The BEST episodes of Critical Role

Every episode of Critical Role ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Critical Role!

Voice actor Matthew Mercer leads a group of fellow voice actors on epic Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. These familiar voices bring the audience into the full experience of D&D, allowing imaginations to soar as the characters embark on adventures. This is Critical Role!

Last Updated: 3/31/2026Network: TwitchStatus: Continuing

10.00

10 votes

#1 - A New Age Begins

Season 3 - Episode 121 - Aired 2/6/2025

Bells Hells return to Exandria with a proposal for the gods and their own visions for the future to come...

10.00

5 votes

#2 - To the Arx Creonum

Season 3 - Episode 115 - Aired 11/21/2024

Bells Hells and the Mighty Nein wait in the shadows of the moon city before launching an explosive attack on the Weavemind’s stronghold…

9.93

15 votes

#3 - True Heroism

Season 3 - Episode 91 - Aired 4/11/2024

Chaos reigns as Bells Hells attempt to find each other and leave Kreviris, but an old enemy complicates their attempted escape...

9.89

9 votes

#4 - The Nein Hells

Season 3 - Episode 111 - Aired 10/17/2024

Bells Hells meet their new allies on the road to Kreviris and learn just what makes this team so mighty...

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9.87

15 votes

#5 - Vecna, the Ascended

Season 1 - Episode 114 - Aired 10/5/2017

Vox Machina battles Vecna.

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9.85

13 votes

#6 - The Chapter Closes

Season 1 - Episode 115 - Aired 10/12/2017

On the final episode of our campaign, victory is celebrated, and all debts are paid…

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9.83

12 votes

#7 - The Final Ascent

Season 1 - Episode 113 - Aired 9/28/2017

Vox Machina, having made their final preparations, make their way to the top of the tower of Entropis.

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9.75

4 votes

#8 - The Weave Mind

Season 3 - Episode 116 - Aired 12/5/2024

The Mighty Nein steal their way through the Arx Creonum to confront the psychic minds that control the Ruidian populace...

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9.71

21 votes

#9 - Long May He Reign

Season 2 - Episode 140 - Aired 5/27/2021

Deep in the heart of Cognouza, the Mighty Nein face the second form of the Neo-Somnovem in hopes of bringing an end to his nightmarish dominion.

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9.67

6 votes

#10 - Fight for the Bloody Bridge

Season 3 - Episode 114 - Aired 11/14/2024

Vox Machina assail the Malleus Key, intent on rescuing the trapped Vax’ildan as enemies attack from all sides…

9.63

19 votes

#11 - Misery Loves Company

Season 2 - Episode 93 - Aired 1/30/2020

The Mighty Nein find themselves on the hunt for the entity responsible for Nott's predicament, but neither the journey nor the quarry are quite what they expected...

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9.62

13 votes

#12 - The Cathedral

Season 2 - Episode 86 - Aired 11/21/2019

The Mighty Nein race to the cathedral of the Dawnfather in a desperate effort to stop Obann’s sinister plot…

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9.61

23 votes

#13 - Fond Farewells

Season 2 - Episode 141 - Aired 6/3/2021

The Mighty Nein return to the Blooming Grove to process what they've endured and to take their first steps towards embracing whatever the future holds in store...

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9.60

15 votes

#14 - Refjorged

Season 2 - Episode 76 - Aired 8/22/2019

Having returned to Uthodurn, the Mighty Nein attempt to tie up loose ends before heading back to the Cinderrest Sanctum...

9.60

15 votes

#15 - Fair-weather Faith

Season 2 - Episode 123 - Aired 1/28/2021

The Mighty Nein must contend with eye-opening revelations and ever-shifting power dynamics as they continue to forge towards Aeor...

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9.60

5 votes

#16 - Race to the Ruidian Core

Season 3 - Episode 117 - Aired 12/12/2024

Bells Hells delve into the fungal network of Ruidus, seeking Ludinus, Liliana, and the Hallowed Cage...

9.59

17 votes

#17 - A Bard's Lament

Season 1 - Episode 85 - Aired 2/9/2017

Grog vs. Earthbreaker Groon in the Temple of Kord! Scanlan awakes! Vox Machina go to see a guy about a hand!

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9.59

46 votes

#18 - Lost & Found

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/5/2018

The Mighty Nein deal with the fallout from the night’s events, working to repair the fraying edges of the Knights of Requital and learning how to trust their own team…

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9.55

42 votes

#19 - A Favor in Kind

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/26/2018

The Mighty Nein deal with the ramifications of their actions in the research facility, exploring more of the dark caverns beneath Zadash and experimenting with dangerous unknowns...

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9.53

15 votes

#20 - The Apogee Solstice

Season 3 - Episode 51 - Aired 3/9/2023

Bells Hells race against time and lifelong plotting as they attempt to stop the Ruby Vanguard from releasing the god-eater Predathos and potentially dooming the world...

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9.50

8 votes

#21 - The Fear of Isolation

Season 1 - Episode 105 - Aired 7/13/2017

Vox Machina travel to the pools of Wittebak where they meet a lonely stranger residing in a strange old house…

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9.50

12 votes

#22 - Rumble at Rumblecusp

Season 2 - Episode 105 - Aired 8/6/2020

Armed with knowledge and an amorphous plan, the Mighty Nein prepare to confront Rumblecusp's dangerous overlord...

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9.50

4 votes

#23 - The Hallowed Cage

Season 3 - Episode 118 - Aired 1/2/2025

Bells Hells face Ludinus Da'leth, attempting to stop his infiltration of Predathos' glass prison...

9.50

6 votes

#24 - The Red End

Season 3 - Episode 120 - Aired 1/23/2025

Bells Hells face Predathos and its terrifying second form as they attempt to bring a god-eater to heel...

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9.44

16 votes

#25 - The Fancy and the Fooled

Season 2 - Episode 97 - Aired 2/27/2020

Live from Chicago! The Mighty Nein return to Nicodranas, where happy reunions and fantastic makeovers are shadowed by revelations about someone close to the party...