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Rise of the Domo

A giant golden pizza slice of a spaceship, and the only home Druig and Phastos ever got.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 76156 · 2021

Pieces1,049

Minifigs6

Year2021

Set number76156

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The verdict

The Domo is a huge triangular ship that looks like nothing else LEGO has ever made, and honestly that shape is the whole personality here.

You either fall for the flat golden wedge or you don't. What sold me is the minifig lineup, because six Eternals plus Kro means this is the only set on Earth where you'll find Druig and Phastos. If you loved the film or you want those exclusive figures, this is the one to grab. If you want a tight, sturdy display piece, the flimsy underbelly might bug you.

Best for: Marvel fans chasing the exclusive Eternals minifigures and a display ship with real presence

The full review

What it is

The Domo is one of those sets you can't mistake for anything else on the shelf. It's a big flat triangle, pearl gold and dark grey, and the first time you see it built you realize LEGO leaned all the way into that pizza slice shape from the Eternals film instead of trying to soften it. This is the LEGO® set that anchored the whole Eternals wave in 2021, and at 1,049 pieces it's the biggest and most expensive of the bunch. What you get is a spaceship with three sides that lift open to reveal a cockpit, a weapons room, a little lab, and enough room inside to actually pose figures. It's built for play and for display, and it pulls off both better than the odd shape might suggest.

The catch

Now for the parts I'd want you to know before you commit. The price is the sticking point. Ninety dollars for just over a thousand pieces isn't outrageous, but a good chunk of the value is riding on the minifigures rather than the brick count, so if you're a pure parts-per-dollar person you'll notice. The ship itself is a little flimsy while you're building it. Those unusual angles come from repurposed door and ladder pieces, and until the final panels snap on, the whole thing feels like it might flex apart in your hands. It firms up once complete and it's surprisingly swooshable, but the wobble mid-build is real. And that small extra Eternals flyer? It feels like an afterthought, the kind of thing you build in five minutes and set aside.

Who it's for

So who should grab this one. If you love the Eternals, or you just want Druig and Phastos in minifigure form, this is your only shot, and that alone makes it worth it for a lot of Marvel fans. Kro and the articulated Deviants are a fun bonus for play. The community landed at 3.9 out of 5, and I think that's fair. It's a distinctive, likeable set with a couple of honest rough edges. If you skip Marvel sets and you want pure building engineering, this probably isn't the one to chase, especially now that it's retired and prices are climbing. But if that golden triangle makes you grin, you already know.

The parts story

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

Building the Domo is a set of two halves. The Deviants come first, and they're quick, ball-jointed creatures that pose nicely and warm you up. Then you tackle the ship, and this is where it gets interesting. That flat triangular hull is held together with clever reuse of door elements and ladder holders to hit those unusual angles, so a lot of the build is technique rather than raw stacking. It feels a touch precarious as you go, panels flexing before the structure is closed up, but once the three lift-open sides are seated it locks into something solid and swooshable. Section by section it stays engaging because you're never quite building the shape you expect.

On pieces, there's real treasure here for parts hunters. The set brings two brand new molds, a large figure head for Kro and a hand element with trans-orange flames cast in pearl gold. You also get lovely recolors: plate 2x12 in earth green, door pieces in dark stone grey, round plates in yellowish green, and inverted dishes in transparent brown with opalescence that genuinely sparkle. Rare bits like pearl gold sextants and cool silver macaroni tiles round it out, plus a couple of printed cockpit tiles. At 1,049 pieces the raw value is only okay, but the variety and the exclusive elements give the box more worth than the count alone suggests.

Fun facts

01Druig and Phastos appear in no other LEGO set, so this is the only place you'll ever get them in minifigure form.
02The Domo introduced two new molds to LEGO, including a hand piece with trans-orange flames cast in pearl gold.
03The set was the largest and most expensive in the entire 2021 Eternals wave at 1,049 pieces and $89.99.
04It retired at the end of 2022 after just over a year on shelves, giving the exclusive figures a short window of availability.