The Lego Minas Tirith reveal hit the collector community like a siege catapult. The White City of Gondor is arriving in June, and already fans of LEGO The Lord of the Rings and brick-building alike are asking the same question: what comes next? Each set in the current Lord of the Rings range has reportedly hidden a teaser for the next release somewhere in its accessories, and if that tradition holds, Minas Tirith might already be pointing us toward Middle-earth's next brick destination.
The range has been on a serious run. Rivendell set the bar impossibly high when it launched, and the line has kept pace ever since, with multiple entries competing for spots on best-of lists. Here's the lowdown on which locations have the best shot at becoming the next big Lego Lord of the Rings release.
Minas Tirith arrives in June
Helm's Deep: the obvious frontrunner
The Battle of Helm's Deep kit launched back in 2012, making it one of the oldest sets in the franchise's history. That gap alone makes a modern reimagining almost inevitable. The Hornburg keep would translate beautifully into the forced-perspective tower style Lego has refined across recent releases, starting wide at the base and tapering toward the battlements.
Here's the thing: the real design challenge is the Deeping Wall. That long stretch of fortification, the one that spectacularly explodes mid-film, would balloon the set to an unworkable size if rendered in full. A partial wall section with a built-in "explosion" mechanic, similar to the transforming technique seen in the Lego Stranger Things Creel House, seems like the most practical solution. It would also make for a genuinely impressive display piece.
Of all the candidates, Helm's Deep feels like the one that practically sells itself.
Isengard: almost too obvious
Saruman's tower, Orthanc, already exists in Lego form from a 2013 set, but the current range operates at a completely different scale and ambition level. Barad-dur has already proven that a tall, spiky, dark tower can work as a collector display piece, which cuts both ways for Isengard's prospects: it's the obvious next vertical build, but it risks feeling too similar.
The smarter play might be to go deeper, literally. Following the approach of Lego Gringotts Bank, a version of Isengard that descends into Saruman's Uruk-hai birthing pits beneath the tower would immediately separate it from Barad-dur and give builders something genuinely new to work through. The minifigure potential alone, Saruman, Grima Wormtongue, Lurtz, and a freshly-emerged Uruk-hai, would make it a collector's priority.
The current Lego Lord of the Rings range includes Rivendell, Barad-dur, and the upcoming Minas Tirith. Each set has reportedly contained accessories hinting at the next release.
Lothlorien: the wildcard with serious potential
No official Lego version of the wood elf settlement of Lothlorien has ever existed, which is a gap that becomes harder to justify the longer this range continues. The location would let Lego's designers do something they rarely get to attempt at this scale: build upward into the trees.
The curved elven brickwork seen throughout Rivendell would carry over naturally, and the autumnal gold-and-silver color palette would make it one of the most visually distinctive sets in the entire range. Fan-submitted designs on Lego Ideas have already demonstrated how striking a treehouse-style Caras Galadhon could look. The key here is that Lothlorien offers something architecturally different from every other set in the lineup, which is exactly the kind of variety that keeps a collector range feeling fresh.
Rivendell still leads the range
Edoras: the underrated contender
The Rohirrim capital has never appeared as an official Lego set, full stop. That alone makes it worth serious consideration. Unlike the other candidates here, Edoras would bring a completely different architectural flavor to the range: wooden mead-halls, thatched roofs, and the sweeping Golden Hall of Meduseld sitting at the city's peak.
Structurally, it would likely follow Rivendell's blueprint, with a large central facade surrounded by smaller individual scene vignettes. The minifigure lineup writes itself: King Theoden, Eowyn, Eomer, and Grima Wormtongue, several of whom have never appeared in brick form before. Fan builder Castlebuilder19 submitted a mock Edoras design to Lego Ideas back in 2022, and the community response was enthusiastic enough to suggest real demand exists.
Balin's Tomb: the affordable entry point
Not every release in the range needs to be a 6,000-piece, shelf-dominating monument. A revamped Mines of Moria set, specifically the Balin's Tomb chamber, would work brilliantly as a smaller, more accessible display piece or even a book nook format.
The scene has everything: Pippin knocking a skeleton down a well, the entire Fellowship assembled in one location, a cave troll, and a horde of goblins flooding through the door. The 2012 version only included a handful of Fellowship members, so a modern take with the complete nine-person party would be an immediate upgrade. Pro tip: this is also the kind of set that tends to sell out fast at launch, so keeping an eye on stock alerts would be worth your time.
What this means for fans of Lego games
The renewed momentum behind the Lord of the Rings brick range matters beyond the shelf. LEGO The Lord of the Rings, the video game that let players brick-bash through all three films, built its appeal on exactly this kind of location variety: Helm's Deep, Moria, Edoras, Lothlorien, all of them playable. The physical sets and the game share the same DNA, both asking you to find joy in these locations rendered in miniature.
For fans who want to explore that same spirit in a more casual format, LEGO Party! captures that brick-building energy in a party game package worth checking out. If you want to get the most out of it, the LEGO Party! guides collection has everything you need, including a full breakdown of how to unlock all 168 characters and minifigures to maximize your roster.
Minas Tirith launches in June. If the hidden-teaser tradition holds, the next Middle-earth location is already sitting somewhere inside that set, waiting to be found.
