The Crucible Quick Start
The Crucible is VALIS's continuous, Elo-style ranked ladder — play matches, build your team's rating, and climb the regional standings. Here's how to get going in five steps.
- Make an account
- Set your display name to exactly match your gamertag
- Get your team registered on the Crucible
- Play ranked matches
- Post your final score for staff to record — and climb
Create your account
- Go to valis.gg and click Sign In (top-right).
- Choose how to sign up: Continue with Discord (fastest), or the Register tab (display name, email, password) — verify your email if you register that way.
- (Recommended) Turn on 2FA under My Account → Security.
Set your display name to your gamertag
The Crucible has no console linking — your display name is your identity in matches, so it must exactly match your Xbox or PlayStation gamertag (capitalization, spacing, numbers, and special characters all count). Set it under My Account, and choose your region (NA or EU).
Get your team on the Crucible
The Crucible is team-based, and teams are registered by staff. Your team's Team Contact requests registration in the VALIS Discord; once staff approve it, your team appears on the ladder and can play. Joining an existing ranked team? Ask its Team Contact to add you.
✓ Done — your team is on the ladder.Play ranked matches
- Arrange a match against another team on the ladder (find opponents and coordinate in the Discord).
- Play it out following the Crucible match rules — see the Crucible Rules & Guidelines page.
- Note the final score — that's all you'll report, and it sets your dominance multiplier automatically (see below).
Report the result and climb
- Your Team Contact posts the final score (just the score, e.g. 4–2) in the match report channel of the VALIS Discord.
- Staff then enter the result into the bot/website — that's what records it and updates the standings.
- Your team's CR adjusts automatically once the result is recorded.
How your rating (CR) works
- Every team starts at 1200 CR.
- It's Elo-style: beating a higher-rated team gains you more than beating a lower-rated one.
- A dominance multiplier scales the CR change by how decisively you win — based on how many rounds the winner takes above the loser. It runs from 1.0 for a close match (e.g. a 4–3) up to 1.2 for a clean sweep (e.g. a 4–0).
- Your first 10 matches are provisional — CR swings faster while the system learns your level.
- Inactivity decay: if a team doesn't play for 14 days, it loses 10 CR per week (up to 100 total) until it plays again.
- Seasons: at the end of a season, staff may reset all ratings to 1200 and start fresh. Past standings and match history are archived first.
- Rankings are tracked per region (NA / EU) on the Crucible page.
What's next
- Check the Crucible leaderboard to see where your team stands.
- Want bracket play and prize pools too? See the Tournament Quick Start — your team can do both.
- Join the Discord — find opponents, get help, and reach staff: discord.gg/rhs4PWkGAM
- Watch on Twitch: twitch.tv/valis_esports
- Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@VALISEsports
- Support VALIS on Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/valis_esports
Questions? Email competitive@valis.gg or ask in the VALIS Discord.