71774 LEGO Lloyd’s Golden Ultra Dragon | Ride into battle with this great LEGO NINJAGO set - Lloyd’s Golden Ultra Dragon
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les? Look no further than LEGO NINJAGO®! Combining elements from Asian cultures and modern ninja-style combat with exciting storylines, this action-packed theme features a group of young ninjas; Kai, Jay, Zane, Cole, Lloyd, Nya and Master Wu, each of whom have their own unique weapons and skills, who must protect their land from evil forces including the Overlord, Garmadon and Pythor P. Chumsworth.
Set Details
With 989 pieces, LEGO® set 71774 is the biggest NINJAGO® set to hit the market. Based on the popular NINJAGO: Crystallized TV series, this set features Lloyd's Golden Ultra Dragon, the biggest dragon ever seen in the NINJAGO world. With four heads, posable legs and tail, and wings that transform into three blades, this golden masterpiece is truly a sight to behold. But that's not all, we know that Minifigures can bring a lot of value to a set and- this one contains nine minifigures, including an exclusive Golden Oni Lloyd and the golden versions of Cole, Zane, Kai, and Jay, each armed with their own elemental golden weapon. Plus, you'll get Crystal King, two Vengestone Brutes, and a Vengestone Warrior. Measuring 17cm high, 54cm long and 30cm wide, this set is also a great display model if built.
Are you ready to ride into battle with this set… read on to find out our investment advice!
Set Details
| Model Name | Lloyd's Golden Ultra Dragon |
| Model Number | 71774 |
| Theme | Ninjago |
| Sub Themes | Crystalized |
| Pieces | 989 |
| Minifigures | 9, 1 unique to this set |
| Launch Date | 01/06/2022 |
| Availability | Retired |
| Retirement Date | 31/12/2023 |
| RRP | $150 |
Investment Potential
We always love to look at any sets to do with LEGO NINJAGO, it’s been one of our favourite themes to invest in for a good while now. LEGO Lloyds Golden Ultra Dragon is a set not too far away from retirement, so we felt it was time to look at a little closer at sets within this theme at a similar price point to reconfirm our auto invest on NINJAGO sets.
| Launch RRP | 150 |
| 5th Year Value | $2,273 |
| Theme Growth | 12% |
| Sub Theme Growth | 0% |
Theme Analysis
The “Crystallized” subtheme still has sets at retail, we wanted to relook at some retired sets in the general theme to kick things of when looking at investment potential. We analysed LEGO Temple of Airjitzu, LEGO Final Flight of Destiny’s Bounty, LEGO Rebooted Battle for NINJAGO City and LEGO Day of the Departed Ultra Stealth Raider. These sets had an average annualised growth of 16%.
| Set Number | Set Name | Retired Date | RRP | Current Value | Total Growth | Annualised Growth |
| 70595 | Ultra Stealth Raider | 31/12/2017 | $100 | $308 | 208% | 18% |
| 70728 | Battle for Ninjago City | 31/07/2015 | $120 | $319 | 166% | 11% |
| 70738 | Final Flight of Destiny's Bounty | 31/12/2016 | $120 | $262 | 118% | 11% |
| 70751 | Temple of Airjitzu | 31/12/2017 | $200 | $439 | 120% | 12% |
Comparable Set Analysis
When we look closer at comparable sets we found as always lots of encouraging data. We love to see quick returns and strong retirement pops and we often see this in the LEGO NINJAGO theme, we looked at LEGO hunted dragon pit. LEGO Secrets of the Forbidden Sinjitzu Land Bounty, LEGO Castle of the Forsaken Emperor and LEGO Legacy the Ultra Dragon. These sets had an average annualised growth of 16% also.
| Set Number | Set Name | Retired Date | RRP | Current Value | Total Growth | Annualised Growth |
| 70655 | Dragon Pit | 31/12/2019 | $130 | $196 | 51% | 9% |
| 70677 | Land Bounty | 31/12/2020 | $130 | $250 | 92% | 19% |
| 70678 | Castle of the Forsaken Emperor | 31/12/2020 | $100 | $218 | 118% | 23% |
| 70679 | The Ultra Dragon | 31/12/2020 | $85 | $171 | 101% | 20% |
Conclusion
It’s a very rare day indeed for us to not suggest you invest in a NINJAGO LEGO Set and this is one of those in which it’s a no brainer to invest. The sets are very collectable for Investors and can offer high returns in both short term and longer term investment strategies. A massive thumbs up again from us.
