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Anakin vs Obi-Wan (Episode 3)1628

The worldwide ranking generated by 4.9k votes

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Anakin vs Obi-Wan (Episode 3)1628

Darth Vader puts on his armor / Birth of Luke and Leia (Episode 3)1429

I am your father (Episode 5)1428

Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader (Episode 6)1383

Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan vs Darth Maul (Episode 1)1379

Luke watches the sunset on Tatooine (Episode 4)1361

Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader (Episode 5)1357

Order 661344

Pod Race (Episode 1)1300

#10

Darth Vader saves Luke and kills the Emperor (Episode 6)1295

#11

Yoda vs Palpatine (Episode 3)1288

#12

The Battle of Hoth (Episode 5)1287

#13

Darth Vader removes his mask (Episode 6)1281

#14

Mace Windu vs Palpatine1275

#15

Luke destroys the Death Star (Episode 4)1264

#16

Anakin becomes Darth Vader (Episode 3)1262

#17

Anakin and Obi-Wan vs Count Dooku1254

#18

Luke meets the Emperor (Episode 6)1250

#19

Anakin destroys all the Jedi in the Temple1248

#20

Han Solo is frozen in carbonite / I love you, I know (Episode 5)1234

#21

Final celebration (Episode 6)1234

#22

The Battle of Endor (Episode 6)1220

#23

First meeting with Yoda (Episode 5)1216

#24

Darth Vader's funeral (Episode 6)1200

#25

Obi-Wan vs Darth Vader (Episode 4)1198

#26

Yoda vs Count Dooku (Episode 2)1197

#27

The Mos Eisley Cantina (Episode 4)1177

#28

Yoda lifts Luke's X-Wing (Episode 5)1171

#29

The death of Yoda (Episode 6)1169

#30

Palpatine tells Anakin about Darth Plagueis1147

#31

Rey and Kylo Ren fight Snoke's guards (Episode 8)1142

#32

Luke Skywalker vs Kylo Ren (Episode 8)1137

#33

The death of Han Solo (Episode 7)1119

#34

Final ceremony (Episode 4)1108

#35

Rey vs Kylo Ren (Episode 7)1092

#36

Luke receives his father's lightsaber (Episode 4)1090

#37

Yoda's last lesson (Episode 8)1063

#38

Anakin kills the Tusken tribe (Episode 2)1042

#39

The death of Snoke (Episode 8)1036

#40

The Holdo maneuver (Episode 8)1032

#41

Rey finds Luke Skywalker (Episode 7)1018

#42

Han Solo tells Rey and Finn about the Jedi (Episode 7)996

#43

C-3PO erases his memory (Episode 9)978

#44

Ben Solo vs the Knights of Ren (Episode 9)976

#45

Rey vs Kylo Ren on Kijimi (Episode 9)952

#46

Rey is called by Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber (Episode 7)943

What the community says

Anakin vs Obi-Wan (Episode 3) leads with an ELO of 1,628, ahead of Darth Vader puts on his armor / Birth of Luke and Leia (Episode 3) (1,429) and I am your father (Episode 5) (1,428). Ranked over 4,906 duels between 46 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

Rank the best Star Wars scenes from Episode 1 to 9. Epic duels, shocking reveals & unforgettable moments from the iconic franchise.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.