Exclusive: The Best LEGO Lord of the Rings Sets for 2026

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Learn more.The Best LEGO Lord of the Rings Sets for 2026LEGO Lord of the Rings: There and Back AgainBy Kevin WongUpdated: Apr 13, 2026 1:43pm UTC20 commentsThree years ago, LEGO released Lord of the Rings Rivendell – a 6,000-piece tribute to Peter Jackson's vision of Middle-Earth and the J.R.R.

Tolkien-written books that inspired it.

You can check it out on Amazon.

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I reviewed the set for IGN and interviewed the designer in a follow-up feature.

It is one of the best, most detail-oriented builds of the past five years.In 2024, LEGO released another massive Lord of the Rings set, this time of Barad-dûr, the massive tower in Mordor that's topped with the Eye of Sauron.

Similar to Rivendell, it is laden with numerous, movie-accurate details.

Then 2025 brought us The Shire, another rich, albeit smaller build.Featured in this articleLEGO The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell4$499.99 at AmazonLEGO The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr6$459.99 at AmazonLEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Shire3$269.99 at AmazonLEGO The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook1$129.99 at AmazonLEGO Icons The Lord of The Rings: Sauron's Helmet3$69.99 at Amazon$69.99 at LEGO StoreCurrently, there are very few Lord of the Rings sets on sale, but this wasn't always the case.

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LEGO and Lord of the Rings first partnered in June 2012, and between June 2012 and October 2014, LEGO released numerous sets that celebrated both the original Lord of the Rings film trilogy and the subsequent Hobbit trilogy.

The last of these went out of print in July 2015; the only way to obtain them now would be to go on the expensive secondary market.Here is a showcase of the major LEGO Lord of the Rings sets over the past decade plus: what was released and subsequently retired; what is currently on sale; and what we might expect to see in the future.Lord of the Rings: RivendellLEGO The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell4See it at AmazonAnd that brings us to the present day ## Editor's Note The gaming community will surely have mixed reactions to this news. Source: [IGN](https://www.ign.com/articles/best-lego-lord-of-the-rings-sets)