CS2 Ranks Explained: Competitive Ranks, Premier CS Rating and FACEIT Levels

Counter-Strike 2 has three ranking systems. Competitive uses the 18 classic skill groups, from Silver I to The Global Elite, and gives you a separate rank on every map. Premier replaces skill groups with a single number, the CS Rating, shown in coloured bands from grey to gold. FACEIT, a separate platform, uses levels 1 to 10 based on Elo.

This guide lists every CS2 rank in order and explains how each system works, based on Valve's release notes and FACEIT's help center.

All CS2 Competitive ranks in order

#	Skill group
1	Silver I
2	Silver II
3	Silver III
4	Silver IV
5	Silver Elite
6	Silver Elite Master
7	Gold Nova I
8	Gold Nova II
9	Gold Nova III
10	Gold Nova Master
11	Master Guardian I
12	Master Guardian II
13	Master Guardian Elite
14	Distinguished Master Guardian
15	Legendary Eagle
16	Legendary Eagle Master
17	Supreme Master First Class
18	The Global Elite

How Competitive ranks work

• Every map has its own rank. You can be Gold Nova on one map and Master Guardian on another.
• A map's skill group is revealed after 2 wins on that map (Valve, June 2024).
• In January 2026 Valve recalibrated the underlying per-map values and expired existing per-map skill groups; they come back once you win the required matches again.

CS2 Premier ranks: CS Rating explained

Premier is CS2's pick-and-ban mode on the Active Duty map pool. Instead of skill groups it shows a CS Rating, a visible measure of your performance that also places you on global and regional leaderboards. The rating is shown in colour bands:

Colour	CS Rating
Grey	below 5,000
Light blue	5,000 – 9,999
Blue	10,000 – 14,999
Purple	15,000 – 19,999
Pink	20,000 – 24,999
Red	25,000 – 29,999
Gold	30,000 and above

Valve does not publish this table; these are the bands as shown in game and listed by community sites, and a few sites draw the edges slightly differently.

• Placement: your rating appears after you win enough Premier matches. Valve does not state the number; it is widely reported as 10 wins.
• Seasons: Premier runs in seasons. Season Five began on July 8, 2026. At the end of a season you earn a medal in the colour of the highest CS Rating you reached, if you have at least 25 Premier wins, an active rating and an account in good standing.
• Parties: players with a very high CS Rating can't party with accounts that have no established rating, and Valve limits the rating range that can queue together (the exact range is not published).
• Prime required: Premier, skill groups and CS Rating are only available with Prime Status.

FACEIT levels and Elo

FACEIT is a third-party platform with its own matchmaking. Your Elo decides your level:

FACEIT level	Elo
Level 1	100 – 500
Level 2	501 – 750
Level 3	751 – 900
Level 4	901 – 1,050
Level 5	1,051 – 1,200
Level 6	1,201 – 1,350
Level 7	1,351 – 1,530
Level 8	1,531 – 1,750
Level 9	1,751 – 2,000
Level 10	2,001 and above

Source: FACEIT help center, CS2 Elo and skill levels (October 2026). Above Level 10, Challenger marks the top 1,000 players by Elo; you lose it if you drop out of the top 1,000 and can earn it back.

Which CS2 rank system should you care about?

• Premier is the main ranked mode and the one with leaderboards and season medals.
• Competitive lets you play one map at a time, so it is where you build a rank on your favourite maps.
• FACEIT is a separate platform with its own client, anti-cheat and ladder. A FACEIT level does not change your Premier rating, and the other way round.

CS2 rank distribution

Valve does not publish rank or rating distributions. Third-party trackers only see the players who use them, and their numbers disagree a lot, so we don't repeat them here. Community snapshots agree on the overall shape: most rated Premier players sit in the light blue and blue bands, and red and gold are a very small minority.

How to climb in CS2

• Learn two or three maps well. In Competitive every map is ranked on its own, and in Premier you can ban the maps you are weakest on.
• Play with a regular team. Communication and set utility win more rounds than aim alone.
• Review your demos. Repeated deaths in the same spots are the quickest rating to win back.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the CS2 ranks in order?

In Competitive: Silver I to Silver IV, Silver Elite, Silver Elite Master, Gold Nova I to III, Gold Nova Master, Master Guardian I and II, Master Guardian Elite, Distinguished Master Guardian, Legendary Eagle, Legendary Eagle Master, Supreme Master First Class and The Global Elite.

What is the highest rank in CS2?

The Global Elite in Competitive. In Premier there is no top rank, only the gold CS Rating band (30,000 and above) and the leaderboards.

How do you get a rank in CS2?

In Competitive, win 2 matches on a map to reveal your skill group there. In Premier, your CS Rating appears after enough wins (widely reported as 10). Both need Prime Status.

What is a good CS Rating?

Purple (15,000+) and above is well beyond the most common bands; pink, red and gold are top-level ratings.

What FACEIT level is the best?

Level 10 (2,001 Elo and above). The top 1,000 Level 10 players hold Challenger.