Huzzah, LEGO Castle fans! Your Summer Joust 2025 winners have been crowned [Feature]

For fans of LEGO castles and medieval life, the Summer Joust is one of the biggest events of the year as dozens of incredible builders construct incredible models on the year’s themes.  The judges have made their decisions, and this year’s Summer Joust champions have been named. We’re excited to present the list of winners. Many of the models we’ve spotlighted on the site before, but some come from talented builders we’ve yet to feature. Check out the amazing models and be sure to follow and congratulate the winners on their amazing builds. For the full list of runners up, visit the Summer Joust flickr page. A big thank you to -soccerkid6 for organizing the event and prizes.

The Winner: “Something in the Forest” by Oliver Barrell

Second Place: “The gates of Obsidian Salt” by Vangelis Bricks

The Winner: “To Work Ones Land” by Byldan 

Read our coverage here.

Second place: “Golden Vallé” by Rilbist

The Winner: “Sea Serpent Feast” by Syrdarian

Read our coverage of this tasty meal here.

Second place:  “Runewords” by greenarj

Read our coverage of this sharp build here.

The Winner: “Isle of Solace” by Cathedral Of Bricks

Read our in-depth interview with Luke (aka CathedralOfBricks) here.

Second Place: “Ancient Trade” by Andreas Lenander

Read our coverage of this refreshing build here.

The Winner: “The Groaning Canyon” by Rilbist

Second place: “The Ferryman of Death” by Gerrit Gottschalk

The Winner: “The Rescue in the Cursed Tower” by brianbrickster

Second place: “Swallow’s Nest Castle” by Geneva Durand

Winning Team: “Treasure and Regret”

Otto (unlimited_mocs), typical_builds, dizzy_bricks, cloudythelegofan

Runner Up Team: “Veyric the Portalborne”

Builds and Guilds, Amorphous Bricks

 

The Winner:  “The Leaking Well” by Jheewee

Second place:“Contemplative Island Grotto” by  arselus.bricks

Master Artisan prize, given to the entry with highest presentation score.

The Winner:  “Vanitas” by FS Leinad

Read our coverage of this haunting build here. 

Runner up: “The Ferryman of Death” by Gerrit Gottschalk

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Grand Architect title, which recognizes the highest scoring entry overall.

The Winner: “Isle of Solace” by Cathedral Of Bricks

Runner up: “Something in the Forest” by Oliver Barrell

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Conquering Hero – the competitor who entered at least three different categories and had the highest average score for their submissions.

The Winner: Syrdarian

Runner up: T-86(swebrickRLUG)