Darth Vader's lightsaber is up for auction

A Darth Vader lightsaber used in the climactic duel in Cloud City, where the villain tells Luke Skywalker "I am your father," is among the highlights of the Ultimate Star Wars Auction to be held by Heritage Auctions on Nov. 12.

Movie prop up for grabs was used in the iconic 'I am your father' duel

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· Posted: Oct 09, 2026 11:10 AM EDT | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago

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In July, a lightsaber with Luke Skywalker's severed hand from The Empire Strikes Back sold for $3.75 million US at auction — the highest price ever fetched for a prop used in a Star Wars film, according to the auction house.

Now, someone can buy the saber that did the severing.

A Darth Vader lightsaber used in the climactic duel in Cloud City, where he tells Skywalker "I am your father," is among the highlights of the Ultimate Star Wars Auction to be held by Heritage Auctions on Nov. 12.

The Vader saber, also used in Return of the Jedi, is expected to fetch at least $1 million US. It is one of more than two dozen lightsaber props that will be up for sale at the auction that spans Star Wars Episodes I through IX, as well as other films and TV shows from the galaxy George Lucas created.

A costumed Darth Vader character poses at the Hasbro and Amazon Star Wars interactive experience at the Empire State Building in New York in this 2024 file photo. (Evan Agostini/Invision/The Associated Press)

Other pieces include the duelling lightsabers forcefully wielded by Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith that are expected to go for at least $10,000 US apiece.

An EE-3 carbine blaster wielded by Boba Fett throughout The Empire Strikes Back is estimated to bring in more than $100,000 US.

Also included are a Yoda puppet hand used by Frank Oz in the character's original appearance in The Empire Strikes Back, C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels' signed, personal third-draft screenplay for the original 1977 Star Wars and a TIE Fighter pilot helmet from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.