Monkie Kid

Monkie Kid's Team Secret HQ

The biggest Monkie Kid set ever, a floating clubhouse packed with hidden play features.

4.1/5

Set 80013 · 2020

Pieces1,967

Minifigs7

Year2020

Set number80013

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The verdict

If your mate likes the Monkie Kid show or just wants a big, colorful playset that isn't another grey castle, this one's an easy yes.

It's the largest set the theme ever made, it splits open into a workshop, a living area, and a mech hangar, and the minifig lineup is genuinely great. Just warn them the little side vehicles are an afterthought and the hinges can be finicky. Still, for the play value and that seven-figure roster, it's a fun buy.

Best for: Monkie Kid fans and kids who love big open-up playsets over static displays

The full review

What it is

Let me tell you about the biggest set the Monkie Kid line ever put out. Monkie Kid's Team Secret HQ (80013) is a 1,967 piece LEGO® set built as a floating base for Monkie Kid and his team, and it's a proper riot of color after a shelf full of grey and tan builds. The whole thing opens up and divides into sections so you can actually get at the inside, which is where the fun lives. You get a workshop, a cozy living area with a hammock and a TV running a video game, and a hangar bay for Monkie Kid's mech with his staff clipped to the opposite wall. If your mate grew up on the show or just wants a set their kid will play with rather than dust, this is a strong pick.

The catch

Now for the honest part. At an original 169.99 dollars this set carried a lot of expectation, and mostly it delivers, but a few bits let it down. The three little side vehicles that come with the base are the weak spot everyone points to. They're simple, under-detailed, and the water jets for Mei and Pigsy feel unfinished next to the main ship. The hinges holding the sections together aren't the sturdiest either, so if you're moving the model around a lot they can pop apart at the wrong moment. And because LEGO tried to pack so much in, a couple of spots feel a little overstuffed. None of this is a dealbreaker, but it stops the set from being flawless.

Who it's for

So who should grab it? Kids and fans who want a big open-up playset with plenty going on will love it, and the minifig lineup alone is worth a hard look. Who should skip it? If your mate only cares about sleek display models or hates fiddly hinges, this probably isn't their thing. It retired back in December 2022, so it's aftermarket only now, and prices have actually softened since launch, which makes tracking down a good deal easier than it is with most retired sets. For the play value and that roster, it's a friendly yes from me.

The parts story

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

Building this one is a treat of pace changes, which is exactly why reviewers said it never gets boring. You start on the main hull and the ship framework, then move through three distinct zones, so just as one section starts to feel repetitive you're onto something completely different. The living quarters with its hammock and little entertainment nook is charming, the workshop has plenty of greebly detail, and the mech hangar gives you a satisfying reveal at the end. The little Monkie Kid mech is a highlight to assemble on its own, with six ball-and-socket joints and seven hinge joints that make it genuinely posable rather than just a static figure.

On the parts front, the real value is in the minifigs. You get Monkie Kid, Mei, Pigsy, General Ironclad, Snort, Grunt and Roar, plus a Sandy bigfig and Mo the cat, and every character has front and back torso printing while the heroes get printed legs too. Monkie Kid's jacket shows the Monkey King grinning on the back, and his legs are dual-molded for the sneakers. The Sandy bigfig is the standout collectible here and carries a chunk of the set's aftermarket value. Add in all that bright color across nearly 2,000 pieces and it's a solid parts haul, even if a handful of those pieces went into those throwaway side vehicles.

Fun facts

01This is the largest LEGO set in the entire Monkie Kid theme, which launched in 2020 based on the Monkey King legend from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.
02The Monkie Kid theme was one of LEGO's first lines built specifically around Chinese culture and released worldwide, not just in China.
03It retired in December 2022 and has actually dropped in value since, unlike most retired sets, making it one of the more affordable big Monkie Kid grails on the aftermarket.
04Sandy appears as a bigfig rather than a standard minifig, and that single figure accounts for roughly 12 percent of the whole set's value.