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Achievement System

Badges & Achievements

Earned through performance milestones. Badges appear on your profile regardless of your current Elo tier.

6 badges available
Monthly Champion
Won 1st place in a monthly contest
Legend

Win 1st place in a monthly contest.

First Blood
First to cross the passing threshold on a POTW
Epic

First to score >=80/100.

πŸ’ŽFlawless
Score exactly 100/100 on a POTW
Epic

Score a perfect 100/100.

Top 10
Finish in the top 10 on a POTW
Epic

Finish in the top 10.

Special EventParticipated in a special limited-time eventRare

Participate in a special limited-time event.

DebutCompeted in your first PhysElo contestCommon

Compete in your first PhysElo contest.

PhysElo Ranking System

Hall of Titles

Eight orders. One destination. Compete, climb, and earn the title next to your name.

VIII

Einstein

2,300+ ELO

The pinnacle. The unreachable standard. Fewer than 1-in-1000 players will ever see this badge.

Top 0.1% of playersThe rarest title in PhysElo
VII

Newton

2,100 – 2,299 ELO

The second rarest title. You operate at a level most physicists only read about.

Top 1% of playersNear the peak of the ladder
VI

Feynman

1,900 – 2,099 ELO

Named after Richard Feynman. If you're here, physics isn't just a subjectβ€”it's a language.

Top 5% of playersNamed after a legend
V

Master

1,600 – 1,899 ELO

You've cracked 1600. An elite minority who think in equations, not just formulas.

Top 15% of playersThe serious contenders
IV

Intermediate

1,400 – 1,599 ELO

A legitimate competitor. You belong in the top tier of most classrooms.

Top 30% of playersGenuinely competitive
III

Beginner

1,200 – 1,399 ELO

Consistently placing in the top half. The fundamentals are solid.

Top 50% of playersBetter than average
II

Chemist

1,000 – 1,199 ELO

You've made it past the baseline. Some foundational physics is clicking.

Top 70% of playersShowed up to compete
I

Biologist

0 – 999 ELO

A wide-open competitive tier with the largest player pool and the most room to climb.

Open divisionThe broadest active tier

Elo ranges and rarity statistics are subject to change as the player base grows.