Creator

Fierce Shark with a Treasure Chest

One box, three sea creatures, and a jaw that actually opens.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 31381 · 2026

Pieces379

Minifigsn/a

Year2026

Set number31381

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The verdict

I built the shark first and the mouth hinge got me right away, it swings open on a real gear so you can pose it mid bite over the little treasure chest and crab.

What sold me on this set is that it does not stop being one thing. Take it apart and the same pile of gray and white pieces becomes an anglerfish with its own glowing lure friend and sea plants, or a manta ray gliding on a stand with a clamshell tucked underneath. For 379 pieces and 34.99 dollars, that is three different shelf pieces for the price of one, and the posable fins and tails mean it is not just a static lump once it is done.

Best for: kids and ocean animal fans who want to keep rebuilding one set into three different creatures

The full review

What it is

I will admit the treasure chest and crab are what pulled me in first on the box art, but it is the shark itself that kept me building. The gear driven jaw is the kind of small mechanical trick Creator 3 in 1 does so well, you turn a piece on its back and the whole mouth swings open like it means it. The body has enough articulation in the fins and tail that you can actually pose it swimming or lunging rather than just sitting there.

The catch

Here is the honest part though. This is a rebuild set, which means you are trading, not adding. Build the anglerfish with its little glowing lure and sea plants, and the shark and its treasure chest go back into a bag. Build the manta ray gliding over its clamshell, and the anglerfish disappears too. If you were hoping to line up all three on a shelf at once, that is not how this box works, you get one animal at a time and the fun is in the swapping.

Who it's for

At 379 pieces for 34.99 dollars this earns its price, and I would hand it to a kid who loves ocean animals and rebuilding over one who wants a single big display piece to leave alone forever. If your household is the type that tears a set down a week after finishing it just to build the next version, this is basically built for that instinct. If you want a shark that stays a shark on the shelf indefinitely, a single build ocean set will serve you better.

The parts story

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

The build itself moves quickly for a 379 piece set because Creator 3 in 1 sets are designed to be taken apart, so the instructions lean on efficient sub assemblies rather than fussy detail work. The mouth mechanism is the standout moment, a small gear and hinge combo that turns a simple jaw into something that actually swings open and shut with a satisfying click, and it is worth slowing down on that step rather than rushing through it.

The pieces are mostly gray and white with pops of orange and gold for the treasure chest and coins, which is a smart palette choice since it carries across all three builds without looking out of place on the anglerfish or the manta ray. The stands for each creature reuse the same core pieces, so once you have built one you already recognize half the parts for the next rebuild. Nothing here is a rare or exclusive mold, but the gear mechanism and the posable fin joints do a lot of work for a set at this price point.

Fun facts

01The set offers three completely different animal builds from the same parts, a shark with a treasure chest and crab, an anglerfish with sea plants, or a manta ray with a clamshell, and only one can be on display at a time.
02The shark's mouth, body, side fins and tail fin are all posable, and the anglerfish keeps the mouth and fin articulation in its own rebuild.
03At 379 pieces for 34.99 dollars, the set works out to roughly 9 cents per piece, a solid ratio for a Creator 3 in 1 set.
0431381 released in January 2026 and BrickEconomy projects it will retire sometime in mid to late 2027.