Is the new Lego Star Wars UCS Death Star set really worth it?

New for October 2025, the Ultimate Collector Series Death Star set is available to buy and it is a monster set. It's officially the largest Lego Star Wars set on the market, in terms of piece count, dimensions and number of minifigures. It's also packed with features and details depicting iconic scenes across the original trilogy, with some playable options.

But it costs $1,000. Yes, $1,000 for a Lego Star Wars set. Considering we're seeing so many Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on Lego Star Wars sets, it's a whopping price. And it takes up a lot of room. It's also designed specifically with collectors in mind, so is it really worth it?

Of course, it's impressive and already among the best Lego Star Wars sets, but do you get the bang for your thousand bucks? We'll delve into its size, its features and details and the price comparison with other UCS sets to determine if it's up to the price tag. With Black Friday coming up, we're hoping to see plenty of Lego Star Wars deals too.

Dimensions, piece count and Minifigures

The new Lego Star Wars UCS Death Star set is an absolute monster. It's the largest Lego Star Wars set ever released, measuring at 28 x 32 x 11 inches (height x width x depth), taking over from the previous biggest, the UCS Millennium Falcon. While it's unquestionably a collector's dream, it does beg the question: Where are you going to display something of this size? Despite that issue, and it may not be an issue for you, it does lend itself to being a standout centerpiece model.

Of course, with being so big, it's unsurprising that it features a lot of pieces. 9,023 pieces means it's a record-breaking set for piece count, again usurping the UCS Millennium Falcon. This means you get plenty of build time out of it, and of course, there's a lot of detail in this set, which we'll get into below. But it also means this is well and truly for the veterans and collectors, as the potential to get frustrated at any point is off the charts. Not to mention the sinking feeling of realising you've lost a key piece.

With 38 minifigures, Lego really has been generous. Multiple versions of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo come with this set, as do other key characters from Death Star scenes, including Princess Leia, Chewbacca, C3PO, R2D2, Darth Vader, the Emperor, Stormtroopers and more. It's not just the number of minifigures that's a real positive, but the range of characters too.

In all, you'd hope to get a lot of Lego for $1,000 and boy, don't you just. There's no hiding from the price tag, but there's no hiding from this set, it's massive. It's unquestionably a collector's dream, given its size and it's not for the faint-hearted, given how much time you'll need to complete the build. One thing left to ponder: Imagine how big this set would be if it were a complete Death Star and not just a slice.

Features and Details

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Now, this set isn't a complete Death Star. In fact, it's not even a partial Death Star; it's literally a circle with a detailed look at the interior of the Death Star. Despite that, it depicts and recreates iconic scenes spanning the original trilogy as the circular set is split up into sections, or rooms.

Details of the Death Star's interior include a hangar with a buildable Imperial Shuttle, the trash compactor room, the Emperor's Throne Room, hallways, the tractor beam that Obi-Wan deactivates, a roundtable room, the laser being fired that destroys Alderaan and more.

While this is unquestionably a display set, there are some brilliant playable features that allow you to recreate scenes with the minifigures available. There's a fully functioning elevator, the trash compactor room's walls close in and there's a retractable floor in the room where Luke and Leia make their escape from Stormtroopers.

With this set being a display set, and given its size, it couldn't be considered anything else; it's a bonus that there are some playable features. Mind you, for $1,000, you want everything Lego could offer. There's a lot of detail in this set and many different scenes recreated, but it does also have to be said that it's $1,000 for a slice of the Death Star and not a complete model. That might irk some people, but the point of this set is to take a look at the interior of the Death Star, not to be a complete recreation.

Price comparison

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We've mentioned the price of the UCS Death Star several times already, but that's because it's an unprecedented, $1,000. That puts it at about $150 above the next most expensive Lego Star Wars set, the UCS Millennium Falcon, which is $849.99.

You do get about 1,500 more Lego pieces, more minifigures and it is larger than the UCS Millennium Falcon, but the Falcon was eyewateringly expensive to begin with, to add another $150 on top of that, regardless of what more you get, is bordering on the ludicrous and will no doubt price a lot of people out of getting this set.

There's no denying you get a lot of Lego with this set. There's no denying that it's a collector's dream and there's no denying it's one of the most impressive Lego sets we've ever seen. But, $1,000 for a Lego set, regardless of the size and detail, feels too much.

Verdict: Is the Lego Star Wars UCS Death Star set really worth $1,000?

In a word, no. $1,000 is too much for a Lego set, irrespective of the level of detail and the size of the set. It's not even a full Death Star, it's just a slice of it! But that's the point of the set and $1,000 feels too much for what you get, even though you get an awful lot of Lego.

We don't want to bash this set too much. It's seriously impressive and it's a collector's dream. Don't get us wrong, if you're serious about Lego and you have $1,000 to spend on a Lego set, and you have the space to display it, we would recommend getting it.

But, for the average Lego builder and ultimately, for most, $1,000 doesn't feel worth it for this set. Especially when the UCS Millennium Falcon is $150 less and is packed with stunning detail and still comes with over 7,500 pieces.