# Criteria for Ranks

All **newly registered players** will receive a **zero** rank, with an opportunity to always increase the rank if certain requirements are met. **Other players** that have been in Walken for a while prior to the introduction of the Ranking System will have their Ranks ***calculated and assigned*** in accordance with their progress and criteria met. There’s always room for improvement and an incentive to score higher to get to the next Rank and unlock special bonuses.

### **What are the criteria for a Rank?** <a href="#id-1963" id="id-1963"></a>

Let’s look at the <mark style="background-color:orange;">**detailed requirements**</mark> that must be met to obtain a certain rank.

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> T**he timeframe for metrics calculation is UTC+0: 00:00–23:59.**

1. ***Account age:*** The age of the account is calculated starting from the date when the user account was created;
2. ***Owning an NFT CAThlete***: ownership of an NFT CAThlete;
3. ***Owning an NFT Item***: ownership of an NFT item of Clothing;
4. ***Min average $WLKN balance for X days***: the minimum average amount of $WLKN tokens on balance over a certain number of days — the average amount of tokens that should be stored on the wallet balance, ***excluding the tokens on the Pending Balance*****.**
5. ***Number of Genesis CAThletes***: ownership of a certain number of Genesis CAThletes;
6. ***Average steps per day***: the average number of steps over the **last 10 days**;
7. ***Average competitions for 7 days***: the average number of competitions <mark style="background-color:yellow;">(PvP also counts)</mark> played **in the last 7 days**.
8. ***CAThletes at level N and higher***: owning a certain number of CAThletes with a certain level.
9. ***CAThlete Fusion in N days*****:** having at least 1 CAThlete Fusion completed within the time perios given.

*<mark style="background-color:red;">**Important note**</mark>***:** CAThletes that are *on sale* or *quarantined* are **not taken into account** in such requirements as:

* ***Owning an NFT CAThlete*****,**
* **Number of Genesis CAThletes**
* **CAThletes at level N and higher**

Also, items of clothing that are in a “*washing machine*” and *selling* are **not taken into account** in the requirement ***Owning an NFT Item*****.**<br>