Shuricopter is great value for a Ninjago set

$29.99 MSRP 361 pieces 3 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #11 of 99 Ninjago sets with 200–499 pieces
Shuricopter box art
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79 of 100

Great value

#11 of 99 Ninjago sets with 200–499 pieces

Shuricopter is good value, just short of great, for a mid-size Ninjago set. It carries about 28% more plastic per dollar than the group norm, gives about 91 pieces per $10 against a typical 79, and builders rate it 4.0 of 5. At $29.99 it costs about 17% less than similar contents.

#11

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 99 Ninjago sets with 200–499 pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

79

Chart 2 · The score

How the 79 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
125 vs 97 +33 of 35
Pieces per $10
91 vs 76 +24 of 30
Minifigures per $100
7.6 vs 7.5 +11 of 20
Builder rating
4.0 vs 3.8 +11 of 15

$7 less

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $37. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$37
sets like it usually cost

See 70673-1 on Brickset How scores work