11 LEGO Star Wars sets I'm eyeing for May the 4th — and 1 to skip

Star Wars Day is fast approaching, and that means it's the best time of year to celebrate the Force and build some LEGO.

With May the 4th less than a week away, I've scoured Amazon to find the best LEGO Star Wars sets you can buy right now, and chosen 11 of my favorites and one (the last on this list) I think you should avoid.

I'm not a huge Star Wars fan, but I have grown up with LEGO Star Wars and even remember experiencing the first video game at a preview event in the early 2000s. Since then I've always loved the LEGO version of the sci-fi epic, and throughout the years I've built many a LEGO Star Wars set.

May the 4th has become the biggest event of the year for Star Wars fans over the years, and while it started out as a meme, it's now one of the best days to buy LEGO Star Wars, thanks to discounts and promotions from many retailers.

Most of these will be cheaper somewhere by the time May the 4th actually arrives, but there's something extra enjoyable about building in the lead up to the day and watching the movies on TV while you do so.

I'll be covering more LEGO Star Wars products as May the 4th approaches, so stay tuned to Tom's Guide for more!

The set I think you should avoid is the LEGO Star Wars SMART Play: AT-ST Attack on Endor (75424) because you'll need to fork out extra cash to get it to work properly.

It's marketed as part of the new SMART Play range, which uses interactive bricks that respond to minifigures with lights and sounds, which I think is very cool but I still can't justify the fact that the brick you need is actually sold seperately.

The set contains SMART Tags and a SMART Wicket minifigure that activate the SMART Brick from All-In-One Sets, but straight out the box you'll not be able to get the cool sound effects that make it worth buying. If you plan on getting multiple SMART Play sets then ignore my recommendation, but as a one off I don't think anyone should buy the AT-ST.

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