Star Wars Couldn’t have asked for a more foreboding cabal of villains than the dreaded Sith Lords, many of whom differ in power in both legends and canon. The Nefarious Men wield the immense power of the dark side of the Force, in direct antithesis to their Jedi competitors. As a result, the two factions have combined relentlessly for thousands of years, building a series of pivotal moments in the history of the Sith Order.
Sith become more powerful as they unlock secrets of the dark side, and some practitioners have gone down in legend as the best of the best. These fearsome enemies have channeled all their hatred, malice, and passion, wreaking havoc across the galaxy in both continuities. It is worth noting that many of the more powerful Sith are reserved for Star Wars Legends, but many impressive feats are also canon. While it is challenging to fully quantify the most powerful Sith considering non-canon events and the sheer variety of dark side abilities, Here are 26 of the most powerful Sith Lords in Star Wars.
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Darth Malgus
Darth Malgus may be familiar to those who know the history of the Old Republic. Physically, he resembles Darth Vader in many ways, right down to his choice of attire. Malgus was singular in his goals and immensely powerful in the dark side of the Force. After receiving severe wounds in battle, Malgus did as many Sith do, relying on a special mask to help him breathe. He wielded a variety of Force abilities with frightening ease, driven entirely by his anger. However, for all his hatred, Malgus was quite pragmatic, as opposed to ruthless, like many other Sith.
Malgus’ main appearances in Star Wars Coming from the video game, Star Wars: The Old Republic. The canon status of this game is unclear, to say the least. Although it was never confirmed as canon, the game took place so far before the Skywalker saga began that it could be part of the official continuity. If that’s the case, Darth Malgus would be canon too, after appearing in the game and its many expansion packs.
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Manipulated from a young age by Darth Sidious through Supreme Leader Snoke, Ben Solo was enamored by the dark side and the power he could draw from it. A simple act of betrayal by his uncle Luke Skywalker was all that was needed for Ben to take the final plunge into darkness, drawing on his rich bloodline in an attempt to emulate his grandfather, Darth Vader. Although he redeemed himself for death, Kylo Ren demonstrated a range of abilities that many Force users have not been known to useIncluding freezing blaster bolts in mid-air for a prolonged period of time.
Kylo Ren is not technically a Sith, although it could be argued that his manipulation by Darth Sidious puts him in the same category.
Despite this, Kylo Ren is not technically a Sith, although it could be argued that his manipulation by Darth Sidious puts him in the same category. Ren’s power with the dark side of the Force could easily see him ranked as a Sith Lord, without ever officially earning the title. Being apprenticed to Snoke – and therefore Sidious – certainly positions him as a Sith apprentice as part of Star Wars Sith Rule of Two. Kylo first appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Before playing a big role in the next two movies from Disney Star Wars Sequel trilogy.
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Asajj Ventress
Asajj Ventress was once Count Dooku’s trainee until she realized that she would never be able to rise in the ranks due to the Rule of Two that Darth Sidious adhered to. She was also blessed with a streak of kindness that eventually overcame her evil ways, prompting her to change her life around for the better. She turned to bounty hunting, but her background as one of the Nightsisters meant she was more powerful in the Force than many realized. Her people drew on ancient Force powers like witchcraft and darkness in order to fuel their rage and strength.
Similar to Kylo Ren, Ventress was never officially initiated into the Sith during Star Wars: The Clone WarsWhere she first appeared Star Wars Canon. However, her role as an apprentice to Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus meant she was schooled in the ways of the Sith. As a result, she can be classified as a Sith during her darkest point in the Clone Wars, although her somewhat redeeming nature may make her inclusion in the Sith category a bit sad.
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Ulic Kel-Droma
A former Jedi, Ulic fell to the dark side of the Force and has since become a storied member of the Sith religion. Cl-Droma’s gifts are largely natural, as his training was minimal in his younger years. nevertheless, Kel-Droma became one of the most profound Sith in history. His corruption opened the door to many Force abilities that were previously off-limits. Mind control and increased agility are two that he often uses during his skirmishes. In the end, Kal-Druma left the Sith ways and returned to the light side, until he was killed by a revenge-seeking Jedi.
Similar to Sith Lords like Marka Ragnos, Kel-Droma first appeared in the Tales of the Jedi Comic series, especially Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – Ulic Kel-Droma and Anderon’s Beast Wars. This was during Ulic’s Jedi days, before he appeared in the miniseries of Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith Still falling to the dark side. Due to his natural power in the Force, Ulic Kel-Droma ranks among some of the most powerful Sith Lords in Star Wars Legends.
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Wild press
Although his time as an agent of the Sith was short, the history of Savage Opress in the Star Wars The timeline is impressive. Having been created by the Nightsisters before being trained by Count Dooku, Savage Opress successfully killed Jedi for his master during the Clone Wars, and even survived an attempt to kill Dooku himself thanks to the Nightsisters’ manipulations. Savage is also credited with bringing about the return of his brother Darth Maul to the galaxy.
Being a new master at Maul, Savage helps his brother establish his own power base in the galaxy’s criminal underworld. This resulted in the assumption of Mandalore as a means to draw out Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, Savage and Maul were eventually seen as rivals to Darth Sidious’ power, resulting in Savage’s murder and Maul’s temporary capture at the hands of Palpatine himself.
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Darth Maul
Darth Maul represents the epitome of elite Sith physical training, tied directly into the dark side of the Force. Raised from a young age by Darth Sidious, Maul was forged in the fires of hatred and destruction, becoming a living weapon with a terrifying degree of power. As a Sith Lord, Maul worked secretly from the shadows to undermine his master’s opponents and pave the way for his Order’s ascension. After disappearing in a battle with Obi-Wan Kenobi, he lost his master’s favor and Maul became a renegade seeking to undermine the Sith, all while amassing power for himself.
If Maul had continued as an apprentice of Sidious, he may well have succeeded in taking his place. Maul debuted in George Lucas’ first prequel film, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. After his supposed death, the character’s storm-fueled journey continued on Star Wars: The Clone Wars And Star Wars Rebelsmaking him one of Star Wars Most powerful canon sith lords.
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Darth Desolate
He first appeared in Legends as an enemy to be fought by Starkiller in The force unleashed video game, Darth Desolous may be one of the Lost Twenty, a group of Jedi Masters who left the Order such as Darth Tyranus, although legends suggest he was expelled. A Pawan Dark Lord of the Sith, Legends saw Desolous raising an army in revenge where 2,000 Jedi were killed in the ancient past. Although it is unknown if this event remains canon, Deslaus himself is canonized thanks to the Sith Eternal Legions in the rise of Skywalker.
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The stranger
Introduced in The acolyteThe one known as the Stranger – who sometimes goes by the alias of Kymir – lived a hundred years before the Skywalker saga. Another former Jedi, the Stranger combined a curtose helmet and gauntlet with unusual lightsaber forms that meant he could even single-handedly take on entire groups of Jedi. Like many of the most powerful Sith, the Stranger could hide his own darkness to the extent that he played the fool in front of Jedi Masters, who were unable to sense his true intentions.
The powers of the alien force are quite unusual; At one point he even demonstrated the ability to heal with the dark side, something previously thought impossible in canon. His true power is still something of a mystery, but it seems to be tied to his cortous helmet, which blocks Jedi from sensing his attacks while also allowing him to focus in the dark side. More will surely be revealed The acolyte be renewed for a second season.
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Mark Ragnos
The First Sith Empire had many legends, and one of the most terrifying was the dreaded Marka Ragnos. The dark side practitioner was one of the most infamous Sith Lords, helping to shape the direction of the Sith movement as the centuries rolled on. He is one of the most fabled figures in Sith lore and was said to be even more powerful than the wisest and most skilled Jedi. So powerful was his dark side training that Ragnos could retain his spirit many millennia after his death, awakening in the time of the New Republic to try his hand again.
Like Darth Malgus, Marka Ragnos was mentioned many times in the Star Wars: The Old Republic Video game. However, Ragnos’ first appearance came in the sixth issue of Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the SithA Legends comic book miniseries. The comic was written by Tom Witch and Kevin J. Anderson and centered on the exploits of other Sith Lords, including Ragnos.
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Freedon Nadd, one of the key figures in the Old Republic, was Exar Kun’s master and a major player in the galaxy for generations after his physical death. He ruled for less than a hundred years after conquering the world, but his true power extended far beyond. Originally a member of the Jedi Order, Nadd abandoned his teachings and went on to lay the foundation for the Sith’s ascension.. He would even serve as master to future Sith Lord Exar Kun, a being so powerful that he would haunt the Massasi temples on Yavin 4 long after his death.
Freedon Nadd was a legendary Sith Lord, who first appeared in the aforementioned Tales of the Jedi Comic series. will appear in the mini-series spinoff – Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith – as also mentioned in legends games such as Star Wars: The Old Republic And Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Nadd was an exceptionally powerful Sith. Like the other Sith legends on this list, Nadd could easily be canon due to his reign early in the Star Wars timeline.
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Dart Zana
Darth Bane’s apprentice, Darth Zannah is only name-dropped in canon; In Legends, however, she is an absolute powerhouse. Zannah is a skilled warrior, and she perfected the defensive form Soresu to such an extent that she was able to weave Sith incantations during the First Duel. This was Zana’s true power; She was a Sith mage of great talentAble to drive Jedi mad or summon destructive tendrils of sheer darkness. Zanna could hide her face even from her friend Sita.
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Exar Kun
Exar Kun is introduced in the same Star Wars Legends comics as his master, an ancient Sith lord who haunted the Massasi Temples on Yavin 4 that were used by the Rebellion as seen in A new hope. Years later, Kun managed to corrupt one of Luke Skywalker’s Jedi disciples and turn him into a weapon before his influence was broken. It took the combined efforts of the entire Skywalk Academy to gain Kun’s will and drive him back into the darkness. In his freedom, Kun was so unbelievably powerful that even his dark side-imbued lightsaber could corrupt stalwart Jedi Masters.
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Dart Tyrannus
Darth Tyranus represents a typical being corrupted by the dark side through the desire to do good. Once a predominant member of the Jedi Order before he became frustrated with his inefficiencies. Doku eventually left the Order to expose the corruption of the Republic Senate and pave the way for change. This led Dooku on a complicated path to his Sith ascension that was hinted at during his first appearance in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Since then, Dooku has published several canon projects including the animated miniseries Tales of the Jedi And Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Darth Sidious capitalized on this desire to turn Dooku to the dark side, and Darth Tyranus was born. He mistakenly believed that he could bring the galaxy together by doing away with galactic corruption, but in truth, he is just a pawn for Sidious to assume absolute power and crown himself Emperor of a new galactic empire. Even in his older years, Dooku’s main source of power was his incredible skill as a lightsaber duelistOften ranked among the best seen in the Jedi Order or among the Sith Lords.
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The “Rogue Sith”
Star Wars New “rogue Sith” is encountered by Luke Skywalker between Empire strikes back And Return of the Jedi. Unlike Momin, all of the pain and darkness of this unnamed rogue Sith was used to keep his spirit in his own Sith Kyber crystal long after his death. As such, Luke confronts the living pain during an attempt to heal the kyber, finding himself in a spiritual manifestation of the Sith warlord’s great hall. As such, it certainly seems as though this rogue Sith had great influence and power during one of the various Sith empires of the Old Republic.
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Lumia
Palpatine’s successor to Lordship of the Sith, Lumiya was skilled and powerful enough to take on Luke Skywalker at the height of his powers. Although best known for her lightsaber whip, Lumiya was trained in many Force talents that made her a powerful warrior. Ironically, however, she suffered the same handicap as Darth Vader; A cyborg, her cybernetic limbs disrupted her connection to the Force, limiting her potential. That’s probably a good thing for the Galaxy; Even with the limitations, she was a force.
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Darth Malak
One of the main villains of Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicDarth Malak was a fallen Jedi who became one of the most terrifying lords of the Sith. A skilled Sith sorcerer, he can summon whirlwinds in the Force, utter screams that paralyze his opponents, and even suppress another’s Force powers for a time. Most disturbing of all, he learned the secret of draining the life essence of another into himself, restoring his own strength.
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Darth Revan
Revan was an ancient Sith who started out as a powerful Jedi, and became disillusioned by the death and destruction caused during the Old Republic’s war with the Mandalorians and decided to forge a new path for himself. Revan has been seduced by the dark side and intends to use his power to bring order and peace to the galaxy, by any means. The Jedi managed to wipe his memory, giving Revan a second chance to redeem himself, eventually leading to him averting a galactic catastrophe by confronting his former pupil, Darth Malak, and defeating him in combat.
The powerful Sith Lord is closer to being canon than all of his Legends counterparts.
Darth Revan was first introduced as the playable character in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Since then, Revan has become an immensely popular character from the Old Republic era, appearing in a vast number of stories. While much of the Old Republic is still classified as Star Wars Legends, Revan appeared in a deleted scene during Star Wars: The Clone Wars and was the name for a Sith Eternal Legion in Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerMeaning the powerful Sith Lord is closer to being canon than all of his Legends counterparts.
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Dart train
Darth Bane is a historical figure in the Star Wars Universe, having existed a thousand years before the Clone Wars. Bane’s power has taken many different forms, from being the only Sith to survive the Jedi-Sith War to single-handedly establishing the rule of twoDesigned to circumvent the competitive nature of the Sith. This allowed the Sith to remain transformed into the shadows for a thousand years while the Republic and Jedi Order became complacent. Darth Sidious confirmed Bane’s faith in this belief when he successfully orchestrated a plot to give himself ultimate power and create a Sith-based galactic empire.
Originally, Darth Bane was a character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe, introduced around the time of Lucas’ prequel trilogy. However, Bane is implemented in Star Wars Cannon much in the same way Darth Revan was. An appearance in Star Wars: The Clone Wars Officially cemented the powerful Sith Lord as canon in the eyes of Lucasfilm after the studio established the animated series as part of the Star Wars Franchise’s canon.
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Darth Scion
Almost all Sith pursue immortality. Darth Sion is one of the few who have learned the secret – albeit in the most horrific manner possible. His anger and hatred was so great that he was able to recover his broken body after any defeat, essentially making himself unkillable. Darth Sion’s strength in the dark side made him immune to almost any dark side attacks, while he could manifest a staggering variety of offensive abilities. As seen in Knights of the Old Republic, He could only be defeated if he agreed to let himself die..
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Darth Nihilus
Few Sith were as haunting and terrifying as Darth Nihilus, a Sith Lord who was almost an apparition, rather than a person. He barely spoke, instead communicating through the Force, which made him almost impossible to answer. He was also monstrously strong and capable of incredible feats of dark side prowess.
Nihilus had an insatiable hunger that drove him to drain the life force of other beings to satisfy himself.. When the ravages of his affliction became too much to handle, Nihilus was forced to bind his spirit to a ceremonial mask and suit of armor in order to remain bound in physical form. He was considered a “wound” in the force; A dark anomaly the galaxy has never seen before.
Nihilus was first introduced in the same era as Darth Revan, Darth Bane and many other notable Sith Lords: The Old Republic. Nihilus’ first appearance is in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords. This, along with many other stories from the Old Republic, gave birth to his story. Although the story has since become legends under Disney, Nihilus as a being is canon, although his story remains at Disney’s mercy to retell or re-canonize.