looks so good!

£215 is a steal!

Seems like it's somewhere in between the level of detail of a standard playset and the modulars. If I'm paying modular prices I'd like to get modular quality along with it.

This looks absolutely incredible! :-D

Looks okay. I was able to turn 76108 into a modular quite a long time ago with fairly minimal skill (since that is the amount of MOC skill I have) and I've been satisfied with it for years. So this one looks skippable versus SPACESHIP.

(And I think I'm pretty Marvel'd out, frankly.)

Set looks great, mini figs are a bit disappointing but I like Scarlett witch’s updated hair piece, I’ll probably combine with my cmf version. Also is that an illegal building technique on the chimney?

Absolutely in love with that tree design. Not a set for me but it looks incredible.

So do we know already these can be joined with the modulars? I know The Daily Bugle could but I don’t see any pictures of the sides with the round axle holes on the box

This is a far more of a complete build, but I find the 76108 version is nicer on the eye. Getting 10228 vibes from this one,

@merman said:
"So do we know already these can be joined with the modulars? I know The Daily Bugle could but I don’t see any pictures of the sides with the round axle holes on the box" As it’s a corner building with a surrounding walkway, I imagine the technic holes are incorporated into boxes/etc on the two unseen sides like the Bugle.

The set looks good, but Lego could have definitely made a better scarlet witch minifigure.

Only 9 figs?

I'm very curious to see how this fits with the regular modulars. The upper floors seem to be scaled down in height and I'm not sure how that will look next to for instance the boutique hotel 10297

Wonder if this would considered to be part of the modular line since this is probably the first non-modular themed set that is actually 100% (?) compatible with regular modulars (aside from market street, which some people said it's factory). I don't count the Daily Bugle since it has open back design, and being much taller). Anyway, the price is not modular price, which is at least $50 more expensive than it should if it's an official modular. Don't care about the minifigs and marvel-theme.

It looks incredible, but will I be able to crash the Hulk through the window pane and into the stairwell like in Infinity War?

It looks so cool... I wish there was leg printing on Wanda, Wong and Karl Mordo!
Definitely up there with the Bugle and Mos eisley as an epic set!

The set looks nice, but the minifigures could have been way more detailed. Plus, that sand green outfit for Mordo just looks too bright. And why do they insist on making Wanda look that nice? I was really excited for this set, but now I’m having second thoughts.

The more I look at it, the less I like it, tbh. What looks like it should be two full upper floors in nougat is scaled down too much, as are the ground floor and the roof windows. I don't think it will look that good next to the normal modulars - those, while being smaller than in the beginning, still have "normal-sized" windows and features. Maybe I’ll build a proper version myself instead of buying the set…

This is nice, it appeals to me as a Modular buildings fan. I have no idea who Captain Strange or his Sanatorium is, however, I think it’s sadly a bit of a rarity that sets can appeal simultaneously on different levels to different people.

This is better than I had expected, tbh. It's an instant buy for me. I'm just sad that it's coming out the same day as the new Harry Potter wave. My poor wallet, hahaha.

Slightly disappointed there’s only the usual assortment of energy blasts and shields and they couldn’t fit the glory musical notes that Strange and Sinister Strange fought each other with

Was the sanctorum in the movies actually on a street corner, or did it just have two buildings on either side?

@pawelg said:
"That's a lot of money for 2700 pieces."

One of the revealed star wars sets is £150 for 1000 pieces...

This looks amazing, but I can’t help but be sliiiiiightly bothered by the fact that The Daily Bugle, the first Marvel Modular, is based primarily on the comics, while the next one is based on the movies… I was kinda hoping this would be thematically consistent.

But, that aside, this rules.

@IgelCampus said:
"More than 50% more expensive than standard modular nuildings. Just wow."

Sorry, but what modular sets are less than $170?

@captainbnj said:
"The set itself looks great, I love the details shown in the stream, and as both a Modular and Marvel fan, this is a dream set for me.

But seriously, what's wrong with Lego's box renders lately? It looks so... unpolished? animated?"

yes hate these boxes

With a few modifications, this can be a good modular. Buying.

I was hoping for a build more in scale with the other modulars so it doesn’t stick out compared to the rest. But guess it will look good next to the ghostbusters firehouse and bugle

@cimddwc said:
"The more I look at it, the less I like it, tbh. What looks like it should be two full upper floors in nougat is scaled down too much, as are the ground floor and the roof windows. I don't think it will look that good next to the normal modulars - those, while being smaller than in the beginning, still have "normal-sized" windows and features. Maybe I’ll build a proper version myself instead of buying the set…"

I agree. I was hesitant to getting this with the rumors but thought I'd wait and see it first, but now I'll definitely pass.

@Darth_Dee said:
"This Sanctum commits the same grave error that several MOC's do. The Sanctum Sanctorum is NOT on a corner and should not be a corner modular. At least they made it the right number of floors this time."

It is on a corner.. google it.

I would like the set, but the way it integrates with current modulars prohibits me from recommending it. The facade that the front of the box shows is great, but the building doesn't go all the way to the back of the baseplate on one side. This leaves a small alleyway where another building would go. I think this would look tacky next to the other modulars because you'd have a straight wall from your favorite modular, a small alleyway, and then the Sanctum Sanctorum Corner building. I would recommend pushing the building back to the edge of the baseplate and making a larger sidewalk, but then it would be too far back to properly integrate with modulars on the other side. I think this set could have used a little more qc before it was finished.

I like it, but it's a bummer that Wanda and Dead Strange don't have their capes. Especially Dead Strange because I was looking forward the impressive cape made out of the souls of the damned.

Would have been cool if it also had figs from Dr Strange 1. But again a set that i really want

looks nice, but no space to put it . . . plus i recently bought the "showdown" version, so i'll just mod that one instead

@Darth_Dee said:
"This Sanctum commits the same grave error that several MOC's do. The Sanctum Sanctorum is NOT on a corner and should not be a corner modular. At least they made it the right number of floors this time."

The MCU version may not be on a corner (?), but the OG comics version is, and that's what I and many other MOCers have tried to replicate. Here's the Marvel Handbook picture for reference - https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Sanctum_Sanctorum - and here is my MOC from a few years ago - https://flic.kr/p/2iKpRYV. I used two copies of 76108 to make it. Not sure if I need this new "official" one.

@GoldenNinja3000 said:
"Love the build here, but I have no clue why LEGO put so many Infinity War minifigs in instead of going harder on Multiverse of Madness. Would’ve been great to get Defender Strange since we have his dead body in this set. And I really don’t know why LEGO is allergic to putting a cloth piece on their Scarlet Witch minifigures, which is a small touch that would really improve all of her figures from the last year. "

The Wanda figure from last year's CMF line uses a cloth piece for its cape.

@vader11 said:
"Wonder if this would considered to be part of the modular line since this is probably the first non-modular themed set that is actually 100% (?) compatible with regular modulars (aside from market street, which some people said it's factory). I don't count the Daily Bugle since it has open back design, and being much taller). Anyway, the price is not modular price, which is at least $50 more expensive than it should if it's an official modular. Don't care about the minifigs and marvel-theme."

What do you mean by "open back"? I don't own the Bugle, yet, but from pictures (and when I saw it at our local LEGO store) it appears to be a fully enclosed building. I will pick it up at some point, but I'm interested in hearing critiques of the set. Cheers!

@sirventricle said:
"Don't care for Marvel at all but de-comic-fied this'll be a lovely addition to the modular collection!"

Agreed! Would make a great apartment/mansion for my modular street... I guess I'm going to have to shell out an additional $20+ for the cockpit (6230219) from the UCS Millennium Falcon.

Perhaps I'm missing it, but are there no proper images of the basement/ crypt area? There's one brief glimpse showing the Time Stone behind a translucent Gargantos, and one not-great angle in the picture that shows all the floors separately. Really interested in what's back there, but can't seem to find anything!

@Darth_Dee said:
"This Sanctum commits the same grave error that several MOC's do. The Sanctum Sanctorum is NOT on a corner and should not be a corner modular. At least they made it the right number of floors this time."

it actually is a corner in the new spiderman, i thought it was so i went and checked! seems to be in the other movies as well. i found that quite surprising cause i thought it wasn't in the earlier movies but it actually is.

my main disappointment (besides it being expensive but big shocker there) is the lack of a america chavez figure... would have loved to see her here, she's the secondary character of one of the movies this building has figs from. given the abundance of spiderman and iron man figures as well, feels odd to have them here. would make more sense to have america and the ancient one than them, could even replace maw with kaecilius as well. he's never gotten a minifigure and is the main villain in the first doctor strange film, feels odd we never got one of him even if he wasn't a compelling character

I haven’t decided how I feel about this set yet. But what it has done for me is remind me how unbelievably great the Daily Bugle was with its build and minifigures and price.

@PDelahanty said:
" @vader11 said:
"Wonder if this would considered to be part of the modular line since this is probably the first non-modular themed set that is actually 100% (?) compatible with regular modulars (aside from market street, which some people said it's factory)."

Even if you count 10190 Market Street as a modular (I don't personally), 80107 Spring Lantern Festival was also 100% compatible with modulars and takes up 1.5 baseplates which makes it great to offset the 1.5 baseplates of 10255 Assembly Square.

71741 Ninjago City Gardens (2021), 76178 Daily Bugle (2021), 70657 Ninjago City Docks (2018), and 70620 Ninjago City (2017) are all 100% compatible with regular modular buildings. ...so this in no way is the first to be 100% compatible with regular modulars. Even if you ignore the Ninjago sets AND the other Marvel set, that Spring Lantern Festival is still before this."
Well, I was only counting actual buildings, the festival sets are not really a building in my opinion. The ninjago sets also looks weird and a different scale compare to regular modulars, so this set would actually be the "first" non-modular themed set that would fit in with the regular modulars nicely and "perfectly" if I am not mistaken in my opinion, and wouldn't look out of place like the festival and ninjago sets.
As for other comments saying the daily bugle being fully enclosed, I don't own the set. I just saw the pictures online and I thought it's open back. Looks like it's actually enclosed, but it's still not the regular modular building style. You can take off the back of the daily bugle for some of its floors to make it like open back and doll house design. Regular modulars you can't usually take off the back part to make it look like open back. Still this set is closer looking to the modular than the daily bugle.

Looks great. Will need to see how tricky it is to make it those 4 or 6 studs deeper. Get rid of the alley and make more space in the building.

I have zero interest in super hero themes, but might get this to modify into a 'normal' modular building.

@NatureBricks said:
" @ao_ka said:
"Not as expensive as I expected, that's good. Maybe I get one if I find available space for it."

It's actually much more expensive than what was rumoured. It was $220 before LEGO decided people like you will buy it no matter the cost."

It was only a rumour, was not set in stone as the price

I'd love to see what this looks like next to modulars

Just pre-ordered this for 192 €.
Can't resist any (modular) building from LEGO.

Definitely stole the plans from the rebrickable MOC and still not as good

This is going to look so nice next to 10243

Of course I just picked up all the previous sets to try and MoC the Sanctum lol

Although tbh I feel like this is going to need some modding. Turns out the Sanctum is in fact on a street corner, but between that and leaving a 6-stud wide back alley the building feels too small and very cramped inside.

Modular buildings always come with proper minifigs, with yellow faces. This does not, so it's a no-no for me.

JB Spielwaren have it at a pre-order price of €186.99 plus postage of €12.99 to europe if that helps anyone.

https://www.jb-spielwaren.de/en/lego-76218-set-doctor-strange-sanctum-sanctorum/a-648655112/

So, there's that Rebrickable MOC that Panlos, uh, "borrowed" and it's 6632 pieces for $228 on Yourwobb compared to this one's 2708 pieces for $250. But, I actually like Lego's version of the structure better. The MOC/Panlos is out of scale with the other Modular buildings: it towers over 10270. This is much easier to integrate into displays. The color scheme is more attractive with sand green relative to black. But, the Lego version also has a more accurate Shuma-Gorath, and since I'm more of a Marvel vs. Capcom fan than someone who reads comic books, that's a plus.

The thing about the MOC is that it’s out of scale to the other Modulars: you cannot just incorporate it into a display because it’s like 64x32 and 4 tall stories. If you buy the Panlos set and put it in your display, you’re kind of done with Modular and are building on a larger, more detailed, more sophisticated scale. This Lego set does not have that problem.

Anyway, I think we call the big licensed Marvel buildings like this and the Daily Bugle “Marvulars” and if you don’t like that name, tough. If Lego designed this this fast; the Bugle must have sold really well.