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+# mcMMO Placeholders
+
+This document describes all placeholders available in mcMMO, including the new placeholders added to facilitate the creation of menus and more detailed ranking systems.
+
+## Available Skills
+
+All mcMMO skills can be used in the placeholders:
+- `acrobatics`
+- `alchemy`
+- `archery`
+- `axes`
+- `excavation`
+- `fishing`
+- `herbalism`
+- `mining`
+- `repair`
+- `salvage`
+- `smelting`
+- `swords`
+- `taming`
+- `unarmed`
+- `woodcutting`
+- `crossbows`
+- `tridents`
+- `maces`
+
+---
+
+## Skill Placeholders (Per Skill)
+
+The following placeholders are available for **all skills** listed above:
+
+### Skill Level
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_level_<skill>%`
+
+Returns the player's current level in the specified skill.
+
+**Examples:**
+- `%mcmmo_level_mining%` - Returns Mining level (e.g., "75")
+- `%mcmmo_level_swords%` - Returns Swords level
+- `%mcmmo_level_woodcutting%` - Returns Woodcutting level
+
+### Current Skill XP
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_xp_<skill>%`
+
+Returns the current amount of XP the player has in the skill.
+
+**Examples:**
+- `%mcmmo_xp_mining%` - Returns current Mining XP (e.g., "1245")
+- `%mcmmo_xp_fishing%` - Returns current Fishing XP
+
+### XP Needed for Next Level
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_xp_needed_<skill>%`
+
+Returns the total amount of XP needed to reach the next level.
+
+**Examples:**
+- `%mcmmo_xp_needed_mining%` - Returns XP needed (e.g., "2000")
+- `%mcmmo_xp_needed_swords%` - Returns XP needed for next level
+
+### XP Remaining for Next Level
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_xp_remaining_<skill>%`
+
+Returns how much XP is still needed to level up.
+
+**Examples:**
+- `%mcmmo_xp_remaining_mining%` - Returns remaining XP (e.g., "755")
+- `%mcmmo_xp_remaining_fishing%` - XP needed for the next level
+
+### Skill Rank Position
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_rank_<skill>%`
+
+Returns the player's position in the leaderboard for that skill.
+
+**Examples:**
+- `%mcmmo_rank_mining%` - Returns "12" if the player is in 12th place
+- `%mcmmo_rank_swords%` - Position in Swords ranking
+
+### Skill XP Rate
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_xprate_<skill>%`
+
+Returns the XP multiplier the player has for that skill (based on permissions).
+
+**Examples:**
+- `%mcmmo_xprate_mining%` - Returns "2.0" if they have double XP
+- `%mcmmo_xprate_fishing%` - Returns "1.5" if they have 1.5x XP
+
+---
+
+## Power Level Placeholders (General)
+
+### Total Power Level
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_power_level%`
+
+Returns the player's total power level (sum of all skill levels).
+
+**Example:**
+- `%mcmmo_power_level%` - Returns "850"
+
+### Power Level Cap
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_power_level_cap%`
+
+Returns the maximum power level cap configured on the server.
+
+**Example:**
+- `%mcmmo_power_level_cap%` - Returns "2000"
+
+### Global XP Rate
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_xprate%`
+
+Returns the global XP multiplier configured on the server.
+
+**Example:**
+- `%mcmmo_xprate%` - Returns "1.5"
+
+### XP Event Active
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_is_xp_event_active%`
+
+Returns whether an XP event is active on the server.
+
+**Return:**
+- `true` - If there is an active XP event
+- `false` - If there is no event
+
+---
+
+## Party Placeholders
+
+### Is in Party
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_in_party%`
+
+Checks if the player is in a party.
+
+**Return:**
+- `true` - If in a party
+- `false` - If not in a party
+
+### Party Name
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_party_name%`
+
+Returns the player's party name (empty if not in any).
+
+**Example:**
+- `%mcmmo_party_name%` - Returns "Adventurers"
+
+### Is Party Leader
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_is_party_leader%`
+
+Checks if the player is the party leader.
+
+**Return:**
+- `true` - If they are the leader
+- `false` - If they are not the leader or not in a party
+
+### Party Leader Name
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_party_leader%`
+
+Returns the name of the party leader.
+
+**Example:**
+- `%mcmmo_party_leader%` - Returns "Steve"
+
+### Party Size
+**Syntax:** `%mcmmo_party_size%`
+
+Returns the number of members in the party.
+
+**Example:**
+- `%mcmmo_party_size%` - Returns "5"
+
+---
+
+## Leaderboard/McTop Placeholders
+
+### Get Value/Level at Position X (✨ NEW)
+
+Returns the value (level or power level) of the player at position X in the ranking.
+
+**Syntax:**
+- `%mcmmo_mctop_<skill>:<position>%` - For a specific skill
+- `%mcmmo_mctop_overall:<position>%` - For overall ranking (power level)
+
+**Examples:**
+- `%mcmmo_mctop_mining:1%` - Returns the Mining level of the 1st place player
+- `%mcmmo_mctop_swords:5%` - Returns the Swords level of the 5th place player
+- `%mcmmo_mctop_overall:1%` - Returns the power level of the 1st place player
+
+### Get Player Name at Position X (✨ NEW)
+
+Returns the player's name at position X in the ranking.
+
+**Syntax:**
+- `%mcmmo_mctop_name_<skill>:<position>%` - For a specific skill
+- `%mcmmo_mctop_name_overall:<position>%` - For overall ranking
+
+**Examples:**
+- `%mcmmo_mctop_name_mining:1%` - Returns the name of the 1st place player in Mining
+- `%mcmmo_mctop_name_swords:10%` - Returns the name of the 10th place player in Swords
+- `%mcmmo_mctop_name_overall:1%` - Returns the name of the 1st place player in overall ranking
+
+### Get Your Overall Rank Position (✨ NEW)
+
+Returns the player's position in the overall ranking (power level).
+
+**Syntax:**
+- `%mcmmo_rank_overall%`
+
+**Example:**
+- `%mcmmo_rank_overall%` - Returns "15" if the player is in 15th place
+
+---
+
+## Level Check Placeholder (✨ NEW)
+
+Checks if the player has reached the required level in a specific skill.
+
+**Syntax:**
+- `%mcmmo_checklevel_<skill>:<level>%`
+
+**Return:**
+- `✔` - If the player has the required level or higher
+- `✘` - If the player does NOT have the required level
+
+**Examples:**
+- `%mcmmo_checklevel_mining:50%` - Returns ✔ if player has Mining level 50+, otherwise ✘
+- `%mcmmo_checklevel_swords:100%` - Returns ✔ if player has Swords level 100+, otherwise ✘
+- `%mcmmo_checklevel_woodcutting:25%` - Returns ✔ if player has Woodcutting level 25+, otherwise ✘
+
+---
+
+## Available Skills Reference
+
+All mcMMO skills that can be used in the placeholders above:
+- `acrobatics` - Acrobatics
+- `alchemy` - Alchemy
+- `archery` - Archery
+- `axes` - Axes
+- `excavation` - Excavation
+- `fishing` - Fishing
+- `herbalism` - Herbalism
+- `mining` - Mining
+- `repair` - Repair
+- `salvage` - Salvage
+- `smelting` - Smelting
+- `swords` - Swords
+- `taming` - Taming
+- `unarmed` - Unarmed
+- `woodcutting` - Woodcutting
+- `crossbows` - Crossbows
+- `tridents` - Tridents
+- `maces` - Maces
+
+---
+
+## Menu Usage Examples
+
+### Top 10 Mining Menu
+```yaml
+display:
+  name: "&6Top 10 - Mining"
+  lore:
+    - "&71st - %mcmmo_mctop_name_mining:1% &f- &e%mcmmo_mctop_mining:1%"
+    - "&72nd - %mcmmo_mctop_name_mining:2% &f- &e%mcmmo_mctop_mining:2%"
+    - "&73rd - %mcmmo_mctop_name_mining:3% &f- &e%mcmmo_mctop_mining:3%"
+    - "&74th - %mcmmo_mctop_name_mining:4% &f- &e%mcmmo_mctop_mining:4%"
+    - "&75th - %mcmmo_mctop_name_mining:5% &f- &e%mcmmo_mctop_mining:5%"
+```
+
+### Overall Ranking Menu
+```yaml
+display:
+  name: "&6Overall Ranking - Power Level"
+  lore:
+    - "&7Your position: &e#%mcmmo_rank_overall%"
+    - ""
+    - "&6Top 3:"
+    - "&e1st - %mcmmo_mctop_name_overall:1% &f- &6%mcmmo_mctop_overall:1%"
+    - "&e2nd - %mcmmo_mctop_name_overall:2% &f- &6%mcmmo_mctop_overall:2%"
+    - "&e3rd - %mcmmo_mctop_name_overall:3% &f- &6%mcmmo_mctop_overall:3%"
+```
+
+### Requirement Check Menu
+```yaml
+display:
+  name: "&6Unlock Special Ability"
+  lore:
+    - "&7Requirements:"
+    - "&7Mining Level 50: %mcmmo_checklevel_mining:50%"
+    - "&Swords Level 75: %mcmmo_checklevel_swords:75%"
+    - "&7Woodcutting Level 30: %mcmmo_checklevel_woodcutting:30%"
+```
+
+## Technical Notes
+
+- Placeholders work with PlaceholderAPI
+- Data is obtained directly from the mcMMO database
+- PlaceholderAPI cache is used to optimize queries
+- Invalid positions (less than 1 or greater than total players) return empty string
+- Invalid levels or non-existent skills return ✘ for checklevel
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/CheckLevelPlaceholder.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/CheckLevelPlaceholder.java
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+package com.gmail.nossr50.placeholders;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.PrimarySkillType;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+/**
+ * Placeholder for checking if a player has reached a specific level in a skill
+ * Usage: %mcmmo_checklevel_<skill>:<level>%
+ * Returns: ✔ if player has the level, ✘ if not
+ */
+public class CheckLevelPlaceholder implements Placeholder {
+    private final PapiExpansion papiExpansion;
+    private final PrimarySkillType skill;
+
+    public CheckLevelPlaceholder(PapiExpansion papiExpansion, PrimarySkillType skill) {
+        this.papiExpansion = papiExpansion;
+        this.skill = skill;
+        // The papiExpansion parameter is intentionally "unused" in this class.
+        // It's essential for the class to function properly.
+        // The placeholder needs access to the PapiExpansion instance to query skill levels.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String process(Player player, String params) {
+        if (params == null || params.isEmpty()) {
+            return "§c✘";
+        }
+
+        int requiredLevel;
+        try {
+            requiredLevel = Integer.parseInt(params);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            return "§c✘";
+        }
+
+        Integer currentLevel = papiExpansion.getSkillLevel(skill, player);
+        if (currentLevel == null) {
+            return "§c✘";
+        }
+
+        return currentLevel >= requiredLevel ? "§a✔" : "§c✘";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return "checklevel_" + skill.toString().toLowerCase();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/McTopNamePlaceholder.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/McTopNamePlaceholder.java
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+package com.gmail.nossr50.placeholders;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.database.PlayerStat;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.PrimarySkillType;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Placeholder for getting the player name at a specific position in the leaderboard
+ * Usage: %mcmmo_mctop_name_<skill>:<position>% or %mcmmo_mctop_name_overall:<position>%
+ */
+public class McTopNamePlaceholder implements Placeholder {
+    private final PapiExpansion papiExpansion;
+    private final PrimarySkillType skill;
+
+    public McTopNamePlaceholder(PapiExpansion papiExpansion, PrimarySkillType skill) {
+        this.papiExpansion = papiExpansion;
+        this.skill = skill;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String process(Player player, String params) {
+        if (params == null || params.isEmpty()) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        int position;
+        try {
+            position = Integer.parseInt(params);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        if (position < 1) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        List<PlayerStat> leaderboard = papiExpansion.getLeaderboard(skill, position);
+        
+        if (leaderboard == null || leaderboard.isEmpty() || position > leaderboard.size()) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        PlayerStat stat = leaderboard.get(position - 1);
+        return stat.playerName();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        if (skill == null) {
+            return "mctop_name_overall";
+        }
+        return "mctop_name_" + skill.toString().toLowerCase();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/McTopPositionPlaceholder.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/McTopPositionPlaceholder.java
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@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package com.gmail.nossr50.placeholders;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.database.PlayerStat;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.PrimarySkillType;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Placeholder for getting the skill level/score at a specific position in the leaderboard
+ * Usage: %mcmmo_mctop_<skill>:<position>% or %mcmmo_mctop_overall:<position>%
+ */
+public class McTopPositionPlaceholder implements Placeholder {
+    private final PapiExpansion papiExpansion;
+    private final PrimarySkillType skill;
+
+    public McTopPositionPlaceholder(PapiExpansion papiExpansion, PrimarySkillType skill) {
+        this.papiExpansion = papiExpansion;
+        this.skill = skill;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String process(Player player, String params) {
+        if (params == null || params.isEmpty()) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        int position;
+        try {
+            position = Integer.parseInt(params);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        if (position < 1) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        final int statsPerPage = 10; // Adjust if your leaderboard uses a different page size
+        List<PlayerStat> leaderboard = papiExpansion.getLeaderboard(skill, position);
+        
+        if (leaderboard == null || leaderboard.isEmpty()) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        int pageIndex = (position - 1) % statsPerPage;
+        if (pageIndex >= leaderboard.size()) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        PlayerStat stat = leaderboard.get(pageIndex);
+        return String.valueOf(stat.value());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        if (skill == null) {
+            return "mctop_overall";
+        }
+        return "mctop_" + skill.toString().toLowerCase();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/OverallRankPlaceholder.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/OverallRankPlaceholder.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/OverallRankPlaceholder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package com.gmail.nossr50.placeholders;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.api.ExperienceAPI;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+/**
+ * Placeholder for getting the overall power level rank
+ * Usage: %mcmmo_rank_overall%
+ */
+public class OverallRankPlaceholder implements Placeholder {
+
+    public OverallRankPlaceholder(PapiExpansion papiExpansion) {
+        // The papiExpansion parameter is intentionally unused in this class.
+        // It is kept for consistency with other Placeholder implementations.
+        // If future functionality requires access to papiExpansion, it can be stored as a field.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String process(Player player, String params) {
+        try {
+            int rank = ExperienceAPI.getPlayerRankOverall(player.getUniqueId());
+            return String.valueOf(rank);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return "rank_overall";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/PapiExpansion.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/PapiExpansion.java
index 06ad1b25b3..1ea45f3f40 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/PapiExpansion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/placeholders/PapiExpansion.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package com.gmail.nossr50.placeholders;
 
 import com.gmail.nossr50.api.ExperienceAPI;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.api.exceptions.InvalidSkillException;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.config.experience.ExperienceConfig;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.database.PlayerStat;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.party.Party;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.player.McMMOPlayer;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.PrimarySkillType;
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@
 import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Permissions;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.util.player.UserManager;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.util.text.StringUtils;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.PlaceholderAPIPlugin;
@@ -196,6 +199,18 @@ public String isExpEventActive(Player player) {
                 : PlaceholderAPIPlugin.booleanFalse();
     }
 
+    public List<PlayerStat> getLeaderboard(PrimarySkillType skill, int position) {
+        try {
+            // Fetch only the specific entry needed  
+            int statsPerPage = 1;  
+            int pageNumber = position; // Assuming readLeaderboard uses pageNumber as offset for single entry
+            
+            return mcMMO.getDatabaseManager().readLeaderboard(skill, pageNumber, statsPerPage);
+        } catch (InvalidSkillException ex) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     public void registerPlaceholder(Placeholder placeholder) {
         final Placeholder registered = placeholders.get(placeholder.getName());
         if (registered != null) {
@@ -206,7 +221,7 @@ public void registerPlaceholder(Placeholder placeholder) {
         placeholders.put(placeholder.getName(), placeholder);
     }
 
-    protected void init() {
+    private void init() {
 
         for (PrimarySkillType skill : PrimarySkillType.values()) {
             // %mcmmo_level_<skillname>%
@@ -226,6 +241,15 @@ protected void init() {
 
             //%mcmmo_xprate_<skillname>%
             registerPlaceholder(new SkillXpRatePlaceholder(this, skill));
+
+            //%mcmmo_mctop_<skillname>:<position>%
+            registerPlaceholder(new McTopPositionPlaceholder(this, skill));
+
+            //%mcmmo_mctop_name_<skillname>:<position>%
+            registerPlaceholder(new McTopNamePlaceholder(this, skill));
+
+            //%mcmmo_checklevel_<skillname>:<level>%
+            registerPlaceholder(new CheckLevelPlaceholder(this, skill));
         }
 
         //%mcmmo_power_level%
@@ -251,8 +275,18 @@ protected void init() {
 
         // %mcmmo_is_xp_event_active%
         registerPlaceholder(new XpEventActivePlaceholder(this));
+
         // %mcmmo_xprate%
         registerPlaceholder(new XpRatePlaceholder(this));
+
+        // %mcmmo_rank_overall%
+        registerPlaceholder(new OverallRankPlaceholder(this));
+
+        // %mcmmo_mctop_overall:<position>%
+        registerPlaceholder(new McTopPositionPlaceholder(this, null));
+
+        // %mcmmo_mctop_name_overall:<position>%
+        registerPlaceholder(new McTopNamePlaceholder(this, null));
     }
 
 }