CSL player guide

How Rust Clan Matchmaking Works

The ranked queue looks for a suitable clan rather than asking captains to negotiate every game in chat. Its search window starts close and expands while a party waits.

ELO search window

The search starts within 150 ELO, grows by 75 each minute and stops widening at 600.

Ready check

When a pairing is found, each side has 15 minutes to ready. Repeated expiry penalties escalate and reset after 48 hours without another strike.

Repeated opponents

The first 3 meetings with the same opponent in a 14-hour window count in full, the next 3 for 50%, 20%, 10% of the ELO, and anything past 6 is an unrated friendly. Extra meetings can still be played without farming the ladder.

Result window

After play, captains have a 5-minute hold to raise a result dispute before normal finalisation.