Ninja Ultra Combo Mech — B- · The Brick Drop Score
B-
The Drop Score
Ninja Ultra Combo Mech
71765-1 · Ninjago
Early read · 2 reviews
Four mechs that combine into one sounds epic until you see the $90 price tag for what ends up feeling like a stretched budget spread thin — the concept is bigger than the execution.
Is the price fair?D$90 for four mechs that each feel like they cost $15 — the math doesn't flatter this one.
Will you love it?B-The combined form is a fun payoff, but don't expect it to wow you the way the box art does.
Holds its value?C-Ninjago combiners rarely light up the aftermarket — this one looks like no exception.
True ValueD
$122
Street price
$91
Parts value
75%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 75% of the street price — the basis for this D price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$45
Printed & detailcalc
$1
Functional piecescalc
$26
Figures (×7)
$19
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$31
FairParts are worth about 75% of the price — close to what the set is worth.
The Full Take
The Ninja Ultra Combo Mech pitches itself on sheer ambition: four individual mechs, seven minifigs, one massive combined form. But ambition and payoff aren't the same thing, and at $90 the gap between what this promises and what you get is hard to ignore. The individual mechs feel slight — more like components than standalone models — and the combined form, while impressive in theory, has the lanky, hollow look that plagues budget-constrained combiners. The seven minifigs are a genuine win and will carry serious weight for Ninjago fans who want the whole crew. The build itself is decent without being memorable, leaning on Ninjago's reliable mech formula rather than pushing anything new. A C+ is fair: it's not a bad set, just one where the idea outranks the product.
