The BEST episodes of Dragons: The Nine Realms

Every episode of Dragons: The Nine Realms ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dragons: The Nine Realms!

Set 1,300 years after the events of How To Train Your Dragon, dragons are now just a legend to the modern world. When a geological anomaly opens up an immense, miles-deep fissure in the Earth’s surface, scientists from all over the world gather at a new research facility to study the mysterious phenomenon. Soon a group of misfit kids, brought to the site by their parents, uncover the truth about dragons and where they’ve been hiding -- a secret they must keep to themselves to protect what they’ve discovered.

Last Updated: 9/26/2025Network: HuluStatus: Ended

8.13

16 votes

#1 - Ragnarok (2)

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/2023

After a major miscalculation by Tom in 225 leaves the fate of the Realms in jeopardy, Jun and the riders rally behind Tom and Thunder to face off the World Serpent.

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8.11

19 votes

#2 - The Night Lights (2)

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2022

Tom and the Riders vow to help Thunder face the dangerous dragon who attacked the Kings Realm.

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8.00

20 votes

#3 - In Too Deep

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/13/2023

After Buzzsaw injures a water dragon, the Riders go against their parents' wishes and "borrow" a bathysphere to travel to the deepest part of the Giant Realm Sea to rescue it.

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7.95

44 votes

#4 - Dragon Club

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/23/2021

Tom and Jun take a risk in revealing the secret of the Hidden Realm to D’Angelo to aid an injured dragon, and D’Angelo bonds with Plowhorn.

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7.94

16 votes

#5 - How to Train Jörmungandr

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/14/2023

Tom attempts to defeat the World Serpent by emulating Hiccup.

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7.89

27 votes

#6 - Fire Escape

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/18/2022

Tom hatches an unorthodox plan to use a Monstrous Nightmare to test Alex's new fire suit, endangering the secret of dragons.

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7.85

41 votes

#7 - A Hole New World

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/23/2021

Tom and Jun encounter unexpected dangers and are separated while exploring the Hidden Realm of dragons. Tom introduces Jun to the dragon.

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7.83

18 votes

#8 - Sledkin Stakeout

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/13/2023

The Riders discover that an explosion in the Hidden World injured a dragon; with their number one suspect being Sledkin, they follow her to expose the truth.

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7.81

27 votes

#9 - Cold Open

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/17/2022

The Riders discover a brand-new, frosty Ice Realm; once inside, they encounter a disguised Buzzsaw.

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7.81

21 votes

#10 - The Night Lights (1)

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2022

Tom and Thunder discover a baby Night Light and must bring him back to Thunder's home realm.

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7.80

15 votes

#11 - Science Vs. Nature

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/14/2023

The Dragon riders enlist the aid of Carla and Hazel and their scientific knowledge to help them prepare for a mission to neutralize Jörmungandr so they can return him to his chamber and seal him back inside.

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7.78

18 votes

#12 - Rise of Jörmungandr

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/14/2023

Tom and the riders must finally overcome their differences and come together as a team to survive the Dark Realm.

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7.77

22 votes

#13 - Break in Case of Emergency

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/13/2023

The parents leave for the night and tell the Riders not to bring the dragons to the surface while they're gone; D'Angelo and Eugene get locked in the hangar with the dragons after Eugene triggers a security lockdown.

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7.77

26 votes

#14 - The Sky Torcher

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/18/2022

The Sky Torcher and Flame Throwers invade the Crystal Realm; Tom must conquer his demons and bond with the Fault Ripper to defeat the Sky Torcher.

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7.75

20 votes

#15 - Journey to the Snowcano

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/2022

Jun struggles to convince Tom to trust her faith in myths over the Book of Dragons.

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7.75

24 votes

#16 - Dragons Everywhere

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/13/2023

Tom struggles under the pressure of being the new Dragon Whisperer for Rakke Town; Thunder rises to the occasion to help him.

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7.74

19 votes

#17 - Scent of a Dragon

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/2/2023

After Eugene is captured by a dragon and taken to her nest, the Riders must rescue him.

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7.73

15 votes

#18 - Hearts of Glass

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/2023

Thunder must wrangle and lead the Hero Dragons in a desperate attempt to save Tom and the riders from a dangerous new dragon, The Glass Caster.

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7.69

16 votes

#19 - Alex Not Found

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/14/2023

When Thunder accidentally fries Alex’s tablet, Alex goes off on her own and is captured by Buzzsaw.

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7.68

41 votes

#20 - Featherhide

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/23/2021

Tom and the others debate how to keep the dragons a secret, even as a rambunctious young “cloaking” dragon gets loose in town and pursues a friendship with a reluctant Alex.

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7.68

25 votes

#21 - Ride or Die

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/18/2022

After a fight with her mom, Jun joins Tom on an adventure into the Fire Realm, where her knowledge of myths saves the day.

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7.65

55 votes

#22 - First Flight (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/23/2021

Tom forges a friendship with the dragon and discovers an entire world of dragons within the fissure.

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7.65

26 votes

#23 - It Flies in the Family

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/18/2022

Much to Jun's chagrin, Eugene finally discovers the secret of dragons and demands to become a Rider, but he must bond with a dragon before he's let into the group.

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7.65

20 votes

#24 - Webs' Masters

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/13/2023

Eugene believes he and Webmaster have the strongest Rider-dragon bond; Eugene's confidence in their relationship is put to the test when Webmaster seemingly abandons him for a pack of Deathgrippers.

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7.64

22 votes

#25 - Uncharted Territory

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/2022

Alex and Eugene find themselves at odds with Tom and their fellow dragon riders.

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