and Capture the Flag
- Every rank has its own emblem badge, accent colour and display typeface
- Barracks: manage your roster, spend command points across your units, and choose which ones you deploy
- Your deployed squad now stands on a 3D pedestal stage in the Barracks, walking on and off as you recruit or bench them
- Ranked matchmaking pairs you against opponents of a similar rank
- Each league you climb unlocks +1 squad slot and +1 Focus cap
- Demotion-proof checkpoint ranks at the top of every league, so a bad streak can't drop you below your belt
- Ranked PvP is normalized so only your skill and planning decide the match, not grinding stats
- Blade swings now leave a white-hot katana slash streak on every hit, not only on kills
- Your ranked rank, points and progress are shown on the main menu with a live emblem card
- The ranked ladder card no longer overlaps the What's New panel
- Long rank names now scale to fit their card instead of getting clipped