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Friend Matching affects 段位, which in turn affects the rating. If the player beats the opponent, or gets the same score as the opponent, the うでまえ (roughly means "skill") gauge, a washing machine-like long bar, will increase. If the player failed to beat the opponent, it will decrease (except in very low levels when it would increase anyway). The 段位 is determined by the gauge, changing at certain boundaries, which means it can decrease as well.

Opponents are chosen among players with a similar 段位 to your current 段位. Since DX+, when you choose the song, the opponent's "strength" (Japanese: つよさ) is displayed, which is one rank above the opponent's actual score, so you know you would definitely win if you can reach the same rank as the "strength" indicates. The strength is shown as a badge in the top right corner of the song jacket. The actual score of the opponent is not shown until you completed the song.

In DX 1st, the opponent's rank is shown in the player name slot as "Ｌｖ〜Ｓ", for example. This is not the same as "strength" since DX+, which is one rank above the opponent's actual rank.

The higher the 段位 is, the more wins you need to get to the next 段位. The amount the うでまえ gauge decreases with each match lost is more than the amount it increases with each match won, forcing you to maintain a high win rate.

DX 1st also has special characters as Friend Matching opponents when running in DX Area; for details see [[maimai DX:1st/Areas#でらっくすちほー]].

Grade names higher than Kaiden uses [[w:Chinese numerals#Standard_numbers|financial numeral characters]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Grade names
|-
! Japanese !! Chinese
|-
| 初心者 || 初学者
|-
| 見習い || 见习中
|-
| 駆け出し || 初出茅庐
|-
| 修行中 || 修行中
|-
| 初段 || 初段
|-
| 二段 || 二段
|-
| 三段 || 三段
|-
| 四段 || 四段
|-
| 五段 || 五段
|-
| 六段 || 六段
|-
| 七段 || 七段
|-
| 八段 || 八段
|-
| 九段 || 九段
|-
| 十段 || 十段
|-
| 皆伝 || 真传
|-
| 壱皆伝 || 真传壹段
|-
| 弐皆伝 || 真传贰段
|-
| 参皆伝|| 真传叁段
|-
| 肆皆伝 || 真传肆段
|-
| 伍皆伝 || 真传伍段
|-
| 陸皆伝 || 真传陆段
|-
| 漆皆伝 || 真传柒段
|-
| 捌皆伝 || 真传捌段
|-
| 玖皆伝 || 真传玖段
|-
| 拾皆伝 || 真传拾段
|}

DX+ added '''boss friends''' (ボスオトモダチ), which are opponents with the names of chart makers. Their names, charts, and scores are not randomly chosen. They appear at grade boundaries, and you have to defeat them to get to the next grade. All charts used in boss matches are charts that the corresponding chart designer has made. Unlike normal matches, your うでまえ gauge would not decrease when you lose. If your うでまえ gauge decreased past a 段位 boundary, you would not need to defeat the same boss again to get your 段位 back up.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Bosses (DX+)
|-
! Grade  !! Boss  !! colspan=2|Song  !! Lv  !! Strength
|-
! 初段 
| [[Happy|はっぴー]]  || [[Tic Tac DREAMIN’]]  || E  || 8  || S
|-
! 二段 
| [[Seiji Katou|畳返し]]  || [[Dakara pan wo yaitanda|だからパンを焼いたんだ]]  || E  || 9  || S+
|-
! 三段 
| [[Moon Strix]]  || [[Seyana. ~nan demo iu koto wo kiite kureru Akane-chan|Seyana. ～何でも言うことを聞いてくれるアカネチャン～]]  || E  || 9+  || S+
|-
! 四段 
| [[Bou S shi|某S氏]]  || [[Captain Murasa no ketsu anchor|キャプテン・ムラサのケツアンカー]]  || E  || 10  || S+
|-
! 五段 
| [[Monoclock|ものくろっく]]  || [[Candy Tall Woman]]  || E  || 10+  || S+
|-
! 六段 
| [[Usagi laundry|うさぎランドリー]]  || [[Halcyon]]  || E  || 11  || S+
|-
! 七段 
| [[Chan@DP kaiden|チャン@DP皆伝]]  || [[Lionheart]]  || M  || 12  || S+
|-
! 八段 
| [[rioN]]  || [[Nee, kowareta ningyou wa doko e suterareru no?|ねぇ、壊れタ人形ハ何処へ棄テらレるノ？]]  || E  || 12  || S+
|-
! 九段 
| [[Techno Kitchen]]  || [[Danza zandA]]  || R  || 13  || SS+
|-
! 十段 
| [[Rocher@penguin|ロシェ@ペンギン]]  || [[Moushin soliste life!|猛進ソリストライフ！]]  || M  || 13  || SS+
|-
! 皆伝 
| [[Jack]]  || [[Oshama Scramble!]] (DX)  || M  || 13+  || SSS+
|-
! 壱皆伝 
| [[Fumen -100 gou|譜面-100号]]  || [[Shigatsu no ame|四月の雨]]  || M  || 13+  || SS+
|-
! 弐皆伝 
| [[Tamagodoufu|玉子豆腐]]  || [[Kattobi KEIKYU Rider]]  || M  || 13+  || SSS
|-
! 参皆伝 
| [[Sukiyaki bugyou|すきやき奉行]]  || [[Xevel]]  || M  || 14  || SSS
|-
! 肆皆伝 
| [[Pichineko|ぴちネコ]]  || [[AMAZING MIGHTYYYY!!!!]]  || M  || 14  || SSS
|-
! 伍皆伝 
| [[Revo@LC]]  || [[Prophesy One]]  || M  || 14  || SSS+
|-
! 陸皆伝 
| [[Kanon Oguni|華火職人]]  || [[Ragnarok]]  || M  || 13+  || SSS+
|-
! 漆皆伝 
| [[Shichimi hertz|シチミヘルツ]]  || [[UniTas]]  || M  || 14  || MAX
|-
! 捌皆伝 
| [[Takanashi-san|小鳥遊さん]]  || [[RAIKIRI|雷切-RAIKIRI-]]  || R  || 14+  || MAX
|-
! 玖皆伝 
| [[Safata|サファ太]]  || [[Garatia no rasen|ガラテアの螺旋]]  || R  || 14+  || MAX
|-
! 拾皆伝 
| PANDORA BOXXX  || [[PANDORA PARADOXXX]]  || M  || 14+  || MAX
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Bosses (Splash)
|-
! Grade  !! Boss  !! colspan="2"|Song  !! Lv  !! Strength  !! Achievement Rate (%)
|-
! 初段 
| [[Kiyotaka Sasa|KTM]]  || [[UTAKATA]]  || E  || 9  || S+  || 97.4093 ～ 97.4093
|-
! 二段 
| [[Seiji Katou|畳返し]]  || [[Utsukushiku moeru mori|美しく燃える森]]  || M  || 10  || S+  || 97.3840 ～ 97.4565
|-
! 三段 
| [[Bou S shi|某S氏]]  || [[Mukashi mukashi no kyou no boku|むかしむかしのきょうのぼく]] (Japan) / [[Living Universe]] (Asia)  || M  || 11  || S+  || 97.3803 ～ 97.4888
|-
! 四段 
| [[rioN]]  || [[Love cino|ラブチーノ]]  || M  || 11  || S+  || 97.3964 ～ 97.4630
|-
! 五段 
| [[Rocher@penguin|ロシェ@ペンギン]]  || [[Fortissimo BELL|フォルテシモBELL]]  || M  || 11+  || S+  || 97.7858 ～ 97.8856
|-
! 六段 
| [[Tamagodoufu|玉子豆腐]]  || [[Freedom lolita|フリィダム ロリィタ]]  || M  || 11+  || S+  || 97.7924 ～ 97.8880
|-
! 七段 
| [[Moon Strix]]  || [[Akari ga yatte kita zo|アカリがやってきたぞっ]]  || M  || 12+  || SS  || 98.8022 ～ 98.8954
|-
! 八段 
| [[mai-Star]]  || [[So-ran bushi|ソーラン☆節]]  || M  || 13  || SS  || 98.8014 ～ 98.8982
|-
! 九段 
| [[Techno Kitchen]]  || [[Imitation:Loud Lounge]]  || M  || 12+  || SS+  || 99.3097 ～ 99.3735
|-
! 十段 
| [[Shichimi hertz|シチミヘルツ]]  || [[Stardust Memories]]  || M  || 12+  || SS+  || 99.2972 ～ 99.3758
|-
! 皆伝 
| [[Usagi laundry|うさぎランドリー]]  || [[Rokuchounen to ichiya monogatari|六兆年と一夜物語]] (DX)  || M  || 13  || SSS  || 99.7943 ～ 99.8825
|-
! 壱皆伝 
| [[Gunjou licorice|群青リコリス]]  || [[Atropos to saihate no tankyuusha|アトロポスと最果の探究者]]  || M  || 13  || SSS+  || 100.1425 ～ 100.2276
|-
! 弐皆伝 
| [[Safata|サファ太]]  || [[My maimai love|♡マイマイマイラブ♡]]  || M  || 13  || SSS+  || 100.3567 ～ 100.4331
|-
! 参皆伝 
| [[Chan@DP kaiden|チャン@DP皆伝]]  || [[Connect|コネクト]] (DX)  || R  || 12+  || MAX  || 100.6428 ～ 100.7262
|-
! 肆皆伝 
| [[Sumidagawa seijin|隅田川星人]]  || [[Entrance]]  || M  || 13+  || SSS+  || 100.3458 ～ 100.4280
|-
! 伍皆伝 
| [[Fumen -100 gou|譜面-100号]]  || [[NULCTRL]]  || M  || 13+  || MAX  || 100.5012 ～ 100.5845
|-
! 陸皆伝 
| [[Happy|はっぴー]]  || [[Arisa no Thema|アリサのテーマ]] (Japan) / [[Rodeo Machine]] (Asia)  || M  || 13  || MAX  || 100.4759 ～ 100.5618
|-
! 漆皆伝 
| [[Kanon Oguni|華火職人]]  || [[Maboroshi]]  || M  || 14  || MAX  || 100.4969 ～ 100.5890
|-
! 捌皆伝 
| [[Pichineko|ぴちネコ]]  || [[Kajou ginga no sinfonietta|渦状銀河のシンフォニエッタ]]  || M  || 14  || MAX  || 100.6459 ～ 100.7368
|-
! 玖皆伝 
| [[Jack|jacK]] on [[Takanashi-san|Phoenix]]  || [[Valsqotch]]  || M  || 14+  || MAX  || 100.6899 ～ 100.7912
|-
! 拾皆伝 
| ゲキ*チュウマイ Fumen Team  || [[BATTLE NO.1]] (Japan) / [[Kimi tour|≠彡"/了→]] (Asia)  || M  || 14+  || MAX  || 100.7915 ～ 100.8908
|}