Originally posted by Emperordmb
He's a confirmed Jedi Battlemaster. The Essential Guide to Warfare IIRC
And? Has anything confirmed that all Battlemasters have mastered all 7 saber forms? Especially prior to Ruusan Reformation.
Edit: Thinking about it the HoT becomes Battlemaster without mastering all seven forms so that would suggest that, at least during that time, merely being a BM does not mea you have mastered all 7 forms.
LOL no, He was held in high regard by Palpatine, and all other later Sith lords.
He casualy force chokes and killed Qordis (a notable sith lord of the time), and Qordis admited he could not win even in direct saber combat. Kaan (the leader of the brotherhood), admited he was no match for Bane.
Darth Bane also defeated the Blademaster Kas'im in the Middle of the first book, Kas'im was noted to be the best sith swordsman of the era.
Darth Bane had learned most of Darth Revan's knowledge.
He was also the Sith'ari who was said to possess perfect power.