LEGO Star Wars Set Discussion 2025 - READ FIRST POST!!!

[MKJoshA]

1 hour ago, a_clay_brick said:

I have posted a Youtube video breaking down the entire March wave, thanks to info submitted by Brick Tap source Legosnoop.

 

Thanks for posting this in the 2026 news thread too 

[Darth_Bane13]

52 minutes ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Yup. This wave is irrevocably compromised. None of these should count as "resetting the clock" on our remakes so to speak, but I have no doubt this will set the timeline back even farther on our next normal TIE Advanced. (I also think the Endor AT-ST and playset Mos Eisley were about due for a remake, but they're compromised as well.)

This is almost a worst-case scenario for me. Not only is it a full wave of irrevocably compromised sets, but it sets the clock back on a number of sets I either really wanted to get normal versions of (TIE advanced) or thought could really use some solid updates (A new Endor AT-ST, a playset Mos Eisely, and an OT millenium falcon). It will now be longer still before we get actual good versions of those. Not to mention, given the literal only time lego's ever learned the correct lesson from set sales was "nobody is buying $18 mechs make them cheaper",  this will probably lead to lego thinking OT playsets won't sell and doubling down on making sure the few system sets we still get are just different sizes of clone battle packs.

You could probably part out the 2016 Vader's Tie Advanced for a reasonable price, and it still holds up.

[Renny The Spaceman]

A normal Landspeeder is 40 dollars now?

[Tariq j]

It just feels very messy. I was initially excited when I saw the Falcon but that piece count obviously means it’s going to be massively downsized. What kind of sucks as well is that there are some figures like Greedo, Emperor Palpatine, Pilot Luke and Dagobah Luke are all smart figures. So you’d probably have to wait years for regular versions of those figures to reappear.

[CloneCommando99]

 

This honestly depresses me.
The AT ST and A-Wing hurt the most. I wish that the AT ST didn’t have smart minifigs because all they’re going to do is corrupt the beautiful scout trooper. I might have even bought a couple if there were no smart minifigs. Just a AT ST driver, scout trooper, stormtrooper and rebel commando or Ewok or Chewie would have been perfect. But no, Empire fans can’t have nice things these days.

The Luke’s Landspeeder is just funny.

2 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

  this will probably lead to lego thinking OT playsets won't sell and doubling down on making sure the few system sets we still get are just different sizes of clone battle packs.

I am legitimately considering migrating to Ninjago at this point. Especially now that Legacy’s back.

3 hours ago, Lordhelmet said:

I am an OT fan, this wave doesn't offer anything to me.  The two builds we could use a remake of are the Tie Advanced and an AT-ST (from Endor).   These two builds would have to be good to consider (especially at the crazy prices).  Based on the note about the AT-ST , that it has a giant head, and the previous X-wing picture that was floating around I have my doubts about both of these builds.

Hard pass, hoping I am wrong, and the AT-ST and Tie advanced are great builds but this is a sad wave.  

Agreed. Salvation lies in Tie Avenger.

 

 

I hate to be melodramatic, but I think LSW really is heading into a dark age. I know I’ve criticised clone bros for calling 2015-19 a dark age (despite there being better era balancing than now). But this is different, this is actually bad. Conventional Lego sets are being challenged by smart bricks and 18+. Price gouging is rampant. And play-set slots are dominated by a single piece of content. None of this was arguably as much of a problem back then. LSW is losing the very soul that made it so special compared to other toy brands and Lego themes.

It just makes me sad ngl.

Edited December 3, 2025 by CloneCommando99

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

You could probably part out the 2016 Vader's Tie Advanced for a reasonable price, and it still holds up.

It's not bad, but the cockpit area definitely shows it's age. Lots of larger slope pieces, which was starting to fade from the design schema even at that time, and is pretty much gone now. I could MOC it- I have MOCed it in the past, I've been actively working on one the past week or two- but the point is I shouldn't have to resort to MOCs or parting out a decade-old set. This isn't some obscure vehicle from one of the shows- it's the ship the main villain of the original movies uses.

53 minutes ago, Tariq j said:

It just feels very messy. I was initially excited when I saw the Falcon but that piece count obviously means it’s going to be massively downsized. What kind of sucks as well is that there are some figures like Greedo, Emperor Palpatine, Pilot Luke and Dagobah Luke are all smart figures. So you’d probably have to wait years for regular versions of those figures to reappear.

I'm sure we'll get a "dumb" palpatine in normal system sets, and Pilot Luke's still warming shelves in his mech. But yes, the dagobah variant (and ironically the farmboy one) probably aren't going to get normal versions anytime soon. Not to mention Greedo, which should be a much bigger deal than he is. He doesn't have a big role in the saga, but his scene in the original movie is super memorable. Everyone knows greedo. My grandma knows greedo. We're not getting a normal greedo anytime soon.

51 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I am legitimately considering migrating to Ninjago at this point. Especially now that Legacy’s back.

That $45 set that has the entire main cast in their season 1/year two outfits, plus an EIGHTH minifigure of one of the masters from the flashbacks, and still has a reasonably large and detailed display build of the monastery entrance? Usually I just drool at the catalog images of the titan mech gundam sets I'd have nowhere to display, but I'm 100% buying that anniversary set. Day One. I might even go to a lego store for it. And while I'm there I might as well pick up that 18+ fire knight mech too... at least ninjago's 18+ sets have minifigures.

51 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I hate to be melodramatic, but I think LSW really is heading into a dark age. I know I’ve criticised clone bros for calling 2015-19 a dark age (despite there being better era balancing than now). But this is different, this is actually bad. Conventional Lego sets are being challenged by smart bricks and 18+. Price gouging is rampant. And play-set slots are dominated by a single piece of content. None of this was arguably as much of a problem back then. LSW is losing the very soul that made it so special compared to other toy brands and Lego themes.

It just makes me sad ngl.

The 1HYs are usually pretty bad with the 2HYs... not being great, but at least including some decently sized system sets. I'm sure the 2HY this year will continue to... provide system sets at a decent size, but that's about it. Maybe we'll get another one or two of those $50-70 starfighters that tend to be pretty solid- Headhunter, maybe, or a V-wing vs Vulture Droid dogfight set- but I'm sure the rest will be cloneslop where it's some extremely overpriced vehicle with a new-to-2020-design-scheme legion. 

You hit the nail on the head pretty well. There are three major issues:

1. The Pricing. Luckily I think we're starting to see some cracks appear. The mechs have decreased in price, and the 2025 sets have at least anecdotally being going on more frequent and deeper discounts than I can ever remember a year of SW sets doing upon release.

2. The 18+/gimmick override. Look, nobody's got an issue with there being a few sets a year dedicated to microfighters/battle packs/the 18+ stuff. But we're at the point where almost the entire 1HY is dedicated to some gimmick or another. We get 1-1.5 waves of system playsets a year now, and with the smart gimmick killing more playsets, it's going to get really bad. If it wasn't for there being a movie this year, we'd have no system sets over 210 pieces for 2/3rds of the year.

3. Playset era imbalance- it's almost all clones. Of course. Lego has figured out they can sell pretty much anything with a couple troopers of a new legion in it and it will still be considered and purchased as if it was a clone battle pack. If the 327th pack's sales and the lack of discounts on the Juggernaut are any indication, that's only going to continue to spiral.

Hopefully we'll get some good ahsoka S2 stuff later this year, or the Mando sets will surprise us, but if that's not the case it looks like I'm entering my second year without buying any new star wars sets.

 

 

Oh man I hadn't read through all the descriptions yet but man these are terrible. Some especially perfect bits:

The minifigure counts are disgusting, as I'm sure we all expected (2 minifigures in a $70 set?) but the selections are hilarious too. Luke's landspeeder coming with him, a Jawa, and a GNK? No R2 or threepio? They're unsure whether or not the cantina includes ANY heroes besides Old Ben, it would be hilarious if Luke and Han weren't there because I'm not even sure what they'd depict on the box- Greedo just having a nice drink? 

The Cantina piece count is perfect for this subline, as if the devil himself was behind this wave.

The TIE advanced may actually be getting it the worst- 473 pieces with two side builds? Either it's a microfighter with a smart brick sticking out the back, or it's a large 4+ build.

That $100 falcon is going to look ATROCIUS. The current falcons could definitely be downsized a bit and stay figure-scale, but by "a bit" I mean down to like a $130-140 price tag, not a smart-fig-inflated $100. This falcon has just about HALF the piece count of the previous one (56%).

 

Edited December 3, 2025 by Mandalorianknight

[Kaijumeister]

This new post-2025 trend of severely downsizing and slashing parts budgets on vehicles even though they go past the £100 / $100 mark is beyond pathetic. These are the sets that should have good building techniques, sizeable interiors, and solid minifigure selections. A Millennium Falcon with less than 900 pieces in 2026 is laughable - even the Starship Collection version had a higher piece count!

The Smart Brick sets sound uninspiring and the number of side builds in these sets despite their already low part counts isn’t encouraging. I’m keen to see what these sets look like and to see some demonstrations of the SBs in action. Dedicating 8 sets towards this system is ambitious, but it’s disheartening to see that a lot of the builds sound like they will be severely compromised or simplified to accommodate the SB. If this new system augmented existing play patterns, then great, but it seems like so many compromises and sacrifices are being made just to accommodate the SB.

@CloneCommando99 and @Mandalorianknight I totally agree that this theme is selling its soul in pursuit of the 18+ market and tech compatibility side of things. Watching the Fan Media Days coverage of the January Star Wars and Ninjago lineups really threw things into contrast. Both themes and heck, the subthemes cater to different audiences, but not a single Star Wars set revealed for 2026 can hold a candle to the likes of, say, Ninjago Legacy.

Anyway, hopefully TMaG sets and summer wave will make up for how underwhelming the confirmed sets have been so far. I really hope this summer isn’t clogged up with more buildable characters at least.

[Darth_Bane13]

3 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

It's not bad, but the cockpit area definitely shows it's age. Lots of larger slope pieces, which was starting to fade from the design schema even at that time, and is pretty much gone now. I could MOC it- I have MOCed it in the past, I've been actively working on one the past week or two- but the point is I shouldn't have to resort to MOCs or parting out a decade-old set

I'm not certain a new Tie advanced would be better though, considering the downscaling, not to mention the pricing.

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I hate to be melodramatic, but I think LSW really is heading into a dark age. I know I’ve criticised clone bros for calling 2015-19 a dark age (despite there being better era balancing than now). But this is different, this is actually bad. Conventional Lego sets are being challenged by smart bricks and 18+. Price gouging is rampant. And play-set slots are dominated by a single piece of content. None of this was arguably as much of a problem back then. LSW is losing the very soul that made it so special compared to other toy brands and Lego themes.

It just makes me sad ngl.

We've been in a dark age since 2020-2021. That's when the downscaling started ruining sets like the imperial shuttle, slave 1 etc. It seems like we've gotten more and more 18+ sets every year since 2020. Minifigures went downhill, not just clones. Pricing didn't really become insane until this year though. People hated on the 2015-2019 era at the time (including me lol), but the sets were very high quality, people just didn't like the source material. The OT, R1, and prequels sets from that time are looked at fondly.

[Mandalorianknight]

2 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

A Millennium Falcon with less than 900 pieces in 2026 is laughable - even the Starship Collection version had a higher piece count!

@CloneCommando99 and @Mandalorianknight I totally agree that this theme is selling its soul in pursuit of the 18+ market and tech compatibility side of things. Watching the Fan Media Days coverage of the January Star Wars and Ninjago lineups really threw things into contrast. Both themes and heck, the subthemes cater to different audiences, but not a single Star Wars set revealed for 2026 can hold a candle to the likes of, say, Ninjago Legacy.

Anyway, hopefully TMaG sets and summer wave will make up for how underwhelming the confirmed sets have been so far. I really hope this summer isn’t clogged up with more buildable characters at least.

That is hilarious, I hadn't realized that. It's $15 cheaper, too (though obviously it has no figures and likely has more smaller parts.)

It's funny that we're all calling out Ninjago as the one we're comparing it to or wanting to move to. Obviously you can't directly compare everything, such as price, because lego doesn't pay a ninjago license. But you can point out that ninjago doesn't have smart sets, and that their adult-focused sets are much more interesting than most of the 18+ gimmick line SW sets we get. (And while value isn't comparable in terms of ninjago to star wars, you can see that the value of the adult focused ninjago sets isn't worse than that of the playset ones. If anything, it's better- again, that set with EIGHT NEW FIGURES for $45. You can't say the same for LSW- although with august 2025 and 1hy 2026, the playsets seem to have caught up to the 18+ ones in being just disgusting value.)

I hope so but I guarantee you there'll be at least one more buildable character, if not multiple- my personal guesses are a Vader or Stormtrooper statue, a clone statue of some kind and/or a new separatist droid. I'll go further and say we'll get at least two more cloneslop sets- my guess is a $40-50ish Wolfpack battle pack and a $160 republic dropship or something with the kashyyyk troopers, ideally one or two of those solid $50-70 starfighters (Something for the separatists would be nice, or maybe a Headhunter. This is also the wave it would make the most sense for a TIE Avenger to appear in -besides the one around Andor's release of course- if it did.), and if we're lucky a few good Ahsoka S2 sets.

1 hour ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I'm not certain a new Tie advanced would be better though, considering the downscaling, not to mention the pricing. 

Actually, I think it'd be just fine. Most starfighters the past few years have been $60-70 or as part of a $110 2-pack. In the worst case, we'd see it in one of those two-packs, where it'd probably be about the same size as the 2016 model (but updated to reflect modern design schemes). In the best case, we'd get it as it's own $70 set, at a pretty good size. And similarly, those $60-70 starfighters and the $110 two packs are decent value, at least compared to most of the other sets in this theme recently.

Though I will say, while the TIE advanced would be likely to escape those issues, if we don't want any remakes of sets from a decade or more ago because there's a chance they'd be smaller or more expensive (fun fact by the way, the 2016 set with the advanced is, inflation adjusted, over $120 today despite being if anything less value than the starfighter two packs we tend to get. There is a chance things go poorly.)

[Zap Rowsdower]

@Mandalorianknight this is a lot of predictions. By my calculations, there are 7-9 unknown 2026 sets. They are 75438-75439, 75442, 75444-75447, and 75450-75451

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I guarantee you there'll be at least one more buildable character, if not multiple- my personal guesses are a Vader or Stormtrooper statue, a clone statue of some kind and/or a new separatist droid.

75438 and 75439 are rumored to be a Yoda bust and a Vader bust, so that covers the 18+ display market

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I'll go further and say we'll get at least two more cloneslop sets- my guess is a $40-50ish Wolfpack battle pack and a $160 republic dropship or something with the kashyyyk troopers, ideally one or two of those solid $50-70 starfighters (Something for the separatists would be nice, or maybe a Headhunter.

75450 and 75451 are two adjacent numbers. This might be miscellaneous cloneslop.

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

This is also the wave it would make the most sense for a TIE Avenger to appear in -besides the one around Andor's release of course- if it did.),

Perhaps 75442 is our TIE Avenger?

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

if we're lucky a few good Ahsoka S2 sets.

I think 75444-75447 will be our Mandalorian and Grogu wave. Not sure if there are enough set numbers to also see Ahsoka sets in the mix

Edited December 4, 2025 by Zap Rowsdower

[CloneCommando99]

1 hour ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I hope so but I guarantee you there'll be at least one more buildable character, if not multiple- my personal guesses are a Vader or Stormtrooper statue, a clone statue of some kind and/or a new separatist droid. I'll go further and say we'll get at least two more cloneslop sets- my guess is a $40-50ish Wolfpack battle pack and a $160 republic dropship or something with the kashyyyk troopers, ideally one or two of those solid $50-70 starfighters (Something for the separatists would be nice, or maybe a Headhunter. This is also the wave it would make the most sense for a TIE Avenger to appear in -besides the one around Andor's release of course- if it did.), and if we're lucky a few good Ahsoka S2 sets.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we got a Buildable Mandalorian instead of an AT AT in the M&G wave

Please Lego. I beg you. Just keep making these £60 play-sets. They are the only thing you’ve been doing right recently. And please use it to release a Tie Avenger (Day #224). 

46 minutes ago, Zap Rowsdower said:

@Mandalorianknight this is a lot of predictions. By my calculations, there are 7-9 unknown 2026 sets. They are 75438-75439, 75442, 75444-75447, and 75450-75451

75438 and 75439 are rumored to be a Yoda bust and a Vader bust, so that covers the 18+ display market

75450 and 75451 are two adjacent numbers. This might be miscellaneous cloneslop.

Perhaps 75442?

I think 75444-75447 will be our Mandalorian and Grogu wave. Not sure if there are enough set numbers to also see Ahsoka sets in the mix

Well that’s disheartening.

[calebcold3]

Going by the last few previous years, we usually get around 28-29 Retail Sets A Year for Star Wars

So, Going by what we know for 2026:

• The 8 January Sets
• The 8 Smart Brick Sets
• The Yoda and Vader Busts
• UCS N-1 Starfighter
• Set Number 75444 (probably a Battle Pack)
• 75445-75447 being Mando and Grogu sets
• 75460 and 75461 being more Mando and Grogu sets (according to JediJACPenguin)
• Set Number 76549 (which is a 14+ set according to JediJACPenguin) 

That's 26 sets. So add the October UCS, The Advent Calendar, probably another 18+ midi-scale vehicle (since we've gotten 3 of them per year, and so far, 2026 has 2), plus MAYBE an Ashoka S2 Set, and that's probably the entire 2026 Year for LEGO Star Wars Retail sets.

Well, Here's hoping that 2027 will give us a banger year of LEGO Star Wars sets, since it's the 50th anniversary of ANH. 

Edited December 4, 2025 by calebcold3

[Renny The Spaceman]

2 minutes ago, calebcold3 said:

Well, Here's hoping that 2027 will give us a banger year of LEGO Star Wars sets, since it's the 50th anniversary of ANH. 

Well with Smart bricks and the Mando focus this year's gonna lean to the OT, next year will too for the anniversary, I hope it's all OT stuff for the next five years then prequel fans will complain again that there's no representation, then once they've complained enough it's clone slop again for the next five years and the rest of the fans complain until the system resets and cycle continues on and on forever 

14 hours ago, BrickPrick said:Yeah, there is clearly lots of potential there. 

Yeah, there is clearly lots of potential there. 

Gingerbread 501st Battlepack 

[TeddytheSpoon]

8 minutes ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Gingerbread 501st Battlepack 

Surely Gingerbread 212th in Geonosian camouflage. The colours match already, and it would be the next monkey paw to curl for those of us who like the 212th...

[Kaijumeister]

6 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

It’s funny that we're all calling out Ninjago as the one we're comparing it to or wanting to move to. Obviously you can't directly compare everything, such as price, because lego doesn't pay a ninjago license. But you can point out that ninjago doesn't have smart sets, and that their adult-focused sets are much more interesting than most of the 18+ gimmick line SW sets we get. (And while value isn't comparable in terms of ninjago to star wars, you can see that the value of the adult focused ninjago sets isn't worse than that of the playset ones. If anything, it's better- again, that set with EIGHT NEW FIGURES for $45. You can't say the same for LSW- although with august 2025 and 1hy 2026, the playsets seem to have caught up to the 18+ ones in being just disgusting value.)

Great points all around. ‘Mature’ for Ninjago means advanced building techniques (putting it lightly, the Ninjago designers are wizards) and excellent display value still rooted in the ethos of what makes Lego sets so timelessly endearing. Lego Star Wars could learn some lessons on how to approach sets that are not quite UCS, but not normal play scale either.

Whilst I’ll reserve full judgement on the Smart Brick sets until I see them, they certainly sound like the electronic aspect is intended to be a substitute for sets that can just work well on their own.

@Zap Rowsdower Unfortunately the busts are 18+ whilst the buildable characters (outside of 3PO and Chewbacca) are typically 10+ and 12+. So the presence of the former doesn’t preclude the presence of the latter later in the year (although I hope BB-8 is all they’ve planned).

4 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I wouldn’t be surprised if we got a Buildable Mandalorian instead of an AT AT in the M&G wave

Please Lego. I beg you. Just keep making these £60 play-sets. They are the only thing you’ve been doing right recently. And please use it to release a Tie Avenger (Day #224). 

Getting a buildable Mando in place of a nice 1000+ system scaled set is exactly what I’d expect Lego to do.

And ditto, those £60 sets with three desirable minifigures (plus potentially a droid) are the best thing Lego Star Wars has introduced this year. Naturally as a result, that’s the one thing we’re seeing less of next year. 

Edited December 4, 2025 by Kaijumeister

[Yperio_Bricks]

A playscale cantina is the top one set on my wishlist by far and now that they make this set after years of waiting, it has to be a smart play set. But I am still happy. At least Greedo's head will be useful  Only the legs and upper body of a smart minifig will be permanently attached to each other, right?

I just hope there will be additional minifigures next to the ones that got mentioned: Fart Play Greedo, Sandtrooper, Obi-Wan, 2x Bith. 

[BrickBob Studpants]

If Smart Greedo doesn’t say Maclunky, we riot.

[Renny The Spaceman]

13 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Not to mention Greedo, which should be a much bigger deal than he is. He doesn't have a big role in the saga, but his scene in the original movie is super memorable. Everyone knows greedo. My grandma knows greedo. We're not getting a normal greedo anytime soon.

This is the fun thing about living in the UK, so many minor, young actors were used in the original Star Wars that if you're at all connected to the filmmaking world you'll bump into one of them. I've got a family associate who's roommate came home confused about this Sci-Fi B movie they were doing in the 70s, turns out that person was playing Greedo.

3 hours ago, TeddytheSpoon said:

Surely Gingerbread 212th in Geonosian camouflage. The colours match already, and it would be the next monkey paw to curl for those of us who like the 212th...

That's an actual fun idea, as someone who's fond of the 212th but doesn't care about army building I'd love a gingerbread version of them. They could have flamethrowers to roast chestnut Geonosians 

29 minutes ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

l just hope there will be additional minifigures next to the ones that got mentioned: Fart Play Greedo, Sandtrooper, Obi-Wan, 2x Bith. 

Why is Greedo the smart fig, if there's no Ham wouldn't OBi-Wan talking make more sense? What lights and sounds could he activate on his own? 

[Yperio_Bricks]

13 minutes ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Why is Greedo the smart fig, if there's no Ham wouldn't OBi-Wan talking make more sense? What lights and sounds could he activate on his own? 

Maybe because Han is a smart fig that comes with the Falcon? On the other hand there are four different smart Lukes reported.

I just hope there'll be another cantina alien or Wuher and not Han or the droids. In case there are any additional minifigs coming with the cantina that is.

[Darth_Bane13]

5 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Well with Smart bricks and the Mando focus this year's gonna lean to the OT, next year will too for the anniversary, I hope it's all OT stuff for the next five years then prequel fans will complain again that there's no representation, then once they've complained enough it's clone slop again for the next five years and the rest of the fans complain until the system resets and cycle continues on and on forever 

I think Clone sets sell too well for them to ever stop.

[Kaijumeister]

Getting a General Anakin Skywalker and Count Dooku minifigure is the only reason I’ll tolerate more clone sets. But otherwise in principle I agree they’ve consumed too much real estate for set diversity.

I’m sure the Cantina will include Wuher and some more aliens (…right? Right?) - the latter especially are what make that location and scene as iconic as it is. 

The choice of which characters are getting the smart treatment is quite interesting. Initially I thought their respective sound effects would consist of lightsabers, blasters firing, ‘force’ noises, crackling lightning etc. but it seems like actual voice clips could be on the cards too. Wish they’d just release a demo for this stuff so we can see it in action. Given how much they’re shoving this down the theme’s throat, it better be a substantial improvement upon the Mario tech. 

[Mandalorianknight]

9 hours ago, Zap Rowsdower said:

@Mandalorianknight this is a lot of predictions. By my calculations, there are 7-9 unknown 2026 sets. They are 75438-75439, 75442, 75444-75447, and 75450-75451

75438 and 75439 are rumored to be a Yoda bust and a Vader bust, so that covers the 18+ display market

75450 and 75451 are two adjacent numbers. This might be miscellaneous cloneslop.

Perhaps 75442 is our TIE Avenger?

I think 75444-75447 will be our Mandalorian and Grogu wave. Not sure if there are enough set numbers to also see Ahsoka sets in the mix

Good analysis, I think you're on the money with a number of these.

However, the statues aren't typically 18+, and we know from the Marvel theme that lego intends for the busts and statues to coexist. I still think we'll see some of them.

I still think we'll see a big august wave, we've had them for a long time and I can't see lego frontloading the year only to have virtually nothing in 2HY. If that was the plan, I assume they'd have held the smart sets off until august and released them then.

8 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I wouldn’t be surprised if we got a Buildable Mandalorian instead of an AT AT in the M&G wave

I hate that you're right. This is going to be the singular post of yours that lego listens to, you know. The monkey's paw curls.

6 hours ago, calebcold3 said:

That's 26 sets. So add the October UCS, The Advent Calendar, probably another 18+ midi-scale vehicle (since we've gotten 3 of them per year, and so far, 2026 has 2), plus MAYBE an Ashoka S2 Set, and that's probably the entire 2026 Year for LEGO Star Wars Retail sets.

Well, Here's hoping that 2027 will give us a banger year of LEGO Star Wars sets, since it's the 50th anniversary of ANH. 

I understand where you're coming from but I think this is an example where we can look outside the pattern. This year includes both a new movie and lego's weird foray into smart sets. I think it's reasonable to assume there will be more sets than normal and we'll still receive an august wave- it would be extremely strange for lego's 2HY to consist of the calendar and a UCS and nothing else, we almost always get a big august wave. Now that august wave will be a repeat of 2025's in all likelihood, but still.

5 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Great points all around. ‘Mature’ for Ninjago means advanced building techniques (putting it lightly, the Ninjago designers are wizards) and excellent display value still rooted in the ethos of what makes Lego sets so timelessly endearing. Lego Star Wars could learn some lessons on how to approach sets that are not quite UCS, but not normal play scale either.

Whilst I’ll reserve full judgement on the Smart Brick sets until I see them, they certainly sound like the electronic aspect is intended to be a substitute for sets that can just work well on their own.

Exactly. (And yeah- it looks like Lloyd's titan mech has knees and can do a kneeling pose, which means at this point the designers can't be stopped. Lack of knees was the only thing holding them back.)

Between the leaked sketch of the X-wing, the confirmation that the sets without the smart brick themselves will still have compromised builds (the leakers mentioning how weird the AT-ST looks), and the exorbitant prices with, in some sets, super low figure counts... yeah. There won't be much here at all for people who want normal dumb legos like us.

6 hours ago, calebcold3 said:

Well, Here's hoping that 2027 will give us a banger year of LEGO Star Wars sets, since it's the 50th anniversary of ANH. 

I'd hope so, but what would they even do for ANH anniversary sets? In 2027, we'll already have an X-wing, Millenium Falcon, Cantina, and Landspeeder on shelves. Horrible "smart" versions, yes, but "playsets" all the same. That could have been the year to set a new standard, a new excellent falcon that stays on shelves a half-decade, a cantina with the size and figure count of 2023's Yavin, but no. We had to make the smart versions this year. The wave could have what, a normal TIE fighter (which wouldn't be altogether too exciting seeing as we had one last year- I wouldn't hate it since the normal TIE should be on shelves pretty consistently and the 2024 one would be retiring, but still)? A droid escape pod?

The only and only thing I will let myself hope for in 2027 is a UCS Tantive IV.

[Zap Rowsdower]

7 hours ago, calebcold3 said:

Going by the last few previous years, we usually get around 28-29 Retail Sets A Year for Star Wars

So, Going by what we know for 2026:

• The 8 January Sets
• The 8 Smart Brick Sets
• The Yoda and Vader Busts
• UCS N-1 Starfighter
• Set Number 75444 (probably a Battle Pack)
• 75445-75447 being Mando and Grogu sets
• 75460 and 75461 being more Mando and Grogu sets (according to JediJACPenguin)
• Set Number 76549 (which is a 14+ set according to JediJACPenguin) 

That's 26 sets. So add the October UCS, The Advent Calendar, probably another 18+ midi-scale vehicle (since we've gotten 3 of them per year, and so far, 2026 has 2), plus MAYBE an Ashoka S2 Set, and that's probably the entire 2026 Year for LEGO Star Wars Retail sets.

Well, Here's hoping that 2027 will give us a banger year of LEGO Star Wars sets, since it's the 50th anniversary of ANH. 

I didn't realize 75443-75461 were also 2026 sets. That throws my prediction out the window. I also forgot about the Advent Calendar and October UCS.

[Lordhelmet]

4 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

Good analysis, I think you're on the money with a number of these.

However, the statues aren't typically 18+, and we know from the Marvel theme that lego intends for the busts and statues to coexist. I still think we'll see some of them.

I still think we'll see a big august wave, we've had them for a long time and I can't see lego frontloading the year only to have virtually nothing in 2HY. If that was the plan, I assume they'd have held the smart sets off until august and released them then.

I hate that you're right. This is going to be the singular post of yours that lego listens to, you know. The monkey's paw curls.

I understand where you're coming from but I think this is an example where we can look outside the pattern. This year includes both a new movie and lego's weird foray into smart sets. I think it's reasonable to assume there will be more sets than normal and we'll still receive an august wave- it would be extremely strange for lego's 2HY to consist of the calendar and a UCS and nothing else, we almost always get a big august wave. Now that august wave will be a repeat of 2025's in all likelihood, but still.

Exactly. (And yeah- it looks like Lloyd's titan mech has knees and can do a kneeling pose, which means at this point the designers can't be stopped. Lack of knees was the only thing holding them back.)

Between the leaked sketch of the X-wing, the confirmation that the sets without the smart brick themselves will still have compromised builds (the leakers mentioning how weird the AT-ST looks), and the exorbitant prices with, in some sets, super low figure counts... yeah. There won't be much here at all for people who want normal dumb legos like us.

I'd hope so, but what would they even do for ANH anniversary sets? In 2027, we'll already have an X-wing, Millenium Falcon, Cantina, and Landspeeder on shelves. Horrible "smart" versions, yes, but "playsets" all the same. That could have been the year to set a new standard, a new excellent falcon that stays on shelves a half-decade, a cantina with the size and figure count of 2023's Yavin, but no. We had to make the smart versions this year. The wave could have what, a normal TIE fighter (which wouldn't be altogether too exciting seeing as we had one last year- I wouldn't hate it since the normal TIE should be on shelves pretty consistently and the 2024 one would be retiring, but still)? A droid escape pod?

The only and only thing I will let myself hope for in 2027 is a UCS Tantive IV.

Sad but good point on the 50th anniversary.  The smart sets are really hurting what is feasible for the 50th anniversary. Trying to avoid a wish listing, but thinking about what is likely if Lego won't have two of the "same" set on the shelves.  Scenes/Set ideas that are still available (as in not currently on shelves by then) in order, Tantive IV, escape pod, Sandcrawler, Lars Homestead, T-16, Bantha, Obi-Wan's hut, Ronto/Mos Eisley street, Outrider, Death Star playset?, Tie Fighter, Yavin, Y-Wing.  Still some good options, but not the key/best ones available.  And they may even double down on the smart brick thing next year too, hopefully it tanks so they avoid it, but it could be too far in the design/production process to shift.

 

 

[BrickPrick]

On 12/3/2025 at 8:13 PM, TeddytheSpoon said:

So these sets have low part counts AND side builds? Hmm. That doesn't fill me with confidence.

As two wise old men once said... That's great. It's gonna be great. That's gonna be great. It's gonna be great. That's gonna be great. 

On 12/3/2025 at 9:42 PM, Renny The Spaceman said:

A normal Landspeeder is 40 dollars now?

Well, it would be a $60 set if all this smart stuff was included. We should feel lucky to get it at a mere 40 bucks! 

23 hours ago, Tariq j said:

It just feels very messy. I was initially excited when I saw the Falcon but that piece count obviously means it’s going to be massively downsized. What kind of sucks as well is that there are some figures like Greedo, Emperor Palpatine, Pilot Luke and Dagobah Luke are all smart figures. So you’d probably have to wait years for regular versions of those figures to reappear.

You basically get the worst of both worlds. Some more sought after minifigures, which like you said take some time to reappear, are locked to the smart brick stuff. While infrequently released sets are also impacted for not coming with some new missing minifigures. What a waste. 

11 hours ago, Renny The Spaceman said:

Gingerbread 501st Battlepack 

Oh, please don't. You fix Battle Packs as a whole first, then we can talk. Until then, keep it to proper sets.

6 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

Getting a General Anakin Skywalker and Count Dooku minifigure is the only reason I’ll tolerate more clone sets. But otherwise in principle I agree they’ve consumed too much real estate for set diversity.

I’m sure the Cantina will include Wuher and some more aliens (…right? Right?) - the latter especially are what make that location and scene as iconic as it is. 

Oh, absolutely. I'm at a point that I'm primarily hoping for some long overdue modern makeovers of old PT/TCW characters to finally show up. Everything else is fine, like sure, there are occasional vehicles that I'm still missing and want to add to my collection, but I hardly get that excited about the whole Extravaganza anymore. The most recent Battle Pack is a prime example of this.

We can only hope. But it admittedly doesn't look good right now. A terrible shame, as this set is supposed to be very similar to the 2014 Cantina. Which introduced the Band. Even the smaller 2018 version came with Wuher. To think, you are getting nothing new a whopping seven years later, partly due to new shenanigans, would be pretty disappointing.