MCTiers Points and Titles: How the Overall Ranking Works
The short answer
Every tier is worth points: HT1 60, LT1 45, HT2 30, LT2 20, HT3 10, LT3 6, HT4 4, LT4 3, HT5 2, LT5 1. A player’s points from all gamemodes are added together, and the overall leaderboard is sorted by that total.
The points table
HT1 60 · LT1 45 · HT2 30 · LT2 20 · HT3 10 · LT3 6 · HT4 4 · LT4 3 · HT5 2 · LT5 1. The jump from LT1 to HT1 is the largest in the table, which is why holding HT1 in even one gamemode separates a player from the rest of the field.
Peak counts, not current
When a player has reached a higher peak tier, the peak is what counts. So a retired HT1 keeps their 60 points even though they no longer compete. This is why some of the highest totals on the site belong to players who are marked retired in most of their gamemodes.
Titles and their thresholds
Titles reflect total points: Rookie below 10, Combat Novice from 10, Combat Cadet from 20, Combat Specialist from 50, Combat Ace from 100, Combat Master from 250, and Combat Grandmaster from 400. The title is a summary of breadth — how many gamemodes you are ranked in — as much as of peak skill.
Why breadth beats depth for the overall
Eight gamemodes at LT3 (6 points each) is 48 points, which beats a single HT1 at 60 only barely — and a single HT2 at 30 is beaten easily by three LT3s. That is why the overall leaderboard rewards players who are ranked across many gamemodes rather than specialists in one.
How to check your own total
Open your profile: it lists every gamemode, the tier, the points that tier is worth, and the total. If the sum does not match your overall points, the difference is almost always a peak tier you reached earlier in a gamemode you no longer play.
A worked example
Take a player with HT1 in Sword (60), LT2 in UHC (20) and LT3 in Pot (6). Their total is 86 points, which makes them a Combat Specialist. Add a HT3 in Vanilla (10) and they reach 96 — still a Specialist, but one tier away from Combat Ace at 100. That last gamemode is often worth more than grinding a single tier upward, because moving from Sword LT1 to HT1 is 15 points while adding a fresh LT3 is only 6 plus the placement effort.
What happens when a tier retires
A retired player no longer competes in that gamemode, so they drop off its tier list — but the tier still appears on their profile and still counts toward their points. This is deliberate: retiring should not erase a career. It is also why you will occasionally see a player near the top of the overall leaderboard who is marked retired in every gamemode they hold.
Do event wins give points
No. Points come only from tiers, not from event results. Event wins are recorded as achievements and cosmetics, but the overall leaderboard measures tiered skill across gamemodes. A player can win every event of the season and still sit below someone with a broader tier spread.