If you have Lego’s Legend of Zelda: Great Deku Tree set on your wishlist, you may want to pick it up soon as Lego has announced that it’s retiring the set later this year–which is surprising, since the Lego Great Deku Tree set only launched at major retailers in January 2025. It’s now listed on the Last Chance to Buy page on Lego’s online store. Lego doesn’t specify exactly when the set will be gone for good, but some Lego fansites are predicting July, giving you a bit of time to scrape up the cash to add it to your collection.
The Lego Deku Tree set is recommended for experienced builders as it’s a fairly intricate build with lots of small and differentiated pieces. It’s also a 2-in-1 set, which if you haven’t built one before, you should know that the box only includes pieces to build one of the two possible designs at once, not both. The first chunk of the build is the same for both models, then about halfway through the process, you need to choose between the Breath of the Wild and Ocarina of Time versions of the Great Deku Tree. The Breath of the Wild build, shown above, is the larger of the two. Luckily, since the core of both builds is the same, you can build one, dismantle it, and build the other if you want to swap them. Switching between the two styles isn’t as bad as it may sound–just make sure you keep the pieces for each in a safe place while not in use.
When you build the Breath of the Wild version, there’s a recreation of the spot in the Lost Woods where Link retrieves the Master Sword. The Master Sword can be removed from its block pedestal and held by a Link minifigure, but this is why the set also comes with a sword that’s not the Master Sword. The Master Sword display can be removed and reconnected later if you decide to switch to the Ocarina of Time version. You’ll also build Link’s house from Ocarina of Time. This cool smaller-scale build and all of the minifigures are pieced together first, so even if you build the Deku Tree as seen in Breath of the Wild, you’ll still have the house to display alongside it or separately.
The Great Deku Tree Lego 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 magical Ocarina. The Breath of the Wild side of the set includes Link and Princess Zelda minifigures. Link has a sword and the Traveler’s Shield, while Zelda has the Sheikah Slate.
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.
The Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 set is part of Lego’s display model series and is one of only two official Zelda-themed Lego sets released so far. The other is the Lego Ocarina of Time – The Final Battle that launched earlier this year. If you’re looking to pick that one up as well, it’s still in stock and available for $130–and more importantly, doesn’t appear to be retiring any time soon. There are also several other Nintendo Lego sets categorized for adults based on other franchises like Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart, and Pokemon, or classic Nintendo hardware like the 421-piece Game Boy for $60. The Game Boy includes two buildable Game Paks, Super Mario Land and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
All Lego Nintendo Display Models
Available now
- The Legend of Zelda: Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 (2,500 pieces) — $300 | Retiring Soon
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Final Battle (1003-pieces) — $130
- Lego Game Boy (421 pieces) — $60
- Mario Kart: Mario & Standard Kart (1,972 pieces) — $170
- Mario Kart: Luigi & Mach 8 Kart (2234 pieces) — $180
- Pokemon – Eevee (587 pieces) — $60
- Pokemon – Pikachu and Poke Ball (2,050 pieces) — $200
- Pokemon – Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise (6,838 pieces) — $650
- Super Mario Bros. – Piranha Plant (540 pieces) — $42 (
$60) - Super Mario World – Mario & Yoshi (1,215 pieces) — $104 (
$130)
Retired
- Lego Nintendo Entertainment System (2,646 pieces) — Retired, $270 MSRP
- Super Mario Bros. – The Mighty Bowser (2,807 pieces) — Retired, $270 MSRP
- Super Mario 64: Question Block (2,064 pieces) — Retired, $200 MSRP
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