Best Star Wars Black Series Figures – Our Dad Picks
Our dad guide to the best Star Wars Black Series figures — Ahsoka, Thrawn, Maul, the Ghost crew and the Rebellion, from the Filoni shows to live-action.
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TL;DR – Our Top Black Series Picks
Want the full breakdown by show? Read on. Every figure below links straight to Amazon.
Why Black Series — and Why the Filoni-Verse
Here’s a confession: this collection started with a single Ahsoka figure on the desk and got gloriously out of hand. Hasbro’s Black Series is the premium 6-inch Star Wars line — detailed sculpts, real articulation, proper accessories — and crucially, it covers the animated era as lovingly as the films. That means the characters we rave about endlessly in our animated Star Wars guide finally get to stand on the shelf next to Vader and Luke.
These aren’t toddler toys — they’re display pieces for older kids, collectors, and dads who never quite grew out of it. Below we’ve organised our picks by show, with the standouts flagged. Fair warning: it’s a slippery slope.
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Rosario Dawson's live-action Ahsoka — the desk centrepiece.
The Clone Wars & Rebels: Ahsoka and the Ghost Crew
If you buy one figure, make it Ahsoka Tano — and the good news is she comes in every era. There’s the Clone Wars Ahsoka where the legend begins, the young Padawan version from Tales of the Jedi, the white-saber Rebels Ahsoka, and the superb live-action Ahsoka. Around her, the clones who define the era: Captain Rex and the truth-seeking ARC trooper Fives.
Then there’s the Ghost crew — the found family at the heart of Rebels, and a brilliant collection to build out one figure at a time: the Mandalorian artist Sabine Wren, the Jedi-in-hiding Kanan Jarrus, street kid Ezra Bridger, the gentle giant Zeb, and the crew’s steady pilot Hera Syndulla. Get the whole crew together and your shelf tells the best story in animated Star Wars.
The Villains: Thrawn, Maul and the Dark Side
A hero shelf needs a villain shelf, and the Filoni-verse has the franchise’s best. Top of the list is Grand Admiral Thrawn — the coldly brilliant strategist of Rebels and the Thrawn novels, and an absolute must for any fan. Then the horned survivor himself, in both his classic Darth Maul form and as the crime kingpin Maul: Shadow Lord, the star of our show of the year.
The Clone Wars rogues are superb too: the tragic Count Dooku, the Nightsister Asajj Ventress, the gun-for-hire Cad Bane, and the galaxy’s greatest pirate Hondo Ohnaka — the Tales of the Underworld centrepiece, finally in his own Black Series form. And for the Empire’s Jedi-hunters, the menacing Seventh Sister and the generic Inquisitor bring real dread.
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The franchise's smartest villain — a shelf must-have.
The Bad Batch: Clone Force 99
The squad with the most beautiful animation in Star Wars makes for a tight, characterful little collection. Grab the squad’s leader Hunter, the deadpan genius Tech, and the squad’s heart, young Omega. Three figures and you’ve captured the soul of the show.
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Maul as the crime kingpin of our show of the year.
The Rebellion: Andor, Rogue One & Live-Action Ahsoka
For fans of the grounded live-action era — the Andor → Rogue One → A New Hope binge — the figures hit different. The reluctant revolutionary Cassian Andor comes in his Andor look and a separate Rogue One version, paired perfectly with the franchise’s best modern droid, K-2SO. Add the Rebellion’s architect Mon Mothma for the full set.
And the live-action Ahsoka series rounds it out: the villain Morgan Elsbeth (whose origin is told in Tales of the Empire), plus live-action versions of Ezra Bridger and Hera Syndulla for collectors who want the show on the shelf.
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The reluctant revolutionary of Andor.
The Mandalorian, Kenobi & Skeleton Crew
The Mando-era live-action shelf deserves its own section. Din Djarin in full Beskar armor is the essential Mandalorian figure — the helmet, the stance, the whole dad-and-foundling story in one piece. Pair him with Boba Fett Deluxe in his Book of Boba Fett crime-lord look, and Obi-Wan Kenobi in desert exile for the prequel fans who needed to see Ewan McGregor’s version find peace.
Two standout Skeleton Crew figures are worth picking up if the show landed for you: the earnest Pooba kid Neel, and the morally layered Jod Na Nawood — Jude Law’s character, the best new live-action Star Wars introduction of 2024.
And for something genuinely unlike anything else in the line: the Visions Ronin from The Duel short in Star Wars: Visions. Non-canonical, ink-splash aesthetic, and the most visually distinctive figure Black Series has produced. It earns its own corner of the shelf.
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Din Djarin in full Beskar — the helmet, the armour, the dad energy. The essential Mandalorian shelf piece.
Collecting Tips for Dads: Display, Value & Sanity
A few hard-won lessons after letting this hobby get out of hand. First, display beats drawer. These figures are sculpted to be seen, so a simple lit shelf or a row of acrylic stands transforms them from “toys in a box” into a proper collection. A strip of warm LED lighting does more for a shelf than any single premium figure — the Filoni-verse, in particular, looks fantastic backlit.
Second, watch the pricing. Black Series figures launch at a fairly consistent RRP, but availability swings hard. Newer waves (the live-action Ahsoka cast, Maul: Shadow Lord) are easy to find near launch; older or fan-favourite figures (early Ghost crew, certain Ahsoka variants) can spike well above retail once they go out of print. Our advice: buy the characters you love when they’re in stock at a normal price, and don’t pay scalper premiums — most popular figures get re-released eventually.
Third, be honest about who they’re for. The box may say 4+, but the small accessories and pose-able joints suit older kids, teens and adults far better than toddlers. If your little one wants to play Star Wars, Hasbro’s chunkier lines survive the floor; the Black Series is for the shelf. In our house, the rule is simple: the figures on the desk are Dad’s, and the negotiations over that are ongoing.
Finally, collect by story, not by completion. You’ll go broke chasing every figure. Pick the shows you love — for us, the animated era — and build those casts first. A complete Ghost crew or a full Clone Force 99 tells a story on the shelf that a random assortment never will.
Quick Reference: Where to Start by Fandom
| If you love… | Start with | Then add |
|---|---|---|
| Ahsoka | Ahsoka (Live-Action) | Clone Wars + Rebels Ahsoka |
| Rebels | Thrawn | The Ghost crew (Sabine, Ezra, Hera) |
| The Bad Batch | Hunter | Tech + Omega |
| Maul | Maul: Shadow Lord | Classic Darth Maul |
| Andor / Rogue One | Cassian Andor | K-2SO + Mon Mothma |
| The Mandalorian / Kenobi | Beskar Din Djarin | Boba Fett Deluxe + Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| Skeleton Crew | Jod Na Nawood | Neel (At Attin) |
Pros
- Detailed 6-inch sculpts with real articulation and accessories
- Covers the animated Filoni-verse as lovingly as the films
- Ahsoka, Thrawn, Maul and the Ghost crew all look superb on a shelf
- A collection you can build slowly, one character at a time
Cons
- Display pieces, not toddler-proof toys — best for older kids and adults
- Prices and availability swing; sought-after figures can spike
- Once you start a shelf, it does not stay one shelf
From the screen to the shelf: Black Series figures look even better with a brick build alongside them — see our LEGO Mandalorian Helmet (75328) review for a display-grade companion piece.
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The display-grade Mandalorian helmet, in brick — pairs perfectly on a shelf beside Black Series figures.
The Bottom Line
If you’ve fallen for the Filoni-verse the way we have, the Black Series is how you put it on display. Start with Ahsoka, add Thrawn and Maul, and build the Ghost crew and Clone Force 99 from there. For the live-action fans, the Andor/Rogue One line-up is just as good.
Just don’t say we didn’t warn you about the shelf space.