Hydro-Man Attack is great value for a Marvel set

$39.99 MSRP 471 pieces 4 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #3 of 121 Marvel sets with 200–499 pieces
Hydro-Man Attack box art
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82 of 100

Great value

#3 of 121 Marvel sets with 200–499 pieces

Hydro-Man Attack earns its great-value score mainly through plastic per dollar, about 43% above the typical mid-size Marvel set, plus around 89 pieces per $10 against a usual 77. Four minifigures for $39.99 is just the normal rate, but builders rate it 4.0 of 5 and it costs about $13 less than the $53 its contents typically sell for.

#3

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 121 Marvel sets with 200–499 pieces

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82

Chart 2 · The score

How the 82 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
129 vs 91 +34 of 35
Pieces per $10
89 vs 76 +26 of 30
Minifigures per $100
7.6 vs 7.6 +10 of 20
Builder rating
4.0 vs 3.7 +12 of 15

$12 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 $52. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$52
sets like it usually cost

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