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LEGO The Hobbit / The Desolation of Smaug Sets

The Desolation of Smaug is a subtheme of The Hobbit that consists of 9 sets that ran from 2012 to 2013. Most sets were released in 2013 which accounted for 7 sets. As of today, the average annual growth of sets in The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug is approximately 10.7% per year.
Most valuable The Desolation of Smaug set
79014 Dol Guldur Battle $416.28
Highest growth The Desolation of Smaug set
30216 Lake-town Guard +906.81%
Most owned The Desolation of Smaug set
79001 Escape from Mirkwood Spiders
LEGO's The Desolation of Smaug subtheme was released in 2012 and based on the movie.
9 sets

79014 Dol Guldur Battle

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / The Desolation of Smaug
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 797 / 8
Availability Retired
79014 LEGO The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Dol Guldur Battle
Retail $69.99
Value $416.28
Growth  +494.8%
Annual growth 14.6%

79013 Lake-town Chase

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / The Desolation of Smaug
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 470 / 5
Availability Retired
79013 LEGO The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Lake-town Chase
Retail $49.99
Value $229.99
Growth  +360.1%
Annual growth 8.3%

79012 Mirkwood Elf Army

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / The Desolation of Smaug
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 276 / 6
Availability Retired
79012 LEGO The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Mirkwood Elf Army
Retail $29.99
Value $250.83
Growth  +736.4%
Annual growth 16.0%

79011 Dol Guldur Ambush

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / The Desolation of Smaug
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 217 / 3
Availability Retired
79011 LEGO The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Dol Guldur Ambush
Retail $19.99
Value $89.99
Growth  +350.2%
Annual growth 11.2%

30215 Legolas Greenleaf

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / The Desolation of Smaug
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 33 / 1
Availability Retired
30215 The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Legolas Greenleaf
promotional
Value $27.76
Annual growth 9.8%

30216 Lake-town Guard

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / The Desolation of Smaug
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 31 / 1
Availability Retired
30216 LEGO The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Lake-town Guard
Retail $4.99
Value $50.24
Growth  +906.8%
Annual growth 12.1%

Mirkwood Elf

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / The Desolation of Smaug
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 6 / 1
Availability Retired
LEGO The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Mirkwood Elf
promotional
Value $31.10
Annual growth 3.5%

79004 Barrel Escape

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / The Desolation of Smaug
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 334 / 5
Availability Retired
79004 LEGO The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Barrel Escape
Retail $39.99
Value $191.97
Growth  +380.0%
Annual growth 11.3%

79001 Escape from Mirkwood Spiders

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / The Desolation of Smaug
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 298 / 4
Availability Retired
79001 LEGO The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug Escape from Mirkwood Spiders
Retail $29.99
Value $138.96
Growth  +363.4%
Annual growth 11.4%

Subtheme Pricing

Retail
$244.93   (for all 9 sets)
New/Sealed
Value
$1,427.12
Growth
+482.66%
Annual growth
+10.67%
Used
Value
$819.47

Yearly Pricing

Sets
Retail
Value
2013
7
$174.95
$1,096.19
2012
2
$69.98
$330.93

Set Lifespans

The average lifespan of a The Hobbit / The Desolation of Smaug set is 16 months, 79012 Mirkwood Elf Army had the longest lifespan of 22 months.
Dol Guldur Ambush
Dol Guldur Battle
Lake-town Chase
Legolas Greenleaf
Mirkwood Elf Army
Barrel Escape
Escape from Mirkwood Spiders
Average (16 months)
Lifespan in months
0
11
22

Community Stats

The Desolation of Smaug is the second most popular subtheme in LEGO The Hobbit for collectors. Here are the top most owned sets.
#1Escape from Mirkwood Spiders
#2Mirkwood Elf Army
#3Dol Guldur Ambush
#4Barrel Escape
#5Dol Guldur Battle
#6Lake-town Chase
#7Lake-town Guard
#8Legolas Greenleaf
#9Mirkwood Elf

About LEGO The Hobbit

The LEGO Hobbit is a theme that was introduced in 2012 based off of Peter Jackson's films which is in turn based off the book by J.R.R Tolkien. The theme included a number of subthemes based on the films including The An Unexpected Journey released in 2012, The Desolation of Smaug released in 2013 and The Battle of the Five Armies released in 2014.

An Unexpected Journey
LEGO's An Unexpected Journey subtheme was released in November 2012 and based on the movie which is set in Middle-earth seventy-seven years before the main events of The Lord of the Rings.

The Battle of the Five Armies
LEGO's The Battle of the Five Armies subtheme was released in 2014 and based on the movie.

The Desolation of Smaug
LEGO's The Desolation of Smaug subtheme was released in 2012 and based on the movie.