Competitors re-create weapons from historical periods ranging from Japanese katanas to medieval broadswords to ancient throwing blades. Each entry is judged on its artistry as well as its functionality and accuracy.
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- Seasons
- 11
- Episodes aired
- 270
- Latest aired
- S11E07
- Total runtime
- 7d 20h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 June 2015 – August 2015 8 episodes
- Season 2 February 2016 – April 2016 10 episodes
- Season 3 August 2016 – February 2017 16 episodes
- Season 4 April 2017 – October 2017 23 episodes
- Season 5 March 2018 – December 2018 39 episodes
- Season 6 February 2019 – September 2019 30 episodes
- Season 7 October 2019 – August 2020 37 episodes
- Season 8 November 2020 – February 2022 46 episodes
- Season 9 March 2022 – November 2022 26 episodes
- Season 10 October 2023 – September 2025 28 episodes
- Season 11 July 2026 – August 2026 7 episodes
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S04E01 Judges Pick
April 11 · 42min find the promo
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The judges pick past bladesmiths to represent them; first, the smiths must use steel from N.Y.C. streets to forge signature blades. In the final round, the competitors have five days to forge a sword that originated in West Africa, the Ida.
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S04E02 Deer Horn Knives
April 11 · 42min find the promo
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Four bladesmiths tee up for a never-before seen challenge, harvesting steel from a vintage golf club to forge signature blades. In the final round, the remaining smiths must forge a pair of iconic double bladed weapons with two times the edge.
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S04E03 The Katzbalger
April 18 · 42min find the promo
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For the first time ever, the competitors are challenged with creating not one, but two blades in the first round. After a grueling second round, the two remaining smiths have just five days to create an iconic 15th century combat sword–the Katzbalger.
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S04E04 Makraka
April 25 · 42min find the promo
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Four bladesmiths face a new twist in the first round when they learn they can’t forge any blade in their own style, they must forge a karambit, a curved knife that resembles a claw. The final two competitors have five days to forge one of the deadliest weapons in African history–the Makraka.
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S04E05 Fans' Choice
May 2 · 42min find the promo
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Chosen by fans, four bladesmiths return for a second shot at victory. The smiths must use their best forging techniques to make a signature blade using barbed wire; the final two smiths craft a historical Filipino weapon of war, the Panabas.
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S04E06 Akrafena
May 9 · 42min find the promo
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Bladesmiths are tasked with forging a Kukri, the signature blade of master smith and judge, Jason Knight. After two rounds of mishaps and mischief, two smiths forge ahead in the final challenge to reproduce a distinctive African sword, the Akrafena.
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S04E07 Talwar
May 16 · 42min find the promo
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A new group of competitors face the unknown when they are tasked with using odd shapes of mystery steel to forge a blade in their signature style. All four smiths fight to the finish amidst painful injuries and setbacks, but only two make it through to the final round. With just five days to recreate the sacred but lethal Talwar sword, which smith will defy all odds to claim the title of Forged In Fire Champion and $10,000 prize?
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S04E08 The Cinquedea
May 23 · 42min find the promo
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Four bladesmiths are welcomed to the forge with a curveball–they must utilize questionable steel from mining tools to forge a blade in their signature style. Ultimately, two smiths survive to forge an intricately designed and deadly Italian sword–the Cinquedea.
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S04E09 The Charay
June 6 · 42min find the promo
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The competitors must demonstrate edged-weapon mastery when they are tasked with turning salvaged junkyard steel into a weapon. Two forge ahead to the final round to recreate the legendary Charay sword.
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S04E10 Sword Breaker Redemption
June 13 · 42min find the promo
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Four competitors return to the forge for a second chance; they must forge their signature blades using recycled steel from a jackhammer. Then, the finalists must recreate a distinctive 16th-century blade called the Sword Breaker.
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S04E11 Master & Apprentice
July 11 · 42min find the promo
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Masters compete alongside their apprentices as they take turns on the forge floor, fusing their skills to forge a cleaver using the arduous jellyroll technique; in the final round, the smiths must forge a deadly Congolese chopper, the Nzappa Zap.
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S04E12 Ngombe Ngulu
July 18 · 42min find the promo
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Four bladesmiths must forge blades from a giant elevator cable; two finalists return home to recreate the African Ngombe Ngulu, known as the executioner's sword.
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S04E13 The Shamshir
July 25 · 42min find the promo
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Four competing bladesmiths are tasked with forging a bowie knife that will require a d-guard in the second round; only two manage to make it through to the final round where they must recreate a deadly saber called the Shamshir.
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S04E14 The Kachin Dao
August 1 · 42min find the promo
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Smiths must use steel from old nautical equipment to forge-weld their signature blades, while being forced to do it using a metal inlay technique; then, the two finalists have just five days to forge the Kachin Dao, a deadly headhunting sword.
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S04E15 The Gladiators' Scissor
August 8 · 42min find the promo
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With a variety of steels to choose from, the smiths are forced to create a canister Damascus billet from which they must forge a dagger; only two enter the final round where they must recreate an ancient Roman weapon known as the Scissor.
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S04E16 The Kampilan
August 22 · 42min find the promo
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Four bladesmiths head to a scrap yard to create their signature blades using harvested metal and a coal forge; in the final round, the smiths must re-create a fearsome battle weapon known as the kampilan.
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S04E17 The Kpinga
August 29 · 42min find the promo
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The smiths are forced to layer a complex Damascus pattern into their signature-style blades; broken blades fall throughout two challenges and an unforgiving round; finalists must recreate a three-bladed African throwing knife called the Kpinga.
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S04E18 The Yatagan
September 12 · 42min find the promo
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The competition shifts into high gear when the smiths are tasked with turning the rusted steel from a 1971 Mercury Cougar into their signature blades in just three hours; the finalists must create an elite military weapon known as the Yatagan.
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S04E19 International Championship / The Spadroon
October 3 · 42min find the promo
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Four of the top smiths from around the world compete in an international championship; two smiths return home empty handed, while two go on to recreate the Spadroon, a weapon that transcends borders, in their efforts to bring home the title.
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S04E20 Tabar-Shishpar
October 10 · 42min find the promo
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Smiths are asked to forge blades from pipe wrenches; two competitors advance to the final round during which they must recreate a rare axe-mace hybrid known as the Tabar-Shishpar.
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S04E21 Ultimate Champions Edition
October 17 · 42min find the promo
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Five returning champions must earn a spot at one of the four anvils; the four remaining smiths are given cubes to forge blades in the infamous canister Damascus challenge; then, the finalists return to their home forges to recreate the Tai Chi sword.
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S04E22 Knights Templar
October 24 · 42min find the promo
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Four brave smiths are thrown for a loop when they must forge together rusty chain mail and high quality steel to produce Knights Templar Crusader Daggers in Round 1.
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S04E23 Viking Edition
October 31 · 42min find the promo
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Four brave competitors march into a dry moat where they must resurrect old swords and forge them into a Viking Seax, using the time-tested coal forge. With hammers in full swing and multiple obstacles in their path, the smiths exhaust every ounce of their strength to produce weapons fit to withstand any test imaginable. In the final challenge, the remaining two smiths voyage home to recreate a pair of deadly Viking War Axes in their final fight for the coveted title of Forged In Fire champion.