Epic Battle Set - Zane vs. Nindroid — B- · The Brick Drop Score
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The Drop Score
Epic Battle Set - Zane vs. Nindroid
71731-1 · Ninjago
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Two minifigs in a $10 battle pack is Ninjago doing exactly what it should — Zane vs. a Nindroid enemy with a tiny diorama to stage the fight. It's a B- overall, but that minifig ratio is the real story here.
Is the price fair?B+Two minifigs at $9.99 is quietly one of the better deals in a Ninjago wave.
Will you love it?CGreat minifig score but the diorama itself is over before it starts.
Holds its value?C-Value floor is nearly flat — this one has nowhere to climb.
True ValueB+
$10
MSRP
$7
Parts value
66%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 66% of the MSRP — the basis for this B+ price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$5
Functional piecescalc
$1
Figures (×2)est.
$5
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$3
Figures aren’t in the price read yet — that’s an estimate until we price them for real.
OverpricedYou're paying well above the parts' value — $7 of parts for a $10 price.
FiguresThe price read counts the bricks; the figures add an estimated $5 more (real figure pricing coming).
The Full Take
Small sets live or die by what you get for the price, and this one leads with two solid minifigs at ten bucks — that's a hard ratio to argue with in the Ninjago lineup. The battle diorama is minimal, basically just enough scenery to justify the name, but it frames the confrontation without pretending to be something bigger. Zane looks sharp, the Nindroid fills out the enemy roster, and parents building a collection can grab multiple packs without wincing. The build itself is thin — 66 pieces disappears fast and the techniques are forgettable — so builders looking for a project won't find much here. Where it stumbles is resale: supply was high, secondary market interest low, and there's nothing rare enough to pull value years out. Buy this for the minifigs and the fun of it, not because you think it's going anywhere financially.
