There is a moment, the first time you ignite a Force FX lightsaber in a dark room, when you understand why these things cost what they cost. The blade lights up from the hilt outwards rather than all at once, the hum settles in, and for about four seconds you are eleven years old again.
That is what you are paying for. Not a toy, and not a duelling saber either, but a very good replica that lights up and sounds right.
Hasbro currently have 29 of them out under the Black Series banner, counting the Riot Trooper baton that technically isn’t a lightsaber at all. Some are superb. A couple are only really worth owning if you love the character. Below is every single one, what it does, and my honest read on whether it earns its shelf space.
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A quick bit of history
Force FX lightsabers didn’t start with Hasbro. Master Replicas made them from 2002 until 2007, and those early ones still have a following among collectors who reckon the hilts were heavier and better finished.
Hasbro took the licence over in 2008 and ran the Signature Series for a few years. The Black Series Force FX line as we know it now started in 2015, with the blue Luke Skywalker, and it has been the home of Hasbro’s premium sabers ever since.
In 2020 the range split in two. The standard Force FX sabers carried on, and a new Force FX Elite tier arrived on top with rechargeable batteries, progressive ignition where the blade lights up from the base rather than all at once, and considerably better sound. The Elite sabers cost more and are worth it. If you are buying your first one and you can stretch, buy Elite.
How many Black Series Force FX Lightsabers are there?
Thirty, as of late 2026. Sixteen are Force FX Elite, thirteen are standard Force FX, and one is the First Order Riot Trooper baton, which lives in the range despite not being a lightsaber.
The Force FX Elite range
Luke Skywalker (Return of the Jedi)
The green saber Luke builds for himself, as seen at Jabba’s palace and later on The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. Silver, black and bronze hilt, and one of the most satisfying ignitions in the whole line.
Sound effects cover ignition, clash, blaster deflection, wall cutting and a full duel sequence, and you can switch between modes. The blade comes off for display. If you only ever own one Elite saber, this is a very easy one to recommend.
Darth Vader (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Based on the hilt from the Kenobi series rather than the original trilogy, which is a slightly odd choice given how many people want the A New Hope version, but the execution is excellent.
Deep red blade, the classic black and silver hilt, and the full set of ignition, battle and duel sounds. It sits nicely next to the Black Series Vader helmet if you are building the whole look.
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Obi-Wan has more hilts in this range than anyone, and this is the Kenobi series version. Bright blue blade, bronze emitter, and that fine black and silver detailing down the lower half.
The sound set is pulled from the show, so the clash and deflection effects are the ones you actually remember hearing. A good companion piece to the Vader Elite above if you want the pair.
Leia Organa
Leia’s saber from The Rise of Skywalker, with the bronze hilt. Blue blade, and a switch on the hilt for ignition, blaster deflection and the molten cutting effect.
An underrated one, this. It gets overlooked because the film did, but the hilt itself is genuinely lovely and it stands out on a shelf full of black and silver.
Rey Skywalker
The yellow saber Rey builds at the end of The Rise of Skywalker, assembled from her quarterstaff. It arrives already looking worn, with the cloth wrap on the grip, and the weathering is done properly rather than sprayed on.
Still the only yellow blade in the range, which is reason enough for a lot of collectors.
Ahsoka Tano (Clone Wars era)
Ahsoka’s blue and green blades from her Jedi days. Buy two if you want the matched pair, which is how most people display her.
The kyber crystal comes out for separate display, and the blade is removable as usual.
Ahsoka Tano (white, 2024)
The white sabers from Rebels and the Ahsoka series, and a completely different proposition to the blue and green pair above. Released in October 2024 at around $278.99.
White blades are notoriously hard to do well because the LED has to read as white rather than pale blue, and Hasbro got it right. If you want the Ahsoka most people picture when they hear the name, this is the one.
Emperor Palpatine
The silver and bronze hilt Palpatine pulls out in Revenge of the Sith, with a red blade and his bled kyber crystal inside.
The party trick is a Force lightning effect that nothing else in the range has. Gimmicky, and I like it anyway.
Darth Revan
A Legends pick, which Hasbro don’t do often, and one of the more interesting sabers here because the blade changes colour between red and purple.
Worth knowing before you buy: the crystal and the blade can’t both be in the hilt at once. You can display them together, just not assembled.
Supreme Leader Kylo Ren
The crossguard hilt, built like a medieval sword, with the two vents throwing out those short side blades. Black hilt, dark red unstable blade.
This is the version to get if you want Kylo. The standard Force FX Kylo further down the page is the cheaper, thinner one.
Mandalorian Darksaber
The only black blade anyone makes, and the only lightsaber in Star Wars that comes with an entire political succession crisis attached.
It glows white at the edges against the black core, and the hilt is noticeably chunkier than the rest. Motion sensor humming, power up and down, battle clash. One of the best display pieces in the range.
Yoda (2024)
Yoda’s short hilt, done properly at last, released in February 2024 at around $249.99. Rechargeable battery and the kyber crystal included.
Yes, it is small. That is the point. It looks faintly ridiculous in an adult hand, which is exactly right.
Sabine Wren (2024)
Released May 2024, around $278.99. Sabine carrying a lightsaber at all is still a slightly contentious subject in some corners of the fandom, but the saber itself is the Darksaber-adjacent green blade from the Ahsoka series and it is very well done.
One of the few Force FX hilts belonging to a character who isn’t a Jedi or a Sith.
Baylan Skoll (2025)
One of the best lightsabers Hasbro have made to date, and I’ll defend that. Out in spring 2025 at $249.99 in the US and £269.99 in the UK.
Two firsts here. It is the largest hilt in the range by some distance, matching how absurdly big the prop is on screen, and it introduced a red-orange blade colour that nothing else has. If you watched Ahsoka and wondered what that blade was doing, this is the answer sitting on your shelf.
Ezra Bridger (2025)
Revealed for Star Wars Day 2025 and released later that year at $249.99. This is the third saber Ezra builds, put together in a hurry aboard Ahsoka’s ship on Peridea after he gave his green one to Sabine. The emitter shroud matches his old master Kanan Jarrus’s. In the show, Huyang had been keeping that part for Kanan in case he ever needed a replacement. Blue blade and a detailed metal hilt.
The switch and button on the hilt give you progressive ignition, clash, blaster deflection, wall cutting, a duel effect and a battle sequence mode. It takes three AA batteries.
Darth Maul (Maul: Shadow Lord, 2026)
The newest one, revealed at CCXP Mexico with pre-orders from 30 April 2026 and a Fall 2026 release.
The clever part is the adapter. It ships as a single hilt, and you can connect a second one to build the full double-bladed staff, which is a far better solution than the older fixed double hilt. Progressive ignition, blaster deflection, wall cutting and duel effects, and a display stand in the box.
The standard Force FX range
These are the older sabers. No progressive ignition, simpler sound, lighter hilts, lower prices. Still good, and for some characters they are the only option.
Luke Skywalker (A New Hope)
The blue saber Luke inherits from his father, and the one that started the Black Series line back in 2015. Blade comes off, crystal displays in or out of the hilt.
Probably the single most bought saber in the range, and it has aged well.
Obi-Wan Kenobi (A New Hope)
Ben Kenobi’s hilt from the original film, and one of the brightest blues Hasbro have produced. Comes with a stand and the full set of movie sound effects.
Luke Skywalker (Return of the Jedi)
The green version, and noticeably lighter than the Elite one above. That makes it easier for younger collectors to hold, though the activation switch feels fragile and is the part most likely to give up on you.
Darth Vader
The standard Vader. Thicker than the Elite version and harder to spin, with the same black and silver hilt and red blade. The difference between this and the Elite comes down to hilt detail and sound quality.
Yoda (2015)
The original short Yoda hilt. Bright green blade, black and silver hilt, and strictly a display piece. Don’t swing it.
Mace Windu
Purple, obviously. What makes this one stand out is the white core running through the middle of the blade with the purple glowing around it, which is much closer to how sabers actually look on film than a flat colour.
Obi-Wan Kenobi (The Phantom Menace)
The young Obi-Wan hilt, with a slightly lighter blue than the other blue blades. Comes with a clear display stand, and it is one of the lighter hilts in the range if weight matters to you.
Darth Maul (The Phantom Menace)
The original double-bladed version, with a longer hilt to carry both blades and a noticeable forward weight bias. Both blades come off, so you can run it single-bladed if you prefer.
Now superseded by the 2026 Shadow Lord version above, but still the cheaper way into a Maul saber.
Kit Fisto
A simple silver hilt with a green blade, following his Attack of the Clones saber. Kit Fisto’s is famously one of the few that works underwater, which the replica sadly does not replicate.
Count Dooku
The curved hilt, built for the fencing style Dooku uses. Red blade, and heavier in the hand than most of the range, which some people love and some people find tiring.
Asajj Ventress
Also curved, and a slightly brighter red than the other Sith blades. Ventress fought with two, so buy a pair if you want it done properly. Power up and power down sounds only.
Rey (Jedi Training)
Rey’s blue saber from The Last Jedi, which is really Luke’s old one. It is close in design to the 2015 blue Luke above without being identical.
The most display-oriented saber in the range. Light tapping only.
Kylo Ren
The standard crossguard, not to be confused with the Supreme Leader Elite version. Heavier hilt, crackling unstable plasma effect, sinister sound set, and a display stand included. Less hilt detail than the Elite and a slightly thinner build.
One that Isn’t a Lightsaber
First Order Riot Trooper Baton
Not a lightsaber, and it lives in the Force FX range anyway. This is the electro-baton the riot trooper uses against Finn on Starkiller Base, at full screen size.
Lights, sounds, and a vibrating motor so it kicks in your hand, plus flip-out prongs that release themselves. An odd thing to own and genuinely good fun.
Can you duel with a Force FX lightsaber?
No, and please don’t try.
These are built to be tapped gently so the clash sound triggers. They are not built to take a hit. The blade is a polycarbonate tube over a strip of LEDs, and it will crack long before you get to the satisfying bit. Once it cracks, the light bleeds out through the split and the whole thing is ruined.
If you want to actually fight with a saber, you want a duel-grade hilt from one of the custom makers, built with heavy-wall blades and a different internal construction entirely. Force FX sabers are for display and for cosplay. That is it.
How to Display a Force FX Lightsaber
Most people wall mount them, and they double as a rather good mood light in the evening.
Vertical mounting needs a bracket with a clip for the blade and a cup for the hilt to sit in. Go for a clear acrylic one so the saber appears to float rather than sitting in a black plastic holster.
Horizontal is the other option, using two clear stands, one under the hilt and one under the blade. It takes more wall but shows the hilt detail off far better, which matters on the Elite sabers where the detail is the thing you paid for.
If you are displaying several, keep them at the same orientation. A wall of sabers all mounted the same way looks deliberate. A wall of sabers pointing in different directions looks like a cupboard fell over.
Which one should you buy?
If it is your first: Luke Skywalker Return of the Jedi Elite. Iconic, brilliantly made, and the ignition is the one that sells people on the whole hobby.
If you want something nobody else has: Baylan Skoll. Biggest hilt, a blade colour that exists nowhere else, and it is recent enough to still feel like news.
If you’re buying for a younger fan: one of the standard sabers rather than an Elite. Lighter, cheaper, and less painful if it gets dropped.
If you want the conversation piece: the Darksaber, every time.
As well as officially licensed Lightsabers, there are many custom lightsabers on the market. Many of them are incredibly movie accurate, using the latest neopixel technology, and made to the highest quality.
Awesome guide! Thank you!
It would be really nice to have a numerical checklist. I have tried to compile one, but everything I have found shows Mace Windu’s lightsaber and the Riot Baton are both numbered as #08, but here is what I have:
#01 Yoda
#02 Darth Vader
#03 Luke Skywalker (ANH)
#04 Kylo Ren
#05 Luke Skywalker (ROTJ)
#06
#07 Rey (Jedi Training)
#08 Mace Windu
#09 Obi-Wan Kenobi (TPM)
#10 Darth Maul
#11 Asajj Ventress
#12 Kit Fisto
#13 Count Dooku
I don’t know if the newer Elite lightsabers continue the numbering system, but I don’t think so.
#06 is Obi-Wan Kenobi (ANH). Thought that might help, as I own that uniquely rare model.
I have all 23 and that Obi-Wan cost me the most on Ebay. The first Dooku cost me a pretty penny too. Before they reissued the new one.
Great list, but I have to strongly disagree on your comment about mood lighting if you display on a wall. Fx has a built in turn off mode if not playing with your saber, so on display, they only stay on for a minute before turning off. Some of the newer ones may stay on a little longer. A serious design flaw for a item 1used for display.
Why, oh why did they not even make qui gon jinns…?
Go to Neosabers. They have it. I’ve bought 2 sabers from them. Excellent quality.
It’s mind blowing.. it forced me to buy an 89sabers Qui-Gon replica hilt and learn how to install the electronics. I’m on my third attempt at getting the electronics to work correctly. What nightmare.
how about the white ones wielded by ahsoka in the mandolorian?
I own almost all of these. I’m missing the new Luke that hasn’t released yet.
Kit Fisto
Newer Kylo- I’ve got the older one. Can’t justify buying another one.
Old Luke- Same as Kylo. I have the Rey. It’s the exact same lightsaber.
All of these are awesome pieces to have!
I have both the Luke (A New Hope) blue lightsaber and Rey’s Training lightsaber and although technically, it is supposed to be the same, the location of the buttons and such are mirror opposites of each other. Not sure why that is, but they are different in that way.
Why is no one talking about the fact that the new Luke Skywalker Black Series (2022-23) isn’t a true replica as the groves on the hilt are not squared off but rather angled like the Obi-Wan lightsaber. I have ordered it anywhay but as my first purchase I hope it doesnt piss me off
Where do you get replacement blades for these? I have the Rey Skywalker one and had bought it used without the blade but can’t find where to buy a blade for it.
I would also like to know if this is possible. Thank you.
As soon as I get the new Luke Green elite lightsaber, I will have collected all of the lightsabers released in this series so far. I’m sure as soon as the Luke Green lightsaber is delivered, Hasbro will announce the next one available. The collecting never ends.
I will say that I didn’t get the Stormtrooper baton. Is it worth it?
It’s part of the set if you’re collecting them all… it is pretty cool too. I also own all of the Hasbro black series force fx and elite sabers.
I’m trying to expand my Lightsaber collection but it’s very difficult in money terms. I have the Rey Skywalker one from Rose of Skywalker (yellow), but I can’t afford to get the others right now. Any tips?
I meant Rise of skywalker