Super Heroes Marvel

Corvus Glaive Thresher Attack

A Wakanda wall set that skipped the hype and quietly became a minifig goldmine.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 76103 · 2018

Pieces416

Minifigs5

Year2018

Set number76103

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The verdict

I almost passed this one over on the shelf back in 2018, and that was a mistake I've heard echoed by a lot of other builders since.

It looks like a modest wall-and-turret set, but Corvus Glaive himself is exclusive to this box, and you also get Shuri, Black Panther, Vision, and an Outrider, which is a genuinely stacked lineup for forty dollars. The thresher launcher flinging saw blades is a fun bit of theater once, maybe twice, but the real reason to buy this set is the cast standing in front of it. If you collect Infinity War figures or you just want Corvus Glaive without paying secondary market prices, this is the set to chase.

Best for: Marvel minifig collectors chasing Corvus Glaive and Infinity War Wakanda figures

The full review

What it is

This set is built around a single idea: a chunk of Wakandan wall with a lever-gated entrance, a rotating turret tower with stud shooters, a hidden disc shooter, and Corvus Glaive's thresher launcher that sends dark bluish grey saw blades tumbling at whatever you point it toward. It is a play-first set, and the mechanism works exactly as advertised the first few times you push the button. What actually got me, though, was flipping through the instructions and seeing the minifig lineup. Corvus Glaive never appeared in another set, Shuri got one of her better early looks here, and having Black Panther and Vision alongside them for under forty dollars is the kind of value that ages well once a set goes out of production.

The catch

I'll be straight with you about the build itself. It's not going to challenge anyone. The wall panels and tower go together fast, and once the novelty of the thresher wears off there isn't a ton of play pattern left beyond re-firing the saw blades. If you're buying this purely as a building experience, you'll be done in under an hour and mildly underwhelmed by how flat and panel-heavy the structure is. It was never meant to be a showpiece build, it was meant to deliver a battle scene and a wall of figures.

Who it's for

Get this one if minifigures are what draws you to LEGO Marvel, especially if Corvus Glaive or a complete Infinity War Wakanda cast matters to you. Skip it if you want an engaging build or a display piece that holds its own on a shelf without the figures in front of it, because on its own the structure is pretty forgettable.

The parts story

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

Putting this together is quick and straightforward, mostly flat wall sections, a gate mechanism, and a turret assembly that goes together in stages. There's no real tension or clever engineering here, it's a play set built to be assembled fast so kids can get to the fun part, which is firing the thresher and running the gate lever.

The part that matters most in this set isn't a rare mold, it's the minifig roster. Corvus Glaive's exclusive figure with his signature glaive weapon is the headline, and Shuri's Wakandan lab coat look plus Black Panther and Vision round out a cast that has held its value well since retirement. The saw blade pieces used in the thresher launcher are a fun functional element too, dark bluish grey discs that actually fly a decent distance when you hit the button. For a 416 piece, sub-$40 set, getting five minifigures including one exclusive character is genuinely strong value on paper.

Fun facts

01Corvus Glaive's minifigure has never appeared in any other LEGO set, making this the only way to get him without buying secondhand.
02The set released in March 2018 alongside Avengers: Infinity War and retired by the end of that year.
03The five minifigures make up effectively all of the set's resale value, with Corvus Glaive alone accounting for a big share of it.
04The hinged Wakandan wall section is designed to combine with other Infinity War Wakanda sets for a larger connected battle scene.