MBAY #1: I Asked YOU to Rank Your Favorite Warriors Arcs by Mousebrain

Mousebrain shares their survey on the most favourite arcs of Warriors.

Ranking Warrior Cats Arcs Poll:

*Keep in mind some of these results are probably not entirely accurate as some people didn’t read some of the arcs, but it should give you the general consensus.*

From April 3 – April 7th, 2024 I ran a poll asking you what to rank your favorite warrior cats arcs. The poll consisted of a comparative ranking, where you need to rank all the arcs in comparison with each other, and a star ranking, where you rank the arcs with stars from 1 – 5. The arcs were from The Prophecies Begin to A Starless Clan.

So I finished mashing the numbers and here are the results! We got a lot of responses:

Based on only star ratings (1 – 5 stars):

DotC – 4.4
OotS – 4
TPB – 3.95
TBC – 3.8
ASC – 3.8
PoT – 3.47
TNP – 3.15
AVoS – 2.75

Now based solely on comparative rankings (You ranked the arcs 1 – 8, 1 being worst, 8 being best):
*Some people put these arcs in random places because they didn’t read them, results are skewed slightly. *

DoTC – 5.7
TPB – 5.65
OoTS – 5.65
PoT – 4.75
ASC – 4.55*
TBC – 3.85*
TNP – 3.8
AVoS – 2.15

Now Ill give each arc a final score:
** Final Score % = ((stars/5) * (rank/8)) * 100 **

DoTC – 62.7%
OoTs – 56.5%
TPB – 55.8%
ASC – 43.2%
PoT – 41.2%
TBC – 36.6%
TNP – 29.9%
AVoS – 14.8%

I also asked you to explain your thoughts, here are some of the best responses:

“TPB – 5/5 The most consistent in quality, I enjoyed it lots. Has an iconic cast and a good pace/plot which can vary a bit between books and i have a few issues with it but for the most part it’s great. TNP – 3/5 It has a lot of missed potential in my opinion, the first half would have been better if it focused more on the bond developed between the traveling cats and their character growth, the second half butchered Brambleclaw’s character and the drama was drawn out and not very gripping. It had a pretty good cast, though PO3 – 1/5 I really dislike PO3. There are some good moments and I do love Jayfeather and Hollyleaf in particular but the books for the most part are boring, disconnected and aimless and sometimes the cast can be infuriating. Outcast and Eclipse are the worst books in this arc, imo and i couldn’t get through my po3 reread because of them. OOTS – 3/5 It can be a hot mess sometimes, suffering from some of the same issues as PO3 with its plot but I still generally like OOTS. I like the main cast here (not Lionblaze) and their character arcs for the most part. Plus, the last hope is iconic. DOTC – 5/5 I’m a bit biased here because of my love for it and truthfully, if I was looking at it more objectively I’d probably mark it down by a star. I love the cast of DOTC, and it especially pleases me in how it gives more character to its background cats than most warrior cats arcs do. Plot-wise, the first half is really good, especially the first battle which i would say is one of the best books in the entire series, but books 4 and 5 just aren’t as good, particularly with Clear Sky not getting an actual arc to his ‘redemption’ (to be fair, he wasn’t that much better in the second half, he just wasn’t going around murdering random cats anymore) and the lack of an interesting villain, with both Slash and One eye being pretty hollow, and neither ever get much focus. I think making Star Flower the main villain of the second half would’ve been a better choice for the story. I like book 6 a bit more than the others in the second half, and the ending chapter always leaves me in tears. But yeah despite how i just prattled on about how i don’t like the second half of DOTC, it is really special to me and will always be my favorite. AVOS – 3/5 I don’t have much to say about AVOS. It was pretty good in the first half, then pretty boring in the second. I don’t have a lot of feelings about it overall. TBC – 4/5 TBC, like DOTC, is brought down a bit by its 4th and 5th books, and also its main romance with RootBristle which although it was cute occasionally, wasn’t developed very well. But I like the story, and it was a very interesting concept. I think Ashfur made a pretty good villain in this arc, and A Light in the Mist especially was amazing. ASC – 4/5 I wasn’t fully convinced on this arc with River and Sky, but Shadow and Thunder were really good and i have high hopes for how the rest of this arc plays out! I haven’t gotten around to reading Wind yet so I’ll have to see what i think about that book but depending on how the last two books play out i could see myself bumping it up to 5 stars!”

“ASC – I love Lightleap, Sunbeam, and Nightheart. A really fun arc overall with great PoVs (though Frostpaw doesn’t stick out much). DotC – The Clans being formed was so interesting to read about! And Skystar was an AMAZING antagonist. OotS – I absolutely love Ivypool and the whole story about the Dark Forest. The reason it isn’t first is because Dovewing’s chapters aren’t very interesting. The others just didn’t interest me as much. A note about TBC – it wasn’t that interesting overall, but Bristlefrost was one of my absolute favorites and she really made TBC better. 😀 Oh, and I don’t hate TPB, but I just think the authors have improved a LOT since then! :)”

I am also thinking about making this a series. Let’s call it… something like: Mousebrain Asked You or MBAY?

For the next poll, how about:
Ranking your favorite Warriors Protagonists?
Survey here: https://strawpoll.ai/poll/vote/QvJ08jMznjkV
Leave any explanations in the comments and I’ll pick the best ones to put into the next one!

Any thoughts? Suggestions? Analysis? Reasoning? Is this what you expected, or a surprise? What should my next poll be? Does this align with your personal list? Answer in the replies!