Originally posted by Dark Thor
you're saying in a duel, BAne would lose to Maul? IMO, Darth Maul is the worst; however, he was pretty good
No offense, but that seems kind of self-contradictory. However, the list of Sith, I always thought, from best to worst in the top few, would go something like this:
1. Marka Ragnos
2. Naga Sadow
3. Exar Kun
4. Darth Revan (since he learns from the holocrons)
5. Tulak Hord
6. Ludo Kressh
7. Freedon Nadd
8. Darth Vader (perhaps a serious misconception)
9. Darth Bane
10. Darth Malak
11. Darth Sidious
12. Darth Treia
13. Darth Nihilus (in raw power and ability, exclusive of Force consumption)
14. Darth Sion
15. Darth Tyranus
16. Darth Maul
If it's embarrassingly incorrect, then I will admit an error in judgment. It seemed right when I typed it, though. I might have forgotten some guys, too, and my apologies if that is the case (I didn't really want to commit to putting down the Exile as Sith and Ulic-Qel Droma isn't there because of his redemption). Forgot Darth Bane, also, so I just added him.
It's pretty accurate. We don't know exactly how individuals like Ragnos, Revan, Hord, Simus, Kressh, etc. would wrong on the grand scale of overall force abilities and lightsaber skill, especially since there is hardly enough universal basis to go off of. With a few missing names, your list does seem pretty accurate.