Sith Lord/Legends

"A Sith Lord is&hellip;?" "A being who stands against the Jedi and their control over the Republic."

- Mitth'raw'nuruodo and Kinman Doriana

Sith Lord was a title that was conferred on a master of Sith knowledge. Yet, the title seemed to be used somewhat ambiguously to refer to various things, including all Sith, the Dark Lords of the Sith, Sith Masters in Darth Bane's reformed order, or as a rank akin to that of the Jedi Master for the Jedi Order. Several Sith Lords also held the title Darth. The term "Sith Lord" encompassed members of both sexes, although some female Sith, such as Lumiya, were styled Sith Lady.

Originally, "Sith Lord" referred to a high-ranking member of the Sith race's society. As the Sith civilization progressed, many claimed the title; Adas was one such Lord. Sith Lord was the dark-side equivelent of Jedi Master.

List of Sith Lords
Alphabetical; The Dark Lords of the Sith (leader of the Sith or Sith Master) are shown in bold.

Ancient Sith/ Rule of the Strong

 * Darth Bandon
 * The Dark Underlord
 * Belia Darzu
 * Dathka Graush
 * Tulak Hord
 * Kaan
 * Ludo Kressh
 * Exar Kun
 * Darth Malak
 * Na'daz
 * Freedon Nadd
 * Darth Nihilus
 * Ajunta Pall
 * Ulic Qel-Droma
 * Marka Ragnos
 * Darth Revan
 * Darth Rivan
 * Darth Ruin
 * Naga Sadow
 * Darth Sion
 * Simus
 * Darth Traya
 * Lord Ka'ssim'''

Brotherhood of Darkness

 * Githany
 * Kaan
 * Kaox Krul
 * Kas'im
 * Kopecz
 * Qordis

Order of the Sith Lords/ Rule of Two
All Sith following the Rule of Two, both master and apprentice, held the title of Dark Lord of the Sith. This list is in chronological order.
 * Darth Bane
 * Darth Zannah
 * Darth Cognus
 * Darth Millennial
 * Darth Vectivus
 * Darth Plagueis
 * Darth Sidious
 * Darth Maul
 * Darth Tyranus
 * Darth Vader

Sith Legacy

 * Lumiya
 * Flint
 * Carnor Jax
 * Jacen Solo

New Sith Order/ Rule of One

 * Darth Krayt
 * Darth Kruhl
 * Darth Maladi
 * Darth Maleval
 * Darth Nihl
 * Darth Ruyn
 * Darth Stryfe
 * Darth Talon
 * Darth Wyyrlok III

Unknown Time Period

 * Darth Andeddu
 * Darth Desolous
 * Darth Karnage
 * Darth Tenebrous
 * Darth Wyyrlok I
 * Darth Wyyrlok II

Behind the scenes

 * In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, the Sith Lord is one of the six prestige character classes which the main character can select after reaching Level 15. Like its light side counterpart, the Jedi Master, this class corresponds to the Jedi Consular non-prestige class.

Combat skills
The Sith Lords often didn't emphasize on direct lightsaber combat like the prestige class of the Sith Marauder, and often didn't favor the stealthy tactics of the Sith Assassin, instead winning battles by powerful manipulation of the dark side of the Force with masterful techniques such as Force Storm and Death Field.