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!
#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...
#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…
#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...
#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...
#5 - Opening Night
Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 6/11/2026
Everyone takes their places across Dol-Makjar as the Hallowed Round presents a show that promises to be unforgettable...
#7 - 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…
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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...
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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…
#12 - Here in the Dark
Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 6/18/2026
Vaelus is faced with an impossible choice, Kattigan is taken to the demonic tailors, and a team split has devastating consequences...
#13 - 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...
#14 - Trick of the Light
Season 4 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/25/2026
The teams attempt to reunite at the Rookery with varying cheerful and devastated attitudes as the consequences of their ventures begin to ebb throughout the city...
#15 - 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…
#16 - 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...
#17 - 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...
#18 - 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...
#19 - 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...
#20 - 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!
#21 - 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…
#22 - 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...
#23 - 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...
#24 - 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...
#25 - 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...