Warrior Code Rules Ranked BEST to WORST (Warrior Cats)

Not every rule of the Warrior code is bad, but some of them are real stinkers. Here are the rules ranked from best to worst based on my opinions.

Cat art is by Missy Dakota!

[topmalk]

Rule 12: dont let a kid get stabbed to death without noticing and doing something

Russetfur: berrykit go

[sxnnyrxses]

I wish that the medicine cats can’t have kits rule didn’t exist

[saml]

And the thing is, all these rules that imply that you can't trust other clans makes no sense when you consider that the clans are basically the same... It'd be one thing if they were all different enough that they had a hard time relating to one another, like different beliefs (maybe they all believe in Starclan but the specifics and ways of honoring them are different), different traditions, etc. The Broken Code has POVs in three different clans and yet none of them operate any differently (besides the leaders having different personalities, but the same can be said of one clan across several generations of leaders too).

There's no real reason for them to be separate, especially considering, as you said, the books keep drilling in the fact that they all need each other. Do they need each other, or do they need to be separate? Anything that they can accomplish in a "together but separate" way, such as sharing herbs or prey in hard times, or defeating common enemies, can be done without them needing to be separate/rivals. Most conflicts, such as "stealing" prey, fights over territory, etc, can also be solved by them uniting. I don't think the authors are bold enough to go so far as to make them all unify, but I certainly hope they at least make some changes to the code because it's long overdue.

[skylarlee]

For the one about a warrior rejecting the soft life of a kittypet, I don't like that one. Some kittypets are greedy, lazy, or manipulative/take advantage of their Twolegs, but so are the Clan cats. And like Jake said, by eating the food their Twolegs give to them, they are leaving real prey for the non-kittypets to eat. The life of a kittypet doesn't necessarily have to be soft. They can be abused. It's just how they use this life given to them, and the Clan cats see that as "all kittypets are lazy, stupid, and are wimps".
It's a rule that supports discrimination without even beforehand experience. Pinestar became a kittypet because he couldn't take what was going around him in the Clan. That doesn't make him any less of an honorable warrior, as long as he keeps the good parts of the code in mind, like Ravenpaw. Same thing goes for

*literally every single cat in the world*

They don't have to consciously think "oh, I'm following the code, I'm a good rule-abiding cat". It's just a matter of nobility.

[essyr]

I totally agree with your opinion! Especially the rule about the peace, the kits and especially the "kittypet" one.
We have to agree on a thing: Firestar was a really good leader.
Or at least... I think he was. He TOTALLY was.
(my opinion ;] )

[TipOfTheSauce]

I've always considered code 13 to be more for extreme situations. In the context of there being a large disagreement within the clan, it would make sense for the leader to have the final say.

Some people say that the clans should solve everything by vote, but I don't think that would be a good idea. I think it would take away all of the leaders power in decision making, because sometimes fast decisions are needed.
If warrior cats were to set up a voting system, this is how I think it should work.

1. In order to take part in clan votes, a cat must have attended at least one gathering.

2. Depending on rank in clan a cat will get more votes
- Apprentices, warriors, and non senior medicine cats get 1 each
- Elders get 2 votes each
- Deputies and most senior medicine cats get 3 each
- Clan leaders get 5

This is so there can still be some sort of power structure in the clans

3. Cats are not required to vote, however they must provide a reason to the clan if they are physically able to.

4. The clan leader and depuity can temporally take away a cats voting rights as punishment (both must agree).

5. If the clan leader, depuity, and most senior medicine cats all agree, the voting can be skipped. To be used in extreme situations, such as an active invasion where there isn't time for a vote.
- If one of the listed cats is unable to vote in will defer in the following order.
- For medicine cats it will go through the list of seniority of other medicine cats.
- For leaders and depuitys, or if there are no avliable medicine cats, it goes to the most senior warriors who are able.

For example, if the leader and deputity were both unavilibale it would go to the medicine cat and the 2 most senior warriors.
Also, explaining the vote counts a little more. It makes sense for warriors and apprentices to have one vote each as they are the lowest rank in the clans. Elders I feel like aren't represented enough in clan politics, and I feel like having an extra vote could be a reward for their lives of service.
Finally, I specifically choose 3 for medicine cats and duputies and 5 for clan leaders, becasue they have a combine 11 votes (which is a lot of power). How ever if needed, the deupity + medicine cat can override the clan leader +1. This might be able to help prevent situations like in A Dangerous Path where Bluestar decideds to attack Windclan even when both Fireheart and Cinderpelt thought it was a bad idea.

[SmileyKillerGaming]

"shadowclan and windclan were playing battle royale mode" lmao

[ElloFantasy]

I actually re-read the Code Of Clans recently, I'm re-reading all the books before continuing on with the series. And well...the one that involves romance among different clans. The story itself was stupid. Basically, a cat from an opposing clan hesitated in attacking his PREGNANT mate from another clan, during a fight. Keyword, pregnant. The hesitation caused the cat to be killed. Which...first off, there's already a code about not killing, so that was pointless. And second, why...why on earth would they have a pregnant cat in battle? That should have been part of the code instead "Pregnant cats do not have to fight in battle." Instead it was "No romances, because it divides loyalty, someone might die from it." Personally for me, that story was ridiculous.

[gachalegends]

i was playing warrior cats lake project and no one cared about the dining kit only I cared like bruh

[maaritahearn]

I’ve noticed in the last series the clans went from being suspicious of a clan meeting with another clan to that happening regularly. Before, if a deputy wanted to talk to a leader, they were always assumed to be an attacking patrol.

[meowingcookie]

News report:
Bots have not yet reached warriors
Intro is different
People still wanna be first

Edit: I think Good Dog and I started a warrior cats hunger games bowling hybrid in the replies lol

[littlefox_]

I don’t know but in code of the clans the one about kits made me mad
He was going to be a leader stupid graywing
Not graywing from dawn the clans it’s a different one

[Turtlbi]

Forbidden love is probably going to be low.
I'm going to be disappointed if it's not.

Edit: I forgot 11 and 13 existed. They're much worse.

[susan]

I'm hoping this arc changes the Warrior code and then the next arc has a time leap forward to see the effects of the change. That would also give us the chance to see an elderly Jayfeather which I am VERY excited for

[crimsonarts]

“The word of the Clan leader is the warrior code” yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s how Bramblefake (the imposter) almost destroyed ThunderClan. He basically abused that rule so that he could exile cats

[alyiabuchalet]

Hollyleaf be like: “THATS ILLEGAL THE WARRIOR CODE CANT CHANGE YOU CANT RANK

Edit: HOW IN STARCLAN DID I GET THAT MANY LIKES!? 261? YALL ARE AWESOME!
Wait why am I mounting by exactly 100+ every time. Like, I went to take my 48 hour nap and when I woke up I look at that and 💥 BOOM! 361 likes! Thx y’all! Even goosefeather didn’t see this comin! I usually only get my own like but here I am!

edit: changed “awesome” to “pawsome” because cringe is helth according to lionblazes chapters jk I forgot what they contain and I’m not going to bore myself with re- reading them.

Edit: changed “pawesome” back to “awesome” because it hurts my eyes to look at the comment.

[testerwulf]

0:56 i never realized this also kind of says execution is an ok punishment for rule breakers! That’s harsh..

[travelermew]

The impostor: Exile the code breakers!
Akira: something’s are good in the code!
The impostor:NEVER NO!!!

[AFUniversCat]

''humains break familly bonds''
Me: kept all a familly of 9 cats + my two other cats

[eclipsetheartistanamations]

" wow the number matches the code isn't that so funny???!!!!"
Me: fake laugh