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Lego’s Smart Brick is here, and it transforms these new Star Wars sets

Lego’s Smart Brick is here, and it transforms these new Star Wars sets

The Smart Brick comes with three of eight Star Wars sets at launch, although most smart-enabled sets ship without it.

The Smart Brick comes with three of eight Star Wars sets at launch, although most smart-enabled sets ship without it.

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Cameron Faulkner
is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025.

Lego’s new Smart Brick is a pretty big deal. It packs a miniature computer, a microphone, and NFC tech into a classic 2×4 Lego brick, which can power all sorts of new experiences with select sets. It has so much promise that we awarded it “best in show” at CES 2026, and now, eight Star Wars-themed sets that support the Smart Brick (and include it, in some cases) are now available.

Three of them include at least one Smart Brick, along with a charging cradle and cable, while the rest are merely “Smart Play compatible,” meaning they’re BYOB (bring your own brick). The interactivity of the NFC tags and the smart minifigurs won’t be possible unless you already own one of Lego’s fancy, computerized bricks. The cheapest set to include a Smart Brick is Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter, which costs $69.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Lego’s online storefront, while the priciest one — the Throne Room Duel & A-Wing set — is available from Amazon, Best Buy, and Lego for $159.99 with two Smart Bricks.

Below, we’ve listed each set, along with useful info about the smart (and standard) components included.

A 581-piece set that includes one Smart Brick, five NFC tags, and smart minifigs of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia.

A 962-piece set that includes two Smart Bricks, five NFC tags, and smart minifigs of Emperor Palpatine, Darth Vader, and Luke Skywalker.

A 473-piece set that includes one Smart Brick, one NFC tag, and a smart minifig of Darth Vader.

A 347-piece set that includes two NFC tags, a smart Wicket minifig, plus standard AT-ST driver and Scout Trooper minifigs. No Smart Brick is included.

A 440-piece set that includes two NFC tags, smart minifigs of Yoda and Luke Skywalker, plus a standard R2-D2 minifig. No Smart Brick is included.

A 666-piece set that includes three NFC tags, two smart minifigures of Greedo and Obi-Wan Kenobi, plus three standard minifigs of a Sandtrooper and two cantina band members.

An 885-piece set that includes four NFC tags and four smart minifigs of Chewbacca, Han Solo, C-3PO, and Luke Skywalker.

A 215-piece set that includes one NFC tag, one smart minifig of Luke Skywalker, plus two standard minifigs of a Jawa and Gonk Droid.

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