The Legend of Zelda

Great Deku Tree 2-in-1

LEGO's first ever Zelda set nails the minifigs and stumbles on the price.

4.4/5

Set 77092 · 2024

Pieces2,500

Minifigs4

Year2024

Set number77092

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The verdict

This is the set Zelda fans waited years for, and the four minifigs deliver on the hype.

The build is relaxed and detailed with zero stickers, but at 2,500 pieces for $299.99 the value math is genuinely tough. Grab it if you love Hyrule and want a display piece with those figures. Skip it if you judge sets purely by price per piece, and note it's retiring at the end of July 2026.

Best for: Zelda superfans who want the debut LEGO set and its minifigs on a shelf

The full review

What it is

Here's the big one for Nintendo fans: this is the very first LEGO® set based on The Legend of Zelda, so it carries a lot of weight before you even crack the box open. The clever hook is right there in the name. From one pile of 2,500 pieces you can build the Great Deku Tree as it looks in Ocarina of Time, warm and welcoming with that famous face, or the more weathered Breath of the Wild version with the Korok Forest feel. It's a proper display piece either way, full of nature building, little side trees, and landscaping that makes the base feel like a genuine slice of Hyrule rather than a lump of brown brick. And the minifig lineup is the part everyone falls for: three versions of Link plus Princess Zelda in her armor, all with spotless new prints.

The catch

Now for the honest part, because your wallet deserves fair warning. At $299.99 this set is priced for the licence, not the piece count, and pretty much every reviewer said the same thing. The value per brick is on the weak side and it doesn't quite earn the sticker with build time or figure count. You only get four minifigs, the back of the model is noticeably plainer than the front, and the 2-in-1 gimmick has a catch. You can build one tree at a time, not both, so a good chunk of the parts end up sitting in a bag while the other version is on your shelf. Jay's Brick Blog flat out called it overpriced, and Brickset's community landed around 4.4 out of 5, which tracks: a lovely thing held back by its cost.

Who it's for

So who should actually buy it? If you're a Zelda fan first and a value hunter second, this is an easy yes. The minifigs are the real stars, the printing is perfect, and owning the debut set means something if the series matters to you. If you mostly care about maximum brick for your dollar, or you want a set the whole family can pose and play with all day, you'll get more elsewhere. One more nudge: it's officially retiring on July 31, 2026, and stock is already thin in some regions, so if you want it at retail price rather than resale, don't sit on the decision too long.

The parts story

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

The build is a relaxed, organic one rather than a technical marathon. You spend a lot of it landscaping the base and shaping trunks and roots, which means plenty of that satisfying nature building where you clip greenery and rocks at slightly wonky angles until it looks natural. The face of the tree is the showpiece section and the most fun to assemble, while the smaller side trees and forest details give you nice breather moments between the bigger structural chunks. Whichever version you pick, the sequence stays pleasant and never turns into a slog. The one snag is switching versions later: the bags are blended cleverly enough that swapping means pulling most of the tree back down to the shared frame, so most people just pick one and leave it.

For parts nerds there's real stuff to like here. It's completely sticker-free, with 12 printed elements doing the detail work instead. There are three brand new molds, the Master Sword, the Hylian Shield and the Ocarina, all lovely accessories in hand. LEGO also snuck in useful recolors of neutral workhorse parts in Olive Green and Dark Tan, and the cutest trick of all is the minifigure paper diner cap printed in brown to become the Deku Tree's eyes. The four minifigs (three Link variants plus Zelda) are all-new prints, and three of them are exclusive to this set. Just go in knowing the 2,500-piece count leans heavily on smaller nature elements, which is a big part of why the value per piece runs high.

Fun facts

01This is the first ever LEGO set based on The Legend of Zelda, one of the most requested Nintendo licences from fans.
02It's a true 2-in-1: the same 2,500 pieces build either the Ocarina of Time Deku Tree or the Breath of the Wild version, but only one at a time.
03There isn't a single sticker in the box. All the detail comes from 12 printed elements instead.
04The Great Deku Tree's eyes are made from the classic minifigure paper diner cap, printed in brown just for this set.