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79005-1 The Wizard Battle

79005-1

The Wizard Battle

The Wizard Battle is LEGO set 79005-1. It has a score of 81. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 1 reviews, based on 6 scored reviews and 9 reviews total. It is ranked in the top 43.89% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2013, and it is categorised in The Lord of the Rings.

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Average rating

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Recommendations

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A review is considereded a recommendation when its score is above the reviewers median score or if it's explicitly said so in the review. Read more in our article about recommendations.

Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2013 is 0.15. PPP for this set is 0.12, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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Average PPM for System in 2013 is 20.12. PPM for this set is 7.13, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

Brickpicker Recommendation: yes 8.6 / 10 → 86 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.2 / 5 → 84 / 100

The Brick Fan Recommendation: no 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Just2Good Recommendation: meh B+ → 80 / 100

Brickset News Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 → 78 / 100

Unscored reviews

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Set information

Set ID: 79005-1
Name: The Wizard Battle
Parts: 113
Minifigs: 2

Retail price (USD):
Original: 12.99
Inflation adjusted: 14.26

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.11
Inflation adjusted: 0.12

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 6.50
Inflation adjusted: 7.13

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Brickpicker

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Recommendation: yes 8.6 / 10 from 1 review

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amazon.com

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Recommendation: meh 4.2 / 5 from 96 reviews

This is a pretty good set and the figures fit nicely into any Lego enthusiast's collection. I just wanted to point out that one of the photos listed above is misleading. One of the images shows the Orange Lego Tool alongside the assembled set. NOTE: The Orange Lego Tool DOES NOT come with this set. It does come with some of the other Lego sets, such as the "Hobbit Barrel Escape set".

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 96 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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Recommendation: no 4 / 5 by Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

For the retail price of $12.99, you get an iconic scene from the first The Lord of the Rings movie with two minifigures and a rare Palantir piece. The room is a little similar from the one in the Orthanc set but it's still worth it to pick up especially for a cheap pickup of Saruman and the Palantir.

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Just2Good

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Recommendation: meh B+ → 80 / 100

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Brickset News

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Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 by CapnRex101

If you own (or plan to buy) 10237 Tower of Orthanc, then this is a set which you can certainly pass on. However, if you think that this set is worth it for the eye of Sauron alone, then naturally it is well worth having. For those of you who have no intention to purchase 10237 Tower of Orthanc on the other hand, this is an excellent set. An affordable way of getting Saruman is very welcome and the model itself is not bad at all.

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Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 from 13 reviews

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From Bricks To Bothans

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by Nick Martin

In the end, this set delivers a decent enough value as both a set and a parts pack. While a lot of the technic stuff takes up bulk in the set that may have been better used to extend out the platform in place for a battle, you can't argue with the parts you get. 113 parts isn't bad for what effectively is a wizard battle pack, and all of the pieces are generic enough to justify getting more than one of the sets, if for nothing else than to update your Magneto minifigs.

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BZPower

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by Andrew

If you're a fan of the LOTR franchise, I recommend buying this set. It's cheap, and feels pretty substantial; it includes some key characters, one of which is new (and if you don't want to spend $200 on the Orthanc Tower set, it's the only place to get him); it has some FUNctions. I was happy with it, happy enough to include it among the choice LOTR sets that make my shelves.

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Eurobricks

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by Lego-Freak

It's quite a simple set, but it manages to capture that particular scene perfectly. Highlights include the magnificent lamps, the imposing throne that even features a play function.

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