Lava Falls is the best-value Ninjago set of its size

$7.99 MSRP 94 pieces 2 minifigures 3.9 / 5 from builders #1 of 118 Ninjago sets under 200 pieces
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90 of 100

Great value

#1 of 118 Ninjago sets under 200 pieces

Lava Falls is the best-value small Ninjago set, first of 97. For $7.99 it gives about 83 pieces per $10 against a typical 51, two minifigures at about twice the usual rate, and about 60% more plastic per dollar than the group norm. Builders rate it 3.9 of 5, above most small sets, and it costs roughly 33% less than similar contents.

#1

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 118 Ninjago sets under 200 pieces

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

90

Chart 2 · The score

How the 90 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
118 vs 73 +33 of 35
Pieces per $10
83 vs 51 +27 of 30
Minifigures per $100
17.6 vs 9.0 +17 of 20
Builder rating
3.9 vs 3.6 +13 of 15

$4 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 $12. Each brick is $5.

$7.99
you pay

$12
sets like it usually cost

See 70753-1 on Brickset How scores work