The Best LEGO Lord of the Rings Sets for 2025

Three years ago, LEGO released Lord of the Rings Rivendell – a 6,000-piece tribute to Peter Jackson's imaginativeness of Middle-Earth and the J.R.R. Tolkien-written books that inspired it. You tin cheque it retired connected Amazon. I reviewed the acceptable for IGN and interviewed the decorator successful a follow-up feature. It is 1 of the best, astir detail-oriented builds of the past 5 years.

In 2024, LEGO released different monolithic Lord of the Rings set, this clip of Barad-dûr, the monolithic operation successful Mordor that's topped with the Eye of Sauron. Similar to Rivendell, it is laden with numerous, movie-accurate details. And now, 2025 has brought america The Shire, different rich, albeit smaller, build

But speech from these 3 sets , determination are nary different Lord of the Rings sets connected sale. This wasn't ever the case. LEGO and Lord of the Rings archetypal partnered successful June 2012, and betwixt June 2012 and October 2014, LEGO released galore sets that celebrated some the archetypal Lord of the Rings movie trilogy and the consequent Hobbit trilogy. The past of these went retired of people successful July 2015; the lone mode to get them present would beryllium to spell connected the costly secondary market.

Here is simply a showcase of the large LEGO Lord of the Rings sets implicit the past decennary plus: what was released and subsequently retired; what is presently connected sale; and what we mightiness expect to spot successful the future.

Attack connected Weathertop (Retired)

This acceptable captured the infinitesimal erstwhile Aragorn defended Frodo and the Hobbits from the Ringwraiths. It included the cardinal details, specified arsenic the spiral chromatic staircase that led to the apical of the watchpoint, arsenic good arsenic the achromatic horses that the Ringwraiths rode arsenic they searched the realm for the One True Ring. This was portion of the archetypal question of LEGO Lord of the Rings sets successful June 2012, on with the 2nd introduction connected this list.

The Mines of Moria (Retired)

This Mines of Moria series is 1 of the coolest parts of the Lord of the Ring movies. The acceptable based connected it included a monolithic cave troll and respective freestanding elements to correspond Balin's Tomb. The LEGO designers rigged the tomb to autumn isolated astatine the property of a lever, and you could besides recreate the country wherever Pippin knocked the skeleton into the good (via a trap door), thereby alerting everyone to the Fellowship's presence.

The Orc Forge (Retired)

A tiny but richly elaborate build, the Orc Forge was a blacksmith forge with fanciful elements, with a concatenation assistance and bucket to transport ore, and a chute that fed into a cauldron to melt the ore down. It besides included an anvil and a airy ceramic to marque the occurrence glow.

The Battle of Helm’s Deep (Retired)

Based connected the climactic siege that concluded The Two Towers, this was a monolithic castle set. It had the Horn of Helm Hammerhand astatine the apical of its tallest tower, and its signature, curved outer wall, including a breakaway information truthful you could recreate the infinitesimal erstwhile the orcs breached the defenses.

An Unexpected Gathering (Retired)

A charming physique of Bilbo's home, An Unexpected Gathering included Gandalf, Bilbo, and 4 of the 12 dwarves who imposed themselves connected his hospitality. Green was the predominant colour of the set's exterior, which gave it the fertile, bountiful ambiance that we subordinate with the Shire.

Battle astatine the Black Gate (Retired)

Obviously, the Battle of Black Gate, which was the climax to the full LOTR trilogy, was overmuch grander than what could beryllium accomplished with 656 LEGO pieces. This is the nonstop benignant of physique that would astir payment from a modern reimagining. Can you representation what the LEGO designers could bash with 3000 oregon adjacent 4000 pieces? Still, determination was tons to admit astir this set, particularly the Mouth of Sauron Minifigure, the Great Eagle, and the angular severity of the Gate itself.

Tower of Orthanc (Retired)

This exemplary of Saruman's monolithic operation was two-and-a-half feet tall, and it was arsenic imposing arsenic the LEGO designers had hoped. But arsenic intimidating arsenic the exterior was, the interior was arsenic awesome and included a throne country (where Gandalf and Saruman had their wizard duel), a dungeon, a library, and an alchemy room. It besides comes with a monolithic Ent and a Great Eagle, truthful that Gandalf tin hitch a thrust disconnected the roof.

The Lonely Mountain (Retired)

This was Bilbo's large moment, erstwhile helium discovered the entranceway to the Lonely Mountain connected Durin's Day. And this acceptable includes the concealed door, Smaug's lair, the upland of gold, and a fig of play mechanisms the dwarves' conflict with Smaug, erstwhile they effort to submerge him successful liquid gold. This acceptable was portion of the past question of Lord of the Rings sets from 2012-2014. We wouldn't get different acceptable successful the bid until January 2023.

Gandalf the Grey & Balrog (Retired)

In January 2023, LEGO released respective LOTR-themed pairings arsenic portion of their collectible Blockheadz line. There were 4 antithetic sets disposable for purchase, each for $20: Gandalf the Grey & Balrog, Aragorn & Arwen, and Frodo & Gollum. LEGO retired them astatine the extremity of 2024.

Lord of the Rings: Rivendell (Currently connected sale)

Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr (Currently connected sale)

Lord of the Rings: The Shire (Currently connected sale)