The BEST episodes of RWBY
Every episode of RWBY ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of RWBY!
In a world filled with horrific monsters bent on death and destruction, humanity’s hope lies with powerful Huntsmen and Huntresses. Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long are four such Huntresses whose journeys will take them far past the grounds of their school, Beacon Academy.
#1 - No Safe Haven
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/2017
With Qrow incapacitated, Team RNJR is left to fight the Nuckelavee alone.
#2 - It's Brawl in the Family
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/14/2015
Winter Schnee, Weiss' stern older sister, arrives at Beacon and battles Qrow Branwen. Meanwhile, Cinder continues to build upon her ultimate scheme.
#3 - Lighting the Fire
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2017
Yang tells Raven that she needs her Semblance, which allows her to create portals and teleport to people she's bonded with, to get to Ruby. Raven initially refuses, claiming that Ozpin is not to be trusted, but Weiss escapes her confinement with the help of her Armored Knight and reunites with Yang. Not wanting to attract Grimm, Raven agrees to Yang's demands and summons her and Weiss to her tent to tell them what they need to know.
#4 - Taking Control
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/2017
Cinder trains and Tyrian reels from his defeat. Yang, Weiss, and Blake each decide to take matters into their own hands.
#5 - New Challengers...
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/31/2015
Team JNPR fights against Shade's Team BRNZ. Later, Team SSSN of Haven, Sun and Neptune's team, fight against Shade's all-female Team NDGO.
#7 - Players and Pieces
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/5/2013
Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, Jaune, Pyrrha, and fellow students Nora and Ren fight for their lives against the monstrous inhabitants of the Emerald Forest in their first true test as Huntsmen and Huntresses.
#8 - The Badge and the Burden (1)
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/12/2013
The teams have been formed and classes at Beacon have begun, but Weiss can't understand why Ruby was put in charge of RWBY instead of her. Does the young prodigy really have what it takes to lead?
#9 - A Minor Hiccup
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/7/2014
RWBY is joined by Sun and Neptune in their hunt for Torchwick. While scouring the town for clues, Ruby bumps into her friend Penny, who's been behaving even more strangely than usual.
#11 - Best Day Ever
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/24/2014
A new semester at Beacon begins in a messy way as teams RWBY and JNPR go at it in a knockdown, drag-out food fight. Meanwhile, sinister forces gather, ready to strike at an unsuspecting kingdom.
#12 - Black and White
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/7/2013
After Blake ran away, the rest team RWBY searches for her. Meanwhile Blake and a new friend attempt to find out who's behind a series of thefts.
#13 - Jaunedice (1)
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/26/2013
Jaune, the least-capable of the new Hunters, suffers under a bully.
#14 - The Badge and the Burden (2)
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/19/2013
While Weiss struggles with her pride, Ruby begins to really wonder if the headmaster made a mistake in making her leader of team RWBY.
#15 - The Emerald Forest (2)
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/29/2013
Things are going smoothly for Blake and Yang, but everything goes south when the other pairs show up with giant monsters on their tails.
#18 - The First Step (1)
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/8/2013
After (literally) dropping into the vast Emerald Forest, Ruby and the other initiates scramble to find their new partners and survive against the vicious creatures of Grimm. Welcome to school, kids!
#19 - The Shining Beacon (2)
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/1/2013
Jaune makes the mistake of flirting with Weiss but finds a friend in star athlete Pyrrha Nikos, while Ruby is horrified to learn the details of Beacon's initiation ritual.
#20 - The Shining Beacon (1)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/25/2013
Ruby makes a new friend, the bumbling swordsman Jaune Arc, during her overwhelming first day at Beacon.
#21 - Jaunedice (2)
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/3/2013
Pyrrha comes up with a plan to help Jaune, but things get complicated when he reveals how he came to the school.
#22 - Forever Fall (2)
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/17/2013
Resolving the "Jaune Arc", Jaune shows everyone that he truly has potential. But can he still repair his friendship with Pyrrha?
#23 - The Stray
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/31/2013
Two new contenders come to town in anticipation of the coming tournament. Blake and Weiss clash over prejudices concerning the faunus.
#24 - Forever Fall (1)
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/10/2013
Jaune is being blackmailed into one terrible situation after another, but when Pyrrha becomes the target of a mean prank, he stands up to his tormentors.
#25 - A New Approach
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/2019
Arresting people isn’t exactly the best way to make a first impression. However, once the initial shock has worn off, Ruby and her friends learn there’s a lot more to these Ace Ops - and even General Ironwood - than first meets the eye.