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The Best Episodes of Forged in Fire

Competitors re-create weapons from historical periods ranging from Japanese katanas to medieval broadswords to ancient throwing blades. Each entry is judged on its artistry as...
  1. Background image for Tournament Championship (Nodachi)
    9.0/10(25 votes)

    #1 - Tournament Championship (Nodachi)

    S5:E34

    In the final round of the Invitational Tournament, the winning farrier, armorer, blacksmith and modern metal worker face off to forge a wakizashi; the two finalists must then re-create the nodachi, one of the largest Japanese swords.

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for The Massive Maguro Bocho
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    #2 - The Massive Maguro Bocho

    S8:E8

    Four bladesmiths get cooking when they are tasked with forging a cleaver using only the steel from meat hooks. After two rounds of slicing and dicing, two smiths head back to their home forges to create the Maguro Bocho, a massive tuna knife.

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  3. Background image for International Championship / The Spadroon
    8.7/10(29 votes)

    #3 - International Championship / The Spadroon

    S4:E19

    Four of the top smiths from around the world compete in an international championship; two smiths return home empty handed, while two go on to recreate the Spadroon, a weapon that transcends borders, in their efforts to bring home the title.

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    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Knights Templar
    8.7/10(28 votes)

    #4 - Knights Templar

    S4:E22

    Four brave smiths are thrown for a loop when they must forge together rusty chain mail and high quality steel to produce Knights Templar Crusader Daggers in Round 1.

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Viking Edition
    8.7/10(25 votes)

    #5 - Viking Edition

    S4:E23

    Four brave competitors march into a dry moat where they must resurrect old swords and forge them into a Viking Seax, using the time-tested coal forge. With hammers in full swing and multiple obstacles in their path, the smiths exhaust every ounce of their strength to produce weapons fit to withstand any test imaginable. In the final challenge, the remaining two smiths voyage home to recreate a pair of deadly Viking War Axes in their final fight for the coveted title of Forged In Fire champion.

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Judges' Home Forge Battle
    8.7/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Judges' Home Forge Battle

    S8:E7

    For the first time, Judges Ben Abbott, J. Neilson and David Baker are thrown into the fire for a grueling home forge battle against each other. Given two weeks, each judge will construct a blade unlike anything they've made before, all while filming the process themselves. With bragging rights on the table, will the judges' work hold up to their own critical eyes and survive testing or will a mistake get the best of them?

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  8. Background image for Casino Challenge
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Casino Challenge

    S8:E21

    The stakes are high when the forge floor is transformed into the Forged in Fire Casino. Four smiths must leave it all up to chance and allow the Wheel of Forging to determine their challenge in this competition. After the smiths press their luck in a brutal round of testing, two smiths risk it all one more time att he wheel to determine their final weapon. Two smiths will leave it all out on the floor but only one will hit it big as Forged in Fire Champion, taking home a jackpot of $10,000!

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  9. Background image for The Sica
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    #8 - The Sica

    S5:E3

    The smiths must forge a signature blade out of a 50-caliber flintlock pistol; despite giving it their best shot, it becomes a struggle to turn a gun into a blade and after two grueling rounds, two smiths get sent barreling towards elimination.

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  10. Background image for Crushed Car Challenge
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Crushed Car Challenge

    S9:E1

    Four smiths have to create a knife from the most mangled mess of a vehicle ever seen on the forge floor; the two surviving smiths return to their home forges to re-create a matched set of curved katars.

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  11. Background image for Tabar-Shishpar
    8.5/10(28 votes)

    #10 - Tabar-Shishpar

    S4:E20

    Smiths are asked to forge blades from pipe wrenches; two competitors advance to the final round during which they must recreate a rare axe-mace hybrid known as the Tabar-Shishpar.

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  12. Background image for On the Road: Texas Showdown
    8.5/10(7 votes)

    #11 - On the Road: Texas Showdown

    S10:E1

    Heading to Texarkana, Texas, to the Bill Moran School of Bladesmithing, the oldest bladesmithing school in the country, where three of their top smiths will be put through the ultimate test.

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  13. Background image for The Karabela
    8.4/10(26 votes)

    #12 - The Karabela

    S5:E7

    Four bladesmiths must kick their skills into gear when they’re tasked with forging blades out of steel from a chain and a sprocket, but only two will secure a spot in the final round, where they have five days to forge the iconic karabela saber.

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  14. Background image for Pioneer Sword
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Pioneer Sword

    S5:E18

    Four smiths must forge a multipurpose weapon from old rescue tools; after narrowly escaping elimination, two smiths head back to their home forges to recreate a unique utilitarian tool, the Russian Pioneer Sword.

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  15. Background image for The Sawback Hunting Sword
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #14 - The Sawback Hunting Sword

    S5:E23

    Four bladesmiths are taken out of the forge and transported to the great outdoors, where they struggle to forge a blade in the noonday sun. They must forage for outdoor materials and crank a coal forge, which leaves some scrambling to the end. After a second smith falters during testing, the two remaining smiths return to their home forges to create the ultimate wilderness weapon: the German sawback hunting sword

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  16. Background image for The Qinglong Ji
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #15 - The Qinglong Ji

    S5:E26

    Four bladesmiths take a shot at forging a signature blade from the steel rings of a whiskey barrel. They must quickly adapt when they realize there may not be enough hardenable steel to go around. After an intense round of testing, the final two smiths head home to forge an instrument of Chinese warfare: the qinglong ji.

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  17. Background image for Tournament Round 1 (Farriers) - The Mortuary Sword
    8.4/10(22 votes)

    #16 - Tournament Round 1 (Farriers) - The Mortuary Sword

    S5:E30

    Four bladesmiths are tasked with creating a San Mai blade from horseshoes and hoof rasps; the remaining two bladesmiths return to their home forges to create a famed weapon of the English Civil War: the Mortuary Sword.

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  18. Background image for The Pipe Tomahawks
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #17 - The Pipe Tomahawks

    S5:E38

    Four bladesmiths are challenged with forging a canister Damascus knife using only steel wool and 1095 powder; the final two head home to re-create an important weapon from North American history - the pipe tomahawk.

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  19. Background image for The Ninja's Sword
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #18 - The Ninja's Sword

    S9:E3

    Four smiths forge their own version of a ninja blade, with the smith with the lightest blade winning an extra 20 minutes in round two.

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  20. Background image for The Zande Spear
    8.3/10(23 votes)

    #19 - The Zande Spear

    S5:E8

    Four blade smiths find the devil is in the details when they must combine two or more steels to forge J. Nielson's favorite blade, a Damascus European dagger. In a challenge where symmetry and precision can make or break a blade, two smiths produce knives that survive J.'s merciless tests. In the final round, they have five days to forge a fearsome pole weapon–the Zande Spear.

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  21. Background image for The Navaja
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #20 - The Navaja

    S5:E9

    Four bladesmiths test their mettle in a rock quarry, where they're tasked with making blades using only harvested steel and coal forges. Over the course of two intense rounds, the smiths show their true grit constructing a blade while fighting the elements. After brutal tests designed to chip away at the competitors' resolve, only two smiths advance to the final round. Back at their home forges, they must recreate one of the most dangerous folding weapons in history — the Spanish Navaja.

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  22. Background image for Tournament Round 4 (Modern Metalworkers) - The Flamberge Rapier
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #21 - Tournament Round 4 (Modern Metalworkers) - The Flamberge Rapier

    S5:E33

    Four bladesmiths must harvest materials from a metal sculpture to forge a needle point Damascus blade; the remaining smiths return to their own home forges to recreate a sword from the elite classes of Renaissance Europe: the Flamberge Rapier.

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  23. Background image for Slasher Edition (Grim Reaper's Scythe)
    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #22 - Slasher Edition (Grim Reaper's Scythe)

    S5:E35

    Four bladesmiths must create signature slasher blades, each using a different type of metal; the two finalists return to their home forges to recreate the Grim Reaper's scythe.

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  24. Background image for Bardiche
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Bardiche

    S5:E37

    Four bladesmiths must build coal forges using materials scavenged from a storage unit and forge signature blades without any power tools; the remaining two smiths return home to recreate a bardiche, a brutal European pole axe.

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  25. Background image for Teeth of the Tegha
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Teeth of the Tegha

    S8:E9

    Four bladesmiths get revved up when they are tasked with forging signature blades from a burnt up car. With no usable leaf spring, the smiths race to salvage the best steel to make their blades. After a couple rounds of burning rubber, two are sent home to recreate the Serrated Tegha Sword. Which smith will produce a show-stopping weapon worthy of the title of Forged in Fire champion and a check for $10,000?

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  26. Background image for Champions Edition / The Pata
    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #25 - Champions Edition / The Pata

    S3:E11

    Over the course of three seasons, 26 bladesmiths have been crowned Forged in Fire champion. Tonight, prior winners return to prove who among them is the best of the best by forging a blade using canoe damascus. After two high octane rounds of competition, the two remaining champions will move to the final round where they must create a weapon known for its unique mechanics and deadly double-edged blade--the Pata. With $10,000 and their reputation on the line, which smith will survive the judges' brutal testing to once again be crowned Forged in Fire champion?

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Best Episodes Summary

"Tournament Championship (Nodachi)" is the best rated episode of "Forged in Fire". It scored 9/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/31/2018. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Massive Maguro Bocho".