Lego’s 9,023-Piece Star Wars UCS Death Star Is Up For Preorder At Amazon

Lego Star Wars UCS Death Star (9,023 Pieces)

$1,000 | Releases at Amazon on January 1.

Preorder at Amazon Backordered at Lego Store

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.

Lego Star Wars UCS Death Star (9,023 Pieces)

$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.

Preorder at Amazon

Backordered at Lego Store

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.

The new Death Star is the first in the Lego Star Wars lineup since 2008.

UCS Death Star 75419 is Lego’s third iteration of the iconic space station, but it’s hard to make a fair comparison to previous models because the level of detail and complexity in the UCS line–and the broader Lego catalog in general–has increased considerably over the years. But for reference: UCS Death Star 10143 released in 2005 as a 3,449-piece model, and UCS Death Star 10188 launched in 2008 with 3,803 pieces. So it’s been about 15 years since a UCS Death Star has been sold by official retailers.

Death Star compared to other UCS Star Wars models.

When the Death Star launched in October, it was one of nine Ultimate Collector Series models sold at retailers, but that number will soon be seven. Lego is retiring the X-Wing Starfighter and Razor Crest, and both models are already sold out at major retailers. The Lego Store is also sold out of the Razor Crest, but the 1,953-piece X-Wing Starfighter is in stock for $240 as of December 22.

The Death Star is the third UCS build to launch in 2025. The $300 replica of Jango Fett’s Firespray-Class Starship arrived on Star Wars Day. In August, Lego released the UCS AT-ST Walker. Priced at $200, this 1,513-piece display model is the most affordable UCS build available today.

Prior to the Death Star, the UCS Millennium Falcon and AT-AT Walker models were the priciest at $850. The AT-AT Walker is retired, but Han Solo’s iconic freighter ship is still available today. With the Death Star in the mix, the Millennium Falcon is the second-largest UCS build with 7,541 pieces. The gap between first and second is 1,482 pieces–nearly a full AT-ST Walker model.

We’ve listed the UCS Star Wars models that are still available for retail price below.

Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series

• AT-ST Walker (1,513 pieces) — $200
• TIE Interceptor Starfighter (1,931 pieces) — $230
• X-Wing Starfighter (1,949 pieces) — $240 | Retiring soon
• Jango Fett’s Firespray-Class Starship (2,970 pieces) — $300
• Jabba’s Sail Barge (3,942 pieces) — $500
• The Razor Crest (6,187 pieces) — Sold out | Retiring soon
• Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser (5,374 pieces) — $650
• Millennium Falcon (7,541 pieces) — $850
• Death Star (9,023 pieces) — $1,000

You can also check out this custom Amazon page we created for Star Wars UCS models. We included the X-Wing and Razor Crest in the unlikely event they are restocked for retail price. You’ll also find the 1,890-piece Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder on that page; the UCS Landspeeder is retired, but it’s only selling for around $30 higher than its $240 MSRP on Amazon.

USC Death Star comes with 38 Lego minifigures.

Here’s the list of minifigures included with UCS Death Star:

• Luke Skywalker (Tatooine)
• Luke Skywalker (Stormtrooper)
• Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight)
• Han Solo
• Han Solo (Stormtrooper)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Princess Leia
• Chewbacca
• C-3PO
• R2-D2
• Darth Vader
• Emperor Palpatine
• Grand Moff Tarkin
• Galen Erso
• Orson Krennic
• Admiral Yularen
• Admiral Motti
• General Tagge
• Imperial Dignitary
• 5D6-RA-7 Protocol Droid
• R3-T6 Astromech Droid
• 6 Stormtroopers
• Hot Tub Stormtrooper
• 2 Royal Guards
• 2 Death Star Troopers
• Imperial Naval Officer
• Shuttle Pilot
• 2 Gunners
• 2 Crew Members

All 38 characters displayed alongside the Death Star reference placard.

Make sure to clear some shelf space before you start building.

The half-built Death Star is larger than the vast majority of Lego sets.

The completed Death Star looks even larger next to a human.

The Superlaser is attached to the side of the build.

Even though this is technically a partial Death Star, the 10-inch depth means it’s one of the most spacious

The Imperial Shuttle has adjustable wings.

Darth Vader meeting with Moff Tarkin and Imperial leadership in the Conference Room.

Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader’s lightsaber duel in Emperor Palpatine’s Throne Room

Darth Vader greets Emperor Palpatine in the hangar bay.

C-3PO and R2-D2 in the hangar bay.

Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Chewbacca board the Death Star

Darth Vader approaching Princess Leia’s holding cell.

Darth Vader and Obi-Wan’s lightsaber duel.

Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewbacca escape the trash compactor.

Hangar control room with C-3PO and Obi-Wan in his Stormtrooper disguise.