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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Every episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine!

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At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types

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    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episode 6 - Trials and Tribble-ations
    9.4/10(4728 votes)

    #1 - Trials and Tribble-ations

    S5:E6

    Stardate: 4523.7. In this celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Original Series, the disgraced Klingon spy Darvin travels back in time to undo his century-old defeat by James Kirk. The DS9 crew must track him down and stop him, while blending in with the crew of the original Enterprise NCC-1701.

    Director:Jonathan West
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6 Episode 19 - In the Pale Moonlight
    9.4/10(4990 votes)

    #2 - In the Pale Moonlight

    S6:E19

    Stardate: 51721.3. To save the Federation in a critical scheme, Sisko comes to realize that he must violate its fundamental principles to do so.

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  3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4 Episode 2 - The Visitor
    9.1/10(4933 votes)

    #3 - The Visitor

    S4:E2

    Stardate: Unknown. Melanie, an aspiring writer, wants to know why Jake Sisko stopped writing at 40. Jake tells how his father died in an accident and then suddenly reappeared.

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  4. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 1 Episode 19 - In the Hands of the Prophets
    9.0/10(4333 votes)

    #4 - In the Hands of the Prophets

    S1:E19

    Stardate: Unknown. The Federation and Bajoran people of DS9 fall into conflict when a Bajoran religious extremist comes to the station and challenges the secular teachings of Keiko O'Brien's school.

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  5. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4 Episode 1 - The Way of the Warrior
    9.0/10(3443 votes)

    #5 - The Way of the Warrior

    S4:E1

    Stardate: 49011.4. When the Klingons bring a task force to DS9, Captain Sisko sends for Starfleet's lone Klingon officer, Worf, to uncover the mysterious intentions of their presence.

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  6. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episode 26 - Call to Arms
    9.0/10(2661 votes)

    #6 - Call to Arms

    S5:E26

    Stardate: 50975.2. Sisko decides to mine the wormhole to prevent further Dominion ships crossing into the Alpha Quadrant. This provokes an attack by the Dominion and the Cardassians, and a desperate last stand on Deep Space Nine.

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  8. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6 Episode 6 - Sacrifice of Angels (2)
    9.0/10(2891 votes)

    #7 - Sacrifice of Angels (2)

    S6:E6

    Stardate: Unknown. The Federation's only hope of stopping massive Dominion reinforcements from entering the Alpha Quadrant relies on Sisko's suicide mission to reach DS9 before the minefield is destroyed.

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  9. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3 Episode 21 - The Die Is Cast (2)
    8.9/10(2960 votes)

    #8 - The Die Is Cast (2)

    S3:E21

    Stardate: Unknown. Now rejoined with his former mentor, Garak is ordered to interrogate Odo about the secrets of his people, while the joined Romulan/Cardassian attack fleet moves towards the Founders' home world on a mission of destruction.

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  10. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6 Episode 13 - Far Beyond the Stars
    8.9/10(4340 votes)

    #9 - Far Beyond the Stars

    S6:E13

    Stardate: Unknown. Captain Sisko has a full sensory vision of himself as an under-appreciated science fiction magazine writer in 1950s America.

    Director:Avery Brooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 25 - What You Leave Behind
    8.9/10(3045 votes)

    #10 - What You Leave Behind

    S7:E25

    Stardate: 52902.0. As the war careens toward a final showdown on Cardassia, Sisko's definitive action as the Emissary draws near.

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  12. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episode 14 - In Purgatory's Shadow (1)
    8.8/10(2671 votes)

    #11 - In Purgatory's Shadow (1)

    S5:E14

    Stardate: Unknown. A coded message from the Gamma Quadrant leads Garak to believe his mentor, Enabran Tain, is still alive. He and Worf seek him out, only to discover something much worse: a Dominion invasion fleet poised to attack the Alpha Quadrant.

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  13. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5 Episode 15 - By Inferno's Light (2)
    8.8/10(2696 votes)

    #12 - By Inferno's Light (2)

    S5:E15

    Stardate: 50564.2. The station readies for a Dominion attack. Worf and Garak meet some unexpected friends in a Dominion Prison camp.

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  14. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 22 - Tacking Into the Wind
    8.7/10(2222 votes)

    #13 - Tacking Into the Wind

    S7:E22

    Stardate: Unknown. As tensions mount within Kira and Damar's resistance cell, Worf realizes he must take action to prevent Gowron from making a key strategic mistake.

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  15. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 8 - The Siege of AR-558
    8.6/10(2856 votes)

    #14 - The Siege of AR-558

    S7:E8

    Stardate: Unknown. Sisko's crew is diverted to the front lines, where, alongside war-torn Starfleet officers, they must make a stand against a Jem'Hadar assault.

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  16. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3 Episode 20 - Improbable Cause (1)
    8.5/10(2760 votes)

    #15 - Improbable Cause (1)

    S3:E20

    Stardate: Unknown. After an attempt is made on Garak's life, Odo conducts the investigation on who tried to murder the Cardassian tailor - and why.

    Director:Avery Brooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4 Episode 6 - Starship Down
    8.5/10(3147 votes)

    #16 - Starship Down

    S4:E6

    Stardate: 49263.5. A damaged Defiant must play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with two Jem'hadar ships inside a gas giant.

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  18. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6 Episode 1 - A Time to Stand
    8.5/10(2483 votes)

    #17 - A Time to Stand

    S6:E1

    Stardate: Unknown. As the war between the Federation and the Dominion continues, Sisko and his crew are reassigned from the Defiant, while Kira and Odo cope with the bureaucracy of the station's occupation.

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