Ranking Every LEGO Star Wars 2023 Set from Worst to Best!

[@FabuBrik]

I hear the "we just got this in 2017" argument for Yoda's starfighter so frequently but that is such an entitled, selfish statement. There was a huge influx of LEGO sw fans during lockdowns in 2020 that did not have it. So many of the long time collectors have a self centered attitude that can't be bothered to look at it from anyone else's perspective but their own.

[@Qoobon_]

And a kid born in 2017 is 6 yo now, he is now able to want to own the set.

[@mxritz_01]

The old one isnt expensive so the set isnt really needed

[@FabuBrik]

​@@mxritz_01 the number of fans who are simultaneously only a year or two into the hobby, aware of the older 2017 version and searching bricklink is such a small minority. Normies drive the boat.

[@GeneralPenguiniscool]

I know! I had no clue what Star Wars was because I was a stupid 11 year old, and I only liked Lego Technic. It's so arrogant and really quite stupid.

[@Qoobon_]

@@mxritz_01 okay, but kids won't just Google stuff, they want them on the shelf

[@silverseen8300]

The helmet holes are hopefully here to stay. It gives kids customization options for play, and it’s barely noticeable if you’re the average person🤷‍♀️

[@matth3wc]

i agree they are not that bad. I just wish they put them lower where there was already a circular spot anyways, or just kept the holes and remove the circular spot so that way there aren't two right next to each other.

[@otminealnamer1385]

Yeah I agree. It actually came as a bit of surprise a lot of people hate them; I remember thinking they were cool when they came out when I was still a kid. Thinking back to my kid self, I didn't care too much about "accuracy" in the figure details, and loved the ability to customize them. Given that's lego's primary audience, it only makes sense pretty much every clone has helmet holes. Still, I think things like UCS figures would benefit from not having holes since those sets are one of the few adult-oriented set categories.

[@SolomonMagnus819]

Helmet holes aren’t the problem. Its the execution. Nobody complained on the clone wars phase i clone troopers with their holes

[@brandynpennington]

They are very noticeable they look live black cancerous tumors

[@agentmanface6255]

Not hopefully, I like them ONLY for mini figures meant to have accessories, IE commanders

[@SauronIH]

Idk if we can say a set from 2016 is one we “just got” but I do agree the yoda set was overpriced, but it is a nice looking build, can’t complain too much other than price.

[@dinodavid5315]

I like how you started with the 4+ set and ended with the USC sets lol

[@DerEchteGoofy]

USC ? Ultimate Series Collector?

[@satansshadow218]

My favourite set is the pirate snub fighter. It's a really neat smugglers ship and I've always wanted lego to do more alien based sets so people can get a collection of them and this is perfect. Having a set that is an alien vehicle or build and it coming with a few aliens is great and I hope they do more with say wookies, nightsisters, twi'leks, zabraks, etc

[@Asraeks]

yep its a nice addition if you have mos eisley cantina set, a hive of scum and villainy

[@spencerboerboom4043]

The size hate on the gunship is justified. If they just it a little bigger then we could've fit the troopers in it. The gunship could've been way cooler and more satisfying than what it turned out to be

[@fivelonelyclones]

The only reason the interior is crammed is because the doors don’t open all the way

[@spencerboerboom4043]

@@fivelonelyclones I would've liked a little more space above their heads honestly. There was a lot on that set that Lego needed to execute better on.

[@benlam419]

A diorama set of the deck of the venator would be really nice. Could be Ahsoka's Order 66 escape from the bridge or just a generic one to display with any characters.

[@broncojuan]

There is no way they make a Diorama of anything other than Iconic movie scenes.

[@bacondorito]

@@broncojuaniconic clone wars movie scene then. Ahh?

[@broncojuan]

@@bacondoritothat doesn’t exist. The clone wars and the clone wars movie were just nowhere near popular enough. Edit peak, roughly 4,000,000 people saw either one of those properties. Whereas on average, the live action, Star Wars movies have averaged somewhere around 80 million tickets sold.

[@aerospherology2001]

Vader and Palpatine looking at the Death Star

[@lucplays6581]

The ghost is my favorite! 😊

[@omarbaba9892]

Unpopular but I really don’t like the x wing. The body looks fine but the engines and wings look goofy AF. They’re supposed to be mounted partially into the wings but on the Lego version they’re slapped on top so look really weird and inaccurate

[@rodrign007]

Not unpopular. The engines just look so weird to me. Fivelonelyclones is smoking whenever he praises it

[@Itsatrap365]

This might be the only thing I agree with from you

[@omarbaba9892]

@@Itsatrap365 lol you seen my other comments?

[@ACOB]

Finally some respect for that X-WANG~! great vid brotha

[@fivelonelyclones]

For real! It’s definitely my favorite set in my collection right behind the venator

[@ACOB]

@@fivelonelyclones 2013 was a LONG time ago and makes perfect business sense for LEGO to unleash this beauty in UCS form again~!

[@YesDaniel2004]

Let's all agree that X Wing polybag is a straight dogwater.

[@Redeemedfatherof2]

With the Yoda Jedi Starfighter, yeah it hasn't been that long but the price of the new one is $20 cheaper than the older one, so I guess if you had interest in it probably would be glad Lego has a new one on the shelf.

[@кочинартем]

2017 not 2016.

[@Qoobon_]

​@@кочинартемdid he say 2016 or 17?

[@rodrign007]

The old was cheaper what are you on about

[@Redeemedfatherof2]

@@rodrign007 yeah some people don’t have time machines.

[@rodrign007]

@@Redeemedfatherof2 oh you mean compared to now

[@jasonmyneni8605]

Putting the mechs over the MicroFighters is an INSANE thing to do. Granted, I’m a microfighter collector, but the mechs are really bad

[@RichardMontgomeryYT]

egg man is here!

[@LayersonLayers]

Holiday diorama is slept on

[@astralflick]

I’ve been out of the loop on Lego Star Wars for a while, but what has happened to the community? There is almost no positivity or creativity, everyone thinks like a hive mind listening to MandR guy and repeating everything he says. Lego should be used to be creative and fun and everyone seems miserable. I think part of the reason of this negativity is the price you’re forced to pay for these. The only sets with good value I’ve seen this year is the Indiana Jones ones, and if people want the prices to go down STOP BUYING THE OVERPRICED SETS. Maybe buy some alternate bricks as well to give lego some competition.

[@fivelonelyclones]

Yeah mandr is the last person I’m trying to copy my guy but if I have some of the same opinions as him than it is what it is. Although I do admit I openly copy his review thumbnails just because they’re so easy to do 😂

[@astralflick]

@@fivelonelyclones oh I didn’t mean you, that the reason I watch you. I think you genuinely share your honest opinions even though I don’t often agree. I was just sharing my dissatisfaction with the community in general.

[@fivelonelyclones]

@@astralflickOh yeah I definitely understand. Often time you’ll hear a lot of negative things about a set then when you get it for yourself none of it bothers you or is even noticeable. Although ironically some of the only valid negativity I’ve heard recently is the helmet hole situation lol

[@astralflick]

@@fivelonelyclones I understand why you get all the sets, this is your job (and a pretty awesome job), but I don’t understand many of the fans. They complain about the quality and prices and then buy every set. They need to vote with their wallet because lego only cares about the bottom line.

[@rodrign007]

@@fivelonelyclonesI hate that not liking the helmet holes makes everyone hate you cause they think you’re just trying to copy MandR when in reality I genuinely think they’re hideous 😭

[@leshaygood6054]

Another great vid that I enjoyed watching, and I more or less agree with your rankings. I didn’t buy many new releases this year as I ended up concentrating on buying retired UCS sets, but I bought that Venator on day 1. It’s going to look so great with my other UCS destroyers. I have the 2012 UCS X-wing, and I really like it despite not being perfect. My display space is very limited, so I decided to skip it as I just don’t have room for duplicates. If the UCS Tie Interceptor is indeed released this spring, I’ll probably get that since it will be a definitely upgrade from the 2000 version.

[@Starbird75122]

18:04 ww1? You do realize that ww1 planes were biplanes. Nah bro it looks like a corsair from ww2.

[@fivelonelyclones]

I’m not a history buff dawg old planes = ww1/ww2 it’s not that deep

[@QuantumBricks]

this is the saddest video I’ve watched to date 😢😢😢 I’ve never cried so hard…. usually when I watch your videos I lightly weep 😢😢😢 but watching this video made violent rains come from my eyes, now I cannot stop crying 😭😭😭😭

[@JesusReigns-fg8pf]

Even though I know price per piece is somewhat unpopular, I still utilize it, but I also count the minifigures at about $4-5 each. I'm only guessing when it comes to how accurate this is, but many more price points (especially stuff like Yavin) are more justified (not that LEGO isn't overpriced no matter what) this way.

[@fivelonelyclones]

I still utilize price per piece as well and I’d say 10 cents is just not realistic at all anymore due to inflation. I go by about 12-15 cents per piece

[@Sashin-d8t]

@@fivelonelyclonesfigures cost like 1 dollars to make also the actual cost of the plastic is very low. The lisencing and labour makes up the majority of the cost, and the fact that Lego has to pay its investors and higher ups

[@Darnley_10]

I don’t think anyone who complains about the helmet homes truly understands how inconvenient making 2 different helmet molds (one with holes for captains and specialists etc and one without them for regs) would be for Lego. Take the gunship or the 332nd battle pack for example. Why would they have a singular machine making only helmets with holes for Vaughn and Fox but tons of machines dedicated to the regs. It’s hard to explain but it’s not that hard of a concept to understand.

[@fivelonelyclones]

That’s the same as arguing that they shouldn’t have exclusive figures, molds, or printed pieces in a set just because they’d only be producing them for one set.

[@professional1298]

​@fivelonelyclones yeah no, as someone who creates custom parts tooling is really expensive, it's no wonder they use the same exact mold for B1s, a clone helmet is a clone helmet. It's no different than the 2008 and 2013 phase 1 clones.

[@omarbaba9892]

Bro literally it all would’ve been fine if they just added the holes where they’re supposed to be, but they didn’t because they’re too cheap to make a new visor mould. Meanwhile the current visor mould gets stretched out by the phase 2 helmets since it’s not designed for it. It also would’ve made it so the range finder isn’t comically high up on the helmet

[@johndoe-rd6sy]

I agree with you on chewie not being that bad

[@RepublicOfBridger]

I love when I watch these videos and people talk about “Lego controversy” they’re not talking about “this set is 70$ overpriced”. They’re talking about “the printing colors are slightly off” or “the helmets have microscopic holes!” 😂 😂😂

[@volturnes4734]

bruh fr lego collectors can be such babies sometimes

[@Sashin-d8t]

@@volturnes4734I know people complained so much about the pilot in the UCS gunship

[@jbtom321]

The stormtrooper mech is my favorite one they released.

[@jalen_42]

E Wing and Shin over Tie and Fang Fighter is crazy, also the X wing is literally just a big x wing, it’s not super accurate ( everything about the windscreen is wrong, r2, etc), the stand is kinda janky, and the s foils are too flimsy

[@Kurlija]

I thought the Coruscant gunship didn’t have ball turrets, at least not transparent ones. The ones on the set don’t seem like a bad representation of the “real” thing.

[@omarbaba9892]

No he means the ones on the wings. Where the stud shooters are instead

[@Kurlija]

@@omarbaba9892 Yup, I was talking about those. That’s pretty much how they look in TCW.

[@omarbaba9892]

@@Kurlija nope, they’re supposed to be round. Stud shooters are the most pointless thing ever introduced, and kids don’t even use them for how finicky they are, I know I never did. Just takes away from imagination as well and makes the model look worse

[@Kurlija]

@@omarbaba9892 I see what you mean now, I thought you meant they should be transparent, like on the original gunship. For what it's worth, I'm not a fan of stud shooters either.

[@robertfowler3234]

Did I miss the other 4+ set? That being asked, there are only two sets I don’t own. One is the other 4+ set not mentioned and the buildable Chewbacca. I’m waiting for Chewbacca to go on sale.

[@Toxic4abel]

I might get yavin 4 base and I’m excited

[@erickaandreamaecuarez7723]

Yo i got that slave 1 microfighter😁

[@JanHenk-k1b]

Honestly I'm amazed you didn't comment on the 40 DOLLAR PRICE of the 4+ set. That is just insane. 4+ sets should not cost as much as a regulair set. It's even worse than the AT-ST 4+ set.

[@TristanLNeal]

The N-1 microfighter just looks like a horseshoe crab to me

[@esior8284]

Great list but imo Yavin IV is the worst set of 2023. The building is lacklusting, interior has barely any details and the scale of it is so wrong. And also, the price is just too high for it. Even minifigs don't make up for it

[@james-tp5ui]

No way u put the x wing above the ghost💀💀, the x wing would collapse in parts if you shake it or accidentally push. But the ghost won’t

[@8Smoker8]

I'd rank E-wing above Ghost. Minis are infinitely better imho. And builds are more interesting to me.

[@lucaslenner859]

All I can say is the venator is perfect glad a I got one also the palpatines throne room is great

[@Habsfan56744]

Mine is the gunship

[@waltuhgaming6523]

How quick you think the clones and droids battle pack is gonna sell out. 5 minutes?, 1 minute?, less than a minute 💀

[@fivelonelyclones]

If you’re talking about the January set it just depends on the area

[@novabell24]

Did you notice that Lego doesn’t have the balls to give us any other lightsaber colors than the four primary colors? That sequel set was based after the sequels. Meaning Rey’s saber should be yellow. But they gave her green. They did this with Baylon and Shin as well from Ahsoka. They gave them Red Sabers instead of Orange.

[@novabell24]

@BakiDou77 I’m mean, it’s not a big deal for me because I went to this shop called Bricks and Minifigs while I was in Florida and just so happened to find two Orange Lightsaber blades. So I’m good. I’m just saying that Lego could at least try.

[@Matolcsibenedek]

People who hate on the ahsoka ship for the gray side of the wing. On display you cant even see that side, and if they did make that side the same it would have been 15$ more expensive

[@omarbaba9892]

No, it should look good on both sides though and the set is already overpriced anyway so they should’ve included the pieces on the other side

[@bonrz2022]

WHERE IS AT TE ????

[@fivelonelyclones]

That set came out last year dawg

[@joshslater2426]

I haven’t had many Star Wars sets this year as they’ve been a bit on the expensive side, but I’m aiming to pick up Yavin 4 and the Republic Gunship at Christmas.

[@StegoKing]

The microfighters and mechs are SO much better than the buildable Chewbacca or those ridiculous helmets.

[@gag-dodgers]

Hi 👋

[@nathanw117]

I really don’t understand the hype around the ghost set

[@kevinthenegotiator]

Gotta admit, you have some really based takes on this years sets. You don't see a lot of KZbinrs actually forming their own opinions on Lego sets that do not just echo the community's hivemind.

[@kiryowtk2869]

bruh how the fuck is the snub fighter over the t-6 or rex the only more uninteresting and pointless sets are the 4+ ones

[@Lukedub]

Bro omg i swear people only care about ahsokas t-6 shuttle being blank on the bottom literallt cuz one reviewer complained about it. When tf are you gonna look at the back side? Unless you have it displayed on a table with 360 view it makes no sense to care about this. Its definitely far superior to the old one and its not a big deal at all.

[@fivelonelyclones]

Idk who you’re talking about but I own it and I don’t like the bottom at all the rest of the ship is great tho

[@Lukedub]

@@fivelonelyclones well it was kinda a domino effect and then everyone started complaining about it. It's just so dumb. When tf are you gonna look at the backside of a set.

[@kaiserberserk3622]

@@Lukedub Thing is, due to how the ship works having the vertical wings position, the backside is going to be much more noticeable. And there were sets which had similar wing configuration that actually looked decent on the backside like Pre Vizsla's mandalorian starfighter

[@omarbaba9892]

@@Lukedubtf you even on about it? It’s not the back its literally half of the set is just nothing. Imagine buying x wing or something where half of the ship has the right colours while the other doesn’t. And the set is overpriced anyway so they should’ve included them

[@Lukedub]

@@omarbaba9892 are you stupid? Unless you're displaying the set on a table where you can see both sides you're not going to be able to see the other side. that comparison is not the same. In the slightest. You'll only ever see the colored side. There's no stand for the set to be displayed in flying mode, so it's gonna be showing only ever the colored side. This argument is so incredible brain dead its insane. Like imagine if like, people started complaining that sets like hogwarts are terrible because there's no wall on the back. Or like how the Up house has no wall on the back. Iike, YOURE NOT GONNA SEE THAT, ITS BEING DISPLAYED FRONTWARD.

[@venomouslizards]

I really want to get that UCS Venator, but I can’t justify the price with that terrible Captain Rex figure.

[@mxritz_01]

The fig isnt terrible in my opinion. But if you need a fig to justify buying a ucs Set, than ucs Sets arent for you. Its about the build

[@venomouslizards]

@@mxritz_01 No, UCS sets are about both. If the figs are not part of the build, why would Lego include them? You are paying for both the build and the minfigures and it is disingenuous to claim that it is only about the builds. UCS sets are meant to be the pinnacle of accuracy, yet if one of its figures that out front and center, is so inaccurate that I have to buy a 3rd party version, it failed at its job.

[@fivelonelyclones]

@@venomouslizardsYes you’re right and I agree that the figures should be accurate AND exclusive. However you’re paying $650 for the build you’re not paying $650 for the Rex. I don’t even know where my Rex is lol

[@venomouslizards]

@@fivelonelyclones I agree with you that the majority of the money is for the build, and that the build is absolutely amazing. I’ll probably wait for it to go on sale so the money that I saved could make up for the poor captain Rex figure.

[@spencerboerboom4043]

​@@venomouslizardsIf you want the new Rex, despite the inaccuracies, just wait for the microfighter to come out this summer. I wish they would've done the Rex in the Venator better, instead of just copying the video game render of him

[@CT-0290]

Look, despite the controversy of the 322 battlepack, I found it to be one of the best sets this year, along with the 501 specialist

[@fivelonelyclones]

It’s definitely a good set especially the build like I said in the video. Although it just doesn’t compare to the bigger ones for obvious reason imo

[@jordanpattondiecastreviews]

Bitching about the helmet holes is not a personality

[@omarbaba9892]

Who said it was lol, they’re just bad

[@GeneralPenguiniscool]

Fun fact: we have to do a thing on our pet peeves in english class and i chose the star wars sequels 😂

[@joshslater2426]

Have you got anything better to spend your time complaining about? I imagine people actually like the sequels (me included) and that there are far worse things out there in the world.

[@GeneralPenguiniscool]

@joshslater2426 Why should you care about what I'm doing in my English class? I actually enjoy it and care about my grades, so I'm doing something I cade about. You aren't in my class, so why should you care about what I'm doing a presentation on? Don't you have better things to do with your time than complaining about people you will never meet on the Internet?

[@212thBeehiveMan]

Man, you say "turrent" fffffffffff

[@ovidiu5230]

imagine liking mechs..