Clans
Clan Leaderboard
Rankings based on the average visible Elo of top contributors.
How clans work on EloTiers
A clan on EloTiers is a persistent group of players with a shared tag, a roster and a public profile. Unlike a leaderboard position for an individual, a clan's standing is not something a group can claim directly — it is calculated from the ratings its members have actually earned across the kits they play.
That design choice matters. A clan cannot climb by recruiting broadly, because inactive accounts contribute nothing. It cannot climb by self-reporting results, because the inputs are match-derived ratings. What moves a clan up the table is members improving on the ladders they compete on, and what moves it down is those members leaving or going quiet.
Clan profiles are public. Anyone can inspect the roster, see when the clan was founded, check its recruitment status and read its recorded relations to other clans, without needing an account.
Starting and running a clan
Founding
Creating a clan requires a linked Minecraft account, a unique tag and a display name. The tag is what appears next to members on leaderboards, so it is checked for collisions with existing clans.
Recruiting
A clan can be marked open or closed. Open clans accept applications from their public profile; closed clans grow only through direct invites sent by the owner or an officer.
Roles
Owners control the clan itself and can transfer ownership. Officers manage invites and removals. Members contribute their ratings to the clan score. Roles are visible on the public roster.
Relations
Clans can record allied, neutral or rival standing towards other clans. Relations are documentation of the competitive scene rather than a mechanic that changes scoring.
Scoring
The clan score aggregates member ratings across supported kits. It recalculates as members play, so the clan table reflects current form rather than historical reputation.
Leaving
A player belongs to one clan at a time. Leaving removes their rating contribution immediately, and both the player profile and the clan score update on the next recalculation.
Frequently asked questions about clans
How is a clan's score calculated?
A clan score is derived from the visible Elo of its members across the kits they play, not entered manually. Because the score is computed from ratings rather than headcount, recruiting a large number of inactive accounts does not raise a clan's position, and losing an active core member lowers it.
How many members can a clan have?
Rosters are sized so that a clan stays a recognisable competitive group rather than an open list. Because the score reflects member ratings rather than raw member count, a small focused roster regularly outranks a much larger one.
What is the difference between a clan owner, an officer and a member?
The owner controls the clan's existence, its tag and the transfer of ownership. Officers handle day-to-day roster work: sending invites, accepting applicants and removing inactive members. Members appear on the roster and contribute to the clan score but do not change the roster themselves.
What are clan relations?
Clans can record their standing towards other clans - allied, neutral or rival. Relations are descriptive rather than mechanical: they document the competitive landscape and make the scene readable from the outside, but they do not change matchmaking or scoring.
Can a player belong to more than one clan?
No. A player contributes their ratings to exactly one clan at a time, which keeps clan scores meaningful. Leaving a clan removes that contribution immediately and the affected clan's score recalculates on the next update.