The BEST episodes of Forged in Fire season 9
Every episode of Forged in Fire season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Forged in Fire season 9!
Forged in Fire features world-class bladesmiths competing against each other to create some of the most iconic edged weapons from history. In each episode, four of the best bladesmiths in the country will come together to put both their skills and reputations on the line. Whether they are making a Japanese katana, a medieval broadsword, or an ancient throwing blade like the chakram, the weapons they forge will be fully functional and lethal works of art and war. The unique histories contained within each weapon will be creatively told during the forging process and the final weapons themselves will be assessed and ruthlessly tested by our panel of expert judges. These dynamic and explosive tests will be individually designed to push the weapons to their absolute limit. One by one, the bladesmiths will be eliminated until only one remains to be crowned the champion.
#1 - Supersized: Sword
Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/5/2022
In the first of a four episode event we’re calling SUPERSIZED, four smiths must salvage steel from a massive railroad track to make their signature big blades. Then, two smiths head back to their home forge to build the biggest weapon in Forged in Fire history: a monstrous seven-foot sword wielded by legendary warrior, Grutte Pier. Which smith will rise to this colossal challenge and take home $10,000?
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#2 - Gladiators of the Forge: Let the Battles Begin
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/6/2022
In the first of a five episode event, the forge is transformed into a Gladiator's arena for an epic competition unlike anything before. In the opening battle, two smiths must forge a fierce Roman Era Falx but only one will be crowned victor after testing. Then, the winning smith takes on a new opponent for the chance to win even more cash including the opportunity to win the most money ever awarded in the forge: $75,000. Who will become the first Gladiator of the Forge? Let the battles begin.
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#3 - Best in Damascus
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/24/2022
Four bladesmiths put it all on the line when they are challenged with creating their most dazzling Damascus knife. After a remarkable round, the smith who impresses the judges most will bypass a brutal round of testing, head straight to the final round and get to choose the weapon they will forge.
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#4 - Double Trouble Blades
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/2022
Four bladesmiths face double the trouble when they are tasked with forging not one, but two canister damascus knives. After a brutal round of testing, only two smiths move forward to build an extremely challenging Cinquedea sword.
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#5 - Gladiators of the Forge: The Final Battles
Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/3/2022
In the fifth and final of the Gladiators of the Forge episodes, it's back to the Colosseum for the last two one-on-one battles. The reigning champion has defeated six opponents, but now must face a returning challenger and forge the intricate Acinaces sword. With $50,000 on the line, will our unbeaten champ lay claim to the Gladiator title once and for all or will a former competitor get his revenge?
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#6 - Friend or Foe
Season 9 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/31/2022
Two friends and two brothers enter the forge as teams to compete in an epic showdown; after working as teams to re-create a Scottish Broadsword, members of the victorious team will be divided and forced to face each other.
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#7 - Gladiators of the Forge: Vikings vs. Gladiators
Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/20/2022
In the third episode of a five-part event, it's back to the Forged in Fire Colosseum for two more intense one-on-one battles. The defending champion has taken down two opponents, including a two-time Gladiator of the Forge. Now our champions sights are set on a new challenger and a new weapon, a Gladiator favorite--the deadly Sica. Who will emerge victorious from the Forged in Fire Colosseum and who will go down in defeat?
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#8 - Flip the Forge
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/22/2022
The judges flip the script once again, letting the bladesmiths choose their challenge; after an intense bout of testing, the judges take back control; they challenge the two surviving smiths to re-create an 18th-century Tibetan sword.
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#10 - Gladiators of the Forge: A Champion's Quest
Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/27/2022
In the fourth episode of a five-part event, it's back to the Forged in Fire Gladiator Arena for two more sudden death battles. Our defending champion currently has four wins under his belt but will face his toughest challenge yet forging the very weapon used to assassinate Julius Caesar, the Pugio Daggers. Will our victor vanquish his opponent or will his reign finally end?
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#11 - The Ninja's Sword
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/2022
In this competition, it's all about Japan's shadow warriors--the ninja. Four smiths are challenged to forge their own version of a ninja blade, and in a Forged in Fire first, the smith with the lightest blade wins an extra 20 minutes in the second round. After an intense round of testing, the two surviving smiths return home to recreate the lethal and stealthy Ninjato Sword.
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#12 - The Knife Fight
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/2022
Four bladesmiths enter the forge to compete in an epic Forged in Fire first: the Knife Fight. Arriving with their best blades in hand, competitors will immediately be put to the test and one will be eliminated before the first forge is ever lit.
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#13 - Supersized: 5 Ton Challenge
Season 9 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/19/2022
Four smiths face an enormous challenge when they must salvage steel from five tons of junk; two smiths head to their home forges to build the longest weapon in the show's history, a 9-foot Friauler Spiess.
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#14 - Supersized: Hog Wild
Season 9 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/2/2022
In the last of a four-episode event we're calling SUPERSIZED, four smiths face a colossal challenge when they must forge giant hog splitters from 12 pounds of steel. Two smiths then head to their home forges to build one of the largest weapons in a Samurai's arsenal: the Japanese Greatsword. Which smith will go big and walk away with $10,000 and the title of Forged in Fire Champion?
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#15 - Notorious Naga
Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/10/2022
Four smiths need to either go mai or go home when they're challenged to make a five-layer knife; after their blades are put through a grueling round of testing, the two remaining smiths return home to re-create the notorious 16th-century Naga sword.
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#16 - Gladiators of the Forge: The Battles Continue
Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/13/2022
In the second episode of a five-part event, it's back to the Forged in Fire Gladiator's Arena for two more ferocious one-on-one battles. Our current champion won two rounds and has a chance to win the greatest prize ever awarded in the Forge: $75,000. In the first battle, the defending smith seeks to retain his title by building a Gladiator favorite: the Kopis. After a brutal bout of testing, the winner advances to another battle and a brand new challenger. Will our reigning champ keep his title or will a new smith take him down? The battles rage on.
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#17 - Fastest Blade in the West
Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/17/2022
In one of the most unique first rounds in Forged in Fire history, four bladesmiths must giddy-up to finish their blade first and become the fastest blade in the West. After a wild round of testing, the two remaining smiths return to their home forges to lasso up an iconic weapon of the American Frontier -- the Vaquero Machete. They then must survive one final standoff to win the reward of $10,000 and the title of Forged in Fire Champion.
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#18 - Revolutionary War Forge
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/15/2022
Four bladesmiths go back in time to the Revolutionary War to forge a Rifleman's Knife. After an intense round of testing, two smiths return home to recreate an even more iconic weapon of the revolution: The Continental Cavalry Sabre.
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#19 - Blades Gone Wild
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/27/2022
Get ready for Blades Gone Wild...because it's all about wilderness blades on this Forged in Fire. In round one, four bladesmiths are tasked with forging a Saw Back machete out of steel tent stakes. After two grueling rounds of testing, two smiths return to their home forges to create a deadly Malaysian backcountry tool and weapon, the infamous, Parang Nabur, that's been hacking its way through Pacific jungles for over a hundred years.
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#20 - Out to Sea
Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/29/2022
In a Forged in Fire first, three bladesmiths head to historic Mystic Seaport for a nautical themed competition. After a grueling round of coal forging, two travel back to their home forges to recreate another vital maritime tool: the Flensing Knife.
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#21 - Blackout
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2022
Four smiths must forge signature blades from W-1 steel without the aid of any electricity (i.e., in candlelight during a "blackout"). The two finalists return to their home forges to recreate the blunt-tipped Sword of Mercy, the English blade still used today for coronations.
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#22 - Supersized: Elephant Sword
Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/12/2022
Four smiths must salvage steel from a couple of 250-pound coil springs to make massive San Mai blades; two smiths head back to their home forges to create a pair of enormous Elephant Swords.
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#23 - Sheet Metal Challenge
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/2022
Four bladesmiths get scrappy when they are given thin sheet metal to forge a knife. After a brutal round of testing, two smiths return home to recreate a razor sharp Serrated Indian Sabre.
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#24 - Crushed Car Challenge
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2022
In a new twist on the classic car challenge, four smiths have to create a knife from the most mangled mess of a vehicle ever seen on the forge floor. After their weapons are driven to the brink in an intense round of testing, the two surviving smiths return to their home forges to recreate two of the most unique weapons from history--a matched set of curved katars.
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#25 - The Gaucho's Revenge
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/1/2022
In this competition, we pay homage to the cowboys of South America--the Gauchos. Four smiths lasso up their skills to recreate the iconic Gaucho knife. The two smiths who survive an intense round of testing then must gallop home to forge the ornate Argentinian Saber.
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