Super Mario

Captain Toad's Camp

A tidy little basecamp that packs more Toad energy into 159 pieces than you'd expect.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 72040 · 2025

Pieces159

Minifigsn/a

Year2025

Set number72040

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The verdict

I like this one because it does not try to be more than it is.

It is a small expansion set built around Captain Toad's little camp, and it gives you a genuine scene rather than a pile of scattered accessories. The tent, the fire, the small camp details all snap together into something that actually looks lived in on a shelf. My honest caveat is that at 159 pieces this is very clearly an add-on, not a centerpiece, so it works best bolted onto an existing Super Mario course rather than bought as someone's first set in the line. If you already have the interactive Mario or Luigi figure and a starter course, this is a fun, low-cost way to give Toad somewhere to belong. If you are looking for a big standalone build, keep looking.

Best for: Super Mario LEGO collectors expanding an existing course who want a Captain Toad scene

The full review

What it is

Captain Toad's Camp is one of those small Super Mario expansion sets that knows exactly what job it is doing. You are not building a sprawling level here, you are building a cozy little basecamp scene for Captain Toad, complete with his tent and gear, and it snaps together in a sitting. What I appreciate is that even at this size the designers gave it a sense of place. It does not feel like a bag of spare parts, it feels like somewhere Toad would actually set up camp.

The catch

The honest part is the price to piece math. At 159 pieces this is squarely an expansion, and it only really comes alive once you have an interactive Mario, Luigi, or Peach figure and a course to attach it to. On its own, on a shelf, it is a nice little diorama. Plugged into a bigger course, it is a fun beat for players to discover. Builders coming to the Super Mario line fresh sometimes do not realize expansion sets like this are not playable in isolation, so know that going in.

Who it's for

This is the set for someone already building out a Super Mario course who wants a Captain Toad moment along the way, or a fan of the character who wants a small display piece. It is not the set for someone wanting one big satisfying standalone build, and it is not the set for someone without an existing starter course, since it will just sit there without one.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this one is quick and easy, more of a relaxed evening build than a weekend project, which suits its role as a companion set rather than a headline release. The camp elements go together in logical, satisfying chunks, tent first, then the small camp details around it, so you get a sense of the scene coming together fast rather than a long stretch of undifferentiated plate-stacking.

The standout here is simply Captain Toad himself and the camp dressing built around him, the kind of characterful small parts LEGO's Super Mario designers do well, foliage, small props, and shaping pieces that make a tiny footprint feel like an actual place. It will not wow you with a rare new mold, but the part selection is doing real work to sell the scene for not a lot of pieces.

Fun facts

01Captain Toad is a longtime supporting character in the Mario franchise, first appearing as a companion in Super Mario Galaxy before headlining his own Nintendo game, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
02LEGO Super Mario sets are built around interactive figures with an LCD screen and sensors rather than traditional printed minifigures, so expansion sets like this one are designed to be scanned and played through with those figures.
03The LEGO Super Mario theme launched in 2020 and has steadily added small expansion sets like this one alongside its larger starter courses, letting collectors build out increasingly elaborate custom levels over time.