Star Wars

Hoth AT-ST

A chicken walker with zero stickers and a probe droid that finally got the redesign it deserved.

Brick Rated Score

4.2/5

Set 75322 · 2022

Pieces586

Minifigs4

Year2022

Set number75322

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The verdict

This is the AT-ST I keep recommending to people who think they already own enough of them.

There are no stickers anywhere, every panel line and vent is built from real parts, and the redesigned Imperial Probe Droid tucked in the box is the best minifigure-scale version LEGO has ever made. The legs are a touch fragile and the cockpit gaps are not perfect, but at 586 pieces for around fifty dollars it punches well above its size. If you love the Hoth chapter of Empire, this one is an easy yes.

Best for: Empire Strikes Back fans who want a display-worthy walker without paying UCS money

The full review

What it is

The thing that got me with 75322 is that there are no stickers in the box. None. Every vent, every panel seam, every little greeble on that bulbous head is built out of actual parts, and for a set this size that is genuinely rare. The AT-ST (the Empire's two-legged chicken walker, if you have somehow avoided the nickname) is not a shape that flatters LEGO, but the designers leaned hard into part-usage tricks and pulled a surprisingly screen-accurate silhouette out of 586 pieces. The cockpit and the engine housing on the back are the standout structures, both lining up almost exactly with the source material, and the build itself is more involved than the piece count suggests. Set aside somewhere between an hour and a half and two hours.

The catch

I will be honest about the weak spots, because they are real. The connection holding the front of the head on is tiny, and it pops off if you handle the model wrong, which has earned this the reputation as the least sturdy AT-ST LEGO has made. It clicks right back on, but if you like to swoosh your walkers around, you will notice. There are also some gaps on the front and top of the head that certain builders find hard to unsee. And the minifig lineup raises an eyebrow: Chewbacca is a lovely figure with snowflakes printed across his fur, but he has no real business at a Hoth AT-ST ambush, and most people I have talked to would have swapped him for Han Solo in a heartbeat.

Who it's for

If you love the Hoth act of Empire Strikes Back, or you have been building out a rebel-versus-Imperial diorama, this belongs on your shelf. It displays beautifully, the price-to-parts value is strong, and that probe droid alone is worth a chunk of the box. Skip it only if you want a walker you can rough-house with your kids, or if you already own a sturdier AT-ST and the improved details do not tempt you. Since it retired at the end of 2023, sealed copies now run above the original fifty dollars, so if it catches your eye, do not sit on it too long.

The parts story

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

Building this feels like a small masterclass in doing a lot with a little. The head comes together through layers of slopes, clips, bars and wedge plates that hide the studs and fake the curves of the real walker, and because there are no stickers, all that detail has to come from geometry instead. The cockpit interior alone packs in 1x1 round plates, Technic bits and tiny greebles to sell the cramped Imperial control space. It is fiddly in the best way, the kind of section where you finish a step and actually understand why a part is there.

The showpiece for parts fans is the Imperial Probe Droid side build. LEGO finally separated the sensor cluster from the rotating head and swapped the old black for dark bluish grey, and the result is the most detailed minifig-scale probe droid the theme has produced. On the figures, the AT-ST Driver wears a brand-new trench coat print that carries from torso down onto the legs, the Hoth Rebel Trooper gets a torso newly made for the 2022 wave plus a double-sided head, and Chewbacca is covered in printed snowflakes. All four figures are exclusive to this set, which adds real collector pull on top of the parts value.

Fun facts

01The set contains zero stickers, every detail is achieved through parts and building technique alone.
02The Imperial Probe Droid was fully redesigned here, moving from black to dark bluish grey and separating the sensor arms from a newly rotating head.
03It released in January 2022 and retired in December 2023 at an RRP of $49.99, with sealed copies now trading well above retail.