buy new game for 5$
I use a smurf account sometimes it has ladder rank 200-300 in 4v4, main account is rank 3000+ on some factions, but I don't like using it because I would have to buy all the commanders over again. That's how f'kd the matchmaking is now.
All depends on luck of the draw in first 10 games though, maybe I get ok teammates and place top 200 and then I keep that rank because it will give teammates in that ladder area, but if you get sht teammates and are placed 1000+ after first 10 games you will just sink further and further down ladder from non-stop poor players and feed Elo to players who have good luck in first 10 game placement. Matchmaking could not have been designed any worse in this game.