When I say animated is the best I'm referring to the 2003 Clone Wars show, not the 3d shows.

The Clone Wars 2003 Show has the single best lightsaber fights in all of Star Wars, they manage to potray emotion, elegance, and awesome all in one. To me they can't be beaten in how good they were.

For me my favorite lightsaber duels are in live action I’ll list them by movie and tv show

The Phantom Menace

1. Qui gon jiin vs darth maul on tatooine

2. Qui gon jiin and Obi wan kenobi vs darth maul on naboo

3. Qui gon vs darth maul on naboo

4. Obi Wan Kenobi vs Darth maul on naboo

Attack of the clones

1. Obi wan kenobi vs count dooku on geonosis

2. Anakin Skywalker vs count dooku on geonosis

3. Master yoda vs count dooku on geonosis

Revenge of the sith

1. Obi wan Kenobi and anakin skywalker vs count over coruscant

2. Anakin vs count dooku over coruscant

3. Obi wan kenobi and anakin skywalker vs magnaguard over coruscant

4. Obi wan kenobi vs general grievous on utapau

5. Mace windu kit fisto saesee tiin agen kolar vs Chancellor palpatine on coruscant

6. Mace windu vs palpatine and Anakin Skywalker on coruscant

7. Anakin skywalker vs cin drallig on coruscant

8. Grand master yoda vs Sith Lord Darth sidious on coruscant

Obi wan kenobi

1. Obi wan Kenobi Darth Vader on mapuzo

2. Reva vs Darth Vader on jabiim

3. Obi wan kenobi vs Anakin Skywalker on coruscant (flashback)

4. Obi wan kenobi vs Darth Vader on barren moon

A new hope

1. Obi wan kenobi vs Darth Vader on the Death Star

The Empire Strikes Back

1. Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader (vision) on dagobah

2. Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader on bespin

Return of the Jedi

1. Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader over Endor

The Mandalorian

1. Ahsoka tano vs Morgan elsbeth on Corvus

2. Din djarin vs moff Gideon on his cruiser

The book of boba fett

1. Din djarin vs the armorer on space station

2. Din djarin vs Paz vizsla

The force awakens

1. Finn vs FN-2199 on takodana

2. Finn vs kylo ren on Ilum

3. Rey vs kylo ren on Ilum

The last Jedi

1. Luke Skywalker vs Ben solo on osuss

2. Rey and kylo ren vs elite praetorian guards on surpremacy

3. Luke skywalker (force projection) vs kylo ren on Crait

The rise of skywalker

1. Rey vs kylo ren above kijmi

2. Rey vs kylo ren on kef bir

3. Luke skywalker vs Leia organa solo Skywalker on ajan kloss training (flashback)

4. Ben solo vs knights of ren

My favorite lightsaber duels in order-

Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan VS. Darth Maul

Mace Windu VS. Darth Sidious

Ahsoka VS. Maul

Yoda VS. Sidious

Anakin VS. Obi-Wan

Obi-Wan VS. Vader (Episode 3 Kenobi)

Ezra, Kanan, Ahsoka, & Maul VS. The Inquisitors

Luke VS. Vader (Episode 5)

Luke VS. Vader (Episode 6)

Rey VS. Kylo (Episode 7)

Rey & Kylo VS. The Pratorean Guards

I say Live Action has great Lightsaber duels in my opinion

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