What Rank Protection means in Fortnite ranked matches

Rank Protection is an interesting feature in Fortnite that can be a game-changer for many. Since match performances can be all over the place, this acts as a good way to lengthen your time playing the serious mode.

With that said, we’ll break down what this feature is and how to utilize it.

What Rank Protection means in Fortnite ranked

Rank Protection is a system in the game that prevents your rank from decaying when you lose your first match of the day. In a way, it’s sort of like the game is giving you a warm-up round so you won’t be discouraged if you start your play session with the negative effects of a loss.

This feature will be implemented automatically and will actually incentivize you to potentially rank higher. With so many variables out there that can determine your rank, this can help you shake off any cobwebs if you haven’t played ranked in a bit or when there are changes to the map.

Rank Protection can help you develop new types of strategies to get better at Fortnite. It can help you take more risks, prioritizing dropping in hot spots and learning how to adapt in multi-team battles.

Once this is used up, your rank will be normally affected by losses. 

When does Rank Protection reset?

This feature resets every day at 0:00 UTC (use time converters if necessary). The reset coincides with your shop reset, so that’s a good indicator of when you get another free loss.

It’s cool that Epic Games acknowledges that we all have bad games, and this will act as an incentive to get into or play more Ranked.