Rey's Lightsabers: The Skywalker Saber and the Yellow Blade
Rey carries three lightsabers in canon: the blue Skywalker lightsaber, Leia's blue saber and the yellow one she builds from her quarterstaff. This reference covers each saber, how the yellow hilt is made, how the Skywalker saber broke and was repaired, the dark vision's double blade and what Rey does with them in the end.
Short answer
Rey carries three lightsabers in canon: the blue Skywalker lightsaber, Leia's blue saber and the yellow one she builds from her quarterstaff. This reference covers each saber, how the yellow hilt is made, how the Skywalker saber broke and was repaired, the dark vision's double blade and what Rey does with them in the end.
On this page13 sections
- Quick answers
- Rey’s three lightsabers
- The Skywalker lightsaber
- How the Skywalker saber broke and was repaired
- Leia’s lightsaber
- Rey’s yellow lightsaber
- From quarterstaff to hilt
- The dark vision and the double blade
- What Rey does with her sabers
- Canon and what is not canon
- The handbook entry and what is unverified
- Sources
- Questions
Rey’s lightsaber, in the sense most people mean, is the yellow blade she builds near the end of the sequel trilogy, with a kyber crystal and a hilt made from parts of her quarterstaff [1]. In canon she also carries two older blue sabers, the Skywalker lightsaber and Leia’s saber [2][3]. This page follows all three, how each is built and where they end up. Why the new blade is yellow has its own page, yellow lightsaber. The Skywalker saber’s earlier owners are in the Luke Skywalker lightsaber and Anakin Skywalker lightsaber pages.
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Last checked: 2026-11-11.
Quick answers
- Her own saber: yellow, single blade, kyber crystal [1].
- Hilt: cylindrical and straight, built from parts of her quarterstaff with a cloth handgrip [1].
- First appearance of the yellow saber: The Rise of Skywalker, 2019 [1].
- Earlier sabers: the Skywalker lightsaber (blue) and Leia’s lightsaber (blue) [2][3].
- Dark vision: a hinged double-bladed saber on Kef Bir [4].
- Continuity: all of this is canon. The non-canon appearances are LEGO and game tie-ins [1].
Rey’s three lightsabers
The table lists the sabers Rey uses in canon, in the order she gets them.
| Saber | Blade | Built by | How Rey gets it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skywalker lightsaber | Blue | Anakin Skywalker, 22 BBY | It calls to her on Takodana and she summons it on Starkiller Base | [2] |
| Leia’s lightsaber | Blue | Leia Organa, 4 ABY | Luke’s Force spirit gives it to her before Exegol | [3] |
| Rey’s lightsaber | Yellow | Rey, 35 ABY | She builds it herself after the war | [1] |
BBY and ABY mean before and after the Battle of Yavin, the calendar Star Wars stories use. Rey Skywalker’s own page lists only the two Skywalker family sabers and her yellow one as the lightsabers she wields [4].
The Skywalker lightsaber
The Skywalker saber has a blue blade and a straight cylindrical hilt about 28 centimeters long, made of alloy metal and carbon composites [2]. Anakin built it as a replacement for his first saber, and Wookieepedia’s page lists a long line of owners, among them Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke, Maz Kanata and Finn, before it reaches Rey [2].
On Takodana the saber calls out to Rey, and touching it gives her a painful vision. She rejects it [2]. On Starkiller Base, Kylo Ren tries to summon it as his birthright, but it flies past him into Rey’s hand, and she overpowers him with it [2]. For the other side of that fight, see the Kylo Ren lightsaber page.
How the Skywalker saber broke and was repaired
On the Supremacy, Kylo Ren and Rey both try to pull the saber to themselves with the Force. The strain cracks the kyber crystal inside and breaks the saber in half [2]. Rey keeps the pieces [2].
Wookieepedia says she repairs it in 34 ABY by binding the two halves with a leather strap and using healing techniques from the Jedi texts to mend the crystal [2]. Its page now lists weld marks in the middle of the hilt and the leather strap as protection [2]. The saber then goes with her to Pasaana and Kijimi, and she uses it to slice a wing off Kylo Ren’s TIE fighter [2].
Leia’s lightsaber
Leia’s saber is blue with a silver and copper hilt that has mother-of-pearl inlays, and she built it with her brother in 4 ABY [3]. She stopped training soon after and gave the saber to Luke, who kept it on Ahch-To [3]. After Luke’s death his Force spirit gives it to Rey [3].
On Exegol, Rey uses it together with the Skywalker saber to hold off Sidious’s Force lightning and send it back at him [3]. The blue lightsaber page covers the color.
Rey’s yellow lightsaber
Wookieepedia lists the yellow saber as a single blade with a kyber crystal and a cylindrical hilt built from parts of Rey’s quarterstaff [1]. It has a cloth handgrip and is described as blocky and heavy, with armored exterior parts that make it resistant to wear [1]. The emitter works by a rotating, gear-like mechanism that opens to let the blade out [1]. Just before the blade ignites in the film, green and blue flash briefly in the emitter [1].
The date follows from the film: the wiki puts its creation in 35 ABY, after the Battle of Exegol, and gives The Rise of Skywalker as the first appearance [1]. Rey unveils the saber on Tatooine, after she buries the two Skywalker family sabers at the old Lars homestead, and she then gives her name as Rey Skywalker [1].
No page opened for this reference gives an official reason for the yellow color. For the interpretations writers have offered, see the yellow lightsaber page.
From quarterstaff to hilt
The staff is a tool Rey salvaged on Jakku and wrapped with scraps of uniform [4]. She uses it to test footing inside wrecked ships and as a weapon, with a low defensive stance and a firm back arm grip [4]. Wookieepedia says she builds the saber from its parts, with cloth for the grip [4].
She started the saber at the Resistance base on Ajan Kloss while reading ancient Jedi texts from the library on Ahch-To [1]. She considered a hinged design with an emitter at each end, then dropped it after the vision described below [1]. If you want to build a hilt in a similar spirit, the lightsaber hilts guide explains the parts of one.
The dark vision and the double blade
On Kef Bir, inside the wreck of the second Death Star, Rey finds the Sith wayfinder and meets a dark side vision of herself [4]. The vision tells her not to be afraid of who she is, and activates a hinged double-bladed lightsaber [4]. Rey is no match for it and drops the wayfinder, which Kylo Ren catches [4].
This is the dark Rey scene. Wookieepedia describes the vision as a possible future for her, not a second Rey, and the page opened for this reference does not give the blade color of that saber. Rey’s own yellow saber has a single blade [1]. The general design of two-bladed sabers is on the double-bladed lightsaber page.
What Rey does with her sabers
After the Battle of Exegol, Rey brings both Skywalker family sabers to Tatooine and uses the Force to bury them together in the sand at the Lars homestead [3][4]. She keeps her yellow saber [1]. Before that, she had fled to Ahch-To and meant to throw the Skywalker saber into the sea, but Luke’s spirit caught it and reminded her of the respect it deserved [2].
The handbook card for Rey gives a shorter version of the same ending: she buries the Skywalker sabers on Tatooine and keeps her own [5].
Canon and what is not canon
Wookieepedia places Rey’s saber in canon and lists the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, LEGO video games and Roblox as non-canon appearances [1]. In the holiday special, Finn uses Rey’s saber to practice blocking, and she later duels past versions of Vader, Sidious and Kylo Ren [1]. That is a non-canon tie-in and should not be read as lore.
No Legends version of Rey’s saber appears in the pages opened for this reference. For an overview of every saber film by film, see every lightsaber by film.
The handbook entry and what is unverified
The handbook card (handbook/sabers/rey-yellow.md) says yellow, single blade, hilt from a training staff, first appearance The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, and was marked verified on 2026-11-01 for the yellow color and the appearance at the end of the film only [5]. The release year was not separately checked, but Wookieepedia also dates the film to 2019 [1]. The card says nothing about the Skywalker saber or Leia’s saber, which this page adds from the wiki [2][3].
Sources
- Wookieepedia, Rey’s lightsaber, https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Rey%27s_lightsaber (read through the public API, accessed 2026-11-11)
- Wookieepedia, Skywalker lightsaber, https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Skywalker_lightsaber (accessed 2026-11-11)
- Wookieepedia, Leia’s lightsaber, https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Leia%27s_lightsaber (accessed 2026-11-11)
- Wookieepedia, Rey Skywalker, https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Rey_Skywalker (accessed 2026-11-11)
- Handbook card handbook/sabers/rey-yellow.md (verified 2026-11-01 per its header for color and appearance only)
FAQ
What color is Rey’s lightsaber?
Her own saber is yellow [1]. The two older sabers she carries are blue [2][3].
What happened to the Skywalker lightsaber in The Last Jedi?
It broke in half when Rey and Kylo Ren pulled on it with the Force, and Rey repaired it afterward [2].
What is Rey’s lightsaber made from?
Parts of her quarterstaff, a cloth handgrip and a kyber crystal [1].
Does Rey have a double-bladed lightsaber?
No. A dark side vision of her uses a hinged double-bladed saber on Kef Bir, but her own yellow saber has one blade [1][4].
Is Rey’s yellow lightsaber canon?
Yes. Its non-canon appearances are only LEGO and similar tie-ins [1].
Why is Rey’s lightsaber yellow?
No opened source gives an official reason. See the yellow lightsaber page for the readings [1].
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