Lloyd's Golden Ultra Dragon gives much less than similar sets

$149.99 MSRP 989 pieces 9 minifigures 4.3 / 5 from builders #70 of 74 Ninjago sets with 500–999 pieces
Lloyd's Golden Ultra Dragon box art
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20 of 100

Poor value

#70 of 74 Ninjago sets with 500–999 pieces

Lloyd’s Golden Ultra Dragon is rated 4.3 of 5, but at $149.99 it costs about 52% more than similar contents, roughly $51 extra. It gives about 57 pieces per $10 against a typical 83 and about 35% less plastic per dollar than the norm, which makes it poor value. Buy it for the display, not the value.

#70

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 74 Ninjago sets with 500–999 pieces

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

20

Chart 2 · The score

How the 20 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
70 vs 103 +1 of 35
Pieces per $10
57 vs 81 +3 of 30
Minifigures per $100
5.2 vs 6.0 +5 of 20
Builder rating
4.3 vs 4.1 +12 of 15

$50 more

Chart 3 · The price

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

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $100. Each brick is $25.

$149.99
you pay

$100
sets like it usually cost

See 71774-1 on Brickset How scores work