How it works

The Angel Clan System (ACS) is a 1 vs 1 and guild spar points system based on the Elo Rating System, best known from competitive chess. The ACS leaderboard is available on the leaderboards page, and the system debuts for individual players at the Pilot Tournament on May 2, 2026. Guild support will follow later.

Each sparrer or guild starts with a base rating of 1200 points. After an ACS-qualified match, points are awarded or deducted based on the result and the opponent's rating. The system is continuous and does not reset for each event.

The core idea is self-correction. If a higher-rated player wins, only a few rating points move from the lower-rated player. If the lower-rated player scores an upset, many more points are transferred. Over time, players whose ratings are too high or too low should gain or lose points until their ratings better reflect their true playing strength.

The formula

ACS does not use a separate weighting rule where tournament matches count more than friendly matches. Rating movement comes from the Elo relationship between the competitors' ratings and the match outcome.

The system rewards upsets more heavily and makes expected wins move fewer points.

Activity

To prevent top-ranked players from going inactive to preserve their score, 1% of total points will be deducted from each top 10 ACS leaderboard sparrer who does not participate in a given ACS-qualified tournament.

Why ACS exists

ACS exists to incentivize activity in the sparrer community, spark fair competition, add continuity to spar tournaments, and measure the strongest sparrers by relative performance instead of isolated event results.

ACS-qualified events

The goal is for all well-organized 1 vs 1 spar tournaments to become ACS-qualified. This site and the official Discord server are the places to track the system and leaderboards. ACS can also qualify tournaments hosted in other servers; contact staff and we will coordinate with the organizers.

Rules

• Follow the game's general rules and guidelines, including no hacking, lag abuse, or similar exploits.
• Use of VPN is not allowed.
• If you do not show up to your match or matches, they will be counted as a loss toward you and negatively affect your score.
• Alt accounts, subs, and reserves are prohibited.
• Re-matches will be considered on an ongoing basis by the hosts.
• Point dispute decisions made by ACS officials are final.
• ACS officials reserve the right to tournament DQ, reset, or ban anyone from ACS if needed based on the infraction.