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Metkayina Reef Home

Name: LEGO Metkayina Reef Home 75578
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 75578
Rating: 4.91 (428 reviews)

64 · MIXED REVIEWSINVESTMENT GRADE: BB2022528 pcsHigh agreement · 92%

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428

Consensus

BUY

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LOVED (8)

01Fun build experience
02Great parts pack with unconventional colors
03Movie-accurate details shown between instruction steps
04Creative double canopy design
05Integrated stand with excellent stability in multiple directions
06Colorful undersea flora and fauna detail
07Well-balanced model
08A decent playset

CRITICIZED (7)

01Overall construction is not terribly interesting
02Only one sticker sheet in the wave (not ideal for detail work)
03Lacks the style of some of the other The Way of Water sets
04A little bit overpriced
05Not as accurate to its source material as some other Avatar sets
06Lacks innovative or interesting techniques
07Poor display appeal

What reviewers are saying

"a fun build and a great parts pack, with so many unconventional colors for common elements"

The Brothers Brick

"75578 Metkayina Reef Home is a well-designed set, but ultimately lacks the style and display appeal of the rest of the Avatar: The Way of Water range."

Brick Fanatics

Ecosystem

75577 Mako Submarine — 75578 costs more than 75577 Mako Submarine, yet that set offers more both from a play perspective – as fans can recreate scenes from the film using both the heroes and villains of the movie – and on display, where it looks much better than the Metkayina Reef Home.

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BUY

The Brothers Brick

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BUY

"a fun build and a great parts pack, with so many unconventional colors for common elements"

Key Pros

✓Fun build experience
✓Great parts pack with unconventional colors
✓Movie-accurate details shown between instruction steps

Key Cons

✕Overall construction is not terribly interesting
✕Only one sticker sheet in the wave (not ideal for detail work)

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Brick Fanatics

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"75578 Metkayina Reef Home is a well-designed set, but ultimately lacks the style and display appeal of the rest of the Avatar: The Way of Water range."

Key Pros

✓A decent playset
✓Impressive side builds
✓Final model comes in at a fair size

Key Cons

✕Lacks the style of some of the other The Way of Water sets
✕A little bit overpriced

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Value drivers

Brick Fanatics: Ronal exclusive minifigure with unique torso printing for pregnancy depiction

Exclusivity

The Brothers Brick: LEGO-exclusive Avatar license set, available through standard retail starting January 1, 2023

Brick Fanatics: Three of four minifigures are exclusive to this set (Ronal, Neytiri, Kiri); Tonowari appears in 75576 Skimwing Adventure

Minifigures & Standout Parts

In this set (4)

Kiri

Neytiri

Ronal

Tonowari

Standout parts (per reviewers)

Turquoise bananas
Unconventional color used on undersea structures
Lavender carrots
Unconventional color used on undersea structures
Purple unicorn horns
Unconventional color used on undersea structures
Glow-in-the-dark crown elements
Added to sealife-covered structures
Bracket parts with studs facing out
Used in unconventional way to add studs facing outward on submarine
10x10 octagonal plates
Used to form the floor area of the reef home; large singular pieces contribute to set cost