In addition to the standard deck building and
ranked ladder matches, which allow you to climb the ranks monthly and earn rewards, the game also comes with challenges that'll test their skills in certain scenarios, akin to puzzles that'll have put on their thinking caps, and the Gauntlet, which is a sealed deck mode where players get to create a unique deck out of random cards and test their skills against other opponents.
Not exact matches
I basically set these power
rankings up as
ladder matches — on a neutral field, who do I trust to win, Team A or Team B?
The mode simply
ranks how you do in your first 50 Solo Showdown
matches and places you on the
ladder accordingly.
You can have a go in 1vs1 and 2vs2
matches locally with your friends in a couch party or online, with
ranked ladders.
This new content arrives in time for Season 1 of competitive multiplayer in Gears of War 4, similar to Overwatch, where players play a number of placement
matches to determine their
rank, and then try and climb the tiered
ladder.