Back in 2023, 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. 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. And now, in 2026, we have Minas-Tirith, the fabled White City and capital of Gondor.
Currently, there are very few Lord of the Rings sets on sale, but this wasn't always the case. 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.
And that brings us to the present day. On sale now exclusively at the LEGO Store, Rivendell sets a bar for the level of delicate detail that can exist in a single set. It is beautiful, but it is fragile, with some elements hanging on by single connections. Other details, like the leaves on the trees and the patterning of the roofs, create a cumulative intricacy. And many more details are enclosed, meant to be cast in shadow by the exterior elements. This is a set that you admire with your eyes and not with your hands, and is one of our picks for the best LEGO sets for adults.
We built this at launch. The most recently released set on this list, the LEGO rendition of Barad-dûr is nearly three feet tall and covered with menacing, black spikes. The interior includes a dungeon, Saruman's throne room, and a armory for the orcs and goblins to gird themselves for battle. On top is the glowing Eye of Sauron, which is backlit with a red light brick.
The latest Lord of the Rings set depicts The Shire on the evening of Bilbo's 111th Birthday. Go through the circular door into Bilbo's hobbit hole, and you'll see all sorts of cool details – food on every available surface, a study with an inkpot and quill, and an open foyer that is instantly recognizable from the first film. The coolest bit is the fireplace; turn a crank, and the wax-sealed envelope 'burns away' to reveal the One True Ring. We built and photographed this set at the time of its launch.
LEGO's line of book nooks is designed to fit on your bookshelf, thereby breaking up the monotony of the actual books with scenery from classic literature. This set captures the climactic battle between Gandalf and the Balrog, deep in the Mines of Moria. It even comes with a small "You Shall Not Pass!" plaque on its front. We built and photographed this set, and its size and scope make it a worthy addition to the franchise
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