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The Best Episodes of Blade

Every episode of Blade ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Blade!

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Legendary half-vampire, half-human vampire hunter Blade is tracking Deacon Frost, a very powerful and influential vampire who killed his mother and who heads Existence, a secretive vampire organization that operates in Southeast Asia.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Blade Season 1 Episode 3 - Dead on Arrival
    6.9/10(58 votes)

    #1 - Dead on Arrival

    S1:E3

    Aboard a cargo ship heading for the Philippines, Blade departs Kobe Harbor hot on Deacon Frost's trail. Makoto, a young human female vampire hunter, is also on the ship. She seeks vengeance and her target is - Blade.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Blade Season 1 Episode 7 - Claws and Blades
    6.8/10(56 votes)

    #2 - Claws and Blades

    S1:E7

    Blade and Makoto arrive in the lawless island city of Madripoor, where the weapons factory that Frost's men use to melt silver is located, and are instantly attacked by them. That's when Blade's old friend shows up - Wolverine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Blade Season 1 Episode 4 - That Was Then, This Is Now
    6.7/10(55 votes)

    #3 - That Was Then, This Is Now

    S1:E4

    Determined to rescue his mentor, Van Hesling, from the clutches of a pack of Mandurago vampires, Blade tracks him to a local slum in the Philippines. He also remembers his difficult childhood and the time he met his undead mother.

    Director:Tomonari Tanaka
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Blade Season 1 Episode 9 - The Bond
    6.7/10(52 votes)

    #4 - The Bond

    S1:E9

    Blade has no choice but to fight the mutant assassin, Kikyo Mikage. While fighting, they remember the time when they were studying sword fighting together under the same master. However, their old master suddenly appears - now a vampire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Blade Season 1 Episode 11 - The Last Sunset
    6.7/10(51 votes)

    #5 - The Last Sunset

    S1:E11

    While in captivity and pushed to his limits, Blade struggles to regain control of himself as his allies attempt a daring rescue. Ironically, this gets Frost closer to his goal and Blade loses a friend. The vampire council is next.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Blade Season 1 Episode 1 - His Name Is Blade
    6.5/10(70 votes)

    #6 - His Name Is Blade

    S1:E1

    A nightclub is used by vampires to trap unsuspecting guests and feed on them. Just as the feast is about to start, Blade arrives looking for the ancient vampire who long ago infected his mother - Deacon Frost. However, he gets company.

    Director:Chie Yamashiro
    Writer:Kenta Fukasaku

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  7. Blade Season 1 Episode 2 - A Night for the Living, A Mourning for the Dead
    6.5/10(59 votes)

    #7 - A Night for the Living, A Mourning for the Dead

    S1:E2

    Sakomizu, a middle-aged police detective in Osaka, is troubled by a recent series of missing Southeast Asian women. After he meets up with Blade, they discover that the chief of police is helping to provide local vampires with human blood.

    Director:migmi
    Writer:Kenta Fukasaku

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  8. Blade Season 1 Episode 6 - Bad Blood
    6.5/10(54 votes)

    #8 - Bad Blood

    S1:E6

    A small village in Sumatra has been taken over by Frost's people. The men are forced to work in his silver mine, while all the women have been turned into vampires. The local medicine man believes he can cure them, but Blade doubts that.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Blade Season 1 Episode 8 - Old Wounds, Fresh Blood
    6.5/10(51 votes)

    #9 - Old Wounds, Fresh Blood

    S1:E8

    In the jungles of Vietnam, Blade is attacked by a band of vampire ninjas led by Kikyo Mikage, an amoral master samurai with mutant powers similar to Wolverine's. G.I. Stan Davis, a victim of secret US weapons program, helps Blade.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Blade Season 1 Episode 10 - Sins of the Father
    6.5/10(50 votes)

    #10 - Sins of the Father

    S1:E10

    Captured Blade is taken to the Existence research lab known as 'The Factory', in Cambodia, to be experimented on by Deacon Frost who divulges his own tragic personal history, twisted motives and awful ambitions. Makoto finds them.

    Director:Tomonari Tanaka
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Blade Season 1 Episode 5 - The Island of Fire
    6.4/10(55 votes)

    #11 - The Island of Fire

    S1:E5

    Siquijor Island, the location of an Existence research facility, is home to the Berdugo tribe who have used white magic to keep vampires under control since ancient times. Against the wishes of the Berdugo, Blade and Makoto set out in search for Frost's facility.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Blade Season 1 Episode 12 - The Final Glory of Deacon Frost
    6.4/10(54 votes)

    #12 - The Final Glory of Deacon Frost

    S1:E12

    Blade invades Amaurot, the City of Vampires and headquarters of Existence, while cutting his way through anything that stands between him and now evolved Deacon Frost. Frost's monstrosities fight back, but Blade gets surprise help.

    Directors:Mitsuyuki Masuhara, migmi
    Writer:Kenta Fukasaku

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Best Episodes Summary

"Dead on Arrival" is the best rated episode of "Blade". It scored 6.9/10 based on 58 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/15/2011. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Claws and Blades".