Take Flight with Swoop!
Add a baddie to your LEGO® Mario™ world!

Expand your LEGO® Super Mario™ universe with this fun, buildable Swoop character from Series 3! Perfect for adding new challenges and interactive play.

🏛 Super Mario
Set #71394-5

Swoop

Swoop is a charming little Super Mario expansion set.

🏆 Best For: Younger LEGO and Super Mario fans ⏱ 0.25 hr build 🧩 30 pcs
★★★☆☆ 3.7

Fans appreciate the set's accurate representation of the Swoop character and how it integrates into the Super Mario game. However, some find the set overpriced for its small size and limited building experience.

📝 Our Take

Swoop is a charming little Super Mario expansion set. It perfectly captures the essence of the Swoop character with its distinctive magenta and dark azure color scheme and simple yet effective design. This set adds a fun interactive element to any Super Mario course.

This set is perfect for younger LEGO and Super Mario fans. The build is quick and easy, making it a great introduction to LEGO building and expanding their Super Mario world. The interactive element also provides hours of fun.

Skip this if you're looking for a complex building experience. With only 30 pieces, the build is quite simple. Consider larger Super Mario expansion sets for a more challenging build and greater interactive features.

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🧱 Building Experience

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30
Pieces
0.25h
Build Time
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Beginner
Difficulty
Build Highlights:
  • Simple and quick build
  • Incorporates interactive elements for the Super Mario game
  • Vibrant color scheme accurately represents the Swoop character
  • Easy to integrate into existing Super Mario courses

📈 Investment Analysis

→ Price stable
C+
Investment Grade
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As a small, retired Super Mario expansion set, Swoop has modest investment potential. Its low piece count and relatively common availability limit significant appreciation. However, the Super Mario theme maintains consistent popularity, and complete sets in good condition could see a gradual increase in value, especially among collectors seeking to complete their Super Mario layouts. The unique Swoop character might also add a slight premium.

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📖 About This Set

LEGO® Super Mario™ fans can create even more action-packed levels with collectible toy Character Packs – Series 3 (71394). Each pack contains a mystery, buildable character with an Action Tag, plus a small build to use as a display stand or to enhance play. There are 10 LEGO Super Mario characters to collect: a Galoomba, Parachute Bob-omb, Boo, Crowber, Amp, Torpedo Ted, Bony Beetle, 1-Up Mushroom, Scuttlebug and a Swoop. Each is designed to be used with a Starter Course set (71360 or 71387), which is needed for interactive play.

Cool app
Find instructions in each pack and on the free LEGO Super Mario app, which also has digital tools to make building extra fun, offers creative inspiration and is a safe forum for kids to share ideas.

Limitless fun
LEGO Super Mario toy playsets, which bring iconic Super Mario characters into the real world, make ideal gifts for kids. The Starter Courses and Expansion Sets, plus Power-Up Packs, let builders expand, rebuild and create unlimited levels.

  • Add more fun, interactive play options to kids’ LEGO® Super Mario™ universe with Character Packs – Series 3 (71394). Each pack contains a mystery buildable character with an Action Tag.
  • 10 unique LEGO® toy figures of Super Mario™ characters to collect and play with: a Galoomba, Parachute Bob-omb, Boo, Crowber, Amp, Torpedo Ted, Bony Beetle, 1-Up Mushroom, Scuttlebug and a Swoop.
  • One of the Starter Course sets (71360 or 71387), which feature the LEGO® Mario™ (in set 71360) and LEGO® Luigi™ figure (in set 71387), is needed for interactive play.
  • LEGO® Mario™ or LEGO® Luigi™ react to the characters in various ways. Each character comes with a small build to use as a display stand or to incorporate into the levels kids create.
  • A LEGO® Super Mario™ Character Pack makes a fun birthday or holiday gift or surprise treat for trend-setting kids aged 6 and up.
  • Add these characters to the LEGO® Super Mario™ Starter Courses and Expansion Sets to create new challenges for solo and social play.
  • Find building instructions in the pack and on the free, fun-packed LEGO® Super Mario™ app. For a list of compatible Android and iOS devices, visit LEGO.com/devicecheck.
  • Collectible LEGO® Super Mario™ toy playsets bring Super Mario characters into the real world. Fun for solo or group play, they offer unlimited creative challenges through expansion and rebuilding.
  • LEGO® building bricks comply with rigorous industry quality standards, meaning that they are consistent and compatible for secure connections – it’s been that way since 1958.
  • LEGO® components are tested in almost every way imaginable to make sure that they satisfy stringent global safety standards.

Compare Similar Sets

Compared to other Super Mario expansion sets, Swoop offers a unique enemy encounter and a small footprint. While sets like the Piranha Plant Puzzel Challenge offer more substantial builds, Swoop is a more affordable way to add variety to your Super Mario world. Consider this set if you're looking to diversify your enemy encounters without a large investment.

📦 Full Parts Inventory - 20 unique parts • 30 total pieces

The set features a good selection of Dark Azure parts, including curved slopes and plates, which are useful for MOC builders looking to add vibrant color to their creations. The printed Swoop tile is also a nice, unique element.

💎 Notable Parts

Dark Azure Slope Curved 2 x 1 Inverted (2x) $0.30
Dark Azure Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical [Thick Open O Clip] (2x) $0.40
Dark Azure Tile 2 x 2 with Swoop and Barcode Print (Sticker) (1x) $0.75
Trans-Orange Wave / Flame Small with Pin (2x) $0.20
Magenta Wedge Plate 2 x 2 Cut Corner (2x) $0.10
Est. BrickLink Part Value
$1.75

💡 MOC Potential

🌳 Small cave or rock formation to perch Swoop
🏙 Urban scene with Swoop as a gargoyle
🧙 Magical bat creature

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Charts Inventory Statistics

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Unique Parts
30
Total Pieces
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