Season 6 - Power Cap Summary
New for Season 6: the Power Cap. The Captains' Council voted it, and it changes how you put a lineup on the pitch, so it's worth few minutes of your time.
This page walks you through it in a summary form. If you need the exact wording for any rule enforcement, see Season 6 Rules & Format under 4.4 (Main Roles) and 7.2.2 (Power Cap). Please follow the recent announcements in Discord for any changes that may occur.
TLDR Summary
Think of it as a budget for your starting six:
- Every player has a Power Level between 1.00 and 10.00.
- Every position has a price tag: A strong Seeker costs you a lot more than a strong Chaser.
- Add up the six players you put on the pitch, and the total has to come in at 77 or under.
- If you go over 77, you forfeit that match.
You don't have to do any of the math yourself. You can drop your lineup into the Power Cap Calculator and see whether you're legal. Whatever the calculator says is the official answer.
Power Levels
Your Power Level comes from one thing only: where your teams finished. If you and a teammate were on the same roster for the same season, you both get the same result for that season. Keep in mind that this number isn't a judgment of how good you are personally. It's a simple, consistent way to keep lineups balanced.
A few things about the calculations:
- Recent seasons matter the most: Season 5 makes up a little over half of your rating, and every season before it counts half as much as the one after.
- Time away brings it down a bit: So does having only a season or two on record. If both apply to you, only the bigger of the two reductions is used.
- Brand new to LEAGUE7: A new player starts at 1.00.
Inactive Player Adjustments
It wouldn't be fair to carry your team's whole result if you spent most of the season on the bench. You can ask for a reduction for either of your 2 most recent seasons. You'll need to bring the numbers that back it up.
| What happened | What you can ask for |
|---|---|
| You played in fewer than 40% of your team's games | 1 point off that season |
| You played in fewer than 20% of your team's games | 1 more point off |
| Your team made N.E.W.T.s but you didn't play in them | 1 point off |
And if you finished a season on a roster without playing a single game, you can ask to have that season taken off your record completely.
Player Costs
This season, your players positions will matter. The same player costs more or less depending on which role you put them:
| Position | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| Seeker | 4x |
| Beater | 3x |
| Keeper | 2x |
| Chaser | 1x |
Additionally, the price climbs a little faster for stronger players. Without that, a team could bench half its roster, spend everything on three superstars and still squeeze under the cap. Exact costs are calculated as follows:
| Power Level | Chaser | Keeper | Beater | Seeker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 2.36 | 3.15 |
| 3.00 | 2.78 | 5.57 | 8.35 | 11.13 |
| 4.95 | 4.95 | 9.90 | 14.85 | 19.80 |
| 7.00 | 7.37 | 14.75 | 22.12 | 29.49 |
| 9.90 | 10.98 | 21.97 | 32.95 | 43.94 |
To give you a feel for the budget:
- Six average players (4.95 each) come to 59.4. Comfortably legal.
- A 9.90 Seeker, a 9.90 Beater and a 9.90 Keeper alongside three 1.00 Chasers come to 101.9.
One thing to note: Playing a player short (5v6) won't save you any budget, as an empty spot is priced as if an average player (4.95) were played in.
Main Roles and Playing Off-Role
At the start of the season you pick your two main roles, and your captain submits them with the team registration. The other two roles are your off-roles.
When you're fielded off-role, 2.00 comes off your Power Level before your cost is worked out (it can't drop below 1.00). That isn't a loophole or a penalty. You really are less dangerous out of position, so you should cost your team less there.
Your main roles should match what you've actually been playing over your last two seasons:
- Your most-played role is your first main.
- Your second main can be any role, as long as you aren't skipping over one you've played a lot more. The line is 15 percentage points of your total games across those two seasons.
- If you've played fewer than 15 games, or you haven't played more than 2 games in any role, you have more freedom. New players can pick any two roles they like.
For example: say you played 18 games at Beater, 5 at Seeker, 3 at Keeper and none at Chaser. Beater is your first main. For your second you can take Seeker or Keeper, but not Chaser.
Once main roles are announced, anyone who thinks a selection doesn't match a player's match history can challenge it by opening a staff ticket. Challenges are open for the first week of the season, or for one week after a player joins mid-season. The full details are in section 4.4 of the Rules & Format.
Please see Rules & Format for full details. If you have questions, ask your Captain or Staff in Discord.