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The Best Episodes of RWBY Season 3

Every episode of RWBY Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of RWBY Season 3!

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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 is training Huntsmen and Huntresses to battle the evils of

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    RWBY Season 3 Episode 1 - Round One
    8.4/10(314 votes)

    #1 - Round One

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. RWBY Season 3 Episode 2 - New Challengers...
    8.1/10(253 votes)

    #2 - New Challengers...

    S3:E2

    It's Team JNPR vs. Team BRNZ and Team SSSN vs. Team NDGO.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. RWBY Season 3 Episode 3 - It's Brawl in the Family
    8.8/10(319 votes)

    #3 - It's Brawl in the Family

    S3:E3

    Starting the last episode ends, Ruby follows Weiss as she races across Vale to greet a woman who turns out to be Weiss's older sister, Winter. As the sisters begin their journey back to the school, they're interrupted when a drunkard picks a fight with Winter. He turns out to be Ruby's uncle, Qrow. Awesome fight and property damage ensue, until it's broken up when Ironwood shows up followed by Ozpin and Glynda. Later, Qrow, Ironwood, Glynda, and Ozpin have a meeting where a lot of harsh words ensue.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. RWBY Season 3 Episode 4 - Lessons Learned
    8.3/10(252 votes)

    #4 - Lessons Learned

    S3:E4

    The first doubles match of the tournament puts Mercury and Emerald against Yatsuhashi and Coco. Later Qrow and Winter spend some quality time with their families.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. RWBY Season 3 Episode 5 - Never Miss a Beat
    7.9/10(256 votes)

    #5 - Never Miss a Beat

    S3:E5

    Penny reveals to Ruby that she wants to remain at Beacon and mentions that she has a plan to make that happen. Yang and Weiss fight Team FNKI representatives, Flynt Coal and Neon Katt. Qrow and Ozpin discuss Ironwood's recent actions and Qrow asks Ozpin if he's chosen the "guardian" yet.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. RWBY Season 3 Episode 6 - Fall
    8.9/10(313 votes)

    #6 - Fall

    S3:E6

    We open to Pyrrha getting her world rocked as Ozpin and co. tell her the secret history of Remnant. Later we start the opening of the singles matches with Yang vs. Mercury.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. RWBY Season 3 Episode 7 - Beginning of the End
    8.9/10(297 votes)

    #7 - Beginning of the End

    S3:E7

    The episode gives a glimpse into the past about Cinder's motivations, how she recruits Emerald and Mercury, how she connected with the White Fang, and how she managed to steal the Fall Maiden's power. We also cut back to the present to see the immediate aftermath of what happened after Yang's victory against Mercury in the tournament.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. RWBY Season 3 Episode 8 - Destiny
    8.7/10(282 votes)

    #8 - Destiny

    S3:E8

    Team RWBY rally around Yang when Ironwood tells her she's been disqualified then Qrow and Yang discuss Yang's mother. Jaune and Pyrrha have a heart-to-heart which distresses Pyrrha due to her confusion about Ozpin's offer. The next fight is confirmed to be Penny versus Pyrrha while Ruby finds herself confronting Mercury, who is supposed to be on his way back to Haven.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. RWBY Season 3 Episode 9 - PvP
    9.1/10(357 votes)

    #9 - PvP

    S3:E9

    Mercury fights Ruby to prevent her interfering with Penny and Pyrrha's fight. The tournament match ends in disaster and Cinder hijacks the airwaves with a grim message for the world's audience. Roman and Neo sabotage the Atlesian military ships while the Grimm and the White Fang begin their attack on Vale.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. RWBY Season 3 Episode 10 - Battle of Beacon
    9.3/10(429 votes)

    #10 - Battle of Beacon

    S3:E10

    War breaks out with battles occurring on the tournament field, the city and the school. Formerly adversarial tournament teams unite to fight the Grimm together while Ruby goes after a rogue airship that has turned on the rest of the fleet. Cinder's virus makes things worse by turning the robotic Atlesian army against both the city and its defenders. And then the Grimm Dragon appears...

    Director:Unknown
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  11. RWBY Season 3 Episode 11 - Heroes and Monsters
    9.5/10(499 votes)

    #11 - Heroes and Monsters

    S3:E11

    On the airship, Ruby fights Roman and Neo while Ironwood joins Glynda and Qrow on the battlefield below. The students fight Atlesian Paladins while Blake confronts Adam in the school's cafeteria, leading to a showdown between Yang and Adam. Meanwhile, in the secret vault, Ozpin, Jaune and Pyrrha attempt to transfer Amber's Aura to Pyrrha... and Cinder shows up.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. RWBY Season 3 Episode 12 - End of the Beginning
    9.7/10(1030 votes)

    #12 - End of the Beginning

    S3:E12

    While Oobleck and Port oversee the evacuation, Ruby and Weiss hunt for the missing Jaune and Pyrrha. At Beacon Tower, Cinder appears to defeat Ozpin so Pyrrha fights her alone to try and save the tower. Ruby's arrival just in time to see the end of the fight triggers a mysterious power she didn't know she had. The episode ends with Ruby deciding to travel to Haven in search of answers.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Round One" is the best rated episode of "RWBY" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 314 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/25/2015. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "New Challengers...".