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Grandmaster Rank in League of Legends

Q: How many divisions does Grandmaster have?

Grandmaster is an apex tier and has no standard IV–I divisions — progression is based on LP position on the ladder, and exact thresholds can vary by region and season.

Q: What rank comes after Grandmaster?

Challenger is the next rank above Grandmaster on the ranked ladder.

Q: How do you climb from Grandmaster?

A small champion pool, reliable builds, matchup knowledge and tracking patch changes can help improve consistency. The League of Legends Hub tier list, builds and counters are built for exactly that.

An elite apex tier between Master and Challenger, contested every day.

Apex tier — no standard divisions Above Master Below Challenger Apex Tier

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The red elite

Position on the Ladder

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Master

Grandmaster

Challenger

What Grandmaster Means

Sitting between Master and Challenger, Grandmaster is the second of the apex tiers. As with the other apex ranks, there are no divisions to climb through. Your place depends entirely on your LP within the regional ladder, and the cutoffs shift depending on region and season.

Staying in Grandmaster is a constant fight over a small number of ladder positions. Every day you have to hold your ground against Master players climbing toward you and Challenger hopefuls racking up LP from below. The play here is close to professional, and plenty of Grandmaster players already have the attention of esports organizations. Compared with casual ranked, the difference is huge. At this level, small edges such as thorough matchup preparation and how quickly you adjust after a patch can determine whether a player’s career takes off.

Climbing from Grandmaster

Keep the pool small Two or three champions per role — mastery beats variety, and it can help improve consistency.

Use the tier list Check which champions are statistically strong on the current patch before you queue. Know your matchups A minute in counters before lane tells you when to trade and when to survive. Track the patch Buffs and nerfs shift lanes every cycle — patch notes keep your picks honest.

Play consistent roles One main role builds pattern recognition faster than filling every game.

Review your losses One avoidable death or skipped objective per game is often the whole climb.