Charge up. Climb the ladder. Overdrive.
Two ranks, side by side. One measures how good you are right now. The other never forgets how far you've come.
Ladder Rank
Your competitive, seasonal rank — the one matchmaking uses to find you fair races. Win and you charge up; lose and you bleed voltage. Resets softly each season.
- ●Hidden MMR (Elo-style) drives every pairing
- ●7 tiers, each with divisions III → II → I
- ●Can go up and down — earn your spot every season
Career Level
The parallel rank that only ever goes one way: up. Every race earns XP — win or lose, fast or slow. A permanent badge of how much TypeZap you've lived.
- ●Cumulative XP from every race you finish
- ●Never decreases — independent of skill
- ●Levels 1–100 with named milestone bands
The Ladder
Seven tiers from first spark to full overdrive. WPM bands are a rough anchor — your real seat is decided by head-to-head MMR.
Matchmaking
How the Ladder rank actually pairs racers and moves you up or down.
Placement
10 placement races seed your hidden MMR. Until then your badge stays uncharted — no tier shown.
Fair pairing
You're matched within a tight sMMR window that widens the longer you queue, so races stay close.
Promo & demote
Cross a threshold to charge up a division. Hit division I and clear a promo series to break into the next tier.
Career Level
The progression rank — earned by playing, never lost. Milestone bands rename your badge as you climb.