Ninjago: Dragons Rising: New Ninja Stories: Challenge at the Crossroads — C- · The Brick Drop Score
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The Drop Score
Ninjago: Dragons Rising: New Ninja Stories: Challenge at the Crossroads
LCS6701-1
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23 pieces and one minifig is more bookmark than set — a C- across the board that tells you everything about what LEGO® thinks a 'challenge' is worth packaging.
Is the price fair?CTechnically not a rip-off, but there's nothing here that makes the price feel earned.
Will you love it?C-One minifig and 23 pieces — you'll be done before you finish the instructions.
Holds its value?C-Tiny sets like this rarely move the needle on the secondary market.
True ValueC
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Price
$5
Parts value
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Ratio
What you get
Plain bricks
$1
Figures (×1)
$3
The Full Take
Challenge at the Crossroads is the kind of set that exists to fill a price point, not a display shelf or a build session. Twenty-three pieces and a single minifig land somewhere between an impulse buy and a polybag that forgot it was a polybag. The build itself wraps up before any real engagement kicks in — there's no clever technique, no satisfying structure, just a quick snap-together and done. For Ninjago fans chasing a character, this might scratch that itch, but the set around that minifig does it no favors. At the price, it's not a rip-off, but it's not a deal either — it's just barely there. A C- overall, and the grades hold up at every angle you approach it from.
