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In a Holy Grail War, Mages (Masters) and their Heroic Spirits (Servants) fight for the control of the Holy Grail—an omnipotent wish-granting device said to fulfill any desire. Years have passed since the end of

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 11 - The Pale Knight
    7.9/10(513 votes)

    S1:E11

    Many of those involved in the last battle wake up in a peculiar situation, as if nothing had happened.

    Director:Ryoji Masuyama
    Writer:Dai Katarayama

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  2. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 8 - Backstage of a Third-rate Comedy
    8.0/10(629 votes)

    S1:E8

    To repair their damaged Noble Phantasms, members of Clan Calatin are sent to Caster’s magecraft workshop.

    Director:Ryo Nakano
    Writer:Daisuke Ohigashi

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  3. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 5 - Stars' Banquet
    8.1/10(818 votes)

    S1:E5

    Shortly before the battle in the canyon, in a mansion situated in a swamp, a lone mercenary attempted to summon a Servant. His codename is Sigma. He holds no desires for this world, nor any intention of leaving anything behind. Chosen by the fake Holy Grail for this empty shell of a man was a Servant so singularly unique that it could never be summoned in a normal Holy Grail War...

    Directors:Takahiro Okawa, Masayuki Sakoi
    Writer:Ami Satou

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  4. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 12 - At the End of the Rope
    8.1/10(495 votes)

    S1:E12

    Cerberus stands before Saber and Ayaka inside the dreamworld.

    Directors:Ryo Nakano, Yoshiyuki Kumeda
    Writer:Daisuke Ohigashi

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  5. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 1 - The Heroic Spirit Incident
    8.3/10(1128 votes)

    S1:E1

    Due to the anomalous battle taking place in the desert between Archer and Lancer, various factions become aware of the commencement of the Holy Grail War. As the situation unfolds into chaos, Faldeus, tirelessly acquiring information and manipulating the press, catches sight of a girl new to Snowfield. This girl is Ayaka Sajyou, who wanders the city aimlessly. A mark resembling a Command Spell is engraved on her body.

    Director:Shun Enokido
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 7 - Back from Twilight, the God Is Come
    8.3/10(683 votes)

    S1:E7

    Prior to the battle between Saber and Lancer, Halri Vorzak, a girl who harbors deep hatred for the world of magecraft, summons a Servant of her own. However, what answers her call is an utterly uncontrollable and aberrant Heroic Spirit. As its claws tear through her abdomen, her life begins to trickle away until a lone homunculus reaches out to grasp her dying hand.

    Director:Masakazu Obara
    Writer:Asako Kuboyama

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  7. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 4 - The Canon of Demigods
    8.8/10(1037 votes)

    S1:E4

    Orlando, busy with caring for the aftermath of the battle, is visited by Francesca.

    Director:Kazuki Kawagishi
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 2 - Ensemble VS Pretense
    9.0/10(1184 votes)

    S1:E2

    Following the uproar at the opera house, Saber and Ayaka are detained by the Snowfield Police Department.

    Director:Takahito Sakazume
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 3 - A Battle Without Heroes
    9.1/10(1146 votes)

    S1:E3

    Clan Calatin finds itself in dire straits after interference from Assassin's Master, Jester Karture. Hansa intervenes, taking up arms not as the Overseer of the Holy Grail War, but as an Executor hunting Dead Apostles. With the Servants dismissed from the stage, the two men clash in a battle fought without Heroic Spirits.

    Director:Kazuho Kunimoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 6 - The Wandering King's Rock 'n' Roll
    9.1/10(941 votes)

    S1:E6

    After leaving the detention center, Saber and Ayaka wander through Snowfield in search of allies. Before long, the two entered a forest made home by Lancer, the Servant who recently engaged in a spectacular battle against Archer. Challenged to prove his prowess and determine whether they would make suitable allies, Saber unleashes his Noble Phantasm as Lionheart.

    Directors:Hirotaka Mori, Shun Miyakawa
    Writer:Dai Katarayama

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  11. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 10 - Gold and Lion
    9.1/10(749 votes)

    S1:E10

    True Archer, stands before the police force menacingly, as if embodying despair itself.

    Director:Shotaro Kitamura
    Writer:Asako Kuboyama

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  12. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 13 - This Illusion Becomes Reality
    9.2/10(651 votes)

    S1:E13

    Francesca and the others descend into a dream realm filled with chaos.

    Directors:Shun Enokido, Takahito Sakazume, Hirotaka Mori
    Writer:Daisuke Ohigashi

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  13. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 9 - The Nightmare Comes with the Dawn of London
    9.3/10(925 votes)

    S1:E9

    Clan Calatin has arrived at the entrance of the hospital in hopes of executing a rescue mission for Tsubaki.

    Director:Yoshiyuki Kumeda
    Writer:Ami Satou

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Pale Knight" is the worst rated episode of "Fate/strange Fake". It scored 7.9/10 based on 513 votes. Directed by Ryoji Masuyama and written by Dai Katarayama, it aired on 3/14/2026. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Backstage of a Third-rate Comedy".