Ninjago

Four Weapons Blacksmith 15th Anniversary

Ninjago goes back to its roots, and gets almost everything right.

Brick Rated Score

4.5/5

Set 71858 · 2026

Pieces1,259

Minifigs6

Year2026

Set number71858

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The verdict

This is the one Ninjago fans have quietly wanted for fifteen years, and it finally exists.

It's the little blacksmith shop from the very first pilot episode, rebuilt with real love and stuffed with six minifigs for a hundred bucks. If you grew up on the show or have kids who did, this one will hit you right in the heart.

Best for: Ninjago fans who remember where Kai and Nya started

The full review

What it is

Ninjago turned fifteen, and instead of another dragon or mech, LEGO® did something sweeter. They went all the way back to the start. The Four Weapons Blacksmith is the tiny shop from the opening of the very first pilot episode, the place where Kai and Nya are just a swordsmith and his sister before any of the ninja stuff happens. Getting a faithful, detailed version of that exact building is the kind of thing longtime fans have been half-joking about wanting for years, and here it is. The set nails the mood: a warm little living area on one side, a working smithy on the other, cobblestone underfoot, and enough small references to the show that you keep spotting things.

The catch

Here's the honest part. This is a very dense, parts-heavy set, and it does not fall together quickly. Reviewers clocked it at roughly two to three hours, and a good chunk of that is fiddly, small-element work rather than big satisfying sections snapping into place. If you like a brisk build, this one asks for patience. The shop is also a genuinely simple structure compared to the big Ninjago temples and monasteries, so if you came for clever architecture and dramatic scale, you might find it a touch modest for a 1,259-piece box. And I'll be straight with you, most of what makes this set special is emotional. If Ninjago means nothing to you, a small brick building is a small brick building.

Who it's for

But if you have any history with this show, the value is easy to see. You get six minifigs, and they matter: Maya, Ray, Nya, Blacksmith Kai before he ever picks up a Golden Weapon, Master Wu, and for the first time ever a collectible Elemental Master of Earth on his own little stand. At $99.99 for all that plus the piece count, this is one of the better-priced licensed sets going right now. Grab it if you grew up on Ninjago, if your kids did, or if you just want a cozy anniversary piece with real story behind it. Skip it if you want a showstopper centerpiece or a fast, breezy afternoon build. For the people it's aimed at, though, it's very close to perfect.

The parts story

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

The build splits neatly into the home half and the forge half, and the fun is in the small techniques rather than the overall shape. You'll lay cobblestone flooring using angled D-shaped tiles dropped onto jumpers, which looks fantastic once it comes together. There are antistud-exposed headlight bricks holding up columns, a door grille mounted sideways to stretch out a window frame, and upside-down pillars tucked under the eaves so the brackets sit right. None of it is hard, but it's the kind of quietly clever stuff that keeps an adult builder interested through a slower, denser sit-down. The hidden Golden Weapons map that pops up when you press an interior button is a lovely payoff.

For parts hunters there's real reason to smile. There's a brand new dual-molded ninja hood (element 7554) that wraps the gold detailing around the back instead of printing it, plus three fresh recolors: a tan door grill, white brick arches, and tan glass frames. Two new printed tiles show up, an exclusive Golden Weapons map tile and a NINJAGO 15 anniversary tile, and there are eight genuinely rare elements that appear in three or fewer sets. Best of all, Pearl Gold weapon spikes and some titanium metallic armor pieces come back after being absent since roughly 2012 to 2015. For 1,259 pieces at $99.99, the parts-per-dollar story holds up nicely.

Fun facts

01The set recreates the exact blacksmith shop seen in the opening of Ninjago's very first pilot episode, before Kai ever becomes a ninja.
02It celebrates fifteen years of Ninjago, which launched back in 2011, and includes a printed NINJAGO 15 anniversary tile.
03It marks the first time LEGO has released a collectible Elemental Master of Earth minifigure, and he comes on his own display stand.
04A hidden button inside the shop reveals a Golden Weapons map, a nod to the artifacts that kick off the whole Ninjago story.