Marathon Ranked — Best Holotag Strategy for Ranked Mode
How to choose and use Holotags in Marathon Ranked. Risk vs reward and when to push for higher tiers.
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Your Holotag choice is the main lever for risk and reward in Marathon Ranked.
Start conservative
Until you're comfortable with the maps and PvP, stick to Silver (5,000 target). It keeps rank loss on death manageable while you learn.
When to move up
When you're consistently extracting above your target, try Diamond (15,000) or Pinnacle (20,000). Higher targets mean more rank progress on success—and a bigger penalty on death.
Hunt when it makes sense
Stealing an enemy's Holotag gives bonus credits and expanded capacity. Hunt when you have the advantage; don't throw away a safe exfil for one extra kill.
For the full Holotags breakdown and risk calculator (coming Season 1), see our Holotags page.