![]() It’s a tried-and-true method that has already yielded multiple great sets across many themes. It comes together as you expect: baseplate, tile work, 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor, roof, donezo. As a modular fan I was eager to get this built and I am really impressed with the end result. The back of each book has a cool illustration that you find inside the set depicting the different portals behind a door. It reminds me of older Creator Expert modulars which did the same thing. The instructions are split into three separate books, one for each floor. Inside the box you will find 18 numbered bags, a 32×32 baseplate and 2 pretty substantial sticker sheets (45 pcs). It’s a nice bit of design with all the minifigures shown in action on the front. That means it’s a predominantly black background with the usual greebling border and artwork mostly geared to AFOLs. The Sanctum Sanctorum (76218) is packaged in an “Icons” or “UCS” style box. For a bigger, more expensive set, that’s excellent. Combining both scores together, we come to a final value score of 87%. That’s the key to any good build taking a decent chunk of time. It’s a nicely involved build, but happily not one that ever gets repetitive, boring or predictable. Here we get a more close-to-average score which is $0.77 for 80%. Bringing those 2708 pieces back for some math, I get a a cost-per-minute of $0.71 and a score of 84%. My build time for this substantial set clocks in at a little over 7 hours, or 436 minutes. But hey – not complaining in the slightest! That honestly surprises me given the higher cost of the IP in general. Concurrently, the Sanctum gets a score of 89%. ![]() Our reviewed sets to date average $0.13 per brick to get an 80% score. With 2708 pieces, we get a really decent cost-per-brick of $0.11 which is excellent for the Marvel theme. But it’s also far more pieces than the last 4 sets combined. Random Fact: that is more expensive than the previous 4 sets I just talked about combined. The Sanctum Sanctorum (76218) is currently retailing for $309.99 CAD in-store and online. Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness sets. Until Doctor Strange 3 arrives, I think it’s safe to say that we have exhausted the need for more Sanctums. No Sanctum this time, but they were clearly saving that for this big set. Speaking of tentacles, Gargantos Showdown (76205) was the only set officially tied in with the Multiverse of Madness sequel (’til now). It was a smart idea to offer a different setting (sorta) so we ended up with the. The Sanctum was a key locale in the film. Spider-Man at the Sanctum Workshop (76185) tied-in with 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home film. Tie-In sets from Doctor Strange and Avengers: Infinity War films. It was however, a fun first foray into a ‘modular-esque’ build that also made for a good movie tie-in. But I never understood adding Peter Parker’s apartment. I loved the minifigures – three of which make their way into this newest set. In 2018, the epic moment that was Avengers: Infinity War brought us a new Sanctum with the Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown (76108). This small playset brought the first Doctor Strange Minifig and the first of MANY tentacle monsters. Our first Sanctum was 2016’s Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum (76060). As such, it’s appeared in 3 other sets prior to this one. The Sanctum Sanctorum is a staple of the Doctor Strange universe. OVERALL SCORE: 90% (an excellent set that will satisfy any MCU or LEGO®️ fan).ENTERTAINMENT: 100% (a great set for AFOLs, collectors and younger builders).MINIFIGURES: 80% (great figs brought down by a weaker brick-to-fig score).BUILD: 94% (amazing exterior and assembly, great details inside and out).VALUE: 87% (excellent scores for a large Marvel set, good build time too).For a breakdown of the rating system, please click here. This does not guarantee a favourable review and all opinions are my own. NOTE: This set was provided by The LEGO® Group to True North Bricks for review. Now grab a sling ring and jump through this portal with me. Sadly we don’t get 25 minifigs, but we do get 9, along with a great building, fun easter eggs and lots of play elements. The Sanctum falls under the Infinity Saga branding and is specifically marketed with the Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness film. That set went tall and came with all the minifigures – 25 to be exact! It was also based on the Marvel Comics universe instead of the Cinematic one. The first was the incredibly popular and awesomely designed Daily Bugle (76178). This is the second set in a line of Marvel Heroes modular-style buildings. And here it is – the Sanctum Sanctorum (76218). So it was a no brainer that I would immediately gravitate to a set that combines both.
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