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Global Player Leaderboard

The best players across Playgroup Live pickup games, ranked by how much they beat their pod-size odds, not by raw win rate.

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Ranked this month
This month All time September 2026
Rank Player Score Record (W-D-L) Games Win rate
#1 WhereamIHelp!
2166
 47-5-19 71 66% vs 25%
#2 Caker
1823
 16-0-6 22 73% vs 26%
#3 JohnSmiths
1803
 11-0-1 12 92% vs 29%
#4 Flavio Carvalho
1709
 36-1-24 61 59% vs 27%
#5 Miggi3
1638
 39-1-29 69 57% vs 27%
#6 hoopsteve25
1450
 26-0-23 49 53% vs 27%
#7 Curtalyst
1444
 46-4-43 93 49% vs 28%
#8 ShockWave_70
1435
 32-1-21 54 59% vs 32%
#9 Ifreus (He/Him)
1407
 34-0-33 67 51% vs 27%
#10 Allester_93
1330
 19-0-9 28 68% vs 36%
#11 Triarius
1312
 24-2-24 50 48% vs 27%
#12 Xdecifer
1296
 52-0-70 122 43% vs 26%
#13 Gabriel José
1291
 6-0-3 9 67% vs 20%
#14 Valik
1288
 37-7-46 90 41% vs 26%
#15 M33val
1269
 13-0-10 23 57% vs 27%
#16 Power
1267
 37-0-30 67 55% vs 34%
#17 Hog Lord Hogs
1267
 29-2-35 66 44% vs 26%
#18 Quintavius
1267
 24-0-12 36 67% vs 39%
#19 Bobbi_Wasabi
1261
 33-1-37 71 46% vs 28%
#20 Bounceyknight
1236
 33-3-37 73 45% vs 29%
#21 boschi
1231
 16-1-15 32 50% vs 27%
#22 Aedricthebard
1223
 30-0-39 69 43% vs 26%
#23 Prowain
1215
 19-0-13 32 59% vs 34%
#24 MightyGunman
1214
 8-2-4 14 57% vs 26%
#25 iz11y
1214
 36-4-41 81 44% vs 29%
#26 ravnika13
1211
 66-2-86 154 43% vs 30%
#27 PapaTriste
1211
 48-1-37 86 56% vs 38%
#28 Rags
1209
 25-0-25 50 50% vs 30%
#29 Jack in the Nox
1199
 62-15-98 175 35% vs 26%
#30 CrisRuts
1172
 29-3-36 68 43% vs 28%
#31 VulgarSlang
1169
 26-0-33 59 44% vs 27%
#32 Morgan
1162
 30-1-40 71 42% vs 27%
#33 brdlyh
1156
 14-1-10 25 56% vs 32%
#34 DuDu2o0o2
1149
 15-0-16 31 48% vs 27%
#35 Award
1132
 38-4-57 99 38% vs 27%
#36 ArdenDelaer
1119
 8-0-2 10 80% vs 40%
#37 Skillato
1116
 26-1-38 65 40% vs 26%
#38 starl33t
1113
 16-0-8 24 67% vs 42%
#39 Arasmas
1091
 14-1-16 31 45% vs 26%
#40 TheHollowMonarch
1089
 49-2-71 122 40% vs 30%
#41 Chuckles
1059
 16-0-21 37 43% vs 26%
#42 Anonymous Planeswalker
1053
 17-2-18 37 46% vs 30%
#43 zezz
1043
 21-2-31 54 39% vs 26%
#44 Blainacus
1030
 10-0-10 20 50% vs 27%
#45 Cafone
1029
 17-0-22 39 44% vs 28%
#46 The Ur-Xiong
1025
 4-0-0 4 100% vs 33%
#47 PhoenixBWB
1014
 21-2-29 52 40% vs 29%
#48 Mink
1011
 14-0-16 30 47% vs 29%
#49 Impulsiv3silv3r
994
 16-1-11 28 57% vs 41%
#50 Haarkon
991
 18-1-26 45 40% vs 27%

Score is how far above luck a player has proven they are: 1000 means we are confident they win at least as often as their pod sizes predict, and it rises as they play more games. Record is wins-draws-losses (W-D-L). Win rate is the real win rate; the smaller "vs" figure is the share you would expect from those pod sizes, so a win rate above it means beating the odds. Top 50 shown.

How the score works

Your score answers one question: how much better than luck are you, and how sure are we?

1. Beating the odds

In a four-player pod, luck alone wins you 1 game in 4. So a 25% win rate is dead average, and anything above it means you are beating the odds. In a duel, luck alone wins half, so a 50% win rate is average there. That is why winning a four-player game is worth more than winning a duel, and why the board compares your win rate to your pod sizes instead of everyone else's.

2. Proving it

Winning 3 of your first 4 games looks great, but a completely average player does that about 1 time in 20 by pure luck. Four games simply cannot tell a great player from a lucky one. So we only credit you with the part of your performance your record actually proves, and we hand over the rest as you keep playing.

Why playing more raises your score

Here is one player who keeps winning 60% of their four-player games, which is well above the 25% that luck predicts. Their win rate never changes. Only the number of games does.

5 games (3 wins)
643
Good start, but 5 games could be luck.
20 games (12 wins)
1404
Same win rate, now hard to explain by luck.
40 games (24 wins)
1710
Proven. Closing in on their true rating.

The player got better at nothing. They just gave us enough evidence to believe them. That is the reward for playing more games: your score climbs toward the rating your results have always deserved.

It is not a bonus for grinding. Your score rises toward your true performance and then stops. A player who wins exactly as often as luck predicts will approach the average from below forever, no matter how many games they play, so nobody can grind their way past better players.

Reading a score

1000 means we are confident you win at least as often as your pod sizes predict. Above 1000 is proven better than luck. Below it means you are either behind the odds, or simply have not played enough games yet to show otherwise.

Pickup games only

Only Playgroup Live games outside your own playgroups count, so the board measures you against the open field, not your regular table. Draws are neutral: they neither help nor hurt.

Earning your spot

You appear once you have played enough ranked pickup games this month against enough different opponents. Both floors exist so that nobody can rank by beating the same friend over and over.

Leaderboard FAQ

How do I get on the global leaderboard?
Play pickup games on Playgroup Live. A pickup game is a Live game that is not tied to one of your playgroups, so you are matched against the wider Playgroup community. Once you have played enough ranked pickup games this month against enough different opponents, you appear automatically. Games inside your own playgroup do not count here, because a global board is meant to measure you against the open field rather than your regular table. 7,590 pickup games were played on Playgroup Live in August 2026, so the ranked list you see here is a filtered slice of that activity, not the whole of it.
How is the score calculated?
Two steps. First we work out how well you are doing: in a four-player pod, pure luck wins you 1 game in 4, so a 25% win rate is average and anything above it means you are beating the odds. Winning a four-player game therefore counts for more than winning a duel, where luck alone wins half. Second, we only give you credit for what your record actually proves. Four games is not enough to tell a great player from a lucky one, so we start you cautiously and give you more of your performance as you play more games. Your score is the part of your performance we are confident is real.
Why did my score go up when I played more games without winning more often?
That is the system working as intended. Your score is held back by uncertainty, and every game you play removes some of it. Keep the same win rate over more games and your score rises, because we become more confident that your win rate is real skill rather than a hot streak. It is not a bonus for grinding: your score climbs toward your true performance level and then stops. A player who wins exactly as often as luck predicts will always approach the average from below, no matter how many games they play, so you can never grind your way past better players.
Why is a player with a worse win rate ranked above me?
Because they have proved more. A player who wins 45% of their four-player games across 40 games has shown something a player who won 3 of their first 4 games has not: that they can keep it up. A completely average player wins 3 of their first 4 games about 1 time in 20 through pure luck, so a hot start on its own is not evidence of skill. Play more games and, if your win rate holds, you will pass them.
Why are draws neutral?
A draw counts as exactly your expected share of the pod, so it neither helps nor hurts your score. This keeps the board honest: it removes any incentive to farm agreed draws in pickup games to pad a rating.
Why is a player's name shown as Anonymous Planeswalker?
Everyone who qualifies is ranked and named by default. A player is shown anonymously if they have turned on "Hide my username on public leaderboards" in their account settings, or if their account has been deleted. You can hide your own name there at any time and keep your rank.
When does the leaderboard reset?
The monthly board covers the current calendar month and resets at the start of each month. The all-time board never resets.