# Climb the weekly leagues

> Every week you compete for XP with about 30 people at your level. See how cohorts form, who moves up or down on Monday, and how to join or leave.

Source: https://priortasks.com/docs/game-mode/leagues/
Last updated: 2026-11-05

Leagues turn a week of work into a friendly ranking. You are grouped with about 30 other people in the same league, the most active move up on Monday, and a new week starts from zero.

## The ten leagues

Pebble, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Amethyst, Obsidian and Diamond. Everyone starts in Pebble.

## How a week works

1. **You join with your first XP of the week.** Prior puts you in a group of about 30 players in your league. Until you earn XP, the page says your league is waiting.
2. **You are ranked by the XP you earn that week**: tasks, habits, kudos and achievements. The starting XP credited when you first turn Game on never counts.
3. **The week ends on Monday at 00:00 UTC.** Prior closes every group and tells you the result the next time you open the app.

On a full group of 30, the top 7 move up a league and the bottom 5 move down. Smaller groups scale both numbers down and never overlap them. Three more rules:

- Nobody moves up without earning XP that week.
- Pebble cannot move down, and Diamond cannot move up.
- On a tie, whoever joined the group first ranks higher.

**Progress → Leagues** shows your group, the time left (**Ends in**), a **Promotion zone** and a **Demotion zone**, and last week's result. A message tells you when you are promoted, when you held your place and when you go back a league.

## Who can join

Leagues only include people who choose to be seen. You need to be in Game mode and have **Leaderboards** set to **Public** or **Anonymous** in **Settings → Game**. With **Hidden**, which is the default, you never join a league. The **Leagues** tab then offers **Change visibility**. Switching it on mid-week joins you the next time you earn XP.

Players see your username and level, or an animal name such as "Anonymous Otter" if you choose **Anonymous**, never your email or real name. See [Leaderboards, usernames and kudos](https://priortasks.com/docs/game-mode/leaderboards-and-kudos/).

## All-time boards

The **All-time** section shows a **Level** board and a **Streak** board. They list everyone who is visible, beyond your league.

## Good to know

- Getting promoted earns the **Rising star** achievement, and reaching Diamond earns **Diamond league**.
- Leagues need a connection: offline, the tab tells you so.
- The daily XP limit makes it hard to win by grinding: see [How XP and levels work](https://priortasks.com/docs/game-mode/xp-and-levels/).
- In Calm mode you do not join leagues. See [Choose Calm or Game](https://priortasks.com/docs/game-mode/calm-or-game/).