Ninjago

Ninja Spinjitzu Temple

A pocket sized temple that gets straight to the spinning.

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 71831 · 2025

Pieces160

Minifigsn/a

Year2025

Set number71831

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The verdict

This is a quick, cheerful little build, the kind of set I hand to a kid who wants to be finished and playing within the hour, not still clicking bricks at bedtime.

At 160 pieces it is not trying to be an architectural showpiece, it is a play set with a spinner gimmick and a stack of small scenes, and on those terms it delivers. I would not buy this one for the building experience alone, I would buy it because a Ninjago fan wants a temple to defend and a reason to spin their minifigs across the table. Skip it if you are shopping for display shelf presence, grab it if the person you are buying for actually plays with their sets.

Best for: younger Ninjago fans who want fast, playable builds over display pieces

The full review

What it is

I like sets that know exactly what they are for, and this little temple knows its job is to get built fast and played with immediately. It is a small footprint build, more scene than structure, with the kind of chunky, obvious construction that lets a younger builder finish without needing help every third step. The spinner is the heart of it, that is where the fun actually lives, and once it is clicking through its paces you understand why LEGO keeps building sets around this mechanic year after year.

The catch

I will be honest about where this one is limited. At 160 pieces there just is not room for the layered detail that makes Ninjago's larger temple sets feel like a real place, this is closer to a self contained play scene than a building project. If you are the kind of builder who wants texture, hidden details, and a satisfying hour or two at the table, this will feel over before it starts. The price reflects the smaller scale, which is fair, but it does mean the value conversation is about play time with a kid, not piece count or display heft.

Who it's for

Get this one if you are buying for a young Ninjago fan who wants something they can build themselves and then actually play with, it is a solid starter or stocking filler rather than a centerpiece. Skip it if you already have one of Ninjago's bigger temple or monastery sets and are looking for something to stand alongside them on a shelf, this will look and feel slight in that company.

The parts story

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

Building this one is fast and physical rather than fiddly, you are stacking a base, locking in the spinner mechanism, and dressing the temple with small Ninjago detailing rather than working through dense technique. It is the kind of build a kid can do largely on their own, with the satisfaction coming from the finished piece actually doing something the moment the last brick clicks in.

At this size the set is not chasing rare printed tiles or new mold pieces, the value is in the mechanism and the minifig play rather than the parts pack. It fits the pattern of Ninjago's smaller entry sets, which exist to put an affordable, playable build in a young fan's hands rather than to compete with the line's flagship temples on detail or part count.

Fun facts

01Ninjago's smaller sets consistently use spinner mechanisms as their core play feature, a callback to the theme's original Spinjitzu spinning toys from 2011.
02This set sits at the entry level of Ninjago's 2025 lineup, sized and priced to sit alongside the theme's bigger temple and dojo builds rather than replace them.
03Ninjago has stayed one of LEGO's longest running original themes, with small play sets like this one acting as the on ramp for new fans before they move up to bigger builds.