- Rank Wars
- Match History
Rank Wars (ランク 戦, Ranku Sen ?) are official matches fought between agents as training and to increase their ranking. They are divided into Solo and Team Matches. In B-Rank team matches (usually what "Rank Wars" refers to in-series), they are fought between 3 or 4 Squads at a time, and the squad with the lowest ranking has the right to choose the Rank War Stage.
Rising to 1st or 2nd place in the B-Rank War standings gives a squad the right of challenge to rise to A-rank in the form of a promotion test.[1][2]
B-Rank Wars[edit source]
See also: Rank War Stages
According to their rank, B-rank squads are split into the three groups of Upper (1-7th place), Middle (7-14th place), and Lower (15th place and below). The squads compete for points in matches within that group.[3]
After every match, the points scored are tallied and the standing changes. Depending on that a switch can occur between the groups. B-rank no.1 and no.2 receive the right of challenge to rise to A-rank.[3]
When the season starts, bonus points are added according to the standing of the previous season. (The higher the standing, the bigger the advantage next season.)[3]
Standard Rules for the Matches[edit source]
- A match is a three-way or four-way squad battle. (1 squad is 1 operator and 1-4 combatants)
- Defeating 1 member of an enemy squad is 1 point. (Cases where you are taken down by trion leakage, the point goes to the one who did the most damage)
- The squad that survives until the end earns 2 bonus survival points. (Cases where the time runs out before the match is settled, there are no survival points)
- 1 match has a time limit of 45~60 minutes (This changes according to the size of the stage. The bigger the stage, the longer the time limit)
- In the match, the squad with the lowest standing has the right to choose the stage.
- Even in squad rank wars solo points fluctuate just like solo rank wars.
- Only when there are no members of enemy squads in a 60m radius can a voluntary bailout be made. (Exiting the stage without giving the enemy points)
- Withdrawing from the combat area of the stage is treated as the same as a voluntary bailout.
Schedule[edit source]
| Season | Break |
|---|---|
| February, March, and April | May |
| June, July, and August | September |
| October, November, and December | January |
One round of matches occur in two blocks: day and night, half of the Upper, Middle, and Lower groups fight in the day block and the other half fight in the night block. Each round takes place on a Wednesday or Saturday, and after three rounds there is a break of a week before the next round.
The most recent B-Rank war season's schedule was:[6]
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| February 1 (Sat) | Round 1 |
| February 5 (Wed) | Round 2 |
| February 8 (Sat) | Round 3 |
| February 12 (Wed) | Break |
| February 15 (Sat) | Round 4 |
| February 19 (Wed) | Round 5 |
| February 22 (Sat) | Round 6 |
| February 26 (Wed) | Break |
| March 1 (Sat) | Round 7 |
| March 5 (Wed) | Round 8 |
A-Rank Wars[edit source]
Little is known about A-Rank wars, but they were confirmed in Chapter 236. It is known that they do determine A-Rank squad rankings.
References[edit source]
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Chapter 86 (p. 8)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 17 Chapter 149 (p. 13) and Episode 82.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 World Trigger Manga — Vol. 12 (p. Extras)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 18 Chapter 153 (p. 3) and Episode 83.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 10 Chapter 86 (p. 4) and Episode 38.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 12 Chapter 104 (p. 1) and Episode 64.
