Lego’s Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 building kit launched this weekend, marking the first collaboration between the brick-building giant and The Legend of Zelda. The 2,500-piece kit pays homage to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the N64 classic Ocarina of Time. It’s a Lego Store exclusive at the moment, so if you’re interested in picking it up, you may want to order soon. It’s not uncommon for exclusives to switch from “available now” to “backordered” at launch. If that happens, typically you have to wait for 60 days until your order ships. Orders placed now ship for free with a three- to five-day standard shipping delivery window.
The first Zelda Lego set will probably be a popular gift for Nintendo fans this holiday, but the price tag will certainly keep it off some wishlists. At $300, it’s the priciest Lego Nintendo set yet, surpassing Mighty Bowser and the Nintendo Entertainment System, both of which cost $270. Though $300 sounds like a lot, it’s pretty close to the norm these days based on brick count–Lego is an expensive hobby. The 2-in-1 aspect makes the idea of deconstructing the set and rebuilding it more exciting than usual, as you can create two different iterations of the Great Deku Tree.
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The set comes with four minifigures, two from each game. For Ocarina of Time, you’ll get Young Link with Deku Shield and Kokiri Sword accessories as well as Link with his ocarina. The Breath of the Wild (and Tears of the Kingdom) side of the set includes Link and Princess Zelda minifigures.
Plenty of other brick-built characters are included as well: Koroks, Deku Babas, a Deku Sprout, Navi the Fairy, a Skulltula, and a maracas-shaking Hestu. Where things get interesting is in the finished build, as the Breath of the Wild version of the Great Deku Tree has an animated face that can be controlled with a lever on its back, while the Ocarina Of Time version has an opening mouth that reveals a Skulltula monster.
Other nods to the games include a Lego version of Link’s House and the Master Sword pedestal. These are separate, smaller builds to display alongside the Great Deku Tree. A long time in the making, Lego chose the Great Deku Tree specifically, as a way to connect Legend of Zelda fans and show just how flexible Lego bricks are.
The Great Deku Tree joins a small group of Lego Nintendo sets designed for adults or experienced builders. The majority of Lego Nintendo products are playsets, mostly within the Super Mario and Donkey Kong franchises–though Animal Crossing now has a growing lineup of Lego playsets, too.
But the wait for the next Lego Nintendo display set will be brief, as a new retro-inspired Super Mario set releases October 1. Inspired by Super Mario World, the 1,215-piece set lets nostalgic fans piece together a pixelated figure of Mario and Yoshi. Mario has his iconic cape power-up equipped, and a crank on the display stand animates the completed figure. The Mario & Yoshi set is available to preorder for $130 exclusively at Target and the Lego Store.
With the Great Deku Tree and Super Mario World builds joining the collection, here’s the current list of Lego Nintendo display sets you can buy now. Keep in mind that the Super Mario 64 Question Block was recently discontinued, and the Lego NES and Mighty Bowser aren’t always easy to find in stock.
Lego Nintendo Display Sets
The first Zelda Lego set isn’t the only highly anticipated release for the franchise this month. The first mainline game in the series led by Princess Zelda launches September 26. Check out our preorder guide for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, which includes details on retailer-exclusive bonuses and the special-edition Zelda-themed Switch Lite console launching the same day.
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