Collecting · Release desk
Track major Star Wars releases across trading cards, LEGO, action figures, roleplay collectibles, and premium display pieces. This page focuses on confirmed products and published release or shipping windows instead of rumor-only listings.
Research checked September 19, 2026. Manufacturer dates and preorder shipping estimates can change.
The most important confirmed releases coming up next.
September 30, 2026
Trading cards · Topps
The flagship Chrome release has a 200-card base set, 44 Topps-debut characters, more than 180 autograph signers, a full Refractor rainbow, sketches, short prints, and inserts tied to Andor Season 2, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Visions Season 3.
Confirmed releaseOctober 1, 2026
LEGO · Ultimate Collector Series
The 6,130-piece UCS Executor launches at $799.99. It includes Darth Vader plus Boba Fett, Dengar, Bossk, IG-88, 4-LOM, and Zuckuss, marking the first LEGO set to place all six bounty hunters together.
Confirmed releaseOctober 2026
Action figures · Black Series
Satele Shan, the Republic Trooper, and Clone Commando are scheduled to ship around October 1. Plo Koon enters The Vintage Collection with an estimated October 21 ship date.
Preorder shippingNovember–December 2026
Action figures · Hasbro
November preorders include Geonosis-era Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Phase I Clone Troopers, Icarus, Marrok, and Gar Saxon. The Black Series Ahsoka Tano and ARC Trooper Jesse two-pack is scheduled around December 1.
Preorder shippingTopps sometimes uses a product year that differs from the actual street date. The list below sorts products by when collectors could actually buy the release in 2026.
| Release date | Product | Format and collector focus | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2026 | 2025 Star Wars Smugglers Outpost | 30-card hobby box with two autograph or sketch cards plus one on-card autograph. Combines Finest, Chrome Black, Stellar Signatures, Cortosis Metal, Sketchagraphs, and other premium programs. | Released |
| June 3, 2026 | 2025 Star Wars Masterwork | Premium 72pt-style collecting line built around on-card autographs, relics, original sketches, and other hits. Four mini-boxes per master box. | Released |
| August 12, 2026 | 2026 Star Wars Chrome Galaxy | 100-card art-driven Chrome set. Includes Art of the Dark Side, Doug Chiang concept art, Rogue One 10th-anniversary artwork, Knights of the Old Republic inserts, autographs, and sketches. | Released |
| September 30, 2026 | 2026 Topps Chrome Star Wars | 200-card flagship Chrome set with Debut cards, short prints, autographs, sketch cards, parallel rainbows, movie and series inserts, duo and trio autographs, and one-of-one premium cards. | Upcoming |
Collector note: Smugglers Outpost and Masterwork carry 2025 in their product names but reached collectors in 2026. Keeping both the product year and actual release date prevents gaps in a chronological collection archive.
A release desk does not need every small set, but it should record the major waves, display pieces, and collector-focused launches.
January 2026 wave
Key releases include the Siege of Mandalore Battle Pack, Clone Shock Trooper Mech, AT-AT display model, Venator-Class Attack Cruiser, and BB-8.
April–May 2026
The film-driven wave expands with vehicles and characters including AT-RT Attack, the Anzellan Starship, Grogu as Mandalorian Apprentice, the Razor Crest, and the UCS Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter.
June–August 2026
Collector releases include the Up-Scaled Darth Vader Minifigure, Imperial Remnant AT-RT Driver Helmet, Hutt Palace Sentry Droid Showdown, Offworld Sandcrawler and Mudhorn, and buildable Boba Fett.
September–October 2026
The 2026 Advent Calendar arrives for the holiday season, followed by the 6,130-piece UCS Executor Super Star Destroyer on October 1.
Hasbro Pulse dates are usually estimated shipping dates rather than hard retail street dates, so they are labeled separately here.
| Approx. ship date | Line | Release | Source context |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | Black Series | Satele Shan · Clone Commando · Republic Trooper · Imperial Remnant AT-RT Driver & AT-RT | Gaming Greats and The Mandalorian and Grogu |
| October 21 | Vintage Collection | Plo Koon | Attack of the Clones |
| November 1 | Vintage Collection | Anakin Skywalker (Padawan) · Obi-Wan Kenobi · Padmé Amidala (Geonosis) · Phase I Clone Troopers | Battle of Geonosis wave |
| November 1 | Black Series | Icarus · Marrok · Gar Saxon | Maul – Shadow Lord and The Clone Wars |
| November 2026 | Black Series roleplay | Maul Force FX Elite Lightsaber and additional helmet/roleplay releases | Premium roleplay |
| December 1 | Black Series | Ahsoka Tano & ARC Trooper Jesse two-pack | The Clone Wars finale |
High-end figures use broad fulfillment windows, so IDS should treat them as shipping windows rather than exact release dates.
Expected September 2026
Sixth scale · Premium figure
Sideshow lists the Hot Toys Palpatine sixth-scale figure with an expected September 2026 shipping window.
October 2026–March 2027
Sixth scale · Star Wars Rebels
Ezra Bridger is listed with a broad October 2026 through March 2027 estimated shipping window.
October 2026–March 2027
Sixth scale · The Empire Strikes Back
Han Solo from The Empire Strikes Back shares an estimated October 2026 through March 2027 fulfillment window.
A manufacturer or official Star Wars source has published a specific launch date.
A retailer or manufacturer has published an estimated fulfillment date. This can move and is not always the same as a national retail street date.
The product is official, but the final release date has not been published. Rumor-only products should stay off the main calendar until confirmed.
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