On Saturday, June 18, the LEGO Group streamed its second annual LEGO CON, hosted by Vick Hope, Joel McHale, and Melvin Odoom. Special guests included Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter franchise) and Angus MacLane, the director behind the new Pixar film Lightyear.
The event lasted two hours and included interviews with LEGO designers and an international LEGO Masters build project to celebrate the company’s 90th anniversary. But the most exciting parts of the show were the multiple set reveals. Two of the sets will revive classic LEGO themes, and the others sets continue LEGO’s licensed franchises, including Avatar, Star Wars, Marvel, Super Mario, and more. All sets will launch later this summer.
Here are the biggest announcements and reveals from LEGO CON 2022.
The new medieval LEGO Lion Knights’ Castle is big and detailed, and it represents a revival; there has not been a Castle or Castle-adjacent theme since 2013. Set #10305 features a working drawbridge and a water wheel that turns a millstone. Builders can open the castle and explore an interior that includes a dungeon, an armory, and a kitchen. There’s even a miniature model of the “Classic” yellow castle from 1978! It is composed of 4514 pieces and retails for $399.99. It will launch on August 3.
Another throwback, this is a large-scale reimagining of the classic Galaxy Explorer from 1979, and it comes with retractable legs, living quarters, and four astronaut minifigures. The new LEGO Galaxy Explorer is composed of 1254 pieces and retails for $99.99. It will debut on August 1.
There are two new Minecraft sets launching later this summer. The first is the Skeleton Dungeon (Set #21189), which includes a spawner and rocks that can be rigged up to fall on the skeletons chasing you. It is composed of 364 pieces and retails for $44.99. It will debut on August 1.
The second set is the Abandoned Village (Set #21190), where you battle zombie villagers amidst the dilapidated ruins. It is composed of 422 pieces and retails for $34.99. It will also debut on August 1.
For the last few years, LEGO has been experimenting with using Dots–smooth, round, 1×1 studs –to create realistic mosaics of famous photos and paintings. The upcoming LEGO Floral Art (Set #31207) mosaic set is more free form than what came prior, and allows you to create your own customizable floral art, with vibrant greens, blues, oranges, and pinks. Then, you can hang it up in your home to match the color scheme. The set is composed of 2,780 pieces and retails for $79.99. It will release on August 1.
There are 8 new, collectible LEGO Super Mario characters. They are all interactive with the Super Mario starter sets and come with unique sounds and abilities. They are: Nabbit, Purple Toad, Hammer Bro, Waddlewing, Toady, Baby Yoshi, Red Yoshi, and Blue Shy Guy. The LEGO Super Mario Character Pack Series 5 (Set #71410) will retail for $5.99 each. They will launch on August 1.
The new LEGO Star Wars sets are always next level with regards to scope, size, and detail, and this summer’s newly announced arrivals are no different. First is the LEGO Star Wars The Justifier (Set #75323), which is Bounty hunter Cad Bane’s ship, as seen in The Bad Batch. It features minifigures of Cad Bane, Fennec Shand, Hunter, Omega, and Todo 360. It has a fully detailed cockpit and retractable landing gear. It is composed of 1022 pieces and retails for $169.99. It will launch on August 1
And the other announced set was the LEGO Star Wars AT-TE Walker (Set #75337), a heavy artillery unit from the Clone Wars era. It comes with Separatist droids and members of the 212th Attack Battalion, which ran under the command of Cody and General Kenobi. The vehicle features articulable legs and a massive rotating laser cannon on top. It is composed of 1082 pieces and retails for $139.99. It will also launch on August 1.
Disney debuted a teaser trailer for the upcoming special LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation. It centers around Rey, Finn, Poe, Rose, and Chewbacca, who are taking a well-earned vacation after defeating Palpatine in Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. The official trailer will launch on June 21. The complete special will debut on Disney Plus on August 1.
Much like the long-anticipated movie sequels, the LEGO Avatar sets have been in development for years. At LEGO CON 2022, we got a peek at one of them: a recreation of a Toruk and The Tree of Souls (Set #75574). It comes with a number of Na’vi minifigures, which have tails and disproportionately long arms and legs. The set is composed of 1212 pieces, and it will retail for $149.99. It will launch on October 1.
And lastly, this massive recreation of Dr. Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum (Set #76218) sets a high bar for MCU-themed sets. The entire building is modular, and the individual floors are separable from each other. The top floor is a museum of mystical artifacts, the middle floor is a library, and the bottom floor depicts the grand staircase from the films. It is composed of 2708 pieces and will retail for $249.99. It will launch on August 1.
Kevin Wong is a LEGO aficionado. Talk about your favorite sets with him on Twitter at @kevinjameswong.
