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The Best Episodes of RWBY

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

The Best Episodes of RWBY

The future-fantasy world of Remnant is filled with ravenous monsters, treacherous terrain, and more villains than you can shake a sniper-scythe at. Fortunately, Beacon Academy...

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  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Round One

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    S3:E1

    We open to Ruby giving her mother's monument the run down of the past two seasons and after a few reveals and lampshading the naming choice of the writers, Ruby is off. It's the first day of the 40th annual Vytal Festival Tournament and its team RWBY vs. team ABRN. But while this battle occurs, there are shadows beginning to stir under the light of this event.

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  2. 9.2/10(303 votes)

    #2 - Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble

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    S9:E8

    In which some tea is spilled.

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  3. 9.0/10(334 votes)

    #3 - Of Solitude and Self

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    S9:E10

    In which a choice must be made.

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  4. 8.8/10(245 votes)

    #4 - The Perils of Paper Houses

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    S9:E7

    In which plans and schedules are made.

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  5. 8.7/10(352 votes)

    #5 - Players and Pieces

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    S1:E8

    Trapped between two huge Grimm, eight students split up into the nascent Teams RWBY and JNPR in a fight for survival.

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  6. 8.7/10(263 votes)

    #6 - Confessions Within Cumulonimbus Clouds

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    S9:E6

    In which old friends reunite.

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  8. 8.6/10(259 votes)

    #7 - Downfall

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    S5:E13

    The fight for Haven continues, but now it's time for our heroes to turn the tides, especially now that a long lost ally has returned with an army at her back.

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  9. 8.5/10(300 votes)

    #8 - Black and White

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    S1:E16

    While the rest of Team RWBY search for the missing Blake, Blake and Sun investigate the local White Fang activities.

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  10. 8.5/10(240 votes)

    #9 - True Colors

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    S5:E10

    Ruby talks relics with Ozpin and Qrow while Raven meets with Leo. Meanwhile, the attack on the Belladonna house is still going on. Blake and Ilia fight for their ideals.

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  11. 8.4/10(258 votes)

    #10 - Tipping Point

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    S4:E6

    Weiss performs at the charity concert but remains critical of all the attendees and guests for their shallow and dismissive behavior towards Beacon. At the after party, she is enraged upon hearing a woman mock the Fall of Beacon and inadvertently summons a Boarbatusk. In Mistral, Team RNJR comes across an abandoned town called Oniyuri. Before they can leave, Tyrian ambushes them and is revealed to be a scorpion Faunus. He easily defeats them but is stopped in time by Qrow.

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  12. 8.4/10(258 votes)

    #11 - Lighting the Fire

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    S5:E4

    RNJR and Oscar train and discuss Semblances. Meanwhile, Yang confronts her mother while Weiss prepares her own escape.

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  13. 8.3/10(240 votes)

    #12 - Punished

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    S4:E7

    Ozpin informs Oscar that their souls and Aura have merged and they can access each other's memories. While Oscar is reluctant to accept this, Ozpin urges him to go to Mistral to carry out an important task. In Atlas, Weiss is blamed for hurting the Schnees' reputation and, as a result, is confined her to her room and disinherited. In Oniyuri, despite Qrow's warnings to stay back, Ruby joins him in battle. Tyrian grazes him with his stinger. Ruby cuts off the stinger, forcing Tyrian to retreat.

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  14. 8.3/10(256 votes)

    #13 - Kuroyuri

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    S4:E10

    Ren and Nora's past is revealed through a flashback: years ago, Kuroyuri is attacked by Grimm, led by a Nuckelavee, and Ren's parents are killed. Ren's Semblance activates when he sees Nora in danger, which calms him down and hides their presence from the Grimm. In the present, Ren and Nora realize that the Nuckelavee is headed towards Ruby, Jaune, and Qrow.

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  15. 8.3/10(268 votes)

    #14 - No Safe Haven

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    S4:E12

    While Jaune moves Qrow to safety, Ren begins fighting the Nuckelavee recklessly until Nora calms him down. Team RNJR then comes up with a coordinated strategy and Ren successfully executes the Grimm. Two patrolling military airships from Mistral arrive and they take Team RNJR to Mistral. Ruby and her group plan to visit Professor Lionheart at Haven Academy once Qrow's injuries are fully healed. Unbeknownst to them, he is working for Watts. In a post-credits scene, Oscar approaches Qrow in a bar and identifies himself as Ozpin. Qrow returns his cane.

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  16. 8.3/10(252 votes)

    #15 - Dread in the Air

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    S5:E2

    Professor Lionheart's method of passing information to Salem is revealed and Weiss' transport runs afoul of the Grimm. Meanwhile, Adam and Hazel meet with Sienna Khan, who is extremely angry with Adam's attack on Beacon Academy.

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  17. 8.3/10(217 votes)

    #16 - The Parfait Predicament

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    S9:E5

    In which a dessert is assembled.

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  18. 8.2/10(251 votes)

    #17 - Vault of the Spring Maiden

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    S5:E12

    The fight with Salem's group gets more intense as Weiss is injured, Hazel goes into a furious rage, and Cinder enters the vault.

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  19. 8.1/10(286 votes)

    #18 - The Stray

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    S1:E15

    Team RWBY's cohesion collapses when an argument about the White Fang becomes personal for both Weiss and Blake.

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  20. 8.1/10(250 votes)

    #19 - Remembrance

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    S4:E2

    Team RNJR find the aftermath of a massacre. Weiss is cornered by her father, and Ruby discovers a sad truth.

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  21. 8.1/10(228 votes)

    #20 - Alone Together

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    S5:E8

    Despite development and growth, things are made tense for Team RWBY in Mistral when Ruby brings up Blake. Meanwhile, in Menagerie, Blake agrees to a nighttime meeting with Ilia.

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  22. 8.1/10(248 votes)

    #21 - The More the Merrier

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    S5:E11

    Ruby and company meet with Lionheart, who is less than thrilled to see that not only is everyone armed but there are more people than he thought.

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  23. 8.0/10(232 votes)

    #22 - Family

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    S4:E4

    Ozpin's soul merges with a young farmboy, Oscar Pine, whom he tries to communicate to. In Patch, Yang confides her reluctance in confronting her fears in Taiyang, as well as Port and Oobleck, who are visiting. Gaining resolve to fight, Yang attaches her arm and begins to train with Taiyang. At the nearby tavern, Qrow meets his twin sister, Raven, now the leader of the bandit tribe that raised her and Qrow. The two end up criticizing each other for abandoning their families, and Raven leaves.

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  24. 7.9/10(307 votes)

    #23 - Forever Fall (2)

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    S1:E14

    Jaune decides to stand up to Cardin's bullying.

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  25. 7.9/10(228 votes)

    #24 - A Much Needed Talk

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    S4:E8

    At nightfall, Qrow explains to Team RNJR that they, as Hunstmen, have the duty to protect the four relics guarded by the Huntsmen academies. By the next morning, the poison from Tyrian's stinger has gotten worse, rendering Qrow immobile. Blake mends her relationship with Ghira, who comforts her about lashing out at him and staying in the White Fang. Sun accidentally interrupts them to warn Blake about a masked White Fang member in the market. The two notice a spy outside and give chase.

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  26. 7.9/10(232 votes)

    #25 - Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back

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    S4:E9

    Yang and Weiss complete their training and prepare to leave for Mistral. Meanwhile, Blake and Sun discover that Blake's old acquaintance Ilia Amitola, is now a white Fang member. At the same time, Team RNJR are forced to choose between taking two paths. Ren and Nora decide to take the mountain path while Ruby and Jaune carry Qrow through Kuroyuri.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Round One" is the best rated episode of "RWBY". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/25/2015. This episode scored 0.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble".