Maul (Shadow Lord) — Star Wars The Black Series
The Star Wars Black Series Maul Shadow Lord — Maul: Shadow Lord series, 2026. $27.99 mainline. Maul post-Clone Wars, rebuilding his criminal syndicate beyond the Empire's reach. Cloaked figure with twin red lightsaber blades that combine into a single staff. Ships July 2026.
Overview
Maul (Shadow Lord) is the lead figure in the Black Series’ Maul: Shadow Lord wave, 2026. $27.99. Mainline. Maul in his post-Clone Wars configuration — no longer a Sith apprentice, no longer bound to Palpatine’s Rule of Two, but something the series positions as more dangerous: a Shadow Lord rebuilding his criminal syndicate on a planet beyond the Empire’s reach. Twin red lightsaber blades that combine into a single double-bladed staff. Cloaked, calculating posture. Ships July 2026. Pre-orders opened March 5, 2026.
The other three figures in the wave — Rook Kast, Eleventh Brother, and Devon Izara — all released simultaneously.
The Character
After the Clone Wars, Maul occupies a genuinely unusual position in the Star Wars timeline. He survived being cut in half on Naboo through pure hatred. He survived years of madness in a junkyard. He built Crimson Dawn, controlled Mandalore, commanded an army of Mandalorian super commandos and Death Watch warriors, and then watched it all collapse when Palpatine came to Mandalore personally to remind him of his place in the hierarchy. By the time the Clone Wars ended, Maul had lost everything — his master’s favour, his syndicate, his planet — and had retreated into something quieter and more focused.
The Shadow Lord configuration is that quieter, more focused Maul. Not the screaming berserker of the prequel era. Not the desperate schemer of the Clone Wars. Something between — a figure with genuine power who has learned how to wait, operating in the shadows of a galaxy now dominated by an Empire that would rather he didn’t exist.
The Figure
The cloaked presentation is the right choice for this configuration. The Maul who rebuilt his syndicate after the Clone Wars is not the shirtless combat configuration of earlier figures — he’s the concealed, calculating version, the one whose threat isn’t immediately visible. Twin red blades that can be displayed separately or combined into the double-bladed staff give both display options.
The window box packaging is specific to the Maul: Shadow Lord wave — a clean black background with red accent that distinguishes the sub-line from the standard Galaxy Collection presentation.
Maul in the Black Series
This is one of several Black Series Maul figures. The 2019 Red Line Darth Maul covered the Phantom Menace configuration. The 2022 Darth Maul covered a subsequent release. The 50th Anniversary Darth Maul (Sith Apprentice) covered the pre-TPM comics configuration. The Shadow Lord version is specifically the post-Clone Wars Maul — a configuration no previous Black Series release has covered.
Our Verdict
The Shadow Lord configuration is the most interesting Black Series Maul yet — the character at the furthest point from the screaming apprentice, operating with patience and purpose. The cloaked presentation and the twin/combined blade option make for a strong display figure. For anyone building a Maul: Shadow Lord shelf this is the obvious centrepiece.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Maul: Shadow Lord. Related: Rook Kast | Eleventh Brother | Devon Izara | Character: Darth Maul.