Lego’s Smart Brick Star Wars Sets Now Available for Preorder

• Key Takeaways:
• Lego has opened preorders for three Star Wars sets built around its new Smart Brick and Smart Tags.
• Prices range from $69.99 to $159.99; preorders ship March 1, 2026 and include a wireless charger.
• The Smart Brick adds LEDs, speaker, mic, wireless connectivity, and sensors; it recognizes Smart Tags via NFC and is updatable through a mobile app.
• Fan reaction is mixed, with excitement about new play modes and concern over electronics in classic construction toys.

What’s available and how much they cost

Lego is launching the Smart Play system with three Star Wars sets now open for preorder. Each set pairs physical builds with on-board electronics to add sound, lighting, and contextual responses when Smart Tags or figures are detected.

Smart Play: Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter — $69.99

This 473-piece set includes one Smart Brick, one Smart Tag, and a Smart Darth Vader minifigure. It’s the entry-level option designed to show how a single brick can bring a model to life with effects and sounds.

Smart Play: Luke’s Red Five X‑Wing — $89.99

The 581-piece X‑Wing comes with one Smart Brick, five Smart Tags, and Smart Luke and Leia figures. The additional tags enable more triggered interactions and layered audio or lighting behaviors.

Smart Play: Throne Room Duel & A‑Wing — $159.99

This 962-piece set is the flagship bundle. It includes two Smart Bricks, five Smart Tags, and Smart figures for Luke, Darth Vader, and Emperor Palpatine. It’s intended for more complex scenes and simultaneous effects.

Charging and shipping

All three sets include Lego’s new wireless charger that can power two Smart Bricks at once. Preorders are expected to ship March 1, 2026.

Inside the Smart Brick

The Smart Brick functions as a compact, standalone computer built to integrate into Lego builds. Hardware elements include programmable LEDs, a speaker, a microphone, and sensors that detect motion, light, and gestures.

The system recognizes Smart Tags and specially encoded figures using embedded NFC. When a tag or figure is placed nearby, the brick can trigger character-specific sounds, music, or lighting schemes.

While Lego says the bricks aren’t user-programmable at launch, they can receive firmware and content updates via a companion mobile app, expanding capabilities over time.

Community response and context

Reaction among Lego fans is split. Some welcome new interactive play modes; others worry electronics shift focus away from open-ended building. Lego points to prior electronic hybrids—like its Super Mario line—as precedent for blended physical-digital play.

These Star Wars Smart Play sets mark Lego’s first wide release of the Smart Brick and will be a major test of whether fans embrace interactive bricks in classic licensed lines.