What is the best lightsaber duel in Star Wars?

Choreographed set pieces sit beside quiet emotional fights, and some of the heaviest blows land in animated series. Prequel spectacle, original-trilogy weight and newer streaming duels all get a turn.

1. 1
   Duel of the Fates

   Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi take on Darth Maul in the Naboo reactor in The Phantom Menace, set to John Williams' choir.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Dooku vs Anakin and Obi-Wan

   Count Dooku fights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Geonosis arena in Attack of the Clones.
   640pts
3. 3
   Yoda vs Count Dooku

   Yoda faces Count Dooku in the Geonosis hangar in Attack of the Clones.
   609pts
4. 4
   Ahsoka vs Vader in Rebels

   Ahsoka Tano confronts her former master Darth Vader in the Sith temple on Malachor in the Star Wars Rebels finale.
   592pts
5. 5
   Maul vs Obi-Wan in Rebels

   Maul and Obi-Wan Kenobi settle their feud on Tatooine in the Star Wars Rebels episode Twin Suns.
   536pts
6. 6
   Obi-Wan vs Anakin on Mustafar

   Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker fight across the lava planet Mustafar at the end of Revenge of the Sith.
   536pts
7. 7
   Obi-Wan vs Anakin in Obi-Wan Kenobi

   Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader fight again on Tatooine in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
   401pts
8. 8
   Luke vs Vader on Cloud City

   Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in Bespin's Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back, losing his hand and learning the truth.
   400pts
9. 9
   Ahsoka vs Baylan Skoll

   Ahsoka Tano fights Baylan Skoll in the Ahsoka series, in a duel that mixes the Jedi and the dark side.
   400pts
10. 10
    Finn and Rey vs Kylo Ren

    Finn and Rey fight Kylo Ren in the snowy forest of Starkiller Base in The Force Awakens.
    316pts
11. 11
    Mace Windu vs Palpatine

    Mace Windu duels Palpatine in his Coruscant office in Revenge of the Sith until Anakin intervenes.
    316pts
12. 12
    Luke vs Vader and the Emperor

    Luke Skywalker beats Darth Vader before the Emperor in Return of the Jedi, then refuses to turn to the dark side.
    316pts
13. 13
    Obi-Wan vs Vader on the Death Star

    Obi-Wan Kenobi lets Darth Vader strike him down on the Death Star in A New Hope.
    215pts
14. 14
    Rey vs Kylo Ren on the Death Star Wreckage

    Rey duels Kylo Ren on the wrecked Death Star in the ocean storm in The Rise of Skywalker.
    215pts
15. 15
    Ahsoka vs Anakin in the World Between Worlds

    Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker cross blades in the World Between Worlds in the Ahsoka series.
    0pts

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