How it works & FAQ

What this tool measures, and what it doesn't.

This site rates how trustworthy an account looks — Trusted, Unsure, Suspicious, or Untrusted — using public leaderboard data. It does not determine whether a player is cheating. A low rating means the account fits a suspicious pattern, not that the player is guilty. Strong legitimate players and smurfs often rate low.

What is this?

An independent tool that looks at The Finals' top ranked players. For each account it estimates how closely the public profile matches patterns seen in boosted, smurf, and cheater accounts, and shows the result as a trust grade. It rates accounts, not players, and does not show a numeric score.

Does a high rating mean the player is cheating?

No. The rating shows how much an account resembles accounts that turn out to be smurfs or cheaters. It does not measure how a player performs, and it does not confirm cheating.

The tool only sees public account data, not what happens in a match. Confirming cheating requires a person reviewing real evidence, such as clips or reports.

Why would a good legit player get flagged?

On public data alone, a strong legitimate player on a new account looks the same as a smurf or cheater on a new account: no prior-season history, a fast climb, a high win rate. The tool cannot tell skill apart from assistance from this data.

Strong players with little account history flag often, and this is expected. Smurfs flag too. A smurf is a strong player on a second account, not a cheater.

What data does it use?

All data comes from the public leaderboard for The Finals, sampled regularly and tracked over time. The signals include:

Account history: whether the account, or its linked Steam/PSN/Xbox handle, appeared in past seasons. A new account near the top is the strongest signal.
Linked accounts: auto-generated platform names, names that differ across platforms, or a single linked platform.
Rank movement: how fast the account climbs and how often its rank score rises or falls. The game provides no win/loss data, so this is inferred.
Season jumps: an older account that skipped last season but now sits near the top.
Smurf matching: whether the account shares a handle with a higher-ranked account.

It uses no private stats. There is no K/D, accuracy, playtime, or match history, only public account data.

What do the trust grades mean?

Trusted: an established account with few or no signals.
Unsure: a few minor signals.
Suspicious: the account matches more of the pattern. This is a rating of the account, not a verdict on the player.
Untrusted: the account fits the pattern strongly, or multiple player reports were reviewed and found credible. It is still a rating of the account, not proof of anything.
Smurf / Likely Smurf / Possible Smurf: a separate axis — the account resembles a second account of a higher-ranked player. A smurf is not a cheater.

How accurate is it?

The rating is an estimate and produces false positives, including the strong-player and smurf cases above. Accuracy improves as more history is collected, and the scoring adjusts over time using accounts later confirmed through bans or reviewed reports. Each rating is a starting point for review, not a conclusion.

Can I report an account, or get one corrected?

Anyone can submit a report with evidence, which a reviewer checks. If you think an account is rated wrong, including your own, submit a report. Ratings also update over time, so a flag can drop as an account builds more history.

Is this affiliated with The Finals or Embark?

No. This is an independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Embark Studios. "The Finals" and related marks belong to their owners. All data shown is already public on the official leaderboard.