LEGO Ideas.
Every LEGO Ideas set we track, ranked by our review scores. Fan-designed sets like Home Alone, the Grand Piano, and the Botanical Garden.
82 sets
What to expect from Ideas.
Ideas is the strangest and most interesting theme LEGO® makes, because fans design these sets. Anyone can submit a concept, and if it gets 10,000 supporter votes the LEGO Group considers producing it for real. That pipeline gives you things no in-house team would pitch: the Home Alone house, a working Grand Piano, a river steamboat.
Because each set comes from a different designer with a different obsession, there's no house style here, and that's the appeal. The list below covers every Ideas set we track, ranked by our review scores. Ideas sets tend to retire on shorter cycles than other themes, so if one grabs you, don't sit on it for a year.
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Rankings, retirement notes and frequently asked questions
82 sets tracked · 64 full reviews · average score 4.2/5.
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The biggest LEGO Ideas sets
The grid above leads with our review scores, so here's the same catalog by sheer size.
- 1.River Steamboat 213564,090 pcs · 2025
- 2.Home Alone 213303,955 pcs · 2021
- 3.The Botanical Garden 213533,792 pcs · 2024
- 4.Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon's Tale 213483,747 pcs · 2024
- 5.Grand Piano 213233,662 pcs · 2020
LEGO Ideas sets retiring soon (we think)
LEGO never publishes retirement dates, so this is our own pattern-based read on which of these sets look due to leave shelves. The full reasoning lives on the retiring soon watchlist.
LEGO Ideas sets: FAQ
What's the best LEGO Ideas set?
Pirates of Barracuda Bay (21322) holds the top Brick Rated score on this page at 4.7/5, out of 64 reviewed sets. A shipwreck island that rebuilds into a proper pirate ship, and it's glorious.
What's the biggest LEGO Ideas set?
River Steamboat (21356) is the biggest we track here, at 4,090 pieces (2025).
How many LEGO Ideas sets are there?
We track 82 LEGO Ideas sets released between 2018 and 2026 (our catalog covers sets from 2018 on with 100+ pieces). 64 of them have a full Brick Rated review so far.
How do LEGO Ideas sets score in our reviews?
Across 64 reviewed sets, the average Brick Rated score is 4.2/5. 9 of them score 4.5 or higher.
Are any LEGO Ideas sets retiring soon?
3 sets on this page are on our retiring watch list: A-Frame Cabin (21338), The Botanical Garden (21353), Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (21351). LEGO never publishes retirement dates, so that's our own pattern-based read, not an official announcement.
How is this list ranked?
Reviewed sets come first, ordered by their Brick Rated score out of 5 (our own editorial rating). Sets we haven't reviewed yet follow, ordered by piece count.