Super Heroes Marvel

Avengers Compound Battle

The Endgame finale in brick form, carried almost entirely by its figures.

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 76131 · 2019

Pieces704

Minifigs6

Year2019

Set number76131

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The verdict

This is the set that dropped alongside Avengers: Endgame, and it recreates that huge final showdown at the compound with Thanos crashing the party.

The figure lineup is where my heart went, and it is genuinely the reason to own this one. The building itself is a bit of a mixed bag, a facade that opens up rather than a full structure, plus a helicopter and an offroader that feel bolted on to hit a play-feature quota. I think it is a lovely pickup for the characters and the movie moment, less so if you want a satisfying architectural build.

Best for: Marvel fans who came for the Endgame finale figures more than the building

The full review

What it is

This one landed right as Avengers: Endgame hit cinemas in 2019, and it is built entirely around that last enormous fight at the ruined Avengers compound, the one where Thanos brings his whole army down on the team. LEGO leaned into the drama, so you get a two-level headquarters that splits open, a rooftop bristling with shooters, a garage, a helipad, and a big fig Thanos looming over all of it. The first thing that got me was the roster. Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Nebula, a four-armed Outrider, and then Hulk and Thanos as posable big figs, with a cheeky little Ant-Man microfigure tucked in as a nod to his size-shifting scenes. That is a lot of story packed into one box.

The catch

I want to be straight with you about the build, though, because it is the weakest part. The compound is not really a compound so much as a tall facade that hinges open to show a couple of rooms. It looks fine from the front and does nothing from the back, which is the honest trade LEGO made to fit a helicopter and an offroader into the same box. Those two side vehicles are the sticking point a lot of builders raised. They eat into the piece count, and every brick spent on a fairly plain chopper is a brick not spent making the actual building feel solid. At the original 100 dollar price, and 704 pieces, the value was passable at best. You are paying for the license and the figures, not for a dense or clever structure.

Who it's for

So here is who I would steer toward it. If you love the Endgame finale, or you are chasing that specific Iron Man, or the time-heist suited Nebula, this is a warm, easy yes, especially now that it has retired and settled around its old retail price on the secondary market. Kids will get a ton of play out of the shooters and the opening safe, and the big fig Thanos towering over everyone is exactly the toy that scene deserves. If you build for architecture, for a headquarters you can pose from every angle and display proudly, I would gently point you elsewhere. This is a play set and a figure pack wearing a building costume, and it is happiest being exactly that.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build moves quickly and never gets technical, which suits the age-8-and-up target. You put together the two floors of the compound, clip on the play features, and then assemble the helicopter and offroader as quick side projects. It is a breezy afternoon rather than a deep engineering session, and the opening safe and the table with the hidden gun compartment are the little moments that made me smile while building.

The real treasure here is printed and rare rather than structural. The Iron Man minifigure, plus the Thanos and Hulk big figs, were all brand new for 2019, and six of the figures are exclusive to this set, which is why the minifig lot alone carries a chunk of the set's value on the aftermarket. Nebula and the Ant-Man microfigure both got fresh printing for the white Avengers time-heist suit, a detail straight out of the film that collectors still hunt for. There are no wild new molds in the bricks themselves, so the parts story is almost entirely about the characters you get, not the elements you build with.

Fun facts

01The set recreates the final battle from Avengers: Endgame and shipped in April 2019, the same month the film opened.
02It retired in December 2020 after a roughly 20-month run, and now trades right around its original 99.99 dollar RRP.
03Six of the figures are exclusive to this box, and the little Ant-Man microfigure is a wink at his size-changing role in the movie.