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Death Star

The biggest, priciest LEGO set ever, and easily the most divisive.

3.6/5

Set 75419 · 2025

Pieces9,031

Minifigs38

Year2025

Set number75419

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The verdict

This is a jaw-dropping diorama with 38 minifigs and rooms straight out of the films, but at $999.99 it splits the room hard.

The cutaway design means big empty gaps and a few play features that feel half-baked for the money. If you've got the cash, the shelf space, and you love a long build full of iconic scenes, it delivers. If you wanted a proper sphere or expect wall-to-wall density, you'll come away a bit cold.

Best for: Deep-pocketed Star Wars collectors who want the ultimate Episode IV and VI diorama

The full review

What it is

So this is the big one, literally. The 75419 Death Star is a 9,031-piece LEGO® set that landed on October 1, 2025 as both the most expensive and one of the largest LEGO sets ever made. Here's the twist though: it isn't the round station you're picturing. Instead of another sphere, LEGO went with a cutaway disc, a cross-section of the battle station roughly 70cm tall and 79cm wide, packed with mini dioramas from A New Hope and Return of the Jedi. You get the trash compactor with an actual crushing action, Detention Block AA-23 with a removable cell, the Emperor's throne room up top, the tractor beam control Obi-Wan sneaks off to disable, and plenty more. It's a display piece designed to be a wall of iconic moments rather than a screen-accurate model, and when it clicks, it really clicks.

The catch

Now the honest part, because this set has genuinely split the fanbase. That $999.99 price tag is a lot to swallow, and the cutaway approach means there are big open gaps between the rooms. Reviewers keep using the word hollow, and at this money you expect density and richness in every corner instead of air. Some of the play features feel undercooked too: doors you open by hand, an elevator that doesn't trigger anything, and Luke and Leia's chasm swing reduced to a single bar on one Technic gear. The build itself runs around 25 hours across 81 bags and six instruction booklets, and be warned, some sections turn into a bit of a grind rather than a joyride. There are also a couple of minifig cost-cuts that sting given the price, like C-3PO missing his dual-moulded legs (which exist in a cheaper set) and Luke missing his grappling hook belt.

Who it's for

So who should grab this one? If you're a serious Star Wars collector with the budget, the wall space, and a soft spot for seeing all those famous scenes lined up in one enormous slab, this will make you very happy, and that huge minifig roster alone is a collection in itself. If you were hoping for a proper spherical Death Star, or you want every piece to earn its place at a grand, you'll probably feel the gaps and walk away torn. It's not a slam dunk and it doesn't pretend to be, but it's a bold, ambitious set that swings big. Just go in knowing exactly what you're paying for.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this is a marathon, not a sprint. You're looking at 81 numbered bags averaging around 111 pieces each, six separate instruction booklets, and roughly 25 hours of table time. You build it up section by section, floor by floor, which keeps the scale from feeling totally overwhelming, and the individual rooms are the highlight. The trash compactor is a proper standout, with a grey knob on the back that pushes both walls inward in sync, and the detention block and hangar areas are genuinely fun to assemble. The catch is the repetition. Big stretches of structural framework and wall panels start to feel like a chore rather than a reward, so pace yourself and use the scene-building bits as your checkpoints.

Here's the thing that surprises people for a set this enormous: it's remarkably light on genuinely new parts. There's essentially one brand-new mould in the whole box, a new hat for the Imperial Dignitary Sim Aloo, and the recolor list is short for 9,031 pieces. Most of the fresh printing goes into the minifigs rather than the structure. Speaking of which, the figures are where the parts value really lives: 38 in total, 23 exclusive to the set, with the physical debuts of Admiral Motti, General Tagge, Galen Erso, and the internet-beloved Hot Tub Stormtrooper (who alone accounts for about 10% of the set's resale value). At roughly 11 cents per piece it's fair for UCS territory, but you're paying for scale and that cast of characters far more than for rare or exotic elements.

Fun facts

01At $999.99 / £899.99 / €999.99 it's the most expensive LEGO set ever released, launching October 1, 2025.
02Its 38 minifigures smash the previous record of 29 held by the Marvel Avengers Tower, making it the most figure-packed LEGO set to date.
03Unlike every earlier LEGO Death Star, this one ditches the sphere entirely for a flat cutaway disc, a cross-section stuffed with scenes from Episodes IV and VI.
04At 9,031 pieces it comfortably outsizes the UCS Millennium Falcon (7,541), which used to be the biggest Star Wars set by piece count.