MediumLow riskRanked · Ban phase + the match
Ranked Pool and Bans
Ban maps and ops with your stack. Solo queue still needs a drone habit. A small flexible pool beats 40 operators you cannot play.
Best for: Solo queue that never drones and instalocks a banned op

Step-by-step
- 1
Know two maps well. Ban the one your five cannot call, or the one you hate for a reason.
- 2
Ban the op that deletes your only strat (a wall trick, a shield, a specific intel) — not a random main you dislike.
- 3
In solo: still drone. Still reinforce the right site. Still fill hard breach.
- 4
One wall denial, one intel, one entry, one support is enough to start ranked.
- 5
If you lost because you walked the cam hallway, that is not a ban issue.
Tips
- The pool rotates. Oregon/Clubhouse habits transfer when Consulate comes back.
- The base game is free to play. Operators unlock through play or bundles. You do not need them all.
- Newcomer path first. Ranked is not the tutorial for Caveira.