Captain America and Hydra Face-Off — C- · The Brick Drop Score
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The Drop Score
Captain America and Hydra Face-Off
76189-1 · Marvel Super Heroes
Early read · 0 reviews
Two minifigs in a $10 set sounds like a win until you see what's around them — 49 pieces of almost nothing. Captain America deserves better backup than this.
Is the price fair?FForty-nine pieces for ten dollars is a tough sell no matter how you slice it.
Will you love it?BThe minifigs are fine; everything built around them is forgettable.
Holds its value?C-Tiny sets at this price point don't tend to move the needle after retirement.
True ValueF
$10
Street price
$3
Parts value
30%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 30% of the street price — the basis for this F price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$2
Figures (×2)est.
$7
Premium you pay
Brand & IPcalc
$6
License royaltycalc
$1
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 — $3 of parts for a $10 price.
FiguresThe price read counts the bricks; the figures add an estimated $7 more (real figure pricing coming).
The Full Take
The minifig ratio is the one bright spot here: Cap and a Hydra soldier for ten bucks is a decent character haul on paper. But 49 pieces build so little that calling it a 'set' feels generous — it's closer to a display base that ran out of ideas halfway through. The value floor grade is a 2.0 for a reason, and spending time with this thing makes that score feel fair. There's no playability to speak of, no display presence worth clearing shelf space for, and no build experience that'll stick with you. At $9.99 it should be a no-brainer impulse grab, but even that math doesn't save it when the set itself feels like an afterthought. Marvel fans have dozens of better options in the same price neighborhood. Skip it unless the minifigs are the only thing you're after — and even then, the secondary market probably has them cheaper.
