Star Wars

Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader

Four great minifigs looking for a more interesting battlefield.

Brick Rated Score

3.3/5

Set 75334 · 2022

Pieces408

Minifigs4

Year2022

Set number75334

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The verdict

I bought this one almost entirely for the figures, and honestly, that's the right reason to buy it.

The build itself is a flat gray road on a hillside, and no amount of clever engineering hides that the source scene, two guys talking on a dusty road before a short scuffle, just isn't visually dramatic. The sliding rail gimmick that pops up flame pieces is a nice touch the first time you play with it, but it's not enough to carry a $49.99 set. Get it for the minifigs and set your expectations for the build accordingly.

Best for: Star Wars minifig collectors who want this Vader and don't mind an unremarkable build

The full review

What it is

This set recreates the Mapuzo road duel from the Obi-Wan Kenobi show, and I'll say straight away that the scene itself is the problem. It's two men on a gray dirt road with some rocks and dead trees, and the model reflects that faithfully, maybe too faithfully. There's no lightsaber-lit cave, no snowy cliff, no lava field, just a hillside in muted grays and browns. The rail-slide feature where the ground splits and translucent orange flame pieces spring up between the two halves is a genuinely clever surprise the first time you trigger it, and it's the one moment the set earns a smile.

The catch

Where this set really lives is the minifig tray. Darth Vader here has the updated arm printing that used to cost a lot more to get in other sets, and at this price it's become the accessible way to add that version of Vader to a collection. Obi-Wan's tattered robes and new molded hair are a faithful, likable take on his look in the show, though I've seen enough complaints about misprinted eyes and hip details on this exact figure that I'd check mine closely on arrival. Tala Durith and the droid NED-B round things out and add a bit of variety, but they're not why anyone is reaching for this box.

Who it's for

If you collect Star Wars minifigs or you loved the Kenobi show and want this exact moment on your shelf, it's worth having. If you're buying purely for an engaging build experience, I'd steer you toward one of the earlier, cheaper duel sets instead, the scenery and value simply aren't as strong here.

The parts story

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

Building it is a quick, straightforward sit, mostly landscape work: layering gray and dark bley plates and slopes into a hillside, then adding rockwork and a couple of scraggly trees. There isn't much in the way of technique here, it's a display base more than a puzzle, and at 408 pieces it goes together in well under an hour.

The standout parts are really about the figures rather than the build. Vader's arm printing was, at the time, a print you'd otherwise pay a premium to access, so getting it bundled into a mid-priced set stood out to collectors watching part and print value. Obi-Wan's newly molded tattered-robe hair piece is a nice one-off, and the translucent orange 1x1 round flame pieces used in the rail gimmick are a fun little surprise once you see how they're rigged to pop up. Beyond that, the piece count leans heavily on plain gray landscape elements, so value-per-piece hunters won't find much to get excited about here.

Fun facts

01The set recreates the road duel between Obi-Wan and Darth Vader on the planet Mapuzo from the 2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series.
02It launched at $49.99, and reception was rocky at reveal partly because fans felt the price was high for a relatively plain scene compared to earlier duel sets.
03The included Darth Vader became known as one of the most affordable ways to get the modern arm-printed Vader minifigure into a collection.
04LEGO retired the set in late 2023, and it has since climbed slightly above its original retail price on the secondary market.