Droideka

"The Droideka is a display-first celebration of the prequel trilogy's most menacing bot, with a BrickScore of 76.8 and 4.79 out of 5 from nearly 1,944 owner ratings that skew warmer than critics. Prequel fans and LEGO Star Wars collectors will find a satisfying and screen-accurate shelf piece, as long as they set expectations appropriately for the compromised rolling transformation."

The Droideka earns a BrickScore of 76.8 and a Recommended tier verdict, recognized as an impressively accurate and display-focused buildable model of one of the prequel trilogy's most iconic droids. Reviewers praised the screen-accurate design, clever parts usage (whip pieces as wires, lipstick pieces as sensor eyes), and the inclusion of a small companion model and 25th anniversary plaque. Owner enthusiasm runs notably higher than the expert score, with 4.79 out of 5 across 1,944 ratings at retail, though the set's rolling mode transformation and minifigure value drew measured criticism from more analytical reviewers.

Where they split: The clearest split is between the enthusiastic owner base (4.79 out of 5) and the more measured expert consensus (BrickScore 72.7). Owners rate the set with high emotional satisfaction driven by nostalgia and the screen-accurate design, while expert reviewers gave sharper criticism of the rolling mode mechanism and the weak minifigure value. One LEGO.com reviewer specifically noted disappointment that the Technic version from the original movie release transformed more realistically than this newer iteration.