 In 2015, Geek.com rated the scene where Worf holds the Kahless artifact as one of the top 35 moments in "Star Trek".In 2017, "The Daily Dot" recommended this as a "Star Trek" Klingon alien themed episode to prepare for "".The first home media release of "The Sword of Kahless" was as a two-episode VHS cassette alongside "Our Man Bashir" in the United Kingdom on June 13, 1996, followed in the United States and Canada by a single-episode release on October 3, 2000.