The biggest LEGO The Lord of the Rings sets ever – May 2025
LEGO Icons 10367 The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook may not be the biggest LEGO set ever, but it still makes the list of the top ten.
Ahead of its release on June 1, 10367 The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook joins the ranks of modern LEGO The Lord of the Rings sets, putting a fresh twist on the collection with its new book nook format. It’s perhaps more similar to LEGO Harry Potter 76450 Book Nook: Hogwarts Express and 10351 Sherlock Holmes: Book Nook, but the brick-built Balrog and Middle-earth setting cements it as part of the LEGO The Lord of the Rings family.
Although some fans have been taking aim at 10367 The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook for having too much empty space, it’s still bigger than some LEGO The Lord of the Rings sets of years gone by. With that in mind, we’re taking a look back at some of the biggest LEGO The Lord of the Rings sets ever released to see where 10367 fits in.
10 – 9473 The Mines of Moria
Price: £69.99 / $79.99 / €79.99 Pieces: 776 Year: 2012
9473 The Mines of Moria just makes it onto this list, just barely beating number nine with its piece count of 776 pieces. The set recreates the tense battle against a horde of goblins that would send Gandalf flying into the arms of the Balrog, featuring nine minifigures, including the Fellowship and two goblin enemies – as well as the hulking cave troll, of course.
9 – 79014 Dol Guldur Battle
Price: £69.99 / $69.99 / €79.99 Pieces: 797 Year: 2013
Increasing in size by just 21 pieces, 79014 Dol Guldur Battle depicts another battle by returning to scenes from the Hobbit trilogy, Gandalf and Radagast face down Azog and his evil henchmen. There’s an impressive amount of detail included in the fairly flat structure of the building, lending it well to both play and display.
8 – 79010 The Goblin King Battle
Price: £79.99 / $99.99 / €99.99 Pieces: 841 Year: 2012
Next up at 841 pieces, there’s another hulking figure in 79010 The Goblin King Battle with its Goblin King. The piece count goes towards a brightly coloured backdrop to display him, the goblins, and the dwarves on, as well as plenty of play features included as well to recreate the fast-paced escape that Gandalf, Ori, Nori, and Dori make from the goblin dwelling.
7 – 79018 The Lonely Mountain
Price: £99.99 / $129.99 / €129.99 Pieces: 866 Year: 2014
Returning to the Hobbit once more, 79018 The Lonely Mountain includes 866 pieces, many of which are used to recreate the dragon Smaug’s various treasures. There are also nifty play features so that you can recreate the gold-fuelled battle against the beast, as well as a model of the red dragon himself.
6 – 10367 The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook
Price: £109.99 / $129.99 / €119.99 Pieces: 1,201 Year: 2025
Here’s where 10367 The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook comes in with its 1,201 pieces. While the sides might seem gappy, the flames rise up to add an extra something to the display. Much of the piece count goes towards the structure itself, designed to slot in between books on a shelf.
5 – 9474 The Battle of Helm’s Deep
Price: £99.99 / $129.99 / €139.99 Pieces: 1,368 Year: 2012
The first set on this list to really lean into display, 9474 The Battle of Helm’s Deep uses 1,368 pieces to recreate the iconic battle location. Between the interactive play features and sturdy battlements where the action took place, you’d be forgiven for thinking this is a classic LEGO Castle set rather than The Lord of the Rings.
4 – 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire
Price: £229.99 / $269.99 / €269.99 Pieces: 2,017 Year: 2025
Another more recent addition to this list is 10354 The Lord of the Rings: The Shire, with its 2,017 pieces. The brick-built Shire balances play and display, with one central build of Bag End and various other side-builds picking out familiar locations from the Shire.
3 – 10237 Tower of Orthanc
Price: £169.99 / $199.99 / €199.99 Pieces: 2,359 Year: 2013
The largest of the classic LEGO The Lord of the Rings sets, now long since retired, 10237 Tower of Orthanc is made up of 2,359 pieces. Once it was the largest brick-built tower from Middle-earth, but was soon beaten out by…
2 – 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr
Price: £399.99 / $4459.99 / €459.99 Pieces: 5,471 Year: 2024
Many might assume that 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr is the largest set on this list, due to its sheer height and imposing stature. However, although all of its 5,471 pieces send the Eye of Sauron far into the sky (or shelf), there’s one set that beats them all when it comes to piece count.
1 – 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell
Price: £429.99 / $499.99 / €499.99 Pieces: 6,167 Year: 2023
And that set is 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell, with a mighty 6,167 pieces. The piece count goes more into landscaping and details than height, with intricate tiles coming together on the roof and fun references to the movies tucked into every nook and crevice of the build.
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