LEGO Lord of the Rings Elrond Edition

Sometimes a collector's edition doesn't need to be elaborate. Sometimes it just needs to hand you a LEGO Elrond and get out of the way. The LEGO Lord of the Rings Elrond Edition on PlayStation Vita packages the portable brick-built journey through Middle-earth with an exclusive Elrond LEGO minifigure that you simply could not get anywhere else.

LEGO game limited editions have become quietly ferocious collectibles because the included figures were produced in finite numbers and LEGO collectors are, as we all know, relentless. This isn't just a Vita game with a toy thrown in. This is a crossover collectible that sits at the intersection of two massive collecting communities.

The Vita version of LEGO Lord of the Rings delivered the full console experience in handheld form, and pairing it with an exclusive minifigure was a stroke of marketing genius that aged into genuine scarcity. Elrond wasn't exactly the flashiest choice, but that's what makes it interesting. He's not Aragorn or Gandalf, so fewer casual buyers grabbed this edition, which means fewer survived into the collector market.

For anyone building a complete LEGO Lord of the Rings minifigure collection or a Vita library with all the trimmings, this Elrond Edition is a quiet must-have that speaks volumes on the shelf.