Rankings

Ranked Battles and leagues explained (2026)

Since October 2025, trophies only come from Ranked Battles, and your league moves once a week based on where you finish in a group of 100. The rules have changed several times since. This is how it works after the April 2026 update.

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Official Ranked Battle artwork with a glowing purple league trophy
Official Supercell artwork. Image source

How a Ranked week works

  • Ranked Battles open at Town Hall 7. Regular Battles (from TH2) are unlimited but give no trophies.
  • Each week you sign up for a Tournament in your current league, or turn on auto sign-up.
  • You’re placed in a group of 100 on Monday at 05:00 UTC, and battling starts at 17:00 UTC the same day.
  • Your defense is the layout you had when you were placed. Changes apply from the next week.
  • At the end of the week your group position decides whether you’re promoted, kept or demoted.

A higher league also pays a bigger League Bonus and Star Bonus, and those apply to regular Battles too.

At a glance

The weekly Ranked loop

Before placementSet the defense layoutFinish edits before joining the group.
During the weekAttack + defendEarn trophies within the tournament.
At the next resetGroup positionDetermines promotion, staying or demotion.

The defense layout is snapshotted at placement. Later edits apply to the next tournament. Legend I has a different cycle.

Battle allowances and promotion cutoffs depend on the league; use the table in this article and check the game. Source.

Battles and promotion by league

LeagueBattles a weekPromotedDemoted
Skeleton to Barbarian650%0 to 5%
Archer, Wizard835 to 50%5 to 10%
Valkyrie, Witch1035 to 50%10%
Golem, P.E.K.K.A, Titan1230 to 50%10 to 15%
Dragon1425 to 30%15%
Electro1815 to 20%15%
Legend III24top 5 per group15%
Legend II30top 3 per group15%
Legend I8 a dayn/abelow rank 10,000

Numbers are from Supercell’s support table as of October 2026. They have changed with almost every update, so check in game if something looks off.

Trophies, floors and inactivity

  • An attack or defense is worth up to 40 trophies. Three stars earns all 40; the defender keeps whatever the attacker didn’t win.
  • Inactivity can only push you down to a floor set by your Town Hall: Golem 20 for TH16, P.E.K.K.A 23 for TH17 and Titan 26 for TH18.
  • A week counts as inactive if you don’t sign up. After 4 inactive weeks you drop one league, then one more for every 4 weeks after that, down to that floor.

Legend III, II and I

Promotion out of Electro 33 leads to Legend III. Legend III and II are weekly group tournaments like the leagues below. Legend I is different:

  • It runs in 4-week Tournaments, and everyone starts at 5,000 trophies.
  • You get 8 attacks and 8 defenses per League Day, which resets at 05:00 UTC.
  • Falling below rank 10,000 at the end of a week drops you to Legend II.
  • Defenses get stronger and attacking heroes weaker as you climb: in Legend I, defenses and defending heroes deal 20% more and attacking heroes 20% less. Equipment isn’t reduced.

The leaderboards show the current top players and clans by location.

Quick questions

Do regular Battles give trophies?

No. Since October 2025, only Ranked Battles change your trophies. Regular Battles are for loot.

How long can I skip Ranked before I drop?

Four weeks. After that you lose one league, and one more for every 4 inactive weeks, down to your Town Hall’s floor.

When does the Ranked week start?

Groups form Monday at 05:00 UTC and battling opens at 17:00 UTC the same day, since the April 2026 update.

Sources and game versions

Rules checked against the sources below on October 5, 2026. For sign-up windows, current league formats and account eligibility, follow the information shown in your game.

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