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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 August 2026
Rank Player Score Record (W-D-L) Games Win rate
#1 The Ur-Xiong
1852
 20-1-0 21 95% vs 38%
#2 Anonymous Planeswalker
1144
 9-0-7 16 56% vs 26%
#3 Anonymous Planeswalker
1107
 7-0-1 8 88% vs 43%
#4 Anonymous Planeswalker
1088
 10-1-7 18 56% vs 30%
#5 Anonymous Planeswalker
1044
 25-0-14 39 64% vs 47%
#6 Anonymous Planeswalker
1020
 16-0-10 26 62% vs 42%
#7 Anonymous Planeswalker
1014
 7-0-2 9 78% vs 42%
#8 Anonymous Planeswalker
998
 15-0-11 26 58% vs 39%
#9 Anonymous Planeswalker
989
 10-1-11 22 45% vs 27%
#10 Anonymous Planeswalker
950
 5-0-2 7 71% vs 31%
#11 Anonymous Planeswalker
892
 6-0-3 9 67% vs 37%
#12 Anonymous Planeswalker
875
 7-0-7 14 50% vs 28%
#13 Anonymous Planeswalker
866
 5-0-4 9 56% vs 25%
#14 Anonymous Planeswalker
849
 5-0-3 8 63% vs 31%
#15 Anonymous Planeswalker
787
 6-1-5 12 50% vs 35%
#16 Anonymous Planeswalker
780
 7-0-9 16 44% vs 28%
#17 Anonymous Planeswalker
757
 6-0-5 11 55% vs 36%
#18 Anonymous Planeswalker
744
 8-1-11 20 40% vs 30%
#19 Anonymous Planeswalker
731
 10-0-17 27 37% vs 29%
#20 Anonymous Planeswalker
710
 7-0-9 16 44% vs 32%
#21 Anonymous Planeswalker
709
 3-0-1 4 75% vs 33%
#22 Anonymous Planeswalker
702
 5-0-4 9 56% vs 38%
#23 Anonymous Planeswalker
677
 4-0-3 7 57% vs 35%
#24 Anonymous Planeswalker
670
 7-0-10 17 41% vs 32%
#25 Anonymous Planeswalker
655
 4-0-4 8 50% vs 28%
#26 Anonymous Planeswalker
622
 4-0-4 8 50% vs 32%
#27 Anonymous Planeswalker
617
 7-0-11 18 39% vs 33%
#28 Anonymous Planeswalker
614
 3-0-2 5 60% vs 32%
#29 Anonymous Planeswalker
568
 4-0-5 9 44% vs 31%
#30 Anonymous Planeswalker
567
 7-0-13 20 35% vs 33%
#31 Anonymous Planeswalker
543
 6-0-9 15 40% vs 40%
#32 Anonymous Planeswalker
532
 3-0-3 6 50% vs 33%
#33 Anonymous Planeswalker
523
 3-0-3 6 50% vs 39%
#34 Anonymous Planeswalker
521
 4-1-6 11 36% vs 31%
#35 Anonymous Planeswalker
517
 3-0-3 6 50% vs 44%
#36 Anonymous Planeswalker
517
 3-0-3 6 50% vs 44%
#37 Anonymous Planeswalker
454
 5-0-12 17 29% vs 28%
#38 Anonymous Planeswalker
454
 4-0-7 11 36% vs 36%
#39 Anonymous Planeswalker
450
 7-2-17 26 27% vs 37%
#40 Anonymous Planeswalker
444
 5-0-13 18 28% vs 27%
#41 Anonymous Planeswalker
423
 4-0-9 13 31% vs 29%
#42 Anonymous Planeswalker
412
 3-0-5 8 38% vs 45%
#43 Bari_tarted
411
 6-0-13 19 32% vs 45%
#44 Anonymous Planeswalker
410
 2-0-2 4 50% vs 29%
#45 Anonymous Planeswalker
409
 6-0-16 22 27% vs 34%
#46 Anonymous Planeswalker
406
 4-0-10 14 29% vs 27%
#47 Anonymous Planeswalker
402
 2-0-2 4 50% vs 27%
#48 Anonymous Planeswalker
399
 4-0-10 14 29% vs 28%
#49 Anonymous Planeswalker
393
 2-0-2 4 50% vs 25%
#50 Anonymous Planeswalker
391
 3-0-6 9 33% vs 28%

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. 3,030 pickup games were played on Playgroup Live in July 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?
Players are only named publicly if they have turned on a public profile. Everyone who qualifies is ranked, but a player without a public profile is shown anonymously. You can turn on your public profile in your account settings to show your name and link your profile.
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.