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The Best Episodes of Fate/strange Fake

Every episode of Fate/strange Fake ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fate/strange Fake!

Best episode
S1E9 The Nightmare Comes with the Dawn of London
9.3932 votes
Worst episode
S1E11 The Pale Knight
7.8518 votes
Top season
Season 1
8.6avg
Binge time
5h 15m
13 episodes
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 9 - The Nightmare Comes with the Dawn of London
    9.3/10(932 votes)

    S1:E9

    Clan Calatin has arrived at the entrance of the hospital in hopes of executing a rescue mission for Tsubaki.

    Director:Yoshiyuki Kumeda
    Writer:Ami Satou

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  2. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 13 - This Illusion Becomes Reality
    9.2/10(658 votes)

    S1:E13

    Francesca and the others descend into a dream realm filled with chaos.

    Directors:Shun Enokido, Takahito Sakazume, Hirotaka Mori
    Writer:Daisuke Ohigashi

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  3. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 3 - A Battle Without Heroes
    9.1/10(1156 votes)

    S1:E3

    Clan Calatin finds itself in dire straits after interference from Assassin's Master, Jester Karture. Hansa intervenes, taking up arms not as the Overseer of the Holy Grail War, but as an Executor hunting Dead Apostles. With the Servants dismissed from the stage, the two men clash in a battle fought without Heroic Spirits.

    Director:Kazuho Kunimoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 6 - The Wandering King's Rock 'n' Roll
    9.1/10(950 votes)

    S1:E6

    After leaving the detention center, Saber and Ayaka wander through Snowfield in search of allies. Before long, the two entered a forest made home by Lancer, the Servant who recently engaged in a spectacular battle against Archer. Challenged to prove his prowess and determine whether they would make suitable allies, Saber unleashes his Noble Phantasm as Lionheart.

    Directors:Hirotaka Mori, Shun Miyakawa
    Writer:Dai Katarayama

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  5. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 10 - Gold and Lion
    9.1/10(755 votes)

    S1:E10

    True Archer, stands before the police force menacingly, as if embodying despair itself.

    Director:Shotaro Kitamura
    Writer:Asako Kuboyama

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  6. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 2 - Ensemble VS Pretense
    9.0/10(1196 votes)

    S1:E2

    Following the uproar at the opera house, Saber and Ayaka are detained by the Snowfield Police Department.

    Director:Takahito Sakazume
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 4 - The Canon of Demigods
    8.8/10(1046 votes)

    S1:E4

    Orlando, busy with caring for the aftermath of the battle, is visited by Francesca.

    Director:Kazuki Kawagishi
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 7 - Back from Twilight, the God Is Come
    8.3/10(691 votes)

    S1:E7

    Prior to the battle between Saber and Lancer, Halri Vorzak, a girl who harbors deep hatred for the world of magecraft, summons a Servant of her own. However, what answers her call is an utterly uncontrollable and aberrant Heroic Spirit. As its claws tear through her abdomen, her life begins to trickle away until a lone homunculus reaches out to grasp her dying hand.

    Director:Masakazu Obara
    Writer:Asako Kuboyama

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  9. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 1 - The Heroic Spirit Incident
    8.3/10(1139 votes)

    S1:E1

    Due to the anomalous battle taking place in the desert between Archer and Lancer, various factions become aware of the commencement of the Holy Grail War. As the situation unfolds into chaos, Faldeus, tirelessly acquiring information and manipulating the press, catches sight of a girl new to Snowfield. This girl is Ayaka Sajyou, who wanders the city aimlessly. A mark resembling a Command Spell is engraved on her body.

    Director:Shun Enokido
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 12 - At the End of the Rope
    8.1/10(501 votes)

    S1:E12

    Cerberus stands before Saber and Ayaka inside the dreamworld.

    Directors:Ryo Nakano, Yoshiyuki Kumeda
    Writer:Daisuke Ohigashi

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  11. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 5 - Stars' Banquet
    8.1/10(826 votes)

    S1:E5

    Shortly before the battle in the canyon, in a mansion situated in a swamp, a lone mercenary attempted to summon a Servant. His codename is Sigma. He holds no desires for this world, nor any intention of leaving anything behind. Chosen by the fake Holy Grail for this empty shell of a man was a Servant so singularly unique that it could never be summoned in a normal Holy Grail War...

    Directors:Takahiro Okawa, Masayuki Sakoi
    Writer:Ami Satou

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  12. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 8 - Backstage of a Third-rate Comedy
    8.0/10(636 votes)

    S1:E8

    To repair their damaged Noble Phantasms, members of Clan Calatin are sent to Caster’s magecraft workshop.

    Director:Ryo Nakano
    Writer:Daisuke Ohigashi

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  13. Fate/strange Fake Season 1 Episode 11 - The Pale Knight
    7.8/10(518 votes)

    S1:E11

    Many of those involved in the last battle wake up in a peculiar situation, as if nothing had happened.

    Director:Ryoji Masuyama
    Writer:Dai Katarayama

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Nightmare Comes with the Dawn of London" is the best rated episode of Fate/strange Fake. It scored 9.3/10 from 932 votes. Directed by Yoshiyuki Kumeda and written by Ami Satou, it aired on February 28, 2026. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "This Illusion Becomes Reality".

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