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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.

206
Ranked this month
This month All time September 2026
Rank Player Score Record (W-D-L) Games Win rate
#1 Caker
1732
 9-0-1 10 90% vs 27%
#2 Flavio Carvalho
1476
 19-0-13 32 59% vs 27%
#3 DuDu2o0o2
1221
 11-0-8 19 58% vs 27%
#4 Quintavius
1192
 15-0-7 22 68% vs 39%
#5 Rags
1190
 9-0-5 14 64% vs 29%
#6 ravnika13
1168
 23-0-21 44 52% vs 32%
#7 Bobbi_Wasabi
1148
 18-0-20 38 47% vs 28%
#8 Xdecifer
1139
 17-0-19 36 47% vs 27%
#9 Arasmas
1062
 11-1-11 23 48% vs 27%
#10 PapaTriste
1040
 15-0-10 25 60% vs 39%
#11 Hog Lord Hogs
1024
 9-0-8 17 53% vs 28%
#12 WhereamIHelp!
977
 7-0-6 13 54% vs 26%
#13 MightyGunman
962
 4-0-1 5 80% vs 27%
#14 bubbadu
928
 6-0-5 11 55% vs 26%
#15 TheHollowMonarch
918
 13-1-14 28 46% vs 33%
#16 Prowain
877
 10-0-7 17 59% vs 42%
#17 Aydden
866
 6-0-5 11 55% vs 29%
#18 Jaymaster89
853
 8-0-9 17 47% vs 29%
#19 brdlyh
849
 5-0-3 8 63% vs 31%
#20 Orson
846
 4-0-2 6 67% vs 26%
#21 Skillato
846
 4-0-2 6 67% vs 26%
#22 swank540
840
 28-0-59 87 32% vs 28%
#23 Allester_93
827
 6-0-5 11 55% vs 31%
#24 M33val
817
 5-0-4 9 56% vs 28%
#25 DraeganDeez
794
 9-0-10 19 47% vs 34%
#26 hoopsteve25
790
 5-0-4 9 56% vs 30%
#27 sal
785
 9-0-7 16 56% vs 44%
#28 allsupa
781
 5-1-5 11 45% vs 25%
#29 pumert
773
 7-3-7 17 41% vs 31%
#30 ShockWave_70
771
 7-0-7 14 50% vs 34%
#31 Valik
738
 4-4-3 11 36% vs 27%
#32 Kit (they/them)
735
 6-1-8 15 40% vs 26%
#33 ValerionSol
728
 5-0-5 10 50% vs 29%
#34 Cafone
718
 9-0-16 25 36% vs 27%
#35 Bluedinocar
713
 3-1-1 5 60% vs 27%
#36 Curtalyst
665
 7-2-12 21 33% vs 27%
#37 shadowpanda
635
 9-0-10 19 47% vs 48%
#38 MLD
605
 3-0-2 5 60% vs 35%
#39 Jacyen
603
 15-2-25 42 36% vs 44%
#40 DeathAndDecay
601
 5-0-8 13 38% vs 27%
#41 Mako
582
 8-1-15 24 33% vs 33%
#42 ArcaneNexus
575
 4-0-5 9 44% vs 31%
#43 Syncro
569
 19-0-41 60 32% vs 39%
#44 Morgan
568
 6-0-12 18 33% vs 27%
#45 Jack in the Nox
568
 10-2-29 41 24% vs 26%
#46 Jake
558
 6-0-13 19 32% vs 26%
#47 Paskina
547
 11-0-31 42 26% vs 28%
#48 Haarkon
546
 6-0-12 18 33% vs 29%
#49 UnitedGroundhog
543
 3-0-3 6 50% vs 29%
#50 cafone02
540
 4-0-6 10 40% 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. 7,632 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.