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The Best Episodes of Critical Role

Critical Role is a weekly actual play series that uses tabletop role-playing game mechanics as a means to explore and develop stories from the vast...

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  1. Background image for Race to the Ziggurat
    8.5/10(69 votes)

    #1 - Race to the Ziggurat

    S1:E34

    Descending deeper beneath the city of Whitestone, the weary members of Vox Machina are on a collision course with the Briarwoods and their insidious plot. What secrets lie far below and what dangers still await our heroes?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Denouement
    8.5/10(67 votes)

    #2 - Denouement

    S1:E35

    In the wake of the fateful battle in the Ziggurat, Vox Machina comes face-to-face with the inner demons within Percy both literal and personal. As the Whitestone Rebellion comes to a head, can the party save Percy from the darkness within him? Or is he beyond saving?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for A Name is Earned
    8.5/10(62 votes)

    #3 - A Name is Earned

    S1:E49

    Vox Machina ventures deep beneath the Stormcrest Mountains to confront the mysterious androsphinx mate of Osysa — and hopefully learn more about the Vestiges of Divergence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Winter's Crest in Whitestone
    8.4/10(65 votes)

    #4 - Winter's Crest in Whitestone

    S1:E36

    The Winter's Crest Festival comes to Whitestone for the first time in five years! Seeing this as a chance to relax after the revolution, Vox Machina partakes in the festivities and exchanges gifts with each other as they enjoy a well-deserved moment of peace.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Cindergrove Revisited
    8.4/10(58 votes)

    #5 - Cindergrove Revisited

    S1:E46

    Special guest star Chris Hardwick plays Gern Blanston, a blue dragonborn wizard. With fire elementals emerging from the Elemental Plane of Fire, Vox Machina joins forces with the druids of Pyrah and Zephrah — and a strange scavenger — to seal the rift between planes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Arrival at Kraghammer
    8.3/10(132 votes)

    #6 - Arrival at Kraghammer

    S1:E1

    Vox Machina arrives at the cavernous underground city of Kraghammer intent on rescuing a missing halfling paladin. They sample the culture of the city and find themselves coming face-to-face with the horrors coming from beneath the city...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Strange Bedfellows
    8.3/10(107 votes)

    #7 - Strange Bedfellows

    S1:E3

    After saving Grog, the party comes across a duergar war camp controlled by a mind flayer. After a failed initial attack, Vex'ahlia and Keyleth find a powerful and unlikely ally.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Omens
    8.3/10(82 votes)

    #8 - Omens

    S1:E39

    Vox Machina returns to General Krieg's home, learning about J'mon Sa Ord, ruler of Ank'Harel on the desert continent of Marquet. The group discovers a mysterious skull, and Vax'ildan questions the priorities of the group. Meanwhile, the city of Emon experiences a substantial political shift.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Sunken Tomb
    8.3/10(70 votes)

    #9 - The Sunken Tomb

    S1:E44

    In hopes of defeating the Chroma Conclave, Vox Machina sets out to recover the Vestiges of the Divergence—ancient armor, weapons, and other items of immense power. They learn the location of one Vestige, the Deathwalker's Ward, interred with an ancient Champion of the Raven Queen... at the bottom of a lake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Best Laid Plans...
    8.3/10(56 votes)

    #10 - Best Laid Plans...

    S1:E50

    Vox Machina confronts the darkness of Craven Edge and plans to retake Westruun. Scanlan infiltrates the city to set up a distraction and stumbles upon some old friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Desperate Measures
    8.2/10(66 votes)

    #11 - Desperate Measures

    S1:E40

    Vox Machina must deal with the Chroma Conclave's attack on Emon and the possible slaughter of much of the city's leadership and notable citizenry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for In Ruins
    8.2/10(60 votes)

    #12 - In Ruins

    S1:E41

    Vox Machina searches the ruins of Emon for survivors of the Chroma Conclave's attack. With the help of a new friend, they find an old one on death's door.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Return to Vasselheim
    8.2/10(57 votes)

    #13 - Return to Vasselheim

    S1:E43

    Now in the relative safety of Vasselheim, Vox Machina begins planning their first move against the Chroma Conclave. Fortunately, some old friends turn up to offer their aid.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for The Family Business
    8.2/10(58 votes)

    #14 - The Family Business

    S1:E47

    Vox Machina returns to where much of the group's history began: Westruun. But all is not well! Not only has the Chroma Conclave decimated the area, but another strangely familiar threat has taken hold of the city, as well...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Into the Frostweald
    8.2/10(55 votes)

    #15 - Into the Frostweald

    S1:E48

    Vox Machina continues the quest to collect the Vestiges of the Divergence in order to defeat the Chroma Conclave. Along the way, they are rejoined by Pike Trickfoot and discover some other old friends in dire straits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Into the Greyspine Mines
    8.1/10(112 votes)

    #16 - Into the Greyspine Mines

    S1:E2

    Vox Machina makes a deal with Nostoc Greyspine to put an end to the darkness now rising up from the bowels of the earth. The party gears up and makes their way into Kraghammer's mine, beginning a miles-long trek down into the veins of Khaloor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for The Temple Showdown
    8.1/10(90 votes)

    #17 - The Temple Showdown

    S1:E11

    Vox Machina and their allies commence their assault on K'Varn's temple. Who will survive this grueling battle?​

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Escape from the Underdark
    8.1/10(84 votes)

    #18 - Escape from the Underdark

    S1:E13

    With K'Varn killed and the dread god Orcus's machinations put to an end, the party struggles with what to do next. Before a decision can be reached, several illithid glide into the chamber of the elder brain, and victory quickly yields to impending doom as Vox Machina struggles to escape the city alive...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Rematch
    8.1/10(81 votes)

    #19 - The Rematch

    S1:E23

    As Vox Machina prepares for the return to Emon, Grog demands a rematch against Kern to regain his honor. After some final errands, the party returns home to Greyskull Keep and a fan outside their home, but there's no time to rest with bad news on the horizon...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Stoke the Flames
    8.1/10(81 votes)

    #20 - Stoke the Flames

    S1:E30

    The seeds of rebellion begin to take root in Whitestone! But as the members of Vox Machina make their move to bring the population to revolt, they learn that another de Rolo may still be alive...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Reunions
    8.1/10(74 votes)

    #21 - Reunions

    S1:E33

    Vox Machina enters Whitestone Castle, led by a new, unlikely ally in hopes of rescuing Cassandra de Rolo. Battles commence, debts are settled, and secrets are revealed as the group descends into the haunted catacombs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Echoes of the Past
    8.1/10(65 votes)

    #22 - Echoes of the Past

    S1:E38

    Vox Machina takes some well-earned downtime! Scanlan continues his dance with the mysterious gnome girl, Kaylie, and the group agrees to venture back to a mysterious cavern they had abandoned years before...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Those Who Walk Away
    8.1/10(59 votes)

    #23 - Those Who Walk Away

    S1:E45

    An exhausted Vox Machina spends some time hashing out their pent-up frustrations and examining their spoils of victory. They then journey to Pyrah, home of the Fire Ashari, hoping to find survivors of Thordak's escape from the Elemental Plane of Fire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Enter Vasselheim
    8.0/10(77 votes)

    #24 - Enter Vasselheim

    S1:E16

    As Vox Machina completes the journey across the Ozmit Sea, Lady Kima of Vord arrives and prepares the group for the culture shock awaiting them in Othanzia's capital city of Vasselheim.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Trial of the Take (2)
    8.0/10(90 votes)

    #25 - Trial of the Take (2)

    S1:E19

    Scanlan, Percy, Vex'ahlia, and Grog continue their quest with Lyra and Zahra to hunt Rimefang, an adult white dragon who was pursued by previous bands of veteran adventurers from the Slayer's Take who never returned! Is this a suicide mission or a true test of will?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Race to the Ziggurat" is the best rated episode of "Critical Role". It scored 8.5/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/3/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Denouement".