Four Avengers: Doomsday sets land, and 76348 is the one to watch

Four sets are live, and two fan sites agree on the two that matter

The headline is simple. The Avengers: Doomsday range is no longer a promise, it is something you can put in a basket. Brickset reported on 3 October that four new sets are available on the official shop. It named two of them: 76348 Epic Battle: Avengers: Doomsday and 76352 Avengers: Doomsday New Avengers Tower. The Brick Fan followed on 4 October with its own round-up of the same launch.

Two independent sites pointing at the same shop on consecutive days is as close to confirmation as a launch gets. Nobody here is relaying a leak or a blurry catalogue photo. The sets exist, they have numbers, and they are on sale.

That is where the solid ground ends, and we prefer to say so early. Neither report gives a part count, a minifigure list or a build description. Our database has no entry for 76348 yet, so we cannot rank it against the rest of the Marvel catalogue the way we normally would. What follows is analysis of a launch, not a review of a box.

The sources disagree on how the range is cut, and the gap is small but worth noting

Brickset counts four sets and names two. The Brick Fan describes the same launch differently: three regular sets based on scenes from the upcoming film, plus a BrickHeadz set featuring four of the characters. Add those together and you land on the same total, so this is a difference of presentation, not a contradiction.

It still matters for how you read the range. One site lumps everything together as four sets. The other separates the scene builds from the BrickHeadz item, which is a very different kind of product. If you are shopping for something to display as a diorama, the BrickHeadz set is not your target, whatever the headline count says.

One more detail needs care. The Brick Fan also lists a set numbered 40880, titled Avengers: Doomsday Heroes & Villain. The text we have is cut off right after that entry, so we will not guess which of the four it is or what sits behind it. The number format hints at a smaller product, but a hint is not a fact. We will revisit this once a full listing is visible.

76348 Epic Battle reads like the scene set, and the name tells us what to expect

The title is the only evidence we have, so let us use it honestly. A set called Epic Battle is almost certainly built around action: figures, confrontation, a compact scene rather than a monument. That is a reasonable reading of the name, not a statement about the contents.

The sites describe the three regular sets as based on scenes from the upcoming film. That fits the pattern of film tie-ins, where the box recreates a moment instead of a location. For collectors, it creates a familiar tension. Scene sets age with the film. If the movie lands well, the box becomes a nice marker of that moment. If it does not, you own a very specific souvenir.

This is why we single out 76348 as the one to watch. A battle set lives or dies on its minifigures and on how well the build supports them. We know neither yet. Until we do, we treat it as promising on paper and unproven in the hand.

76352 New Avengers Tower asks whether the team deserves a new address

The second named set is the more interesting one for display shelves. 76352 Avengers: Doomsday New Avengers Tower implies a building, and a building is a different commitment from a scene. It takes up fixed space, it invites comparison with earlier tower sets, and it tends to stay on a shelf long after a film has left cinemas.

The word New in the title is doing real work. It tells us the film gives the team a fresh base, and the set follows that design. Whether the model is a faithful take or a loose one, we cannot say. What we can say is that a tower is the natural candidate for the set that outlasts the marketing cycle.

Our reservation is about overlap. Collectors who already own an earlier Avengers tower will ask whether a new one adds anything beyond a different facade. We will answer that with numbers as soon as the part count appears. Until then, do not assume it replaces what you have, and do not assume it does not.

The BrickHeadz set is the odd one out, and that is probably the point

According to The Brick Fan, one set in the launch is a BrickHeadz item featuring four of the characters. We do not have the character names, so we will not guess them.

BrickHeadz sets play by their own rules. They are about stylised shapes, not scale or detail, and they appeal to people who collect the whole series rather than people who want a cinematic scene. Including one in a film launch is a sensible move: it gives the range an entry point that does not compete with the bigger builds on the shelf.

For the display-minded, the question is practical. A set of four figures in that style sits comfortably on a shelf next to a tower or a battle scene. If it turns out to be the compact companion, it may be the easiest of the four to fit in. That is speculation, and we flag it as such.

Astro Bot 40899 is still on offer as a gift, and it changes the maths of a basket

Both sources mention the same extra. 40899 Astro Bot remains available as a gift with purchase. Brickset says it is tied to a spending threshold on the shop, and The Brick Fan says the same for its own region. The two sites quote different thresholds, which is consistent with regional shops setting their own limits. We will not repeat the figures here, because they belong to the shop and can change at any time. Check the current condition on the page before you build a basket around it.

The editorial point is this. A gift with purchase is a nudge, and The Brick Fan explicitly frames it as something you can pick up alongside the Doomsday sets. That is a fair description of how the offer works. It is also a reminder that a promotion should not decide which set you buy. If the free item is the reason you are adding a box, you have already answered the question of whether you wanted that box.

For completists, 40899 is a small standalone item and it carries a set number like any other. Whether it is worth collecting is up to you, but it will not be on the shop forever.

What we are checking next, and what you should check before you order

The gap in this story is information, so here is our to-do list. First, part counts for 76348 and 76352, because they decide build time, display size and how the sets compare with the rest of the Marvel range. Second, the minifigure line-up, because a film tie-in is judged on its figures before anything else. Third, the identity of the fourth set and the role of 40880.

Our advice is to treat the next few days as a reading period. A launch that surfaces on a Saturday and a Sunday is still new, and the first full reviews and part lists are what turn a title into a decision. If you want a specific set, nothing says it will vanish overnight. If you are buying for the gift, check the current condition on the shop page itself.

We will add the database numbers to this story as soon as they exist. That means ranking against comparable sets, not repeating a press release.

• LEGO Marvel
• Avengers: Doomsday
• 76348
• 76352
• 40899
• BrickHeadz