About The Kyber Archive
The Kyber Archive is a competitive ranking system for Star Wars: Unlimited TCG players in Argentina. Like a Jedi library preserving the records of every lightsaber duel and every trial overcome, the Archive catalogs competitive performance across sanctioned tournaments played in the country.
In the lore, kyber crystals attune to their wielder and grow stronger through the bond — they cannot be forced, only earned. Your rating works the same way: new players start at 1,500 and their rating rises or falls as they prove themselves in tournament play. Every victory strengthens the bond. Every defeat tempers it.
How Scoring Works
The Kyber Archive uses an ELO rating system enhanced with tournament tier bonuses and a Trial of Skill mechanic. Unlike progressive systems where scores only go up, your rating goes up when you win and down when you lose — reflecting your true competitive level at any given moment.
ELO Rating
Every player starts at 1,500. When two players face each other, rating is transferred from the loser to the winner based on the expected outcome. Beat someone much higher rated than you? You gain a lot of points and they lose a lot. Beat someone much lower? You gain very little. This naturally calibrates each player's rating to their skill level.
Expected score: E = 1 / (1 + 10(Ropponent - Ryou) / 400)
New rating: R' = R + K × (S - E)where K=32, S=1 (win), 0 (loss), 0.5 (draw)
Match Outcomes
- WWins increase your rating. The amount depends on how strong your opponent is — beating a higher-rated player earns more points than beating a lower-rated one.
- LLosses decrease your rating. Losing to a much higher-rated opponent costs you very little, while losing to someone below you costs more. Rating is a zero-sum transfer between the two players.
- DDraws adjust both ratings toward 0.5 expected — the higher-rated player loses a small amount and the lower-rated player gains.
Bonuses
- ↑Trial of Skill: +2 extra points when you defeat an opponent with a higher rating than yours. The comparison uses each player's rating at the start of the tournament, not mid-tournament ratings that shift with each round. In Jedi lore, the Trial of Skill tests a Padawan's combat ability against a stronger opponent — here it rewards underdog victories.
- 🏆Top cut bonuses reward your final placement in the elimination rounds. The higher the event tier and the better your finish, the bigger the bonus (see Event Tiers table below). Tournaments with fewer than 9 players record the winner but award no placement bonus points.
Worked Example
Player A (rated 1,600) faces Player B (rated 1,500) at a Store Showdown:
If Player A wins (expected)
- Expected score: 0.64 (64% favored)
- ELO gain: 32 × (1 - 0.64) = +12 pts
- Trial of Skill: none (opponent rated lower)
- Player B loses: 32 × (0 - 0.36) = -12 pts
A: 1,600 → 1,612 | B: 1,500 → 1,488
If Player B wins (upset)
- Expected score: 0.36 (underdog)
- ELO gain: 32 × (1 - 0.36) = +20 pts
- Trial of Skill: +2 pts (beat higher-rated)
- Player A loses: 32 × (0 - 0.64) = -20 pts
B: 1,500 → 1,522 | A: 1,600 → 1,580
Upsets are heavily rewarded: Player B gains 22 points(including Trial of Skill) while the expected winner would only gain 12. Over time, this self-corrects — players settle at the rating where they win about half their games against opponents of similar strength.
Event Tiers
Each event is classified into a tier that determines placement bonuses. Top cut placements earn bonus points on top of the ELO gains from matches:
| Tier | 1st | 2nd | 3rd-4th | 5th-8th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Tournament | +12 | +8 | +5 | +2 |
| Store Showdown | +12 | +8 | +5 | +2 |
| Major Tournament | +20 | +15 | +10 | +5 |
| Planetary Qualifier | +30 | +22 | +15 | +8 |
| Sector Championship | +40 | +30 | +20 | +10 |
| Galactic Championship | +50 | +38 | +25 | +12 |
Placement bonuses are added on top of ELO match gains. Tournaments with fewer than 9 players record the winner (for the kyber crystal award) but do not award placement bonus points. Sanctioned Store Showdowns always count as Showdown tier regardless of player count.
Seasons
The Kyber Archive splits tournament history into seasons based on the Star Wars: Unlimited Galactic Championship. Each season runs until the next Galactic Championship, when all ratings reset and a new season begins.
Year 1 (Current Season)
July 28, 2025 – July 26, 2026
Ends with the SWU Galactic Championship on July 26, 2026. Players need a minimum of 3 events to appear on the leaderboard.
Year 0 (Pre-Season)
All tournaments before July 28, 2025
The inaugural season before the competitive calendar was established. No minimum event requirement.
The All-Timetab shows cumulative ratings across all seasons. Each season starts fresh at 1,500 ELO — your all-time rating is computed from every tournament you've ever played.
Aspects
Each player's Aspects are determined by their most-played leader + base combination across tournaments (minimum 2 events with the same deck). The Aspects shown are the ones belonging to that signature deck. If a player hasn't repeated any deck yet, no Aspects are displayed.
The six Aspects in Star Wars: Unlimited are:
Vigilance
VIGDefensive and protective strategies
Command
CMDLeadership and unit coordination
Aggression
AGGAggressive direct combat
Cunning
CUNTricks, disruption, and resource denial
Heroism
HERLight side courage and sacrifice
Villainy
VILDark side power and domination
About the Creator
The Kyber Archive is created and maintained by NT_srpatatas. All tournament data is sourced from melee.gg and processed through the rating system described above.
Have questions, corrections, or feedback? Reach out via the SWU Argentina community.
The Kyber Archive is in no way affiliated with Disney or Fantasy Flight Games. Star Wars characters, cards, logos, and art are property of Disney and/or Fantasy Flight Games.