Hogwarts Castle: The Main Tower is about typical value for its size

$259.99 MSRP 2,135 pieces 12 minifigures 4.4 / 5 from builders #12 of 24 Harry Potter sets with 1,000+ pieces
Hogwarts Castle: The Main Tower box art
Image: Brickset
54 of 100

Average

#12 of 24 Harry Potter sets with 1,000+ pieces

The Main Tower is right at average for a big Harry Potter set, 12th of 22. Its 12 minifigures come at about 26% above the usual rate and builders rate it 4.3 of 5, but it gives about 78 pieces per $10 against a typical 84, and $259.99 is in line with similar contents.

#12

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 24 Harry Potter sets with 1,000+ pieces

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

54

Chart 2 · The score

How the 54 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
120 vs 116 +23 of 35
Pieces per $10
78 vs 84 +8 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.4 vs 4.0 +10 of 20
Builder rating
4.4 vs 4.2 +12 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 $267. Each brick is $25.

$259.99
you pay

$267
sets like it usually cost

See 76454-1 on Brickset How scores work