CS:GO Ranks List The Ultimate Elo Rank Table

In CS:GO there are 18 skill ranks in total, here is a complete list of all ranks:

• Silver I (S1)
• Silver 2 (S2)
• Silver 3 (S3)
• Silver 4 (S4)
• Silver Elite (SE)
• Silver Elite Master (SEM)
• Gold Nova 1 (GN1)
• Gold Nova 2 (GN2)
• Gold Nova 3 (GN3)
• Gold Nova Master (GNM/GN4)
• Master Guardian 1 (MG/MG1)
• Master Guardian 2 (MG2)
• Master Guardian Elite (MGE)
• Distinguished Master Guardian (DMG)
• Legendary Eagle (LE)
• Legendary Eagle Master (LEM)
• Supreme Master First Class (SMFC)
• Global Elite (GE)

How to get a Rank in CS:GO?

If you start with a new account, you need to reach level two (Valve is changing this from time to time).

To level up fast you can play the basic CS:GO modes: Casual, Deathmatch, Demolition or Arms Race. At the time you have reached level two on your CS:GO account, you are able to start your ranked matchmaking career.

How you can get your first CS:GO rank:

To get your first CS:GO rank you have to win 10 ranked games in the matchmaking mode.

In these games at the start, there is a huge gap between skill levels, but after a few games Valve will define your skill tier and the balance is getting better.

After you’ve played 10 games the CS:GO Matchmaking elo system assigns the suitable CS:GO rank.

Info: Valve defined a maximum of 2 wins per day, this means you need at least 5 days to reach the 10 wins and get a skill group.

How do the CS:GO ranks work?

To play Counterstrike CS:GO on a competitive level, it’s essential that every player gets caluclated to determine his skill level. The skill level in CS:GO is called rank or elo rank (Elo stands for Elo rating system and was originally invented to calculate the skill of chess players).

CS:GO ranks are necessary to play fair games with equal teams: If you play a competitive match, both teams should be on the same level to allow a great game experience.

Your performance inside the game will be rewarded with a derank, uprank or you will stay on the same level.

Playing a good match in these balanced games, making kills, and finally winning the game, leads to a higher CS:GO rank! In total, 18 CS:GO Ranks exist, which are defined in 3 rows, which are called “skill groups” or “tiers”.

Where can I see my CS:GO rank?

You can find the CS:GO ranks icon, in the Global Offensive menu right under your name! Here is a screenshot of the CS:GO profile.

The old CS:GO profile rank:

Beside the machmaking ranks, you can also find the complete CS:GO service medal list here.

The new CS:GO profile rank:

In the new profile beside the normal rank, you can also see the Danger Zone rankings.

Where can I see the CS:GO rank of other players?

In the ranked matches you can only see the CS:GO ranks of your friends and teammates by default. Just at the end, when a team has finally won, the ranks of all players appear at the same time. To find the rank for your friends, just click on their CS:GO profile and you will see their actual standing.

What is the Average Rank in CS:GO?

The average rank of all CS:GO playes is the Gold Nova 2 rank. The distribution of all CS:GO ranks can be seen in the following infographic, that I have created for you:

As you can see, there is a huge player base in the upper Silver and all Nova ranks. The higher the rank the lower is the percentage of players.

How Many Players are Silver in CS:GO?

About 32% of all CS:GO players have a silver rank. To give your more beautiful data here are some CS:GO facts:

• The biggest part is the middle group in CS:GO: 35% of all players have a Nova rank. If you are an upper Nova, you are already better than average! This means about 66% are ranked in Silver & Nova, only 33% are higher!
• A quite big part of 20% are skilled players who are ranked as MGs and DMGs.
• Only 13% of all players are Legendary Eagle or higher! This is a really small amount.
• Finally less than 1% are ranked as Global Elite! This shows how hard it is to reach Supreme & Global Elite!

How to Rank Up in CS:GO?

Well, here is the best tip to rank up fast in CS:GO:

Just win more than you lose! This will have the main impact on your ranking results! 😉

But let’s check this in detail:

Tons of factors can affect the CS:GO rank! These factors are kills, deaths, the kda, assists, won rounds, mvp stars, and many more!

But which factors are the most important?

I wrote a complete guide about to how rank up in CS:GO, which you can find here:

CS:GO Rank Up Guide

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based first person shooter gameplay the original Counter-Strike pioneered when it launched in 1999.

Overview

Specs

What’s New

Similar to 5

Two teams compete in multiple rounds of objective-based game modes with the goal of winning enough rounds to win the match.

CS:GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic Counter-Strike maps like Dust, Inferno, Nuke, Train, and more. In addition, CS:GO introduces new game modes like Arms Race, Flying Scoutsman and Wingman, and features online matchmaking and Competitive Skill Groups.

Competitive

This is the classic game mode that put Counter-Strike on the map. Two teams of five compete in a best-of-30 match using standard competitive Counter-Strike rules.

Players must purchase armor, weapons, defuse or rescue kits, and manage their in-game economy to maximize their chance of success. The first team to win 16 rounds in either Bomb Defusal or Hostage Rescue game modes wins the match.

Competitive offers unique Skill Groups players can earn and display, beginning with Silver 1 and progressing up to The Global Elite. Join a match on your own or form a team and queue for a match together!

Queue by yourself or grab a friend in this 2v2 best-of-16 game mode on single bomb site maps. Players earn a Skill Group exclusive to Wingman and play using the Competitive Bomb Defusal ruleset. Buy weapons, armor, and defuse kits in an effort to plant the bomb or defend the bomb site!

Ready to play some Counter-Strike but don’t want to commit to a full 30 round match? Find a Casual match and play at your own pace in this drop-in, drop-out game mode.

In Casual mode players automatically receive armor and defusal kits, play with a simplified economy, and team damage has been turned off. Join a game and begin mastering CS:GO’s fundamentals!

This fast-paced Casual game mode allows instant respawns and encourages rapid engagements. After spawning, players have a limited amount of time to buy weapons of their choice and engage the enemy.

Kills with different weapons are worth different point amounts, and throughout the match players will be given bonus points for achieving kills with selected weapons. Respawn immediately and get back to the fight!

Arms race is a gun-progression mode featuring instant respawning designed for rapid close quarters combat.

Players gain new weapons immediately after registering a kill as they work their way through each weapon in the game. Get a kill with the final weapon, the golden knife, and win the match!

In Demolition players take turns attacking and defending a single bombsite in a series of maps designed for fast-paced gameplay.

Players are automatically granted a starting weapon and advance through a sequence of firearms when they register a kill. The more kills you earn the further you’ll advance towards stronger weapons which give your team an advantage, like powerful sniper rifles!

Flying Scoutsman

This Casual 8v8 game mode features reduced gravity, does not penalize players for shooting while moving, and only allows two weapons – SSG 08 sniper rifles and knives. Take to the skies and eliminate your enemies; the first team to 9 rounds wins!

In 1999 Counter-Strike was released as a mod for Half-Life. As the game progressed from a beta to a full release, it refined the classic gameplay that has come to define competitive shooters and produced a dedicated community that has followed the game since its first release.

Through each of its iterations – 1.6, Source, and Global Offensive – Counter-Strike has been the de facto benchmark of a player’s first person shooter skill. Teams from around the world demonstrate their abilities and strategies in local, regional, and international tournaments streamed to millions of viewers across the globe.

Introducing Operation Broken Fang

New challenges await with the all-new Retakes and the exclusive Broken Fang Premier. Play new maps across a variety of game modes and see how you measure up in the Operation Stats page. Complete weekly missions and choose from a variety of rewards including new agents, weapon collections, stickers, patches, and graffiti.

A new way to start track

With your Operation Pass, you’ll have access to detailed statistics from a variety of categories. Your statistics are tracked automatically and can be viewed on the Operation Stats page.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a first-person shooter video game which is a part of the Counter-Strike series. It was announced to the public on August 12, 2011, and is developed by Valve Corporation and their partner, Hidden Path Entertainment. The game was later released on August 21, 2012 for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, macOS and later Linux as a downloadable title.

On September 27, 2023, Counter-Strike 2 was released, replacing Global Offensive on Steam and forcing all its servers go offline. Support for Global Offensive ended on January 1, 2024. The Xbox 360 version of the game still remains online. [1]

Contents

• 1 Gameplay
• 2 Weapons & Equipment
• 3 Game Modes
• 4 Official Maps
  • 4.1 Bomb Defusal
    • 4.1.1 Active Duty Pool
    • 4.1.2 Reserves Group
    • 4.5.1 Arms Race
    • 4.5.2 Demolition
    • 4.5.3 Flying Scoutsman
    • 4.5.4 Retakes
    • 4.6.1 Halloween
    • 4.6.2 Winter
    • 4.6.3 Birthday
    • 4.8.1 Bomb Defusal
    • 4.8.2 Hostage Rescue
    • 4.8.3 Wingman
    • 4.8.4 War Games
      • 4.8.4.1 Demolition
      • 5.1 Terrorists
      • 5.2 Counter-Terrorists
      • 5.3 Agent Factions
        • 5.3.1 Terrorists
        • 5.3.2 Counter-Terrorists
        • 5.4.1 Terrorists
        • 5.4.2 Counter-Terrorists
        • 6.1 Post-release
        • 6.2 Counter-Strike 2

        Gameplay

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        Counter-Strike: Global Offensive makes a few adjustments to the original gameplay formula of the Counter-Strike series. Compared to Counter-Strike: Source, weapon damage models were rebalanced. There is improved bullet penetration through some walls, materials, and objects. The Radio Commands for bots and players have been updated, among other changes which include (but are not limited to):

        • Economy modifications. Ammunition no longer needs to be purchased.
        • Graphical updates, in addition to updates for the HUD, crosshair and buy menu VGUI.
        • Features a CompetitiveMatchmaking system based on ELO ranks and Skill groups.
        • Support for dedicated servers (PC and Mac only).
        • Leaderboards were included in initial release, but were cut in the February 17, 2016 update.
        • Allows cross-platform multiplayer play between Microsoft Windows and macOS. PlayStation 3 was previously said to be included, but later dropped. [2]
        • Tips and Hints are added to the map loading screen, while Fun facts were added to round-ends that describe interesting facts that happened in the round.

        Weapons & Equipment

        There are a total of 34 weapons in Global Offensive, 19 of which are exclusive to the game. Among those 19, 10 are replacements of old weapons, retaining their role but are modelled after new guns, and the other 9 are unique weapons with new roles and properties. Returning weapons also have many changes made to their general properties.

        Melee

        Grenades

        Equipment

        Melee

        Grenades

        Equipment

        Game Modes

        Global Offensive contains several multiplayer game modes.

        • Classic Casual and Classic Competitive: Classical game modes of Bomb defusal and Hostage rescue. Casual and Competitive have different rules to better suit casual players and competitive players.
          • Bomb Scenario: The Terrorists must plant C4 at a bombsite and the Counter-Terrorists must defend the bombsite.
          • Hostage Scenario: The Counter-Terrorists must rescue the hostages and the Terrorists must defend the hostages.
          • Wingman (PC only): 2 versus 2 matches on small bomb defusal maps.
          • Premier Competitive (PC only): A version of Competitive where the players select Active Duty maps to play through a veto system.
          • Demolition: Fast paced bomb defusal with weapon progression elements.
          • Arms Race: Respawning deathmatch where players must progress through a list of weapons.
          • Flying Scoutsman (PC only): Gravity is reduced, and all players possess SSG 08 rifles with perfect accuracy.
          • Retakes (PC only): A fast-paced game mode where 3 Terrorists defend a planted bomb from 4 Counter-Terrorists.
          • Guardian: 2 players must fend off waves of 5 bots.
          • Co-op Strike: 2 players going fight against an AI controlled terrorist team in a story-driven scenario.

          In addition, Global Offensive offers Offline with Bots, which offers the same game modes with AI-controlled bots (with the exception of Danger Zone); and the Weapons Course, a single player map serving as a tutorial and a training mode.

          Official Maps

          At launch, Global Offensive had a total of 16 official maps: 8 updated classic maps, and 8 brand new maps for the Arsenal game mode. More maps were added to the game in later patches.

          Maps added in post-release can only be accessed through the PC version of the game.

          Bomb Defusal

          Active Duty Pool

          • Inferno
          • Nuke
          • Vertigo (released on October 1, 2012) [3]
          • Mirage (released on June 12, 2013) [4]
          • Overpass (released on December 18, 2013) [5]
          • Ancient (released on December 3, 2020)
          • Anubis (became official on August 16, 2022)

          Reserves Group

          • Dust II
          • Train
          • Cobblestone (released on December 18, 2013) [5]
          • Cache (became official on July 1, 2014)
          • Canals (released on March 15, 2017)
          • Tuscan (became official on August 16, 2022)

          Hostage Rescue

          Wingman

          • Cobblestone(Bombsite B)
          • Inferno(Bombsite A)
          • Lake
          • Overpass(Bombsite B)
          • Shortdust
          • Train(Bombsite A)
          • Shortnuke (released on April 20, 2018)
          • Vertigo(Bombsite B) (added on January 24, 2019) [8]
          • Boyard (became official on December 13, 2022)
          • Chalice (became official on December 13, 2022)

          Danger Zone

          • Blacksite (released on December 6, 2018)
          • Sirocco (released on April 30, 2019)
          • Ember (became official on February 21, 2022)
          • Vineyard (became official on February 21, 2022)

          War Games

          Arms Race

          * Made available to arms race at a later date.

          Demolition

          Flying Scoutsman

          Retakes

          Special Event

          Halloween

          Winter

          Birthday

          Control Point

          Removed Official Maps

          Bomb Defusal

          • Balkan (removed in Beta)
          • Cranes (removed in Beta)
          • Aztec (removed on November 13, 2017)
          • Dust (removed on November 13, 2017)
          • Shipped (became official on May 23, 2017, removed on October 9, 2018)
          • Austria (became official on May 23, 2017, removed on January 24, 2019)
          • Subzero (became official on October 9, 2018, removed on January 24, 2019)
          • Biome (became official on October 9, 2018, removed on April 25, 2019)
          • Abbey (became official on January 24, 2019, removed on April 25, 2019)
          • Ruby (became official on April 25, 2019, removed on October 2, 2019)
          • Seaside (became official on July 31, 2019, removed on November 18, 2019)
          • Zoo (became official on January 24, 2019, removed on November 18, 2019)
          • Chlorine (became official on March 31, 2020, removed on July 23, 2020)
          • Mutiny (became official on July 23, 2020, removed on December 3, 2020)
          • Swamp (became official on July 23, 2020, removed on December 3, 2020)
          • Grind (became official on May 3, 2021, removed on September 21, 2021)
          • Mocha (became official on May 3, 2021, removed on September 21, 2021)
          • Iris (became official on February 21, 2022, removed on August 16, 2022)
          • Breach (became official on August 16, 2022, removed on December 13, 2022)

          Hostage Rescue

          • Insertion (became official on May 23, 2017, removed on October 9, 2018)
          • Workout (became official on April 25, 2019, removed on July 31, 2019)
          • Climb (became official on February 21, 2022, removed on August 16, 2022)

          Wingman

          • Rialto (released on May 23, 2017, removed on December 3, 2020)
          • Calavera (became official on May 3, 2021, removed on September 21, 2021)
          • Pitstop (became official on May 3, 2021, removed on September 21, 2021)
          • Crete (became official on February 21, 2022, removed on August 16, 2022)
          • Hive (became official on February 21, 2022, removed on August 16, 2022)
          • Blagai (became official on August 16, 2022, removed on December 13, 2022)
          • Cascade (became official on August 16, 2022, removed on December 13, 2022)

          War Games

          Demolition

          Danger Zone

          Factions

          Global Offensive features a mix of old and new factions, with a total of fourteen unique factions. Factions are no longer selectable at the start of a game. Instead, each map has its own specific T and CT factions. It is the second game in the series to do so, following Counter-Strike (Xbox).

          Unlike previous Counter-Strike games, where all factions had the same quotes from the same voice actor, each faction now has its own quotes and voice actor.

          All factions (aside from the SAS) have five different possible models, randomly chosen upon spawn.

          Terrorists

          Counter-Terrorists

          Agent Factions

          Terrorists

          Counter-Terrorists

          Cut Factions

          Terrorists

          Counter-Terrorists

          Development

          Counter-Strike: Global Offensive started off as an Xbox 360 port of Counter-Strike: Source by Hidden Path Entertainment. Seeing this as an opportunity to expand the franchise, Valve turned it into an entirely new game. [9]

          Jess Cliffe confirmed the title “Global Offensive” on the official Steam forums on August 11, 2011, [10] while Valve later confirmed with its official announcement on August 12, 2011 [11] .

          Counter-Strike: Global Offensive uses the latest version of the Source engine and is not built off of Counter-Strike: Source. After the success of the previous game, Valve wanted the newest game in the franchise to cater to both the casual and competitive community by including a matchmaking system as well as support for dedicated servers.

          Valve announced the beta would begin in October, but after receiving feedback from professional players who had been invited to playtest earlier versions of the beta, Valve decided to delay the beta [12] . After addressing the majority of the issues the closed beta started on November 30, 2011 to a pool of around 10,000 select players. After almost a year of the closed beta, Valve opened the beta up starting August 14, 2012 to anyone who had pre-ordered the game.

          As of yet, the console versions have not been updated and are extremely different when compared to their Steam counterpart. It is currently unknown whether or not Valve has plans for updating these versions.

          Updates to the game after its release can be tracked at Valve’s Product Updates channel.

          Post-release

          Valve is known for providing active support and continuous updates for its titles, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is no exception. Since the beta ended, Hidden Path Entertainment have stopped its share of the development and Valve has taken over and provided countless updates to the game for everything from bug fixes and gameplay adjustments to new official content like an inventory system, the In-game Store, the weapon finishes, and even added support for the Steam Workshop to allow custom content. Major content DLCs known as Operations are released once several months, each lasting over several seasons, bringing in new permanent content as well as seasonal content.

          In the “Hello CS” presentation in China [13] , it was announced that the game’s engine would be ported to Source 2 in Summer 2017 along with the addition of a new UI called Panorama, and a special modified version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive would be released in China, via Perfect World.

          Since December 6, 2018, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has become completely free. However, in order to play at prime matches, you need to buy the game for 15$, or reach level 21. Players who bought the game before the update of December 6, 2018, received free prime status and in honor of this they were awarded a special medal named the Loyalty Badge.

          Counter-Strike 2

          In March 2023, Valve announced an update to Global Offensive, titled Counter-Strike 2. Using Valve’s Source 2 game engine, Counter-Strike 2 features major technical improvements over Global Offensive. The game was released on September 27, 2023, replacing the previous version on Steam and shutting down all its servers.

          Achievements

          Achievements, also known as Awards in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, are retained from Counter-Strike: Source.

          Achievements are given for completing milestones or notable actions, such as getting 1,000 kills with a particular weapon, or getting four headshots in one round. There are five categories of achievements, progression in the completion of achievements in each category will award the player with medals that can be seen on the leaderboard during matches. The list of achievements is found in the stats menu.

          Technical Info

          • The console versions of the game run at native 720p resolution at a consistent 30fps.
          • PC and Xbox 360 versions are rendered in Direct3D, while the macOS and Playstation 3 version is rendered in OpenGL.
          • The PlayStation 3 version supports the DualShock 3 controller, PlayStation Move or a USB keyboard/mouse, while the Xbox 360 version is limited to a controller.
          • Supports ATI X1000-series GPU.

          Reception

          Counter Strike: Global Offensive received “generally favorable” reviews on Metacritic getting a metascore of 83/100 on PC, [14] 80/100 on PS3, [15] and 79/100 on Xbox 360. [16]

          Trivia

          • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was announced on August 12, 2011, 12 years (exactly 146 months or 4,444 days) after Counter-Strike was originally released as a modification (June 12, 1999).
          • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive did not arrive on the PAL version of PlayStation Store on the official release date, causing fans of the region to react with anger. Sony apologized for the delay and promised to solve the problem as soon as possible but failed to provide an explanation.
          • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the only Counter-Strike game to be rated 18+ by PEGI.
          • In the CS:GO icon, a CT can be seen holding a SCAR-L, a weapon that isn’t in the game.
          • Unlike the other games in the Counter-Strike series, the color of the Terrorist team in CS:GO seems to be a darker yellow with a bit of orange mixed into it, instead of red.
          • Despite the game having left the beta in August 21, 2012, the Steam Database Depots for CS:GO is still called “Counter-Strike Global Offensive Beta”.
          • The in-game files include a language option for “Pirate”. This language can be used by setting the -language launch option to Pirate . This includes changes such as the Counter-Terrorist team being referred to as the “British Navy” and the Terrorist team being referred to as the “Pirates”.
          • The original Steam App id in steam store was 1800 , but was later changed to 730 .

          Videos

          References

          1. ↑ Chowdhury, Amaar (September 28, 2023). “CS:GO fans now frantically dusting off their Xbox 360s as servers are still online”. VideoGamer.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
          2. ↑Joystiq – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive loses cross-play
          3. ↑ 3.03.1CS:GO Blog – 1 OCT 2012
          4. ↑CS:GO Blog – 6/12 Update: Mirage
          5. ↑ 5.05.1CS:GO Blog – The Overpass and Cobble Process
          6. ↑CS:GO Blog – 7 FEB 2013
          7. ↑CS:GO Blog – 21 MAR 2013
          8. ↑CS:GO Blog – From Abbey to Zoo
          9. ↑HLTV – CS:GO – What we know so far
          10. ↑Steam Users’ Forums – “Global Offensive“
          11. ↑Announcement of CS:GO
          12. ↑Valve delays Counter-Strike: GO beta
          13. ↑Gaming On Linux – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is moving to Source 2
          14. ↑Metascore for Counter Strike: Global Offensive for PC, Metacritic, Retrieved March 6, 2020
          15. ↑Metascore for Counter Strike: Global Offensive for PS3, Metacritic, Retrieved March 6, 2020
          16. ↑Metascore for Counter Strike: Global Offensive for Xbox 360, Metacritic, Retrieved March 6, 2020

          External links

          • Official website
          • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at Steam
          • CS:GO on twitter.com
          • CS:GO Dev on instagram.com
          • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at Wikipedia
          • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at Encyclopedia Gamia
          • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at PC Gaming Wiki