Okay, I decided. Im going to first get Umarak then Uxar. But when I get them depends on the release of the promotional polybag in my retailed toy store. Last year I missed the transparent Tahu mask with Skull spider, not a big loss since I already have two Tahu masks and have no need for the transparent one…but Mask of Creation and that Nuva cape, those are incredibly sought out pieces.
MoC for now is only obtained by purchasing Ekimu vs Kulta, which is a very expensive set and I dont really fancy Kulta (wish Ekimu was purchasable by himself). By that amount of money I can get the Umarak set which has the Mask of Control and the swanky villain build.
Uxar for me works best colour wise with Umarak, but his poseability is limited. Luckily, I have some spare parts from the 2007 Red crab set, which will help me out in giving some additional poseability in the wings and tail area (giving him an actual dragon fly tail with the 2001 long axel and ball joint piece). Also colour scheme wize, the black pieces from that 2007 crab set will work out well with Umarak.
So the polybag, I wish I wish its released world wide and not Russia exclusive. If Im going to get Umarak, its gonna have Mask of Control. I cant have that mask and not have Mask of Creation (its like a collectors guilt and shame for the rest of my life if I dont). But I dont have the money for Ekimu vs Kulta set as well, so I gotta pick ether that or Umarak with Uxar. And logically if the polybag is indeed a true thing, available where I live, and released around the release of the 2016 sets, then I will wait until it pops up. I am constantly watching the toy shops main site, last year it posted the news about the promotional polybag thing, so Im Watching you, DEXY CO. Me getting any 2016 sets and probably the future set with the Mask of Ultimate Power rests in the happy release of that polybag with the Mask of Creation in it.
The current Toa are not something I would spend money on, Im quite happy with the 2015 Tahu and Gali. The creatures are all awesome (some more than others) but Im going for visual cohesion rather than poseability (I can deal with that with some modifications).
Hopefully the future 2017 set with the Mask of Ultimate Power is a good deal, visually, function wise, and piece wise…
Thanks to @Hfmasters in providing the reference images for Umarak and creature combiners, it really helped me out with this.