Season ladder
How points work
Every ranked game earns ladder points. Beating stronger players pays more and easy wins pay less (up to 40 for a win, plus 2 for playing). In 3- and 4-player games you score for every player you finish ahead of. From Silver up, a loss costs a few points. Bronze never loses points.
Bonuses: +10 for your first win of the day in each game, and +5 / +10 / +15 for 3, 4 and 5+ wins in a row. Playing the same opponents more than 3 times a day in one game stops earning points.
The overall ladder adds up your best 5 games, so being good at several games beats grinding one. Points reset when the month ends. Your Elo rating doesn't reset: it's still used to match you with players of your level.