What would Star Wars be without the legendary glowing blades that clash together with a distinctive ring during lightsaber duels between Jedi, Sith, and the Mandalorians? The lightsaber or laser sword and the darksaber are an essential part of Star Wars fan culture and have now become, albeit without the blade, part of an entire series of LEGO lightsaber sets. We’d like to give you an overview of these in this post.
With the reveal of the LEGO 40917 The Darksaber GWP for May the 4th 2026, we’re already at lightsaber number four on the list of lightsaber models, which means we can already speak of an unofficial collection – even though LEGO doesn’t explicitly label it as a series and the box designs sometimes differ significantly. While we’ve already published individual reveal posts for each sword model, we’d like to give you an overview of all the LEGO Star Wars lightsabers released so far with this article. We keep this article continuously updated, so you’ll also find any possible future lightsaber sets here.
The LEGO Star Wars Lightsabers
The start of the (unofficial) lightsaber series in 2020 was made by LEGO Yoda’s Lightsaber (5006290) – back then still with a seven-digit 500-series number and yellow box design. Since then, more and more lightsaber sets have appeared at irregular intervals of 1 to 3 years. We’ve compiled these for you in the following graphic:
In the further course of the article, we’ll introduce the sets to you individually once more and show you all available images. We also assign the saber hilts to the respective people who fought with them. If you’d like to read more details about the timeline of the release, you can also read the original reveal post for each lightsaber, which we’ve linked respectively.
LEGO 5006290 Yoda’s Lightsaber
The LEGO Star Wars 5006290 Yoda’s Lightsaber consists of 140 pieces and is displayed on a small presentation stand and is even provided with its own nameplate.
Apparently, the lightsaber shows only the hilt and not the entire lightsaber with extended blade. The gift with purchase for buying the LEGO Star Wars 75290 Mos Eisley Cantina comes with a yellow outer box, first introduced with the red 2×4 brick. A printed cover is “inserted” in a hole in the front of the box and thus probably seems less high-quality than many other gifts with purchase.
Scene from “Revenge of the Sith”
In direct comparison with the template from Star Wars Episode II and III, one can say that the LEGO model is a faithful representation of the Jedi Master’s weapon.
The most important info summarized:
Set number: 5006290
Name: Yoda’s Lightsaber
Pieces: 140
Minifigures: 0
Age: 5+
Price (RRP): $14.99 / €14.99
Release: September 16, 2020
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LEGO 40483 Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber
The lightsaber in the set LEGO 40483 Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber consists of 173 pieces and, unlike Yoda’s lightsaber, is not packaged in a yellow “VIP box,” but for the first time for a lightsaber model in a box in LEGO 18+ design.
The set was available on November 26, 2021, only together with the LEGO Star Wars 75313 UCS AT-AT. Just like with the previous lightsaber, the included plaque is printed.
Strictly speaking, however, this is not actually Luke’s own lightsaber, but rather the lightsaber of his father, Anakin Skywalker, which Luke inherited through Obi-Wan Kenobi. This fits insofar as this is naturally the lightsaber with which Luke attacks the AT-AT at the beginning of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. At the end of the film, he loses the lightsaber and then builds his own between Episode V and VI.
The most important info summarized:
Set number: 40483
Name: Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber
Pieces: 173
Minifigures: 0
Age: 18+
Price (RRP): $24.99 / €24.99
Release: November 26, 2021
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LEGO 40730 Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber
The LEGO Star Wars lightsaber in the set LEGO 40730 Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber is Luke Skywalker’s new lightsaber, consists of 145 pieces and comes with a printed plaque and a black stand – the latter corresponds in its construction to that of the direct predecessor.
This lightsaber is the model that Luke Skywalker first carried in Return of the Jedi (Episode VI: Return of the Jedi) after he lost the lightsaber inherited from his father at the end of Episode V.
Thus the lightsaber fits perfectly with the LEGO Jabba’s Sail Barge (75397), because it’s precisely in the scene with the giant sail barge that the green lightsaber first appears.
The most important info summarized:
Set number: 40730
Name: Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber
Pieces: 145
Minifigures: 0
Age: 18+
Price (RRP): $21.99 / €21.99
Release: October 1, 2024
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LEGO 40917 The Darksaber
The legendary weapon that in “The Mandalorian” is first wielded by Moff Gideon, then by Din Djarin, later by Bo-Katan, the “Darksaber,” is built from 278 pieces in the set LEGO The Darksaber (40917).
With such a piece count, it would naturally have been difficult to also design the dark blade of the sword. Therefore, the set – just like the 2024 GWP, Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber (40730) – is the buildable sword hilt complete with presentation stand and printed nameplate.
It’s thus already the fourth buildable LEGO Star Wars sword hilt, and the first that – unlike the previous sword models – is not tied to a specific LEGO set.
From May 1–6, 2026, the GWP will also be available with other selected LEGO Star Wars purchases with a minimum purchase value of €160.
The most important info summarized:
Set number: 40917
Name: The Darksaber
Pieces: 278
Minifigures: 0
Age: 18+
Price (RRP): ?
Release: May 1, 2026
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What distinguishes the LEGO lightsabers?
All LEGO lightsaber sets represent completely individual melee weapons, but nevertheless have some commonalities that make the sets a kind of series, such as with the Helmet Collection – with the difference that the series of sword hilts hasn’t received an official name from LEGO.
Without exception, all lightsabers are gifts with purchase that are or were available exclusively at LEGO.com – so none of the sets have appeared regularly in retail so far. This makes them very sought-after and sometimes very high-priced items on platforms like eBay. In addition, all models include a buildable, black presentation stand with a printed nameplate on which the sword can be displayed. Unlike many display sets in the Ultimate Collector Series, the lightsaber sets contain no minifigures. It would actually also be a difficult undertaking to select the appropriate character for it, since many swords had multiple owners after all. With the exception of the first LEGO lightsaber set, all models are also wrapped in a typical black 18+ box and the piece count ranges from 140 to just under 300 pieces.
Tabular overview
We’ve compiled a table with all previous LEGO Star Wars lightsaber hilts for you below.
How do you like the current series of LEGO Star Wars lightsabers? Do you collect the sets with the buildable hilts of weapons from significant characters in the Star Wars universe? How do you feel about the Darksaber now not being tied to a specific set? And which lightsaber do you think is missing from the current lineup? Feel free to write it in the comments!