Forged in Fire

Four champions return for a chance to prove who is the best of the best in a challenge that leaves no room for error: a high carbon steel inlay. Only two move on to the final round where they must create a Scottish Claymore.

Four former contestants are back by popular demand for a second shot at victory. They are forced to make their signature blades with a surprising source. The final two must recreate a weapon they've never seen before: The Hook Sword.

The contestants must craft a blade from a pile of tools, both old and new. The stakes are doubled for the final two when they must forge two Chinese Butterfly Swords. They face twice the work and twice the pressure to become the champion.

The bladesmiths must create a blade out of high carbon steel, while also forging the hammer they'll use to make it. The final two must create a Falcata, a blade with a unique handle shape that could leave them open to a devastating blow.

The contestants forge a blade using steel harvested from some monstrous power tools. The final two go toe-to-toe in creating a sacrificial sword from history which could reportedly cut a sheep in half with one swing: the Kora Sword.

Four new bladesmiths must create a serrated blade from the tools on the table without melting down a crucial tool they'll need later. The final two must forge a Hunga Munga -- a behemoth weapon with four edges.

The contestants use steel from a suit of armor to create a signature blade. The final two must create a weapon of immense size that was used for both combat and hunting: the boar spear.

The bladesmiths must harvest their steel from an imposing piece of construction equipment, which proves to be a bigger task than anticipated. The two remaining smiths recreate a classic Greek sword used in closed quarters combat.

Four bladesmiths must salvage steel from a junkyard to create a blade using a hand-cranked coal forge. The final two must create a Dayak war sword, the Pandat, that features a uniquely shaped blade.

The contestants must forge a bayonet blade and attach it to a rifle. The final two have five days to create the legendary African blade, the Zulu Iklwa.

Prior winners return to prove who is the best by forging a blade using canoe Damascus. After two rounds, the final two must create a weapon known for its unique mechanics and deadly double-edged blade: the Pata.

Four competitors must forge blades from tiny cubes of steel. After hammering through the testing, the final two must forge a German Zweihander. Due to its long length and use on the battlefield, they take them outside the forge to be tested.

Four bladesmiths face the unprecedented challenge of forging the barrel of a gun into a lethal knife. The final two contestants have five days to forge one of the most legendary blades in combat history: the Cavalry Saber.

The contestants must create a blade using a randomly chosen mystery technique. After a brutal round of testing, the final two reproduce a Japanese Naginata, famous for its long length and use in martial arts.

For the first time ever, the bladesmiths must use high-carbon steel to forge a hatchet. Only two chop their way to the final round where they create an ancient Indian weapon used to stab and slice: the double-edged Haladie.

Four previously eliminated bladesmiths return for a shot at redemption. After two rounds with shocking eliminations, the remaining two recreate a sword known for its devastating strength: the Viking sword.