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The Best Episodes of Critical Role Season 1

Every episode of Critical Role Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Critical Role Season 1!

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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 fantasy worlds of Exandria, Aramán, and beyond, with sweeping narratives

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Critical Role Season 1 Episode 114 - Vecna, the Ascended
    9.1/10(95 votes)

    S1:E114

    Vox Machina's climactic battle with Vecna begins.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 85 - A Bard's Lament
    8.9/10(90 votes)

    S1:E85

    Grog has a one-on-one rematch with Earthbreaker Groon. Vox Machina says farewell to a dear friend, but they meet someone new the very next day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 115 - The Chapter Closes
    8.8/10(84 votes)

    S1:E115

    On the final episode of our campaign, victory is celebrated, and all debts are paid.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 68 - Cloak and Dagger
    8.7/10(74 votes)

    S1:E68

    Hot on the heels of Dr. Anna Ripley, Vox Machina finds themselves on the beach of the isle of glass. The party prepares as their confrontation with Ripley draws near. Old demons and new discoveries will surface on the Isle of Glintshore.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 69 - Passed Through Fire
    8.7/10(58 votes)

    S1:E69

    Vox Machina is left shaken in the aftermath of their battle with Anna Ripley. They hurry back to Whitestone to save one of their own and end up being offered an alliance from the most unlikely source...

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 52 - The Kill Box
    8.6/10(74 votes)

    S1:E52

    Unable to defeat Kevdak in single combat, Grog calls upon Vox Machina in a desperate fight for their lives, the fate of Westruun, and control of the Herd of Storms.

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  7. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 71 - Vorugal
    8.6/10(58 votes)

    S1:E71

    Vox Machina enacts their riskiest plan yet: summon a goristro from the Abyss to fight Vorugal and hope for the two giant creatures to kill each other. If they succeed, another member of the Chroma Conclave will fall and another Vestige will be retrieved. But if any step in their plan fails, it could have dire consequences, especially with another dragon waiting in the wings...

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 84 - Loose Ends
    8.6/10(55 votes)

    S1:E84

    In a rare moment of peace, Vox Machina checks on Emon, fulfills a promise, and meets up with an old acquaintance.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 105 - The Fear of Isolation
    8.6/10(63 votes)

    S1:E105

    Vox Machina travel to the pools of Wittebak, where they meet a lonely stranger residing in a strange old house.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 112 - Dark Dealings
    8.6/10(50 votes)

    S1:E112

    Vox Machina search for a powerful artifact that could help swing the tide in their favor. Nothing could possibly go wrong…

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 34 - Race to the Ziggurat
    8.5/10(73 votes)

    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
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  12. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 35 - Denouement
    8.5/10(71 votes)

    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
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  13. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 49 - A Name is Earned
    8.5/10(65 votes)

    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
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  14. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 67 - The Chase to Glintshore
    8.5/10(54 votes)

    S1:E67

    Anna Ripley has stolen one of the Vestiges of the Divergence and is on her way to an island of glass in search of another. With the help of Captain Damon and his skyship, Vox Machina races across the sea to stop her once and for all.

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  15. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 72 - The Elephant in the Room
    8.5/10(56 votes)

    S1:E72

    Fresh off of slaying Yenk and Vorugal the Frigid Doom, the weary members of Vox Machina take time to catch their breaths and set about gathering what spoils they could find from both the corpse of the wyrm and his treasure trove before resting and returning to Whitestone for their next course of action...

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  16. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 113 - The Final Ascent
    8.5/10(62 votes)

    S1:E113

    Vox Machina, having made their final preparations, make their way to the top of the tower of Entropis. With special guest Joe Manganiello!

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 36 - Winter's Crest in Whitestone
    8.4/10(69 votes)

    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
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  18. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 44 - The Sunken Tomb
    8.4/10(76 votes)

    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
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  19. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 70 - Trust
    8.4/10(54 votes)

    S1:E70

    After a tense discussion, Vox Machina finds themselves with an unlikely—and untrustworthy—ally. A risky plan is formed and the group heads to the ruins of Draconia to prepare for their battle with Vorugal the white dragon...

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  20. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 73 - The Coming Storm
    8.4/10(56 votes)

    S1:E73

    With three of the five members of the Chroma Conclave dead, Vox Machina has a meeting with their friends in Whitestone to begin planning for the upcoming battle with Thordak. Percy decides it's time for one of their allies to stop keeping secrets from the rest.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 74 - Path of Brass
    8.4/10(52 votes)

    S1:E74

    Vox Machina heads to Fort Daxio to begin preparation for the upcoming fight with Thordak. With time running out until the climactic battle, the party decides to travel to the Elemental Plane of Fire in search of the final Vestige, but find themselves in over their heads...

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 75 - Where the Cards Fall
    8.4/10(55 votes)

    S1:E75

    Guided by their bizarre new acquaintance, Vox Machina meets with the fire giant who is in possession of the Plate of the Dawnmartyr. Although their goal is literally in sight, retrieving the final Vestige might be one of their most perilous challenges yet.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 77 - Clash at Daxio
    8.4/10(60 votes)

    S1:E77

    Vox Machina returns from the Elemental Plane of Fire, only to discover Fort Daxio under siege. With no word from Allura, they rush into battle to save as many of their allies as they can.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 79 - Thordak
    8.4/10(60 votes)

    S1:E79

    Having infiltrated the center of Emon, Vox Machina and their allies engage Thordak in a battle to the death.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Critical Role Season 1 Episode 80 - Raishan
    8.4/10(58 votes)

    S1:E80

    Vox Machina battles Raishan within Thordak's lair.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Vecna, the Ascended" is the best rated episode of "Critical Role" season 1. It scored 9.1/10 based on 95 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/5/2017. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "A Bard's Lament".