[RoboSnuf]

I think single release Mantis would have rocked the boat too much.

As for the reduction in accessories, this is not unprecedented. The previous 'Best of MCU' Hulkbuster EU/UK repack wave did the same thing:

Alt. heads for Iron Man, War Machine and Black Widow were all missing.

The difference here is that they couldn't find a way to spread the BAF to the 8th figure in the wave, so Thor didn't come with a piece. Presumably because he was the one of the big four who'd been more difficult to get a MCU figure of in the UK/EU (as we'd missed on out on those Walmart exclusive Avengers movie toys), so they felt the least need to help him sell. Oh, and they repainted the BAF.

One of the first comments was about the $40 per figure. The usual shelf price of new, standard release MLs here in the UK is £25-£27 at the moment - I've seen some as high as £30. It's only if they hit clearance that they can be found at £10 ($14) (or in some very rare cases £6 (~$8.50) - looking at you Mockingbird and Sharon Carter).

Funny thing about the previous UK/EU exclusive Best of MCU wave - it didn't actually seem to be available anywhere. I only saw one case in my local Forbidden Planet store. None in TRU, Asda, Tesco, Smyth's, Entertainer, etc - so if anyone is interested in this new wave (completionists?) then I'd recommend jumping on board as soon as possible.