...and from hotfix:Draugris wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 6:51 amFrom the Patch Notes:
So this is what the developers decided you can expect in ranked as a minimum, which is what, Annihilator gear, i guess. So it seems they wanted to let people play in ranked early. Expecting or demanding that everybody that queues ranked has gear above this to the extreme of demanding that you queue only if you have souv/inv gear yes that is elitist. Hopefully mmr will over time sort that out.you may only queue for Ranked scenarios if you have an item level of 45 or higher in each of your armor slots, including the Belt slot.
- To queue up you need to have the tome unlock for any of the following sets: Sentinel, Conqueror, Dominator, Vanquisher, Oppressor or Invader.