> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.rivalryze.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.rivalryze.com/contests/objective-modes.md).

# Objective Modes

An **Objective Mode** defines what players compete on in a Battle: what scores, and how players are ranked. You pick it on the **Objective Mode** step of the creation wizard, where Battle modes are grouped in tabs:

| Tab                    | Objective Modes                                                                                                                  |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **General Gaming**     | Achievement Points Battle, Completion Points Battle, Achievement Hunter Battle, Completion Hunter Battle, Platinum Hunter Battle |
| **Live Service**       | Dota 2 Points Battle, League of Legends Points Battle, TFT Points Battle                                                         |
| **Chess**, **Discord** | Marked **Coming Soon**                                                                                                           |

[Guild Versus Guild](/contests/guild-vs-guild.md) Contests use **Achievement Points Battle** or **Completion Points Battle**.

Every Battle runs until its end date, then goes through a short final review before the results lock. See [Auto-Start Rules](/contests/auto-start-rules.md).

## General Gaming

### Achievement Points Battle

"Earn points by unlocking achievements throughout the duration of the contest." The highest total at the end wins.

* **Platforms:** Steam, PlayStation, Xbox.
* **Scoring:** each achievement or trophy you unlock during the Battle is worth its RivalRyze points, the same points that make up your profile total. See [How Points Work](/points-and-leaderboards/how-points-work.md).
* **What counts:** unlocks from the later of the Battle's start and the moment you joined, until the end date. Trophies flagged as [auto-pop](/fair-play/auto-pop-and-fair-play.md) don't count.
* **Which games count:** the host picks **Any game** ("Every game with achievements counts."), **Set rules** (platform, genres and themes, franchise, Steam tags, quality gates such as difficulty or completion time, NSFW) or **Select games** (an exact list). This never limits who can join, only what scores. With **Set rules**, new releases that match join the pool automatically.
* **Platforms that count:** the host can limit scoring to some platforms; unlocks on other platforms then don't score.

{% hint style="info" %}
Link your Steam and PlayStation accounts **before** you join: the accounts linked when you join are the ones the Battle scores.
{% endhint %}

### Completion Points Battle

"Earn points by fully completing games throughout the duration of the contest." The highest total at the end wins.

* **Platforms:** Steam, PlayStation, Xbox.
* **Scoring:** a game scores only if you finish it (100%) during the Battle. It then adds the points of the achievements you unlocked during the Battle. Achievements unlocked before the Battle add nothing, and a game you don't finish adds nothing.
* **Which games count:** same options as Achievement Points Battle.
* Trophies flagged as auto-pop don't count.

### Achievement Hunter Battle

"First to get the Achievement in the specified game wins!"

* **Platforms:** the platforms the chosen achievement exists on (Steam, PlayStation and/or Xbox). You pick one when you join.
* **Setup:** the host picks a game and one achievement.
* **To join**, you need a linked account on the platform you pick, the game in your library there, and not to have the achievement yet ("You have already unlocked this achievement before the challenge started.").
* **Winner:** the player who unlocked the achievement first.

### Completion Hunter Battle

"First to complete every achievement/trophy for the specified game."

* **Platforms:** Steam, PlayStation, Xbox. The host can narrow which platforms' progress counts (**Which platforms count?**). This doesn't limit who can join.
* **Setup:** the host picks one game.
* **To join**, you don't need to own the game. You can't join if you've already completed it 100% ("You have already completed this game 100%.").
* **Ranking:** players who reach 100% rank first, earliest completion first. Everyone else ranks by completion percentage, which includes progress made before the Battle.
* **Winner:** the player in 1st place at the end. If nobody reaches 100%, the player with the highest completion percentage wins.

### Platinum Hunter Battle

"First to unlock the specified platinum trophy is the winner."

* **Platform:** PlayStation only. The host can only pick a game that has a platinum trophy on PlayStation.
* **To join**, you need a linked PlayStation account, the game in your trophy list, and not to have the platinum yet ("You already unlocked the platinum trophy before the challenge started.").
* **Winner:** the player who unlocked the platinum first.

## Live Service

Live Service Battles score your matches instead of achievements. Matches count from the later of the Battle's start and the moment you joined, until the end date. Only each player's best games count toward their total: **10 by default**. The host can set anywhere from 1 to 100 (**Number of games**). Joining doesn't require a linked account, but you can't score without one.

### Dota 2 Points Battle

"Play Dota matches to earn points and climb the leaderboard."

* **Account:** your linked Steam account, with Dota 2 match data exposed. See [Connecting Steam](/connecting-gaming-platforms/steam.md). If your match data is private when the Battle starts, you'll get a notification.
* **Scoring:** kills, assists, last hits, hero damage, GPM, XPM and wins add points; deaths subtract points. Turbo matches score less than Ranked matches.
* **Modes:** "Ranked and Turbo matches count unless you narrow it."

### League of Legends Points Battle

"Play League matches to earn points and climb the leaderboard."

* **Account:** your linked Riot account. Matches played before you linked it don't count. See [Connecting Riot Games](/connecting-gaming-platforms/riot.md).
* **Scoring:** wins, kills, assists, creep score and vision score add points; deaths subtract points. A match never scores below zero.
* **Queues:** Ranked Solo/Duo and Ranked Flex count unless the host picks other queues (Normal Draft and ARAM are also available).

### TFT Points Battle

"Play Teamfight Tactics games to earn points from your placements."

* **Account:** your linked Riot account.
* **Scoring:** points come from your final placement, with a bonus for finishing top 4 and an extra bonus for 1st.
* **Queues:** Ranked counts unless the host picks other queues (Normal, Hyper Roll and Double Up are also available).

League of Legends and TFT Battles also have rules against smurfing and score manipulation in their **Rules** tab.

## Winners and ties

* In every Points and Live Service Battle, you need more than 0 points to win (and at least one counted match in Live Service Battles). If nobody qualifies, the Battle ends with no winner.
* In Achievement Points, Completion Points, League of Legends and TFT Battles, a tie goes to the player who reached that score first, then to whoever joined first.

## Platform summary

| Objective Mode                  |    Steam   | PlayStation | Xbox | Riot |
| ------------------------------- | :--------: | :---------: | :--: | :--: |
| Achievement Points Battle       |      ✅     |      ✅      |   ✅  |      |
| Completion Points Battle        |      ✅     |      ✅      |   ✅  |      |
| Achievement Hunter Battle       |      ✅     |      ✅      |   ✅  |      |
| Completion Hunter Battle        |      ✅     |      ✅      |   ✅  |      |
| Platinum Hunter Battle          |            |      ✅      |      |      |
| Dota 2 Points Battle            | ✅ (Dota 2) |             |      |      |
| League of Legends Points Battle |            |             |      |   ✅  |
| TFT Points Battle               |            |             |      |   ✅  |

There are no Valorant or Battle.net Objective Modes.

## Quick host guide

| You want…                                    | Objective Mode                                                       |
| -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A grind over a week or a month, on any games | Achievement Points Battle                                            |
| A backlog-clearing event                     | Completion Points Battle                                             |
| A race to one achievement                    | Achievement Hunter Battle                                            |
| A race to 100% a game                        | Completion Hunter Battle                                             |
| A platinum race                              | Platinum Hunter Battle                                               |
| A Dota 2, League or TFT competition          | The matching Live Service Battle                                     |
| Guilds against guilds                        | [Guild Versus Guild](/contests/guild-vs-guild.md) with a Points mode |

## Related

* [What is a Contest](/contests/what-is-a-contest.md)
* [Battles](/contests/battles.md)
* [Hosting Your Own Contest](/contests/hosting-a-contest.md)
* [Auto-Pop and Fair Play](/fair-play/auto-pop-and-fair-play.md)