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Get ready, Heroes of the Storm’s third ranked season is coming to a close next week! There are a bevy of new rewards that you can earn just by playing ranked games in 2017's opening season. So read below for the official details.

Season Roll Dates

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2017 Season 1 will begin as soon as our next patch becomes available for download in each region throughout next week. Check the season start and end dates below to make sure you’re able to dive into the rankings as soon as the season rolls.

Event	Date
2017 Season 1 Start	Week of March 14*
2017 Season 1 End	Week of June 13*

Revisiting the 2016 Season 3 Updates

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For the first season of 2017, we won’t be making any major adjustments from the ranked changes implemented last year, and we’d like to share some of the reasoning behind this decision:

• Hero League
  • Solo queue has been a huge success. We’ve seen a lot of positive feedback from players and match quality has been greatly improved.
• Team League
  • The population of team league has risen dramatically and there are more Team League games being played than ever before.
  • However, the disparity between the number of people queueing as duos and the number queueing as trios sometimes leads to long queue times, which can in turn lead to lower match quality.

So, in short, we’re going to leave things as they are for now and continue working toward addressing the duo queue versus trio problem in Team League, which is the root of the majority of Team League match quality problems. We’ll keep you updated with updates as we have them. Good luck on the ladder!

2017 Season 1 Rewards

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Players who manage to brawl their way up through the leagues during the upcoming season can claim new portraits, mounts, and gold rewards for their achievements in Hero and Team League. Take a look at everything that’s up for grabs this season!

League	Rewards		League	Rewards
Bronze	500 Gold Bronze Hero League Portrait		Bronze	500 Gold 2017 Season 1 Mount * Bronze Team League Portrait
Silver	750 Gold Silver Hero League Portrait		Silver	750 Gold 2017 Season 1 Mount * Silver Team League Portrait
Gold	1000 Gold Gold Hero League Portrait		Gold	1000 Gold 2017 Season 1 Mount * Gold Team League Portrait
Platinum	1250 Gold 2017 Season 1 Mount * Platinum Hero League Portrait		Platinum	1250 Gold 2017 Season 1 Mount * Platinum Team League Portrait
Diamond	1500 Gold 2017 Season 1 Mount * Diamond Hero League Portrait		Diamond	1500 Gold 2017 Season 1 Mount * Diamond Team League Portrait
Master	1750 Gold 2017 Season 1 Mount * Epic 2017 Season 1 Mount * Master Hero League Portrait		Master	1750 Gold 2017 Season 1 Mount * Epic 2017 Season 1 Mount * Master Team League Portrait
Grand Master	2000 Gold 2017 Season 1 Mount * Epic 2017 Season 1 Mount * Grand Master Hero League Portrait		Grand Master	2000 Gold 2017 Season 1 Mount * Epic 2017 Season 1 Mount * Grand Master Team League Portrait

In addition to everything we’ve mentioned so far, there will be 10 placement matches waiting for you on the other side of the season roll that you’ll need to play through in order to receive your initial ranking. We also plan to once again loosen the system’s certainty level in everyone’s skill rating, so it will be a little easier to move through the rankings during your first few matches this season.

If you’re ready to begin your Ranked Play journey in Heroes of the Storm but are unsure how, head over to our Ranked Play Guide to get started on the right foot.