This is a very different top 10 list than I normally do. But with my kid being in love with Star Wars Lego minifigs (miniature figures), and my wife and I enjoying building Lego sets, Lego has been on my mind. Especially because there are some sets that I’d really love to get for Lego. So what sets are the ones that are on the dream list?

Top 10 Lego Sets I’d Love to Own

10. AT-AT

This one is really a dream set to get. That is why it’s so low. I love the look of this amazing and giant. But that’s the issue, it is amazing and giant and amazingly expensive. Expect to see that a lot on the list. There are a ton of expensive Lego sets out there. And while I’d love to get them all, I certainly can’t because of money and because of displaying them.

But the AT-AT is just so huge and grand it is one that I’d love to have. And in terms of the iconic vehicles from Star Wars, I think I’d prefer to have this giant set to the Millennium Falcon or Slave 1 or a lot of the other ships. Mainly because it is so much more unique than another spaceship. I already have a little Millennium Falcon, Razor Crest, Poe Dameron’s Ship, and more. But I don’t have anything like the AT-AT

9. Viking Village

There are so many medieval themed ones to chose from. But only one on my list and it’s the Viking Village. I think that theme is just more unique for Lego, in fact I know it is. And it stands out as some that still has some great buildings and a great look to it, but isn’t so much the classic stones walls put together. And there is something that feels like it’s going to be that more interesting display piece. Also at just over $100 it’s one of the cheaper sets on the list, though it’s still definitely not a cheap set.

8. Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle

There are a lot of big sets on the list. Enough that I’ll clearly never get them all or have enough space to store them all. But Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle is just such a sharp looking set. And it is a bigger set in terms of the size of the finished product, it’s a much more reasonable price.

This one is truly a display piece of a set. So while others on the list are going to have more toy factor to them, which I do love with Lego, there are some sets that just have more of that build it and put it up and hope you remember to dust it. And very few of them are as sharp and crisp looking as the command shuttle.

7. Avengers Tower

I thought that Avengers Tower might make it higher on the list. But there is a reason that it isn’t. Mainly because while it’s a cool building with a lot of great minifigs it’s less of a dynamic set-up than some. If you don’t know what it is or you just see the building with nothing else, it’s going to look like a kind of cool skyscraper. If you know what it is and you see the super heroes around fighting the Chitauri, it’s going to be more interesting. But while I love it, it’s just not quite as cool as some other sets.

6. Revenge of the Sith Heroes and Villains

This one probably will feel a bit out of place with a ton of larger sets. But I really enjoy the look of their blocky figures here. I don’t always love the kind of squared off guys that Lego makes. I think a lot of it is because, like Funko Pops, just one looks a little bit odd by itself. But when you have a whole group and all the key characters, or most of them, for Revenge of the Sith, it just looks cool to have them all together. And it makes sense because it’s a whole group, not just a random one off.

5. Sanctum Sanctorum

I love Doctor Strange as a character and I really like both movies. This it the highest second Marvel set though, which doesn’t surprise me too much. The Marvel sets are cool, but because they look more modern building a lot of the time it’s less fun than the sets higher on the list. The Sanctum Sanctorum, though, gives you some of that fantasy feel that you’ll see in some sets higher on the list. Plus then it is still Marvel so I really enjoy that element of it as well.

4. X-Men: The X-Mansion

This has some many things that I really like about it. The sentinel there, and the different rooms in the mansion are really two of them. You have also so many great X-Men characters that I think the set just looks great. And I think the X-Mansion is probably the most iconic building in Marvel. So to get a set of that with most of the characters that I really want, I could see having this one set-up in my background for filming videos for 10 Minute Marvel. Or maybe it’ll be down in the TV room as that area gets built out more. Either way, I’d love to get this set for my Marvel nerdiness.

3. The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dur

This one is just impressive with how tall it is. I love the details on it as well and how imposing it looks with that eye at the top. It is one that I think would be a blast to build but also would look great in our library since it is a literary set. I could see what with some of the other Lord of the Rings Lego sets displaying really nicely in there and fitting in very well thematically. Will we get this one, I don’t know. I will say that there is at least one Lego set for Lord of the Rings that is higher on my list.

2. Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale

I love Dungeons and Dragons. So the combination of Dungeons and Dragons and Lego is huge for me. And I love the details on this set. There are so many nods to great Dungeons and Dragons things that keep this from just being a fantasy or castle setting set. And that is what makes me really want to get this one over some other sets on the list.

Add in the fact that it comes with a one shot or a short campaign, forget which that you can play is great. Imagine having that as the centerpiece on the table for a game of Dungeons and Dragons. Everyone gets their minifig out and you play through an adventure together. I have a group who I know would have a blast doing that, and I would have a blast running something like that.

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Shire

This is one that I think should be pretty obvious from the previous Lord of the Rings on the list. The Shire is the newest big set. And I expect this one will get added to our collection. We’re mainly waiting for myself to land a new job before we get it. You maybe would have thought that Rivendell would have been on the list, but turns out, we already own that one.

This one I think I maybe even like better than Rivendell. The Shire is just so quaint and cute. And it’s a smaller set so it’s going to be easier to display. With that said, you still get a ton of great minifigs with it and the detail is great on Bag End. I know there are complaints that the party tree could or should be bigger, but it doesn’t bother me.

Final Thoughts

I did already toss out there, but just a reminder, that I already own Rivendell. I just need to spend the time with my wife and get that put together. And ideally we put that together somewhere where the cats can’t get it. I also have the Dagobah Diorama set that I need to put together that might have made the list as well because it’s a very awesome set.

The biggest issue, besides all the money that these sets cost, is displaying them. So many of them are huge and cool and I’d want people to see them, but they also take up a lot of space. And did I mention that we have cats? I need to rebuild my Razor Crest because a cast knocked it down, as cats do.

Also, this list might get revisited with a slight twist on it in the next week. Why? Every set I picked is available now, and I know there are retired sets that I’d love to get my hands on. In fact, I look at eBay from time to time to see if I can find some sets at a reasonable price.

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