Ranking the 16 Most Important Deaths on Sons of Anarchy (So Far!)

From season one's first major kill to the season six finale's devastating loss of Jax's wife Tara, we're looking back on the FX drama's kills before the final season kicks off

It's going to be a bloody final ride.

Sons of Anarchy kicks off its seventh and final season tonight, and we're advising you now to stock up on black clothing because the death toll will be considerable in Charming. 

"People are dropping like flies, literally, every two seconds you're like, 'Oh, that person's gone,'" star Theo Rossi recently told us. "There's always a big clap-off it feels, every scene, every episode, somebody's leaving."

But before the bloodbath begins, we're looking back at the FX biker drama's 16 most important deaths so far, from the infamous landmine death to the—spoiler alert!—devastating death of Jax's wife Tara in the season six finale. Still, neither landed the number one spot on our list!

And make sure to keep checking back with us throughout the final season as we update our ranking with each and every major death...when we're done grieving, that is!