diff --git a/Game/scenes/matchmaking.tscn b/Game/scenes/matchmaking.tscn
index a9452ed3..4b07b4d9 100644
--- a/Game/scenes/matchmaking.tscn
+++ b/Game/scenes/matchmaking.tscn
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ layout_mode = 2
 autowrap_mode = 2
 horizontal_alignment = 1
 
+[node name="RankedProfileLabel" type="Label" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+modulate = Color(1, 1, 1, 0.65)
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Ranked profile unavailable"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+visible = false
+
 [node name="QueueButton" type="Button" parent="CenterContainer/VBoxContainer"]
 unique_name_in_owner = true
 custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 52)
diff --git a/Game/scripts/control_plane_client.gd b/Game/scripts/control_plane_client.gd
index 415e82e9..dca5ff9b 100644
--- a/Game/scripts/control_plane_client.gd
+++ b/Game/scripts/control_plane_client.gd
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const PERSIST_PATH := "user://matchmaking_state.cfg"
 var base_url := DEFAULT_BASE_URL
 var access_token := ""
 var state: MatchmakingState
+var ranked_profile: RankedProfileState
 
 var _request: HTTPRequest
 var _operation := ""
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ var _operation := ""
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	state = MatchmakingState.new()
+	ranked_profile = RankedProfileState.new()
 	_load_persisted_state()
 	state.changed.connect(_persist_state)
 	_request = HTTPRequest.new()
@@ -61,6 +63,10 @@ func recover_proposal(proposal_id: String) -> Error:
 	return _start_request("proposal_recover", HTTPClient.METHOD_GET, "/v1/proposals/" + proposal_id, {}, "")
 
 
+func fetch_ranked_profile() -> Error:
+	return _start_request("ranked_profile", HTTPClient.METHOD_GET, "/v1/profile/ranked", {}, "")
+
+
 func heartbeat(ticket_id: String, expected_revision: int) -> Error:
 	if ticket_id.is_empty() or expected_revision < 0:
 		return ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER
@@ -114,7 +120,9 @@ func _on_request_completed(result: HTTPRequest.Result, response_code: int, _head
 	var operation := _operation
 	_operation = ""
 	if result != HTTPRequest.RESULT_SUCCESS:
-		if operation == "queue_create" or operation == "queue_recover" or operation == "proposal_recover":
+		if operation == "ranked_profile":
+			ranked_profile.set_error("Ranked profile request failed")
+		elif operation == "queue_create" or operation == "queue_recover" or operation == "proposal_recover":
 			state.fail("Control-plane request failed")
 		else:
 			state.set_notice("Control-plane request failed; retrying is safe")
@@ -122,7 +130,9 @@ func _on_request_completed(result: HTTPRequest.Result, response_code: int, _head
 		return
 	var parsed = JSON.parse_string(body.get_string_from_utf8())
 	if not parsed is Dictionary:
-		if operation == "queue_create" or operation == "queue_recover" or operation == "proposal_recover":
+		if operation == "ranked_profile":
+			ranked_profile.set_error("Ranked profile returned invalid JSON")
+		elif operation == "queue_create" or operation == "queue_recover" or operation == "proposal_recover":
 			state.fail("Control-plane returned invalid JSON")
 		else:
 			state.set_notice("Control-plane returned invalid JSON; retrying is safe")
@@ -130,7 +140,9 @@ func _on_request_completed(result: HTTPRequest.Result, response_code: int, _head
 		return
 	if response_code < 200 or response_code >= 300:
 		var detail := String(parsed.get("error", "request rejected"))
-		if operation == "queue_create" or operation == "queue_recover" or operation == "proposal_recover":
+		if operation == "ranked_profile":
+			ranked_profile.set_error(detail)
+		elif operation == "queue_create" or operation == "queue_recover" or operation == "proposal_recover":
 			state.fail(detail)
 		else:
 			state.set_notice(detail)
@@ -143,6 +155,10 @@ func _on_request_completed(result: HTTPRequest.Result, response_code: int, _head
 		state.apply_ticket_update(normalize_ticket(payload))
 	elif operation.begins_with("proposal_"):
 		state.apply_proposal_update(payload)
+	elif operation == "ranked_profile":
+		if not ranked_profile.apply(payload):
+			request_failed.emit(operation, response_code, ranked_profile.error_message)
+			return
 	request_succeeded.emit(operation, payload)
 
 
diff --git a/Game/scripts/matchmaking.gd b/Game/scripts/matchmaking.gd
index 1b1fa16c..ac2bf111 100644
--- a/Game/scripts/matchmaking.gd
+++ b/Game/scripts/matchmaking.gd
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const RECOVERY_POLL_SECONDS := 2.0
 @onready var playlist_dropdown: OptionButton = %PlaylistDropdown
 @onready var status_label: Label = %StatusLabel
 @onready var detail_label: Label = %DetailLabel
+@onready var ranked_profile_label: Label = %RankedProfileLabel
 @onready var queue_button: Button = %QueueButton
 @onready var cancel_button: Button = %CancelButton
 @onready var accept_button: Button = %AcceptButton
@@ -24,9 +25,11 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	playlist_dropdown.set_item_metadata(0, "casual")
 	playlist_dropdown.add_item("Ranked")
 	playlist_dropdown.set_item_metadata(1, "ranked")
+	playlist_dropdown.item_selected.connect(_on_playlist_selected)
 	ControlPlaneClient.state.changed.connect(_on_state_changed)
 	ControlPlaneClient.request_failed.connect(_on_request_failed)
 	ControlPlaneClient.request_succeeded.connect(_on_request_succeeded)
+	_refresh_ranked_profile()
 	_render(ControlPlaneClient.state.snapshot())
 
 
@@ -81,6 +84,20 @@ func _on_decline_pressed() -> void:
 		_on_local_error("Could not decline proposal: %s" % error_string(err))
 
 
+func _on_playlist_selected(_index: int) -> void:
+	_refresh_ranked_profile()
+
+
+func _refresh_ranked_profile() -> void:
+	var ranked := String(playlist_dropdown.get_selected_metadata()) == "ranked"
+	ranked_profile_label.visible = ranked
+	if not ranked:
+		return
+	var err := ControlPlaneClient.fetch_ranked_profile()
+	if err != OK and err != ERR_BUSY:
+		ranked_profile_label.text = "Ranked profile unavailable: %s" % error_string(err)
+
+
 func _on_back_pressed() -> void:
 	if ControlPlaneClient.state.can_cancel():
 		status_label.text = "Cancel the active search before leaving"
@@ -93,11 +110,13 @@ func _on_state_changed(snapshot: Dictionary) -> void:
 
 
 func _on_request_succeeded(_operation: String, _payload: Dictionary) -> void:
+	ranked_profile_label.text = ControlPlaneClient.ranked_profile.display_text()
 	_render(ControlPlaneClient.state.snapshot())
 
 
 func _on_request_failed(_operation: String, _http_code: int, detail: String) -> void:
 	detail_label.text = detail
+	ranked_profile_label.text = ControlPlaneClient.ranked_profile.display_text()
 	_render(ControlPlaneClient.state.snapshot())
 
 
diff --git a/Game/scripts/ranked_profile_state.gd b/Game/scripts/ranked_profile_state.gd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea3ae836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Game/scripts/ranked_profile_state.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+class_name RankedProfileState
+extends RefCounted
+
+# Read-only server projection. The client deliberately stores no tier bands
+# or rating formula: it displays the backend's committed view verbatim after
+# validating the shape and numeric safety of the response.
+
+var available := false
+var rating := 0.0
+var rd := 0.0
+var volatility := 0.0
+var ranked_games := 0
+var tier := ""
+var provisional := false
+var season_id := ""
+var error_message := ""
+
+
+func apply(payload: Dictionary) -> bool:
+	var required := ["rating", "rd", "volatility", "ranked_games", "tier", "provisional"]
+	for key in required:
+		if not payload.has(key):
+			return _reject("Profile response is missing " + key)
+	if not (payload["rating"] is int or payload["rating"] is float) or not (payload["rd"] is int or payload["rd"] is float) or not (payload["volatility"] is int or payload["volatility"] is float) or not payload["ranked_games"] is int or not payload["tier"] is String or not payload["provisional"] is bool:
+		return _reject("Profile response contains invalid types")
+	var next_rating := float(payload["rating"])
+	var next_rd := float(payload["rd"])
+	var next_volatility := float(payload["volatility"])
+	var next_games := int(payload["ranked_games"])
+	var next_tier := String(payload["tier"])
+	if not is_finite(next_rating) or not is_finite(next_rd) or not is_finite(next_volatility) or next_rating < 0.0 or next_rd < 0.0 or next_volatility < 0.0 or next_games < 0 or next_tier.is_empty():
+		return _reject("Profile response contains invalid values")
+	rating = next_rating
+	rd = next_rd
+	volatility = next_volatility
+	ranked_games = next_games
+	tier = next_tier
+	provisional = bool(payload["provisional"])
+	season_id = String(payload.get("season_id", ""))
+	available = true
+	error_message = ""
+	return true
+
+
+func set_error(reason: String) -> void:
+	available = false
+	error_message = reason
+
+
+func display_text() -> String:
+	if not available:
+		return error_message if not error_message.is_empty() else "Ranked profile unavailable"
+	var status := "Provisional" if provisional else tier
+	return "%s · %d ranked game%s" % [status, ranked_games, "" if ranked_games == 1 else "s"]
+
+
+func _reject(reason: String) -> bool:
+	available = false
+	error_message = reason
+	return false
diff --git a/Game/tests/cases/test_control_plane_client.gd b/Game/tests/cases/test_control_plane_client.gd
index 21d64bb6..e3156ea8 100644
--- a/Game/tests/cases/test_control_plane_client.gd
+++ b/Game/tests/cases/test_control_plane_client.gd
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 extends "res://tests/test_case.gd"
 
 const ControlPlaneClient = preload("res://scripts/control_plane_client.gd")
+const RankedProfileState = preload("res://scripts/ranked_profile_state.gd")
 
 
 func test_base_url_validation_rejects_ambiguous_or_insecure_values() -> void:
@@ -24,3 +25,13 @@ func test_ticket_normalization_preserves_payload_and_derives_expiry() -> void:
 	assert_true(normalized.has("expires_at_unix"), "RFC3339 expiry is available to the projection")
 	assert_true(int(normalized["expires_at_unix"]) > 0, "expiry is converted to a positive epoch")
 	assert_true(not payload.has("expires_at_unix"), "normalization does not mutate the HTTP payload")
+
+
+func test_ranked_profile_is_backend_display_data_and_rejects_unsafe_values() -> void:
+	var profile := RankedProfileState.new()
+	assert_true(profile.apply({"rating": 1500.0, "rd": 200.0, "volatility": 0.06, "ranked_games": 3, "tier": "GOLD", "provisional": true, "season_id": "s1"}), "valid profile applies")
+	assert_eq(profile.display_text(), "Provisional · 3 ranked games", "provisional status overrides tier presentation")
+	assert_true(not profile.apply({"rating": -1.0, "rd": 200.0, "volatility": 0.06, "ranked_games": 3, "tier": "GOLD", "provisional": false}), "negative rating is rejected")
+	assert_true(not profile.available, "unsafe response is not displayed")
+	assert_true(not profile.apply({"rating": 1500.0, "rd": 200.0, "volatility": 0.06, "ranked_games": 3, "tier": "", "provisional": false}), "empty tier is rejected")
+	assert_true(not profile.apply({"rating": 1500.0, "rd": 200.0, "volatility": 0.06, "ranked_games": 3, "tier": "GOLD", "provisional": "false"}), "string boolean is rejected")
diff --git a/multiplayer-todo.md b/multiplayer-todo.md
index c9843742..cd030e79 100644
--- a/multiplayer-todo.md
+++ b/multiplayer-todo.md
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ the local/CI/community transport, not a silent production fallback.
 | 8.39 `[D:8.3,8.14,8.17]` | **IN PROGRESS.** `MatchmakingState` now projects queue → proposal → allocation/process-ready/assignment-ready/connect/live plus terminal failure states; autoload `ControlPlaneClient` provides authenticated queue create/recovery/heartbeat/cancel and proposal response requests with idempotency/revision headers; `matchmaking.tscn`/`matchmaking.gd` expose the state and authoritative actions from the main menu; authenticated proposal recovery now reconciles missed proposal events and expires them at read time | `test_matchmaking_state.gd`, `test_control_plane_client.gd`, `test_matchmaking_ui.gd` and `TestProposalRecoveryIsParticipantScopedAndExpiresAtReadBoundary` reject stale/gapped/conflicting updates, validate endpoint/token/payload normalization, preserve idempotent duplicates, and guarantee visible phase/terminal copy; server-pushed allocation events, wait/latency explanations and Godot runtime verification remain |
 | 8.40 `[D:8.3,8.14]` | **IN PROGRESS.** Pure Go revisioned replica reducer rejects gaps for REST resync, makes duplicate/out-of-order events idempotent, and resumes from the authoritative snapshot revision; authenticated queue-ticket recovery now has an owner-checked REST read; Godot client projection persists non-secret ticket/proposal state and forces authoritative recovery after restart | `server/domain/sync.go`, `server/api/service.go`, `matchmaking_state.gd` and `control_plane_client.gd` cover gap, snapshot, replay, same-revision conflict, owner-only ticket recovery, expired-ticket terminal handling and malformed restart snapshots; authenticated WebSocket transport and duplicate-ticket integration remain |
 | 8.41 `[D:7.8,8.9,8.31,8.40]` | After assignment-ready, install SDR relay ticket before connect and send match-scoped join authorisation in `hello`; retain ENet assignments locally | Production connects/reconnects/fences old generation through SDR, never before assignment-ready; allocated/direct ENet and community flows remain compatible |
-| 8.42 `[D:8.22,8.23,8.24,8.40]` | Backend-authoritative provisional/rank/tier/delta, abandon status and season countdown UI | Client performs no rating math and displays the committed revision after reconnect |
+| 8.42 `[D:8.22,8.23,8.24,8.40]` | **IN PROGRESS.** `RankedProfileState` and `ControlPlaneClient.fetch_ranked_profile()` expose the backend-authoritative rating/RD/volatility/games/tier/provisional/season view; matchmaking UI displays provisional/tier status without client-side rating math | `test_control_plane_client.gd` validates profile shape, numeric safety and provisional display; ranked profile fetch/display, committed revision after reconnect, abandon status and season countdown remain dependent on live auth/backend events and Godot runtime verification |
 | 8.43 `[D:8.39,8.40,8.41]` | Recovery paths for decline, expiry, startup failure, version mismatch, auth expiry, regional outage and failed reconnect | Automated UI/state tests prove every case returns to a usable queue/menu or resumes the match without a duplicate action |
 
 #### 8F — Observability, verification, cost and rollout