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The Lego Star Wars UCS Death Star will no longer be exclusive to the Lego Store starting January 1. The enormous 9,023-piece model is available to preorder for $1,000 at Amazon. If you’re a Prime member, you can start building the Death Star as soon as January 2. Even if you aren’t a Prime member, Amazon estimates January 5 for the free delivery option. This is notable because the Death Star is currently on backorder for 60 days at the Lego Store.
As of December 22, Amazon is the only major retailer taking preorders for the UCS Death Star. Given its size and lofty price, we wouldn’t be surprised if some retailers don’t carry it–and we’d expect inventory to be limited. Amazon is also taking preorders for two smaller Star Wars Lego sets that are bound to be popular.
The UCS Death Star first launched at the Lego Store October 1. At 9,023 pieces, it’s the biggest Star Wars model in Lego’s 25-plus year history with the brand and the fifth largest Lego set overall. The Death Star also shattered the record for most expensive Lego set ever. At $1,000, it’s $150 more than the popular 7,541-piece UCS Millennium Falcon, which held the title of largest Star Wars Lego set for eight years.
$1,000 | Releases at Amazon on January 1.
The UCS Death Star is based on its original design from Episode IV: A New Hope. Like all Ultimate Collector Series Star Wars sets, it’s all about the details with this set. It’s a staggeringly elaborate model with many distinct rooms that longtime fans will instantly recognize. Some of the interactive and adjustable elements include a working elevator, the trash compactor, the Superlaser, and a brick-built Imperial Shuttle with adjustable wings.
And Lego ensured you can recreate the Death Star scenes from Episode IV by including 36 minifigures and two Lego droid figures. It probably goes without saying, but no Lego set has ever come with 38 figures.
There’s plenty of room inside the Death Star for all of those figures (and more). Once fully assembled, the UCS Death Star is 27.5 inches tall, 31 inches wide, and 10.5 inches deep.
You can take a closer look at the new UCS Death Star below. We’ve also included details on the two previous UCS Death Star models as well as the current Ultimate Collector Series lineup.
And if you want to start 2026 off with a Lego Star Wars build that isn’t anywhere close to $1,000, Amazon is also taking preorders for the 643-piece Venator-Class Attack Cruiser, the latest mid-size Lego starship model, for $80. If you’d rather build a beloved droid, the new 569-piece BB-8 Astromech Droid is available to preorder for $90. Over at the Lego Store, you can preorder the 525-piece mid-size AT-AT Walker for $65. A total of eight brand-new Lego Star Wars sets launch January 1.
