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Marathon Ranked Mode launches March 21 with Weekend Format, HoloTags System and Tiered Progression

Published: 00:33, 19 March 2026

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Marathon Ranked Mode launches March 21 with Weekend Format, HoloTags System and Tiered Progression

Marathon's Ranked play available only during weekends (March 21-24 first event), inspired by Destiny's Trials of Osiris with extraction modes and rank-based matchmaking

Key Points from the Article

Rank progression system includes six tiers (Bronze through Pinnacle) with three divisions each, earning RP through completed runs and objectives for seasonal cosmetic rewards
HoloTags determine run objectives and score requirements, with higher tiers offering increased difficulty and bonus RP opportunities
Ranked mode requires level 25+, features Low Stakes (3,000 gear) and High Stakes (10,000 gear) matchmaking queues that determine player pools by risk level

Marathon's Ranked play available only during weekends (March 21-24 first event), inspired by Destiny's Trials of Osiris with extraction modes and rank-based matchmaking

Marathon’s Ranked mode arrives March 21 with weekend-only availability, HoloTags scoring, and tiered ranks from Bronze to Pinnacle.

Developer Bungie has dropped some insight on Ranked play in Marathon. Marathon will have Ranked play available, but only during weekends.

Drawing influence from systems like Trials of Osiris in Destiny, Marathon’s first Ranked event will take place March 21-24. Ranked combines extraction modes with traditional rank-based matchmaking.

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Weekend-Only Ranked Format

Ranked mode won’t be available all of the time. Instead, Marathon will host Ranked weekend events. During these weekends, Perimeter will be open for Ranked play.

Weekend rankings will be split up into divisions. You will earn RP by completing runs and accomplishing certain goals. By doing so, you’ll climb the ranks to reach higher divisions.

Rank Progression and Rewards

Ranked Points (RP) are awarded to players for completing runs and meeting outlined goals. Rank is split up like this:

Bronze
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Diamond
Pinnacle

Within each rank there are three divisions. Players will be rewarded with cosmetics at the end of each season depending on what rank they reached. Rewards include title, weapon styles, Runner Shell, and player background.

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Marathon Ranked opens up for play on the weekends, with each weekend featuring a different planet-side zone: Perimeter, Dire Marsh, or Outpost

HoloTags and Score-Based System

Another major Ranked mechanic is with HoloTags. Your HoloTags decide what you're going for and can obtain on each run .Requirements to gain RP:

Achieve an objective score required for your HoloTag tier
Extract with the objective completed

Overperformance can allow for more RP, whether it be from picking up more HoloTags, obtaining Tag Chips off of enemies/environments, etc. Higher HoloTags provide a higher score requirement. Increasing difficulty, but allow for more bonus RP.

Entry Requirements and Matchmaking

Ranked mode will be limited to level 25 and above. There will be two matchmaking queues:

Low Stakes (3,000 gear ante)
High Stakes (10,000 gear ante)

For the first weekend Marathon will only have the Low Stakes queue enabled. The queue you enter will determine your matchmaking pool by risk/stake level.