The WORST episodes of Deadliest Warrior

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

Each week on Deadliest Warrior, a new episode will pit two of the most feared warriors civilization has ever known against each other. Along with the use of 21st century science and the latest in CGI technology, each episode enlists warrior-specific world-class fighters and experts to provide insight into what makes these combatants tick, analyzing every facet of their unique skills of destruction, culminating in a head-to-head final fight between two legends of the battlefield that will produce the deadliest warrior.

Last Updated: 9/21/2024Network: SpikeStatus: Ended
Pirate vs Knight
star
6.54
165 votes

#1 - Pirate vs Knight

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2009

A Pirate - the merciless high seas marauder; versus a Knight - the armored battle tank that crushed infidels underfoot. It's an explosive, bloody battle between two fighters who hate everything the other stands for - pistols versus crossbow, gunpowder against armor, and cutlass versus a spiked ball of death.

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Viking vs Samurai
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6.63
205 votes

#2 - Viking vs Samurai

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2009

The speed and fighting style of a Samurai warrior faced off with the strength and determination of a Nordic Viking.

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George Washington vs. Napoleon
star
6.83
46 votes

#3 - George Washington vs. Napoleon

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/20/2011

Big leaders, bigger battle. The man who lead the United States of America to victory over the British during faces up against one of Europe's most successful conquerors of all time.

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Apache vs Gladiator
star
6.85
187 votes

#4 - Apache vs Gladiator

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2009

An Apache - the greatest stealth fighter in American History, versus a Gladiator - crowd-thrilling killer of ancient Rome. It's stone versus steel, devious against direct, surprise versus slaughter, as these two go toe to toe in a no-holds barred battle to the death.

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Ming Warrior vs. Musketeer
star
6.90
146 votes

#5 - Ming Warrior vs. Musketeer

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/6/2010

Ming Warrior, the innovative killer who deployed exploding land-mines and flaming arrows to forge China's greatest empire faces off with the Musketeer, the elite French fighter whose skill with the rapier and musket were legendary.

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KGB vs. CIA
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6.91
151 votes

#6 - KGB vs. CIA

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/22/2010

KGB, the Kremlin's covert killers goes head-to-head with the CIA, America's clandestine assassins. Deadly spymasters of the Cold War face off with chilling top-secret arsenals: silenced mini-machine guns, exploding spikes, brutal shoe knives and neck-slicing garrote wires.

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Comanche vs. Mongol
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6.96
94 votes

#7 - Comanche vs. Mongol

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/20/2010

The Native American commando is matched against the barbaric Asian warrior who conquered more territory than any other empire in history.

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Shaolin Monk vs Maori
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7.03
133 votes

#8 - Shaolin Monk vs Maori

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2009

One fights for perfection; the other to honor his ancestors. A Shaolin Monk - the ultimate pacifist killing machine from China versus a Maori - fierce, bone-crushing warrior from New Zealand. Steel whips, metal spikes and wickedly versatile hooks versus wood, shark teeth, stingray spines and stone. The hardest weapon on the battlefield is not made of steel.

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William Wallace vs Shaka Zulu
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7.10
125 votes

#9 - William Wallace vs Shaka Zulu

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2009

Both fight for revenge. Both built an army to spill the blood of their enemies. Deadliest Warrior gets personal with a battle between two of the greatest warrior-generals that ever lived. William Wallace - claymore wielding wild man from Scotland versus Shaka Zulu whose ferocity, speed and toughness became legend.

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Yakuza vs Mafia
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7.11
166 votes

#10 - Yakuza vs Mafia

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2009

Mafia - the deadly crime family that rule New York's 1920's underworld, versus Yakuza - feared gang lords that dominate the mean streets of 1940's Tokyo. Their bloody turf war to decide who is deadliest will be settled with machine guns, sawed off shotguns, pistols, bats, nunchukus and icepicks.

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Jesse James vs. Al Capone
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7.13
136 votes

#11 - Jesse James vs. Al Capone

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/4/2010

Separated by 52 years and a generation of firepower technology, the Civil War-hardened Jesse James Gang is taking on the Tommy Gun-wielding "businessmen" from Chicago, Al Capone's Gang.

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Navy Seal vs. Israeli Commando
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7.15
128 votes

#12 - Navy Seal vs. Israeli Commando

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/27/2010

The cunning American killers of both land and sea matches their skills with Israel's covert assassins.

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U.S. Army Rangers vs. North Korean Special Operations Forces
star
7.18
55 votes

#13 - U.S. Army Rangers vs. North Korean Special Operations Forces

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/3/2011

A special live episode of Deadliest Warrior boasting the first ever “anticipatory” match, staging the battle between the U.S. Army Rangers and the North Korean Special Operations Forces along the Korean Peninsula as a “possible World War III” scenario.

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Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot
star
7.26
47 votes

#14 - Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/17/2011

Chemical assassin and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein goes head-to-head with Cambodian communist leader Pol Pot, whose Khmer Rouge troops filled Cambodia's killing fields with millions of innocent victims.

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SWAT vs. GSG-9
star
7.27
187 votes

#15 - SWAT vs. GSG-9

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/2010

An epic match-up featuring SWAT, the elite special forces of U.S. law enforcement, against Germany's GSG-9, the ultra-secretive paramilitary arm of the German Police. Utilizing sniper rifles, shot guns and paralyzing stun tools two of the world's toughest police forces will go head-to-head in an historic, never-before-seen firefight to the death.

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Genghis Khan vs. Hannibal
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7.28
46 votes

#16 - Genghis Khan vs. Hannibal

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/10/2011

Genghis Khan, Asia's cold-blooded world conqueror, and Hannibal, the brutal annihilator of the Roman Empire, face off to the death in a battle between two warriors who wrote the book on ancient combat.

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Joan of Arc vs. William the Conqueror
star
7.41
46 votes

#17 - Joan of Arc vs. William the Conqueror

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/27/2011

Deadliest Warrior finally has its first co-ed matchup when Joan of Arc squares off against William the Conqueror.

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Persian Immortal vs. Celt
star
7.43
124 votes

#18 - Persian Immortal vs. Celt

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/15/2010

A Persian Immortal, the professional killer that drove a 6th century BC war machine, battles a Celt, the giant Iron Age European clansman. Horse-drawn chariots rush to a deadly showdown with brutal sword beat-downs, spears, clubs and battle-axes.

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Spartan vs Ninja
star
7.49
145 votes

#19 - Spartan vs Ninja

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2009

Spartan vs Ninja - the ultimate bronze age warrior meets the silent assassin from Japan.

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IRA vs Taliban
star
7.59
102 votes

#20 - IRA vs Taliban

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2009

Two groups whose disregard for civilian casualties in the pursuit of their own agendas have made them infamous. IRA - the urban guerrilla from Ireland versus the Taliban mountain fighters from Afghanistan.

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Nazi SS vs. Viet Cong
star
7.63
154 votes

#21 - Nazi SS vs. Viet Cong

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/18/2010

The Nazi SS, Adolf Hitler's homicidal shock troops of WW II , battle the Viet Cong, the murderous masters of jungle warfare. Two of the most lethal foes ever faced by American GIs square off in a bloody showdown using machine guns, flesh-burning flamethrowers, and flying poison spikes.

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Attila the Hun vs. Alexander the Great
star
7.63
156 votes

#22 - Attila the Hun vs. Alexander the Great

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/27/2010

Attila the Hun, the barbarian horseman who terrorized Europe, battles Alexander the Great, history's greatest military tactician.

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Ivan the Terrible vs. Hernan Cortes
star
7.71
17 votes

#23 - Ivan the Terrible vs. Hernan Cortes

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/31/2011

Ivan the Terrible, Russia's sadistic 16th Century tsar whose murderous, mounted death squads built Europe's largest empire of its time vs. Hernán Cortés, the brutal Spanish explorer whose conquistadors conquered the largest empire in North America of the 16th Century.

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Green Beret vs Spetsnaz
star
7.79
129 votes

#24 - Green Beret vs Spetsnaz

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2009

Green Beret - America's elite special force, versus Spetsnaz - Russia's top-secret, top-notch commandos. Trained to kill anyone, any when, anywhere - these super soldiers use a devastating array of weapons and tactics. It's the best of the west against the beast from the east in a post cold war showdown.

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Roman Centurion vs. Rajput
star
7.82
153 votes

#25 - Roman Centurion vs. Rajput

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/25/2010

Worlds collide when a Centurion, commander of Rome's bone-crushing army, takes on a Rajput, India's greatest fighter. In a fight to the finish, these two warriors face off using a chest-splitting javelin, a snake-like coiled sword, and a relentless battle-tank.

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