premade

Definition

A premade is a group of players who join a match together rather than being assigned by matchmaking. Premades typically have voice comms, agreed strategies, and prior chemistry. Many ranked systems track premade size and pair groups of similar size against each other to keep games fair.

Example

"This lobby has a 4-premade on red side" — four of the five players on red are a coordinated group rather than randoms.

Related terms

• stack
• 5-stack
• solo queue
• duo queue