Star Warswill always be one of the LEGO Group’s trademark franchises. Since 1999, LEGO has consistently released models of classic ships, vehicles, iconic characters, and epic moments from the Skywalker saga in brick-built form. To that end, many of the most coveted models from the galaxy far, far away have piece counts in the thousands.

In its 25-year history withStar Wars, the LEGO Group has released some of its biggest models ever under its Ultimate Collector Series line. This includes classic ships such asThe Millennium Falconand Imperial Star Destroyers. Also, sets continue to get bigger and better every year,including recently releasedStar WarsLEGO models in 2024.To that end, here are 15 of the biggestStar WarsLEGO sets of all time.

While this list includes someStar WarsLEGO sets that have since been retired, links will be provided for models currently on sale.

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Originally released in 2002, LEGO’s Imperial Star Destroyer was on shelves for five years before it finally retired in 2007.Consisting of 3,069 pieces, the entire set was the largestStar Warsmodel of its time, measuring 37 inches by 23. Representing the might of the Imperial Navy in theStar Warscanon, the first UCS Star Destroyer was highly coveted by collectors. In 2002, it was originally sold for $269.99.

3,152

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The LEGO Group upped the ante in 2011 with an impressive model of Darth Vader’s Super Star Destroyer. Known asThe Executor, the Super Star Destroyer dwarfed the more standard Imperial Star Destroyers that made up the bulk of the Imperial Navy.Coming in at 3,152 pieces, the Super Star Destroyer measured 50 inches long and came with minifigures of Darth Vader, Admiral Piett, Dengar, Bossk and IG-88, recreating the bridge scene fromThe Empire Strikes Back.

3,187

$399.99

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Set to retire by the end of 2024,LEGO’s Mos Eisley Cantina is a truly impressive build that comes with 21 different minifigures fromA New Hope. Made up of 3,187 pieces,the Mos Eisley Cantina LEGO set features several key details and charactersseen in the firstStar Warsmovie. This includes the classic cantina band known as Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes, the thugs Evazan and Pondo Baba, and even Garindan, the Kubaz who spied for the Imperials.

Click here to view/order Mos Eisley Cantina (75290) on LEGO.com

3,292

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Released in 2021 and retired in 2023,LEGO’s UCS Republic Gunship (75309) had a relatively shorter shelf-lifethan more recent UCS models. However, the gunship’s popularity was still quite high, as the classicClone Warsvehicle was even voted for by LEGO fans to be made into a UCS model in the first place.Consisting of 3,292 pieces, the Republic Gunship was 13 inches high, 27 inches long, and 29 inches wide.

3,296

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While Jawas may be among the smaller ofStar Wars' various alien species, they definitely knew how to travel in style with their hulking Sandcrawlers.Such is the case with LEGO’s very large, 3,296-piece Sandcrawler (75050). Coming with 14 minifigures fromA New Hope, the Sandcrawler was originally released in 2014, measuring over 9 inches tall.

3,449

A more unique model, LEGO’s Death Star II was built purely for display rather than being a playset with minifigures as seen with other models of the battle station.Released in 2005, Death Star II is made up of 3,449 pieces. This included a to-scale Imperial Star Destroyer that only needed about 20 pieces, which helps give an idea of how much larger the second Death Star was in comparison.

3,803

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Death Star (10188) was the first version of a playset model released by LEGO.Coming in 3,803 pieces, this model combines moments from the first and second Death Stars with various sections and 24 different minifigures. Originally released in 2008, this original Death Star playset model received an upgraded iteration 8 years later in 2016.

3,942

$499.99

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Releasing October 1st,Jabba’s Sail Barge (75397) is the most recent UCSStar WarsLEGO set at the time of writing. Featuring 11 minifigures fromReturn of the Jediincluding Jabba the Hutt, Huttslayer Leia, and Salacious B. Crumb,Jabba’s Sail Barge is quite impressive with its 3,942 pieces, creating a very accurate brick-built version of the Tatooine gangster’s luxury repulsorcraft. It measures 10 inches tall and 30.5 inches long.

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Released in 2016 with a four-year run until its retirement in 2020,LEGO’s Death Star (75159) was an upgraded version of the original playset from 2008. While the construction was largely the same, many elements and the minifigures that came with this new model received updated designs and features. This included new hairpieces, accessories, and eye pupils in line with LEGO’s more modern face printing.

4,784

Released in 2019 and retired in 2022,LEGO’s newer UCS Star Destroyer is much bigger than the original version, a difference of nearly 1700 pieces from the previously listed 2002 model with its 4,784 piece count. Featuring updated design and construction features, this version of the UCS Star Destroyer measures 43 inches long and 26 inches wide. As such, it was most certainly an upgrade in comparison (including its $699.99 price tag).