Black Clover Filler List: Which Episodes to Skip
Breeze through 170 episodes with our full Black Clover filler list. Barely any filler exists, but a few are safe to skip. 🍀✨
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Join KaminariBlack Clover ran for 170 episodes as a weekly shonen anime, and only 18 of them are filler. That's roughly 10%, which is absurdly low for a show that aired nonstop from 2017 to 2021. Asta's anti-magic apparently extends to padding.
If you're watching (or rewatching) and want a clean path through the canon story, this is the only Black Clover filler list you need. Every filler episode gets a real verdict with a reason, and we'll clear up the anime-canon confusion that has the actual filler count floating between 17 and 45 depending on where you look. Quick stats first, skip list second, full breakdown after.
Black Clover Filler at a Glance
| Stat | Detail |
|---|---|
| Total Episodes | 170 |
| Filler Episodes | 18 |
| Filler Percentage | ~10-11% |
| Canon Episodes | 127 (manga canon) + 22 (anime canon) |
| Movie | Sword of the Wizard King (fits between ep 157-158) |
| Naruto Shippuden Filler % | ~40% |
| Bleach Filler % | ~45% |
So how much filler is in Black Clover, really? The accurate count is 18 pure filler episodes. The number floats anywhere from 17 to 45 depending on how you classify one category that trips everyone up: anime-canon episodes.
Black Clover has 22 episodes (3, 13, 55-56, 130, 132-133, 136-141, 149-157) that were created exclusively for the anime but supervised by series creator Yuki Tabata. They fill the six-month timeskip between the Elf Reincarnation arc and the Spade Kingdom setup. These are not filler. Tabata approved them; they develop the characters during a period the manga skipped entirely, and they set up storylines that Season 2 will pay off. We count 18 pure filler episodes in our Black Clover filler list and treat the anime-canon block as what it is: canon that just wasn't drawn in manga panels.
Black Clover Skippable Episodes: The Quick-Skip List
If you're speed-running and just want the episode numbers, here they are. These are all 18 Black Clover filler eps you can skip without losing a single plot thread:
Episodes 29, 66, 68, 82, 123, 124, 125, 131, 134, 135, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149
Three of those deserve an asterisk, though. Episode 68 (Yami vs. Jack), Episode 131 (return to Hage), and Episode 135 (Finral's dating chaos) are all genuinely entertaining, and fans consistently single them out as filler worth keeping. If you have the time, watch those three. Skip the rest guilt-free.
One more thing: the anime-canon episodes from 130 to 157 are NOT filler. Don't skip them on a first watch. They bridge two major arcs and include captain training, squad development, and Tabata-approved character moments that the manga simply didn't have room for.
The Complete Black Clover Filler List (by Arc)
Below is every Black Clover filler ep broken down by where it falls in the story. Each arc group gets a verdict and a reason, so you're not just trusting a color-coded spreadsheet with no context.
Early Standalone Fillers
| Arc | Episodes | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon's diary recap | 29 | Skip. Recaps Asta's early days in the Black Bulls with nothing new. |
| Eye of the Midnight Sun history | 66 | Skip. Yuno, Mimosa, and Klaus dig through old reports. Light worldbuilding, zero plot. |
| Yami vs. Jack festival brawl | 68 | Watch. A hilarious food-stall rivalry between two captains that spirals into one of the show's most entertaining fights. Pure Black Clover energy. |
| Charmy's mushroom trip | 82 | Skip. A Petit Clover special where Charmy eats a hallucinogenic mushroom. Funny in concept, light on lasting value. |
Post-Elf Arc Fillers
| Arc | Episodes | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Nero Reminisces (Parts 1 & 2) | 123-124 | Skip. Recap episodes covering lore and recent events. Redundant for binge-watchers. |
| Return (Henry's hideout) | 125 | Skip. Laid-back character hangout at the Black Bulls base. Charming but skippable. |
Timeskip Fillers
| Arc | Episodes | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| A New Resolve (Hage homecoming) | 131 | Watch. Asta and Yuno go back to the village where they grew up. Nostalgic, melancholy, and a quiet showcase of how far they've come. |
| Mereoleona's party / party tricks | 134 | Skip. A celebration episode with Magic Knights doing party tricks. Fun chaos, but no substance. |
| Finral's dating spotlight | 135 | Watch. A fan-favorite comedy episode that lets Finral and the Black Bulls squad chemistry carry the whole runtime. |
Devil Believers Arc (the Contested One)
| Arc | Episodes | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Devil Banishers / Devil Believers | 142-149 | Your Call. The longest filler stretch in Black Clover, and the most debated. A vigilante group targets Asta and Secre over their devil connections. The premise is compelling (ordinary citizens reacting to the devil threat), but the pacing drags hard in the middle. If you're curious, watch 142 and 148 for the setup and payoff, then skip the rest. |
Secretly Peak: The Filler Episodes Worth Protecting
Some filler pages in the grimoire have real power. These three are the ones fans argue should never be skipped, even on a pure-canon run.
Episode 68: Yami vs. Jack
Every fan who's seen it defends it. Captain Yami and Captain Jack turn a festival food-stall competition into an all-out brawl, and the animation team clearly had fun with it. The fight has no plot consequences and absolutely no reason to exist, which is exactly why it works. It captures the ridiculous competitive energy between Black Clover's captains better than some canon episodes do.
Episode 131: A New Resolve
Asta and Yuno return to Hage village between arcs, and the episode trades action for atmosphere. Their old home has changed. They've changed more. It's a small, quiet beat that earns its emotions without forcing them, and the fan community consistently ranks it among the best filler the show ever produced.
Episode 135: The One Who Has My Heart, My Mind, and Soul
Finral gets the spotlight in a dating-focused side story that doubles as a love letter to the Black Bulls' squad chemistry. If you fell for the cast because of how they bounce off each other, this is 20 minutes of exactly that.
The Fake Skip: Episodes 142-148
The Devil Believers arc is the most polarizing filler stretch in all of Black Clover. The fan community is genuinely split on it. The arc asks an interesting question (what happens to ordinary people when devils show up?) but takes seven episodes to answer something that needed three. Watch the bookends if the premise hooks you. Skip the middle without guilt.
The Real Hot Take: Asta's Anti-Magic Extends to Filler
Black Clover is the show that embodies its own protagonist. Asta had no magic in a world that runs on it, and his series had almost no filler in a production pipeline that practically runs on it. Studio Pierrot's weekly shonen model historically turns padding into an inevitability, but Black Clover resisted it the same way Asta resists spells: through sheer, stubborn refusal to follow the pattern. Eighteen filler episodes across 170. That's not a production strategy, that's a character statement. The show's identity and its main character's identity are the same thing, and the filler rate is the proof.
Asta Never Needed the Padding
Black Clover ran weekly for three and a half years out of the same studio that turned filler into an art form (or a war crime, depending on your Naruto experience). It came out the other side with one of the lowest filler rates in long-running shonen history. The manga wrapped in May 2026 at Chapter 392, and Season 2 is confirmed with a new seasonal format. Odds of filler in the new season? Basically zero. Tabata's full story is on the page, and Pierrot has learned from the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War approach.
That's the complete Black Clover filler list. If you want the same treatment for the rest of the Pierrot lineup, check out our Naruto Shippuden filler list, our Bleach filler list, and our One Piece filler guide.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Black Clover have?
Black Clover has 170 TV episodes across four seasons (2017-2021), plus the movie Sword of the Wizard King. Season 2 is confirmed for October 2026, adapting the Spade Kingdom Raid arc onward.
How much filler is in Black Clover?
There are 18 pure filler episodes out of 170 total, putting the filler rate at roughly 10-11%. An additional 22 anime-canon episodes exist but are Tabata-supervised and generally considered worth watching.
Can I skip all Black Clover filler without missing the story?
Yes. Every filler episode is self-contained and skipping all 18 won't create any plot gaps. The only caveat: episodes 68, 131, and 135 are fan-favorites that add flavor to the cast, so consider keeping those in your rotation.
Is the Black Clover movie canon?
Sword of the Wizard King was supervised by Yuki Tabata and fits cleanly between episodes 157 and 158 in the timeline. It's generally treated as canon-adjacent. The movie's events aren't required to understand the main story, but the quality is high and it's worth the watch regardless.
Will Black Clover Season 2 have filler?
Almost certainly not. The manga finished in May 2026 at Chapter 392, giving Studio Pierrot the complete source material. Season 2 is using a seasonal format (similar to Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War), which is designed to eliminate filler entirely.
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