Five minifigs crammed into a $20 set sounds like a win until you realize the throne room itself is barely more than a backdrop — Ninjago charm carries this further than the build deserves.
Is the price fair?FOverpriced for what little structure you're actually getting — you're paying minifig tax.
Will you love it?BThe character lineup delivers real Ninjago energy even when the build doesn't.
Holds its value?C-Middling secondary market — nothing here commands a premium once it retires.
True ValueF
$76
Street price
$43
Parts value
57%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 57% of the street price — the basis for this F price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$12
Figures (×5)
$31
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$32
OverpricedYou're paying well above the parts' value — $43 of parts for a $76 price.
The Full Take
Throne Room Showdown leans hard on its cast: five minifigs including Garmadon and the Shark Army generals give this set more personality than the structure behind them. The build is thin — a throne, some columns, a couple of play features that exist more as excuses than engineering. For a Ninjago fan deep in the 2018 season storyline, that character lineup is the whole argument. But $19.99 for 222 pieces with this little to actually build is where the set stumbles; you're paying a premium for the figures, not the experience. It holds together as a playset in the loosest sense, and kids who watched the show will get it immediately. On the shelf it looks more like a scene stub than a finished set. The minifigs are the story here — everything else is set dressing.
