Kai and Ras's Car and Bike Battle — C+ · The Brick Drop Score
C+
The Drop Score
Kai and Ras's Car and Bike Battle
71789-1 · Ninjago
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A $20 battle pack that feels like it's daring you to want more — two figs, a car, and a bike that all work together fine, but none of it sticks with you after the build.
Is the price fair?C-Lean for $20 — you feel every missing brick.
Will you love it?B-Functional little battle scene, but nothing here lingers.
Holds its value?C-Retires quietly and stays quiet — don't wait for a payday.
True ValueC-
$20
MSRP
$15
Parts value
74%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 74% of the MSRP — the basis for this C- price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$5
Functional piecescalc
$2
Figures (×2)
$8
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$5
FairParts are worth about 74% of the price — close to what the set is worth.
The Full Take
Kai and Ras's Car and Bike Battle is the kind of set that fills a slot in the Ninjago lineup without ever threatening to be your favorite. The car has a chunky enough presence to feel purposeful, and the bike is a quick build meant to complement it — together they stage a decent little showdown. Two named minifigs is a reasonable get at this price point, even if the piece count is lean. The problem is that $20 buys a lot in LEGO® right now, and this set doesn't push hard enough in any direction to justify skipping a comparison shop. It's not bad — it's just unremarkable, which in a theme as crowded as Ninjago is almost worse.