Star Wars: 10 Most Powerful Sith Lords

Darth Bane isn’t just one of the most powerful Sith Lords, but also one of the most important; he almost single-handedly ended the order’s army-like approach, in the process creating the sect we know well from the movies.

Think of him like William The Conqueror crossed with John Hurt’s Doctor. His two major influences on the galaxy were destroying both the old Sith brotherhood and a Jedi Army of Light with a thought bomb (tech he learned from a holocron created by Revan) during the massive Battle of Ruusan that convinced the Republic the Sith threat was gone, then introducing the Rule of Two, a structure that strengthened the Order and eventually led to the destruction of the Jedi and rise of the Galactic Empire.

And he only achieved all that thanks to his immense Force ability. A stand-out at the Korriban Sith Academy, his overwhelming skill with the Dark Side was what drove him to become disenfranchised with and turn against his former masters.