The Best Lightsaber Form for Each Type of Combat Scenario 

Count Dooku: "Now that you've seen all of the forms I am able to teach you, what form fits your style?" General Grievous: "Helicopter Rotor."

The Mandalorian style of strapping weapons to your everything and using surprise to your advantage

My code is: 4 lightsabers you need then spin them like a ceiling fan

Form 8: Also known as Måh Rhéï-Sûeh Swing your lightsaber like a baseball bat with absolutely zero grace or form. Has never been defeated in combat.

Bah! Who needs lightsaber when you can just eat their soul.

"Obi Wan Kenobi was never one of the most skilled duelists" Also Obi-Wan Kenobi *said to be by Mace Windu a coveted jedi in his own right, the greatest practitioner of soresu (form 3) to ever live in the Jedi order period. Not to mention Obi Wan Kenobi was also equal in power to Darth maul

How to fight General Grevious. Force Telekinesis into the ceiling, then Force Telekinesis into the floor… rinse and repeat.

The correct form is to hold it from the handle, not the blade.

1:11 "Precognition … your ex wife that owns half the Correllian Freighter." _That's it…_ that's the real reason the Jedi order forbids attachments. Not getting caught up in emotional bonds or any of that crap - the Jedi Temple just got sick of being correspondent in divorce settlements. And having to fight over custody of a keiber crystal is just a headache.

Whatever you do, don't try Half-swording or Murder-strokes with a Lightsaber.

0:26 all i imagine is a guy on bath salts gets cornered by police and says you underestimate my power then proceeds to get tazed while running at them screaming unlimited power and tackles the other cop

Actually started a Star Wars campaign in D&D where my player are jedi and I wanted to include different forms to increase the depth of the combat, so this video is super useful.

Me: What saber form should I use to fight Count Dooku? Generation Tech: Rotary Blaster Cannon

Juyo doesn't automatically give you an edge, it's extremely energy taxing(like Ataru with the acrobatics) and requires full offense at the expense of defense. Maul was able to win against Qui Gonn for a variety of reasons on Naboo, not least of which being that while considered a good duelist himself, Qui Gonn hadn't had to duel or seriously contend with another Force user since his former apprentice Xanatos. Qui Gonn was also 60 years old fighting someone half his age or younger and in much better physical shape and endurance. Jinn lost through a combination of fatigue, miscalculation and facing an opponent that had been trained his whole life to counter a Jedi specifically in a lightsaber duel. Maul actually employs Form III throughout most of their duel on Naboo during his tactical retreat, switching styles to catch Qui Gonn off guard.

Maul was also younger and more physically fit.

Instead of Form 1 in non lethal scenerios, just switch your Lightsaber over to stun setting. Lightsabers also had another button for creating a rubber blade, as seen by Jedi cops in Futurama. [Although many now suspect that they are Sith cops]. BTW didn't lightsabers have a practice setting? Otherwise Younglings are going to be dicing each other up in training, which is going to be hard to emotionally repress amongst the survivors.

*Some Ancient Sith can slow down time* Valkorion: You called?

It's insane that (I think, in Legends) Mace Windu fought Grievous, and Grievous' cybernetic brain started to learn something very close to Vaapad, to the point where Mace Windu withdrew from the battle, to prevent him from learning anything further from the battle.

But 2 lightsabers in an X form can defeat the sith master no need for any "form" :P

Obi-Wan was a very skilled duelist thank you very much

Before watching the video: I think Form II is the only one that can outclass form III. Soresu can tank any form, making the user invincible... but it’s key strategy was to wait for the opponent to tire out and find openings. Form II would be the best against form III, because just like Soresu, Makashi is about precision and using momentum... a form II master wouldn’t tire out so easily, and would be able to even find small weak spots in the soresu form of the opponent. I actually think that’s what Dooku did to Obi Wan in episode 2. After watching the video: 7:22: Yes!!!

“Obi Wan was never the most skilled duelist” even though he was considered near impossible to beat after he mastered form 3 by mace windu (not sure if it was windu but it was one of the best Jedi masters)

12 gage buck shot with cortoisis that aught to stop your average glow stick wielding phyco as long as they don't have to much plot armor

Form 0: The way of the dual wielded heavy blaster pistols.

"Now i realize most of our viewers are force sensitive, or on a controlled substance, same thing really."

My form … Form 3 with a autofire blaster set on stun* in my off hand (or a slug thrower pistol), and maybe a Mandalorian forearm mount. It's called *Form of the **_f@#©ING bastard_** … or cheating.* [I'm ambidextrous] I would also have a Force Shield slung somewhere, just in case of heavy fire - a short dose of the supposed radiation risk is far less dangerous than a short dose of confined plasma beam. And I would carry a few grenades of various types, they are great when used with Force Telekinesis. As well as direct combat with them by just _Force pushing_ them straight at your enemies, you can ambush by maneuvering them in from above line of sight and triggering them while over you target. I'd also study some Form 2 or 7 just for the offence and familiarity with the techniques. While frowned upon, my style can also be used with a concealed holdout blaster set on stun for day to day wear - my dead opponent isn't going to narc on me. *Stun bolts can't be reflected back at you by a Lightsaber.

Me when i think of an idea : Me a moment later : brave but foolish

Palpatine: *laughs in mastery of all 7 forms*

If I'm a Jedi or Sith, I would use a combination of Lightsaber skills, hand to hand combat, and Force Powers.

"a lot of disarmament moves" **shows footage of Anakin having his hand cut off**

In legends luke froze the entire jedi lunch hall during a food fight, this maybe showed force control over time

When he said “lesser Jedi” and the screen switched to show Luminara Unduli I got very triggered

Fun fact: the lightsaber form Luke used against Kylo Ren first appeared in Legends called Form Zero. It was mainly used by Kyle Katarn and involves igniting a lightsaber only to provoke the opponent but not using it for combat. It's kind of strange that despite being the best lightsaber duelist in the New Jedi Order, Kyle insisted that the best lightsabers are the ones that are inactive. In most combat situations, he used martial arts, the Force or simply a blaster pistol.

I love how he casually suggests "you may want to look at Vapad..." Yeah, sure. Lemme just go find a vapad master real quick...

Obi-Wan is probably one of the best duelist I believe. Just an opinion. Amazing video, I love it, thank you very much !

Can you make a video about how the Sith evolved and why they have become "evil"?

Why hold a lightsaber in your hands when you can use the force to use them for you? Darth Traya taught us that.

Ok so here’s a question, let’s say the Thrawn created Grievous and equipped he with a Ysalamir which “nullifies” the force. Let’s also say the Thrawn was also an enemy of Palpatine and he sent Grievous to kill him as well. In this senerio who would win in this fight Palpatine or Grievous?

Form V - powerful dueling and great blaster deflection.

I would use Shien/Djem So with Soresu elements, that should be able to overpower enemies and/or tiring them out. Also excellent blaster defense

To fully master form 6 allows its user to master at least all previous 5 lightsaber forms. It also can be used for all situations and works well at 1 on 1 combat using trickery and a mix of the 5 other forms to throw of an enemy. This is hard to master due to the amount of detail in the form and many Jedi who became practitioners of form 6 were more unreliable due to their failure to commit to the form. However there were more than one incredibly famous force users who found a way to maximize this form, two of these were the legendary Lord Reven and Xar Kun.

In most situations I would recommend form V. It was a versatile form with the dueling elements of Form II, defensive elements of Form III, and fueled with the force enhanced strikes of Form IV. A perfect example of a Form V master is Darth Vader, and we all know how dangerous he was

I'd say Makashi would be very useful when facing Juyo. The unpredictable rage-fuelled strikes will inevitably leave openings that can exploited by the lightning quick , energy efficient sword play of Form II.

Strange that Form 5 was omitted, given that it combines the best of Forms 2 and 3 for a set that provides good defense that is immediately followed up with strong counter attacks, good for lightsaber dueling and blaster redirection back to their sources. It’s what allowed Anakin to be such a proficient duelist during the Clone Wars, and later as Vader.

*Deathstick User* Is engaging in epic lightsaber duel, like Obi Vs Ani level epic *Reality* jumping up 6 inches while hitting a broken 3PO unit in an alley

"The Jack of All Trades is Master of None."

I always just assumed that Sideous' opening forward leaping corkscrew across the room at them at such an elderly age was so shocking to the 3 masters who died that it caused them enough of a "OH FUCK THIS GUY IS R EAL AND HES CRAZY THE FUCK HE JUST CORKSCREWD ACROSS THE ROOM AT US" kind of thought process that they lost their technique momentarily in a state of shock and despair. Like they walked in the room all badass with Mace Windui and for things to go from "lets arrest this old dude lol ok" and the drop in confidence after that initial move was like going into a K - Hole when the bass drops at an EDM festival and your so deep in the ketamine hole that the bass drops and never comes back and you feel like you're psychologically fucked. I would have liked to have seen a longer battle that wasn't so embarassing to them, but the ease of killing them did serve to elevate Sideous to a legitimate threat.

These lightsaber vids are coming out at the perfect time cause once been teaching myself form 5 Shien with a little bit of Makashi thrown in for good measure instead of learning to play the guitar lol.

Reys lightsaber form: picking up a lightsaber and becoming OP

When your enemy keeps changing how many arms they have.

Another great thing about form 1 is that when you take it to the max skill level, you become so fast and unpredictable that you get guys like Kit Fisto mopping the floor with General Grievous in seconds. It’s actually such a well balanced and underrated form. It’s got great defence, offence, and mobility because of its simplicity and it’s emphasis on using the force to guide your actions.This deeper immersion into the force amplifies augmentations and precognitive reflexes, making it an absolute hurricane on the battlefield. I’d kill to play as Kit Fisto in Battlefront 2 if they configured his style for AoE. Shii Cho has actually become one of my favourite forms in recent years because of Kit Fisto’s integration with it and form 4. Definitely much more than just disarming.

I love the videos!! You are an excellent narrator Alan!

Being force sensitive is the same as being on a controlled substance. 😆 what an apt description

Palp was trained and mastered all 7 forms that’s why he was superior in the office to all bar mace as mace used a adaptation of form 7 called vapad which palp was not trained in

"Or are on a controlled substance.. same thing" lmao I love you Alan >D

"....same thing" Had me dying at work!

“I wonder how powerful anakin would be if he had grevious’s body” same tho

Now a serious question, _no really!_ How much more effective was Form 3 with a Lightstaff, and were the skills the same in terms of training? Could Obi-Wan pick up a Lightstaff and use it straight away to be even more of a wiz at defence, or was it a different skill set? And really the same question for all the Forms… and were some more effective when used with a Lightstaff, and some less - how would Form 2 (for example) work? Would it be disastrous used with a Lightstaff or still be effective? Oh and how did a Lightstaff still work when cut in half, was it just two separate Lightsabers with a connecting mount?

this is just what i needed - 10/10, very helpful

Vaapad isn't exactly channeling the dark side like Juyo with less corrupting effects, it's also tapping into and channeling your opponents aggression into your own moves with the force, basically like using their momentum against them. It's "safer" because you yourself are not giving into the Darkside per se, but you are letting it guide your strikes. Most of the emotions aren't your own, but you're tapping into the power your opponent creates with their aggression, anger, hate, etcetera while also accepting and not suppressing your own aggression. When you think about it, it may be the dirtiest lightsaber form of all. A Vaapad user doesn't have to suffer, hold onto, and stoke all the pain, anger, hate, and misery that Darkside users do to gain power but they get a portion of that power added to their own without the sacrifice. The problem that arises is that you are feeling their emotions very intimately, entwining them along with that power into your own emotions and mental process, and letting it guide your blade in your strikes. You're letting the hate flow into you and through you then releasing it in an attack sequence. In a single duel, not much of a threat to the user, over time the corrupting influence can be devastating though. How many times can you truly feel and experience that level of hate and be able to let it go? How can you tell what emotional residue it is leaving and affecting you and can you always tell if it's all your opponents emotion or your own tightly controlled ones trying to slip through and out? How long can the pillar of your soul remain clean when you constantly submerge it in the dark souls of others? How long before your worldview starts to subtly change to be less merciful? Also the mental and emotional tightrope you have to walk to both accept and use your own negative emotions without feeding or focusing on them is a feat of Zen mastery of the Self few people can accomplish in a lifetime of contemplation. Now think about trying to walk that line in a life or death duel when the power that could save your life and the galaxies from the Jedi point of view is already flowing through you and you just have to give in a little bit more.... Windu's self control and mental fortitude is absolutely stunning when you take in the full scope of what he's doing. That's why Mace beats Palpatine, ( I have never bought that garbage story about Palpatine letting Mace win to help turn Anakin, Sith sacrifice others for their goals not themselves)he's not as powerful as Palpatine but he's using Palpatines own power against him. Like quicksand the more your opponent struggles the faster they sink. Since Sith are generally about meeting and defeating opponents with more power and aggression than they can handle it's almost certain victory for the Jedi against an equally skilled Sith. I think that against Vaapad, Form Three Soretsu would be the best counter with it's lack of aggression and focus on staying clam and collected while letting your opponent tire themselves out. You're denying the Vaapad user most of the power of the style. From there they have a choice of fighting less effectively with Vaapad, shifting to a style that isn't their primary, or giving channeling their own negative emotions and using Juyo. Not a good spot for a Jedi to be in. I think for Sith(who rarely if ever use Soretsu) that Dooku's Form Two Makashi would be the best counter to Vaapad because of the tight discipline and emotional control of the style. A Makashi user would not be driven into the trap of trying to channel more of the darkside to overwhelm their opponent. They sit back, analyze, and deconstruct an opponent looking for weaknessess and then channel the darkside suddenly and with a laser focus for the attacks they know or at least believe will penetrate their opponents defenses because of the skill of the attack.. For much of the fight, the test attacks and parries, there would not be as much aggression for the Vaapad user to tap into. Not that it's even fair to use Vaapad in this discussion. It's Mace Windu's and Sora Bulq's personally created Form. There's only Mace, Sora, and maybe four or five other people who ever learned the form and Mace refused to teach it after losing some of those students to the Darkside and blaming himself and the form for their loss. Unless you happen to be fighting one of them the style is literally never going to be relevant let alone an option for the Jedi as a whole. They'd have an easier time breaking into the Great Library or scouring the galaxy for a holocron or Master to teach them Juyo while not getting caught by the Jedi council than learning Vaapad.

You should do a series on how realistic it is to build Republic vehicles such as the LAAT, Turbo tank, and Venator on Earth

It's true. Everytime i smoke "medical" marijuana, i feel i can communicate telepathically. Or at least tele-pathetically

I luv these vids. Thanks a bunch!!!

Your humor is on point in this one. I particularly liked, “a lot of our viewers are force-sensitive or on a controlled substance, same thing…” lmao

Take a different angled perspective on these lightsaber forms; what en mass military tactics best utilized these forms? 300 Spartans vs all those Persians would be, to me, a decent example of Form 3… Seriously make such a video, use football & other team sports and warfare to build an understanding & such…

Is it his personal goal to pronounce everything wrong

6:16 - I see what you did there. Your wit is well armed it seems.

We needed this so we can now know what to use

“A Jedi or a sith cant slow down time” dude play Jedi fallen order (it’s canon).

Cool thanks can’t wait to use these tricks against grievous!

I really enjoyed your analysis. So much so that I wish you had included forms IV, V and VI.

Thank you

The forms I would choose to rely on the most would probably be forms 2, 3, and 5. 2 because I like to duel, 3 to counter blasters and a good defense, and 5 for powerful strikes. I prefer a well balanced approach, I guess Niman would be my go to form.

I love how much shade this channel throws at the jedi

"A jedi or Sith can't slow down time" Me: *laughs in cal kestis*

I appreciate your tech nique

Some people think that in the fallen order game you can slow down time but u actually just speed up ur self up making everything else seem slow (there’s a game theory on it)

Grievous actually had defense against the force, at least force push, he was way to fast and had claws to hold him on the ground And his own existence was powerful, the way he moved, the way he stalked his prey, the fear he caused was something that only proficcient Knights or Masters could overcome (David Filoni hates Grievous so u never see this side of him in the show)

In time of war, the form you want are the variation of form V shien and djem so. Shien is focused on blaster redirection. Obviously not the impenetrable wall of form III, but you get a bit of offense. Djem so is the form of domination, focused on the transition form defense to offense and on powerfull strikes. So to beat a master of djem so there are 2 solutions: overwhelming offense (grievous, master of Juyo) or unbreakable defense (Soresu)

Also that scream from sidious was also a sith scream which disorients force users, it allowed palpatine to kill the 2 jedi masters with ease, kit fisto needed distance with his lightsaber form and palpatine closed the gap. Mace just happened to use the form vaypad which was perfect for duelling sith

6:33 "Makashi was bad in 1v3 fights" *Laughs in Dooku*

Your non force sensitive segment really should've included teras skazi users, such mandos and praetorian/red guards, as well.

I would like to suggest that Form V Shein variant instead of Soresu during the Genosis battle. Soresu basically consists of tiring your opponent out but the Jedi were fighting droids. They won't become exhausted. Shien is basically Soresu with a focus on deflecting the blaster attacks back at your opponents. Much more practical in this case.

Versatility has its perks.

When fighting force sensitive, use slug throwers, darts, and high powe gunships pointed at the face of the force user. They can't deflect big lasers

My top three forms would be Makashi, as I'm a big dueling fan, Soresu for a good defense and Djem So for strong attacks.

I think the answer is to master form 3 and include study of forms 2 or 7. Use Form 3 to staff your opponent then switch the more agressive form as soon as you see an opening. This is based on my experience as a sabre fencer when I was younger. Concentrate on defense till you learn the other person's tells then exploit them.

MY STYLE IS MAKE THEM GO BOOM BEFORE THEY CAN MOVE (Basically see enemy launch nuke)

Hi Guys. Love the videos. I hope its ok to ask for an idea for you? Have you ever considered doing like a versus or comparison series on the aliens of sci fi? e.g. xenomorphs from Alien vs arachnids from starship troopers. or yuzhan van vs Yautja from predator? Or the orcs from 40k vs ??? Who you think might win between the 2 alien races? I got the idea from one of the other videos you did where you explained the best armies and faction series - clone soldiers, 40k, avatar etc Also, can anyon tell me. I been watching this channel for a while now but still havent got the reference towards dolphins? Sorry if im being slow, but whats the deal about the dolphins :) thanks

In the Resistance era there are three lightsaber forms via the Force that crushed the First Order and the Final Order. Form 1 was used by Luke in a staff fight against Rey and Rey used a staff version to knockout Zorri Bliss and her Spice Runners with her staff, but only used her lightsaber as a last resort to force Zorri to cooperate and admit defeat. But Rey spared her instead of cutting of limbs. Form 2 was used by Luke Skywalker to distract the First Order during the Battle of Crait. Also by Rey during her’s and Kylo Ren’s duel with the Praetorian Guards on The Supermacy. Ben Solo also used it against the Knights of Ren during The Battle of Exegol. Form 3 was used by Rey during the Battle of Starkiller, her training on Ajan Kloss, the duel on the second Death Star’s ruins, and at the Battle of Exegol. Luke Skywalker also used it in a staff fight during his agreement with Rey. A redemped Ben Solo also used it against The Knights of Ren during The Battle of Exegol. Kylo Ren also used this form along Form 2 on Rey on their first physical meeting. Form 5 was used by Rey in The Battle of Starkiller Base in her mid-fight against Kylo Ren. Form 7 was used by Rey during The Battle of Starkiller. The Force techniques that were against both The First Order and The Final Order were Battle Meditation, Force Projection, Force Ghost, Long range communications, Force Pull, Force Deflections, Force Redirections, and calling on the past Jedi.

7:46 What about light foil users? Most commonly Galactic Empire era nobility enamored with the idea of using an ancient weapon. There was the saber guards as well, but they did have *some* Force abilities.

Id use a double bladed red lightsaber like darth maul but specialize in juyo aswel as sorezu... practically invincible defence with an extremely aggressive offensive attack style

Your right I got sold some death sticks on coruscant yesterday

Form 5 -Djem So/Shien aka The Way of the Krayt Dragon. Crushing attack, plus brutal defense. (Only weak when ya don't have the high ground... or have OD'd on Dark Side Force energy...)

Darth Sidious used Force Scream immediately as the battle started. It's like a flashbang that does a little internal damage to the enemy. They hesitate, then they get dead.. May The Force serve you well my friend. 🙏🏻⚔⛓

Resemble that opening remark

The best Lightsaber form is Niman , form 6 , but with the very important mention that it needs to be practiced with a combat regimen of training in mind , like Exar Kun did. Since form 6 is a jack of all trades master of none style to begin with , you will have no blind spots and if practiced for heavy combat scenarios , like for wars and duels , it means you are mastering and integrating 5 previous forms + force powers into your repertoire , which means you are never left blind sided in any scenario and can change your tactic depending on the situation and use the best method possible to reply to the threat.

I have that same snowboard on the left.

"So if you're a Jedi or a sith facing someone who's using Mikasi, What kind of form do I recommend? well the form of a rotary blaster cannon." how about orbital bombardment?

I like Kreia style. One moment you clash sabers with her and another she switches her saber off, lets you swing air and stabs you by switching it back on.