Ranked without the ladder anxiety
The app ranked follows the familiar structure: placement matches, then the climb through Warrior, Elite, Master, Grandmaster, Epic, Legend, and finally Mythic. The twist is that your opponents are bots. That removes the trolls, the AFK teammates, and the tilt of official ranked. What remains is a clean playground for testing drafts, builds, and macro play under ranked rules.
How the bots actually play
Early tier bots are genuinely easy: they farm slowly, group up late, and lose most teamfights. As you climb, they get sharper about pushing lanes and contesting objectives, but they still make very human-like mistakes at predictable moments. They do not adapt to your strategy, which means a plan that works once keeps working. Exploit that: learn their timing on Turtle and Lord and you will snowball most games.
The fastest climb strategy
Pick one hero and master it. Split pushers and high mobility assassins climb fastest because bots respond slowly to map pressure. A Ling or Hayabusa who takes every free tower wins more games than a teamfighter who waits for the perfect engage. Keep your games short: end fast, queue again, and let the win streak carry you. For hero ideas, the 2019 meta guide ranks the strongest picks of this version.
What to practice on the way up
Do not waste the climb on autopilot. Use it to drill fundamentals: last hitting under tower, jungle pathing, rotation timing, and objective control. Bots punish sloppy positioning less than humans, so focus on the mechanics and decision making you can carry back to the official game. This is also the best place to learn a new role, since your full hero roster is unlocked and every game is a safe lab.
Rewards for climbing
Ranked matches pay out diamonds, and tier milestones add bonuses on top. If your goal is collecting skins, the climb doubles as your income source. The free diamonds guide covers every earning method in detail so you can plan your spending.
Getting started
Install the game from the app download page, finish your placement matches, and start the climb. Mythic is closer than you think when the only thing between you and it is your own play.
