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The Best Episodes of Deadliest Warrior

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

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    Deadliest Warrior Season 1 Episode 3 - Spartan vs. Ninja
    8.1/10(88 votes)

    #1 - Spartan vs. Ninja

    S1:E3

    Spartan vs Ninja - the ultimate bronze age warrior meets the silent assassin from Japan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Deadliest Warrior Season 1 Episode 2 - Viking vs. Samurai
    8.0/10(95 votes)

    #2 - Viking vs. Samurai

    S1:E2

    The speed and fighting style of a Samurai warrior faced off with the strength and determination of a Nordic Viking.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Deadliest Warrior Season 1 Episode 8 - William Wallace vs. Shaka Zulu
    8.0/10(61 votes)

    #3 - William Wallace vs. Shaka Zulu

    S1:E8

    Both fight for revenge. Both built an army to spill the blood of their enemies. Deadliest Warrior gets personal with a battle between two of the greatest warrior-generals that ever lived. William Wallace - claymore wielding wild man from Scotland versus Shaka Zulu whose ferocity, speed and toughness became legend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Deadliest Warrior Season 1 Episode 1 - Apache vs. Gladiator
    7.9/10(98 votes)

    #4 - Apache vs. Gladiator

    S1:E1

    An Apache - the greatest stealth fighter in American History, versus a Gladiator - crowd-thrilling killer of ancient Rome. It's stone versus steel, devious against direct, surprise versus slaughter, as these two go toe to toe in a no-holds barred battle to the death.

    Director:Tim Prokop
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Deadliest Warrior Season 1 Episode 6 - Green Beret vs. Spetsnaz
    7.9/10(67 votes)

    #5 - Green Beret vs. Spetsnaz

    S1:E6

    Green Beret - America's elite special force, versus Spetsnaz - Russia's top-secret, top-notch commandos. Trained to kill anyone, any when, anywhere - these super soldiers use a devastating array of weapons and tactics. It's the best of the west against the beast from the east in a post cold war showdown.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Deadliest Warrior Season 1 Episode 7 - Shaolin Monk vs. Maori
    7.9/10(74 votes)

    #6 - Shaolin Monk vs. Maori

    S1:E7

    One fights for perfection; the other to honor his ancestors. A Shaolin Monk - the ultimate pacifist killing machine from China versus a Maori - fierce, bone-crushing warrior from New Zealand. Steel whips, metal spikes and wickedly versatile hooks versus wood, shark teeth, stingray spines and stone. The hardest weapon on the battlefield is not made of steel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Deadliest Warrior Season 2 Episode 7 - Somali Pirates vs. Medellin Cartel
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    #7 - Somali Pirates vs. Medellin Cartel

    S2:E7

    Somali Pirates, modern-day, RPG-blasting hijackers of the high seas battle the Medellin Cartel, Colombia's most notorious drug lords. In this extraordinary matchup, these two brutal crime gangs will face off with machine guns, machetes and stunningly explosive car bombs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Deadliest Warrior Season 2 Episode 11 - Ming Warrior vs. Musketeer
    7.8/10(50 votes)

    #8 - Ming Warrior vs. Musketeer

    S2:E11

    Ming Warrior, the innovative killer who deployed exploding land-mines and flaming arrows to forge China's greatest empire faces off with the Musketeer, the elite French fighter whose skill with the rapier and musket were legendary.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Deadliest Warrior Season 1 Episode 9 - IRA vs. Taliban
    7.7/10(71 votes)

    #9 - IRA vs. Taliban

    S1:E9

    Two groups whose disregard for civilian casualties in the pursuit of their own agendas have made them infamous. IRA - the urban guerrilla from Ireland versus the Taliban mountain fighters from Afghanistan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Deadliest Warrior Season 2 Episode 4 - Aztec Jaguar vs. Zande Warrior
    7.7/10(52 votes)

    #10 - Aztec Jaguar vs. Zande Warrior

    S2:E4

    The Aztec Jaguar takes on the Zande Warrior in a battle that brings some of the fiercest weapons yet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Deadliest Warrior Season 3 Episode 3 - U.S. Army Rangers vs. North Korean Special Operations Forces
    7.7/10(79 votes)

    #11 - U.S. Army Rangers vs. North Korean Special Operations Forces

    S3:E3

    A special live episode of Deadliest Warrior boasting the first ever “anticipatory” match, staging the battle between the U.S. Army Rangers and the North Korean Special Operations Forces along the Korean Peninsula as a “possible World War III” scenario.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Deadliest Warrior Season 3 Episode 4 - Genghis Khan vs. Hannibal
    7.7/10(55 votes)

    #12 - Genghis Khan vs. Hannibal

    S3:E4

    Genghis Khan, Asia's cold-blooded world conqueror, and Hannibal, the brutal annihilator of the Roman Empire, face off to the death in a battle between two warriors who wrote the book on ancient combat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Deadliest Warrior Season 3 Episode 9 - French Foreign Legion vs. Gurkhas
    7.7/10(39 votes)

    #13 - French Foreign Legion vs. Gurkhas

    S3:E9

    The French Foreign Legion, the elite army of real-life expendibles who France sends to do its dirty work vs. the Gurkhas, the fearless mountain assassins who take on the British Empire's most dangerous missions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Deadliest Warrior Season 2 Episode 1 - SWAT vs. GSG-9
    7.6/10(42 votes)

    #14 - SWAT vs. GSG-9

    S2:E1

    An epic match-up featuring SWAT, the elite special forces of U.S. law enforcement, against Germany's GSG-9, the ultra-secretive paramilitary arm of the German Police. Utilizing sniper rifles, shot guns and paralyzing stun tools two of the world's toughest police forces will go head-to-head in an historic, never-before-seen firefight to the death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Deadliest Warrior Season 2 Episode 3 - Jesse James vs. Al Capone
    7.6/10(54 votes)

    #15 - Jesse James vs. Al Capone

    S2:E3

    Separated by 52 years and a generation of firepower technology, the Civil War-hardened Jesse James Gang is taking on the Tommy Gun-wielding "businessmen" from Chicago, Al Capone's Gang.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Deadliest Warrior Season 3 Episode 5 - Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot
    7.6/10(62 votes)

    #16 - Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot

    S3:E5

    Chemical assassin and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein goes head-to-head with Cambodian communist leader Pol Pot, whose Khmer Rouge troops filled Cambodia's killing fields with millions of innocent victims.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Deadliest Warrior Season 2 Episode 2 - Attila The Hun vs. Alexander The Great
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    #17 - Attila The Hun vs. Alexander The Great

    S2:E2

    Attila the Hun, the barbarian horseman who terrorized Europe, battles Alexander the Great, history's greatest military tactician.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Deadliest Warrior Season 3 Episode 8 - Crazy Horse vs. Pancho Villa
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #18 - Crazy Horse vs. Pancho Villa

    S3:E8

    Crazy Horse, the fierce Lakota warrior of the 1870's whose brilliant battle plans and fearless offensives annihilated General Custer at Little Big Horn vs Pancho Villa, The Mexican revolutionary whose guerrilla army destroyed corrupt dictators in the early 20th century and then invaded the United States.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Deadliest Warrior Season 1 Episode 5 - Yakuza vs. Mafia
    7.3/10(77 votes)

    #19 - Yakuza vs. Mafia

    S1:E5

    Mafia - the deadly crime family that rule New York's 1920's underworld, versus Yakuza - feared gang lords that dominate the mean streets of 1940's Tokyo. Their bloody turf war to decide who is deadliest will be settled with machine guns, sawed off shotguns, pistols, bats, nunchukus and icepicks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Deadliest Warrior Season 3 Episode 2 - Joan of Arc vs. William the Conqueror
    7.3/10(73 votes)

    #20 - Joan of Arc vs. William the Conqueror

    S3:E2

    Deadliest Warrior finally has its first co-ed matchup when Joan of Arc squares off against William the Conqueror.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Deadliest Warrior Season 3 Episode 6 - Teddy Roosevelt vs. Lawrence of Arabia
    7.3/10(52 votes)

    #21 - Teddy Roosevelt vs. Lawrence of Arabia

    S3:E6

    Lawrence of Arabia, the fearless British Officer who brought down a mighty empire, faces off against Teddy Roosevelt, the brash and brawny U.S. Army Colonel who overthrew Spanish tyrants in Cuba...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Deadliest Warrior Season 3 Episode 7 - Ivan the Terrible vs. Hernan Cortes
    7.3/10(36 votes)

    #22 - Ivan the Terrible vs. Hernan Cortes

    S3:E7

    Ivan the Terrible, Russia's sadistic 16th Century tsar whose murderous, mounted death squads built Europe's largest empire of its time vs. Hernán Cortés, the brutal Spanish explorer whose conquistadors conquered the largest empire in North America of the 16th Century.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Deadliest Warrior Season 3 Episode 10 - Vampires vs. Zombies
    7.3/10(59 votes)

    #23 - Vampires vs. Zombies

    S3:E10

    Vampires are undead creatures that sustain their existence on the blood of living humans vs.Zombies, the living dead, deceased humans that have been given unnatural life to return from the grave.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Deadliest Warrior Season 2 Episode 8 - Persian Immortal vs. Celt
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #24 - Persian Immortal vs. Celt

    S2:E8

    A Persian Immortal, the professional killer that drove a 6th century BC war machine, battles a Celt, the giant Iron Age European clansman. Horse-drawn chariots rush to a deadly showdown with brutal sword beat-downs, spears, clubs and battle-axes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Deadliest Warrior Season 2 Episode 9 - KGB vs. CIA
    7.2/10(44 votes)

    #25 - KGB vs. CIA

    S2:E9

    KGB, the Kremlin's covert killers goes head-to-head with the CIA, America's clandestine assassins. Deadly spymasters of the Cold War face off with chilling top-secret arsenals: silenced mini-machine guns, exploding spikes, brutal shoe knives and neck-slicing garrote wires.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Spartan vs. Ninja" is the best rated episode of "Deadliest Warrior". It scored 8.1/10 based on 88 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/21/2009. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Viking vs. Samurai".