Ninjago

Ninja Vehicle Tree House Battle

A genuinely lovely three-story tree house saddled with two vehicles it did not need.

Brick Rated Score

3.5/5

Set 71857 · 2026

Pieces647

Minifigs6

Year2026

Set number71857

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The verdict

The tree house at the heart of this set is the good stuff, three floors of workshop, tearoom and terrace with a rotating bridge that swings the whole play pattern around.

The two vehicles bolted onto the box are where my enthusiasm cooled, because the motorcycle in particular feels oversized and a bit forgettable. At 80 dollars for 647 pieces it is not the value champion of the 2026 Ninjago wave. Get it for the hideout and the six figures, and think of the helicopter and bike as a bonus you can take or leave.

Best for: Ninjago fans following Dragons Rising who want a proper playable hideout, not a shelf piece

The full review

What it is

The first thing I did with this one was ignore the vehicles on the box entirely and go straight for the tree house, because that is where the heart of the set lives. It is a three-story build, and LEGO actually filled the floors instead of leaving hollow shells: a workshop, a tearoom, a terrace, all with enough clutter and detail to make them feel lived in. It stands about 22cm tall, so it has real presence on a table. What got me is how much play is engineered into it. There is a rotating bridge that swings the layout around, a swinging vine rope, a little trap that drops a rock, and a stud shooter tucked in. This is the rare modern play set that earns the word play.

The catch

Here is where I have to be straight with you. This set is a tale of two halves, and the second half is the weaker one. The helicopter is fine, opening cockpit and spinning blades, nothing offensive. The motorcycle is the one reviewers keep circling back to, because it is oversized in that way where the proportions just feel off next to the figures. Then there is the price. Eighty dollars for 647 pieces is on the steep side, and a chunk of those pieces went into vehicles I would happily trade for more tree house. If you are the kind of builder who counts value by the brick, this wave has better options.

Who it's for

So who should actually get this. If you or the kid in your life is following Dragons Rising and wants a hideout to run battles through, this is a strong pick, because the tree house delivers exactly the immersive, feature-heavy play that a Ninjago fan is after. The six figures help too, especially with Euphrasia being exclusive here, so army-builders and completists have a reason to look. If you only care about clean display models or maximum parts for your dollar, I would let this one pass and put the 80 dollars somewhere the whole box pulls its weight.

The parts story

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

Building the tree house is the enjoyable part of the box, and it is pitched right for the 7-plus age range without being a snooze for an older builder. You work up through the three floors and the play features get slotted in as you go, so the rotating bridge and the rock-drop trap arrive as satisfying little payoffs rather than fiddly afterthoughts. The vehicles, by contrast, go together fast and forgettably, which is part of why they land with less impact.

There is no headline new mold here that the parts crowd is losing sleep over, so treat this as a play set first and a parts pack second. The value is really in the printed elements and the figures: Kai and Zane in their Draconus suits, Draconus Form Jay, plus the villain side with a Loyalist and an Acid Monster. Euphrasia being exclusive to this set is the single most collectible thing in the box, so if you chase figures she alone can justify the purchase. The rest is solid, useful System in earthy tree-house colors, just not the recolor goldmine some 2026 sets turned out to be.

Fun facts

01The set ties into Ninjago: Dragons Rising Season 4 and released on January 1, 2026, as part of the January Ninjago wave.
02Euphrasia is exclusive to this set, making her the main draw for minifigure collectors chasing the 2026 lineup.
03The tree house stands over 22cm (9 in.) tall, 26cm (10 in.) wide and 15cm (6 in.) deep, giving it real shelf presence for a play set.
04Reviewers widely described it as a tale of two halves, praising the feature-packed tree house while singling out the oversized motorcycle as the weak link.