Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 3 opener teases rumoured LEGO set

The first episode of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 3 gives us a solid glimpse at the source of a rumoured LEGO Star Wars 2023 set.

A total of three LEGO Star Wars sets based on the new season of The Mandalorian are currently rumoured to be on the way this year, including 75346 Pirate Snubfighter, 75348 Mandalorian Fang Fighter vs. TIE Interceptor, and a product that so far only has a number in 75361. The first episode of Season 3 debuted on Disney+ on March 1, and one of those rumoured sets featured heavily towards the end of its 37-minute runtime.

Spoilers follow for The Mandalorian Chapter 17.

The Apostate reintroduced us to Din Djarin and Grogu – freshly reunited following the events of The Book of Boba Fett – as the former sets out on a quest to redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow Mandalorians, who have disowned him for removing his helmet. To win their respect, he needs to travel to the mines of Mandalore. And in true Mandalorian style, that first means a separate journey to his old stomping ground of Nevarro.

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It’s there that Din helps High Magistrate Greef Karga to confront pirates hoping to turn a local school into a drinking den, and ends up gunning four of them down. The lead pirate (who dresses, sounds and acts like a pirate in the very traditional sense of the word) later tracks Mando down en route to visiting Bo-Katan, luring him into the path of his boss Gorian Shard, who can only be described as ‘pirate Swamp Thing’.

What’s of more concern to LEGO Star Wars fans, though, are the ships the pirates are flying (and exploding in). These are presumably the basis for 75346 Pirate Snubfighter, or whatever the final model – if it exists – ends up being called. The set is said to come in at 285 parts for €34.99, a piece count and price point that feel about right for the size of the ships seen on screen.

Exactly how many characters could be included in such a set remains to be seen, but you’ve got to imagine that at least the lead pirate would be present, which means a brand new LEGO Star Wars Nikto minifigure. Otherwise, we reckon sales of 75325 The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter may just be about to spike – the snubfighter is going to need something to battle, after all.

Remember that 75346 Pirate Snubfighter is still just a rumour for now, so may yet not materialise as expected. But if it does, reports suggest we’ll see it on shelves on May 1. For now, here’s a quick reminder of the current LEGO Star Wars slate for 2023…

Every LEGO Star Wars set confirmed and rumoured for 2023

LEGO setPricePiecesRelease date
40591 [May the 4th Promo]TBC TBCMay 2023
40615 Tusken Raider£9.99 / $9.99 / €9.99152January 1, 2023
40623 [Endor BrickHeadz Pack]$39.99 / €39.99TBCTBC 2023
75344 Boba Fett’s Starship Microfighter£8.99 / $9.99 / €9.9985January 1, 2023
75345 501st Clone Troopers Battle Pack£17.99 / $19.99 / €19.99119January 1, 2023
75346 Pirate Snubfighter€34.99285May 2023
75347 TIE Bomber£59.99 / $64.99 / €64.99625January 1, 2023
75348 Mandalorian Fang Fighter vs. TIE Interceptor€99.99957May 2023
75349 Captain Rex Helmet£59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99854March 1, 2023
75350 Clone Commander Cody Helmet£59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99766March 1, 2023
75351 Princess Leia (Boushh) Helmet£59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99670March 1, 2023
75352 Death Star Throne Room Diorama€99.99807May 2023
75353 Endor Speeder Bike Chase Diorama€79.99608May 2023
75354 TBCTBC 1,083September 2023
75355 [UCS]€239.99 TBCMay 2023
75356 Executor Super Star Destroyer£59.99 / $69.99 / €69.99 630May 1, 2023
75358 Young Jedi Adventures$39.99124Summer 2023
75359 Republic Swamp Speeder$24.99106TBC 2023
75360 Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter$34.99253August 1, 2023
75361 TBC$44.99526August 1, 2023
75362 TBC$69.99599September 2023
75363 Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter Microfighter$14.9988August 2023
75364 TBC$99.991,056September 2023
75365 Yavin IV Rebel Base$159.991,067Summer 2023
75366 Star Wars Advent Calendar$44.99320TBC 2023
75367 TBC$649.995,374TBC 2023
75368 Darth Vader Mech$14.99139August 1, 2023
75369 Boba Fett Mech$14.99155TBC 2023
75370 Stormtrooper Mech$14.99138August 2023
75371 Chewbacca$199.992,320September 2023

The first episode of The Mandalorian Season 3 is streaming now on Disney+.

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Chris Wharfe
I like to think of myself as a journalist first, LEGO fan second, but we all know that’s not really the case. Journalism does run through my veins, though, like some kind of weird literary blood – the sort that will no doubt one day lead to a stress-induced heart malfunction. It’s like smoking, only worse. Thankfully, I get to write about LEGO until then.

Chris Wharfe

I like to think of myself as a journalist first, LEGO fan second, but we all know that’s not really the case. Journalism does run through my veins, though, like some kind of weird literary blood – the sort that will no doubt one day lead to a stress-induced heart malfunction. It’s like smoking, only worse. Thankfully, I get to write about LEGO until then.

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