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The Best Episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Every episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars!

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Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 10 - The Phantom Apprentice
    9.5/10(45 votes)

    #1 - The Phantom Apprentice

    S7:E10

    The battle for Mandalore continues, and Ahsoka finds herself face to face with Maul.

    Directors:Nathaniel Villanueva, Dave Filoni
    Writer:Dave Filoni

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  2. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 12 - Victory and Death
    9.5/10(44 votes)

    #2 - Victory and Death

    S7:E12

    In the wake of Order 66, Ahsoka and Rex must work together to survive.

    Directors:Nathaniel Villanueva, Dave Filoni
    Writer:Dave Filoni

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  3. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Episode 16 - The Lawless
    9.4/10(41 votes)

    #3 - The Lawless

    S5:E16

    Using Duchess Satine as bait, Darth Maul lures Obi-Wan into a trap.

    Director:Brian Kalin O'Connell
    Writer:Chris Collins

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  4. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Episode 20 - The Wrong Jedi
    9.4/10(42 votes)

    #4 - The Wrong Jedi

    S5:E20

    On trial for murder, Ahsoka faces her greatest challenge.

    Director:Dave Filoni
    Writer:Charles Murray

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  5. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 11 - Shattered
    9.3/10(43 votes)

    #5 - Shattered

    S7:E11

    Maul is captured and the Siege of Mandalore is won. But evil lurks elsewhere, and the galaxy will never be the same.

    Directors:Saul Ruiz, Dave Filoni
    Writer:Dave Filoni

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  6. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 6 Episode 13 - Sacrifice
    9.2/10(41 votes)

    #6 - Sacrifice

    S6:E13

    After many grueling trials, Yoda next travels to the ancient Sith home world of Moraband, where he must face an ancient evil determined to rule the galaxy.

    Director:Steward Lee
    Writer:Christian Taylor

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  7. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 9 - Old Friends Not Forgotten
    9.2/10(40 votes)

    #7 - Old Friends Not Forgotten

    S7:E9

    The Siege of Mandalore begins, and Ahsoka turns to Anakin and Obi-Wan for help.

    Directors:Saul Ruiz, Dave Filoni
    Writer:Dave Filoni

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  8. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 Episode 10 - Carnage of Krell
    9.1/10(41 votes)

    #8 - Carnage of Krell

    S4:E10

    With two of his men facing execution for disobeying orders, Captain Rex must confront his overly aggressive commander, General Krell. Risking charges of mutiny, Rex must make a dark choice as the true face of the enemy emerges.

    Director:Kyle Dunlevy
    Writer:Matt Michnovetz

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  9. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 Episode 8 - The General
    9.0/10(39 votes)

    #9 - The General

    S4:E8

    General Krell orders Captain Rex and the clone troopers of the 501st Legion to conquer a heavily fortified Umbaran airbase, and will not accept anything less than victory. It is an almost certain suicide mission, unless the clones can use their ingenuity to defeat their new enemy.

    Director:Walter Murch
    Writer:Matt Michnovetz

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  10. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 Episode 9 - Plan of Dissent
    9.0/10(40 votes)

    #10 - Plan of Dissent

    S4:E9

    After the Republic conquers an Umbaran airbase, General Krell orders Rex and his men on towards the heavily fortified capital. Realizing there's a better plan, several clone troopers disobey orders to carry out a rogue, covert operation.

    Director:Kyle Dunlevy
    Writer:Matt Michnovetz

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  11. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 Episode 22 - Revenge
    9.0/10(41 votes)

    #11 - Revenge

    S4:E22

    Savage and Maul, now reunited, pursue Obi-Wan Kenobi in search of revenge, and the Jedi Knight finds himself forced to unite with a surprising ally to defend against the deadly siblings.

    Director:Brian Kalin O'Connell
    Writer:Katie Lucas

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  12. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Episode 1 - Revival
    9.0/10(39 votes)

    #12 - Revival

    S5:E1

    Fueled by vengeance and rage, the newly reunited brothers Savage Opress and Darth Maul spread terror and violence across the galaxy. As the Sith brothers forcibly recruit Hondo Ohnaka and his pirates, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Adi Gallia chase them down, leading to a deadly confrontation.

    Director:Steward Lee
    Writer:Chris Collins

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  13. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Episode 15 - Shades of Reason
    9.0/10(36 votes)

    #13 - Shades of Reason

    S5:E15

    Backed by the criminal underworld, the Sith and Death Watch launch an attack on Mandalore.

    Director:Bosco Ng
    Writer:Chris Collins

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  14. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Episode 18 - The Jedi Who Knew Too Much
    9.0/10(37 votes)

    #14 - The Jedi Who Knew Too Much

    S5:E18

    As the Republic military takes over the Temple bombing case, Ahsoka finds herself at odds with Admiral Tarkin.

    Director:Danny Keller
    Writer:Charles Murray

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  15. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Episode 19 - To Catch a Jedi
    9.0/10(37 votes)

    #15 - To Catch a Jedi

    S5:E19

    The fugitive Ahsoka escapes to the criminal depths of Coruscant.

    Director:Kyle Dunlevy
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 6 Episode 11 - Voices
    8.9/10(41 votes)

    #16 - Voices

    S6:E11

    Yoda is deeply unsettled when he hears something from beyond the grave: the voice of Qui-Gon Jinn. Knowing that it is impossible for a Jedi to retain his identity after death, the Jedi Council begins to worry that Yoda may be corrupted by the influence of the dark side. Determined to find answers, Yoda escapes the Jedi Temple to follow the disembodied voice.

    Directors:Danny Keller, Dave Filoni
    Writer:Christian Taylor

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  17. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 Episode 7 - Darkness on Umbara
    8.8/10(38 votes)

    #17 - Darkness on Umbara

    S4:E7

    When Anakin is forced to temporarily turn over command of his clone troopers to a new commander, the Jedi Pong Krell, tensions begin to run high as the clones are assigned with a very deadly mission to take the capital of Umbara.

    Director:Steward Lee
    Writer:Matt Michnovetz

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  18. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 Episode 17 - The Box
    8.8/10(39 votes)

    #18 - The Box

    S4:E17

    The disguised Obi-Wan accompanies Cad Bane and Moralo Eval to Serenno, where they enlist in a brutal competition with other bounty hunters from around the galaxy to determine who will participate in a plot to kidnap the Chancellor.

    Director:Brian Kalin O'Connell
    Writer:Brent V. Friedman

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  19. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 6 Episode 12 - Destiny
    8.8/10(39 votes)

    #19 - Destiny

    S6:E12

    Letting the Force guide him, Yoda voyages into the heart of the galaxy to an ancient world that is one of the wellsprings of the Force and the source of midi-chlorians. Yoda undergoes difficult trials administered by the Five Priestesses, mysterious Force-wielders who hold the secret to immortality.

    Directors:Dave Filoni, Kyle Dunlevy
    Writer:Christian Taylor

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  20. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Episode 14 - Eminence
    8.7/10(37 votes)

    #20 - Eminence

    S5:E14

    Savage and Maul forge an alliance with Death Watch to target a common enemy: Obi-Wan Kenobi.

    Director:Kyle Dunlevy
    Writer:Chris Collins

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  21. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 Episode 12 - Nightsisters
    8.6/10(38 votes)

    #21 - Nightsisters

    S3:E12

    Troubled by Asajj Ventress' growing prowess with the dark side of the Force, Darth Sidious commands Count Dooku to eliminate her. But Ventress survives Dooku's assassination attempt, and the jilted former apprentice vows to take revenge, enlisting the aid of her kinswomen -- the mystical Nightsisters -- in her sinister scheme. Mother Talzin, leader of the Nightsisters, veils Asajj and her fellow assassins in a cloak of invisibility, and they infiltrate Dooku's palace on Serenno. Though they fail to kill the Count, their use of captured Jedi lightsabers leads Dooku to mistakenly believe that the Jedi have tried to kill him. Interested in protection, he requests a new apprentice from Mother Talzin.

    Director:Giancarlo Volpe
    Writer:Katie Lucas

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  22. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 Episode 13 - Monster
    8.6/10(38 votes)

    #22 - Monster

    S3:E13

    When Count Dooku calls upon the Nightsisters seeking a replacement for Ventress, she and her kin seize the opportunity to exact revenge. Ventress visits the far side of Dathomir and the males of the planet seeking the most brutal and powerful warrior among them. Talzin has Asajj secretly select a warrior from the distant Nightbrother village: Savage Opress. With the power of dark magic, Talzin transforms Savage into a hulking warrior ultimately loyal to Asajj. She then delivers Opress to Dooku, where he will serve as his secret Sith apprentice in a plot to overthrow Darth Sidious.

    Director:Kyle Dunlevy
    Writer:Katie Lucas

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  23. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 3 Episode 17 - Ghosts of Mortis
    8.6/10(40 votes)

    #23 - Ghosts of Mortis

    S3:E17

    The Jedi remain stranded on Mortis, and the Son, aligned with the dark side of the Force, renews his efforts to convert Anakin as the Jedi prepare for a decisive confrontation. Anakin is stunned by images of his dark future. The Son promises him the power to avert this destiny. The Father recognizes that the Son has broken the rules of time. He wipes Anakin's memory of these future visions, and steals the Mortis Dagger to end the conflict. The Father impales himself, thus preventing the Son from stealing his power. The Son, stunned by this, is run through by Anakin. With all three Force-wielders destroyed, the imbalance in the Force disappears on Mortis. The three Jedi are transplanted back to the galaxy proper, apparently at the moment that they disappeared.

    Director:Steward Lee
    Writer:Christian Taylor

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  24. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 Episode 16 - Friends and Enemies
    8.6/10(39 votes)

    #24 - Friends and Enemies

    S4:E16

    Fleeing across the galaxy with criminal fugitives, a disguised Obi-Wan, Cad Bane and Moralo Eval are tenaciously pursued by Anakin and Ahsoka, who have no idea they're chasing their friend.

    Director:Bosco Ng
    Writer:Brent V. Friedman

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  25. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 Episode 21 - Brothers
    8.6/10(39 votes)

    #25 - Brothers

    S4:E21

    The dark warrior Savage Opress is on a quest to find his long-lost brother. Could Darth Maul truly be alive, after more than a decade since his gruesome bisection at the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi? Savage voyages into the depths of a twisted planet to find whatever became of the fallen Sith Lord.

    Director:Bosco Ng
    Writer:Katie Lucas

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Phantom Apprentice" is the best rated episode of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars". It scored 9.5/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by Nathaniel Villanueva, Dave Filoni and written by Dave Filoni, it aired on 4/24/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Victory and Death".