Ninjago

Ras and Arin's Super Storm Jet

A proper play-first Ninjago jet that packs way more tricks than its size lets on.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 71833 · 2025

Pieces510

Minifigs3

Year2025

Set number71833

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The verdict

This is the kind of set I hand to a kid and then quietly want to keep playing with myself.

The Super Storm Jet is built for swooshing, with a detachable dragon-headed drone, a cockpit that pops off into a flying escape pod, and enough spring shooters to keep a battle going. It won't wow you as a display piece, but as a 510-piece action toy under fifty dollars it earns its keep. Best for a Dragons Rising fan who actually plays.

Best for: Kids 8 and up who watch Dragons Rising and want a jet they can crash and rebuild

The full review

What it is

The thing that got me about this set is how much it wants to be played with. The Super Storm Jet is straight out of season three of Ninjago Dragons Rising, and instead of one static plane you get a jet that comes apart into a dragon-headed drone, an escape pod, and a pile of removable weapons. I built it expecting a simple swooshy flyer and instead spent a good ten minutes just popping the cockpit off and clicking it back on, which is exactly the reaction LEGO was going for with the eight-and-up crowd.

The catch

I'll be straight with you about the caveats. At 510 pieces and about an hour of building, this is a quick one, and if you came for engineering you'll be done before you've settled in. The main fuselage is also a little flat when you look at it side-on, so it never quite becomes the display centerpiece a bigger Ninjago jet would. And because it leans on the darker Dragonian color palette, the parts inside are more workhorse than treasure. This is a toy first and a model second, and it's happiest being flown around a living room, not perched on a shelf.

Who it's for

So if you follow Dragons Rising and you want something you can actually crash into the couch and rebuild, this is a genuinely fun pick, and the value holds up nicely against the fifty-dollar tag. Younger builders around eight to eleven are the sweet spot. If you're an adult collector hunting for a striking display model or a clever new build technique, this isn't the one to reach for, and you'd be happier putting the money toward a larger dragon or a Ninjago City set instead.

The parts story

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

Building it is brisk and satisfying in a Saturday-morning way. You put together the drone and the escape pod as their own little modules before they clip onto the main jet, so there's a nice sense of assembling a fleet rather than one long slog. Nothing here will stump an experienced builder, but the play functions get worked in cleverly, with the spring-loaded shooters and the swirling storm blades feeling like real mechanisms rather than afterthoughts stuck on the ends.

Part-wise this is a solid parts pack rather than a collector's goldmine. The standout draws are the minifigures: Ras with his golden hammer, Arin with a crystal katana, and a Dragonian Warrior to fight, plus a buildable mini dragon critter that's the cutest thing in the box. The Part-Out-Value sits around seventy-five dollars against a fifty-dollar retail, so if you ever part it out or just want a good stock of dark wedge plates, angled slopes, and Ninjago weapon elements, you're getting your money's worth.

Fun facts

01The set recreates scenes from season three of the Ninjago Dragons Rising TV show, pitting Arin against the villain Ras.
02The single cockpit is designed to detach into a fully winged escape pod, and the dragon-headed drone splits off as a separate flyer, so one jet effectively becomes three vehicles.
03Launched at 49.99 dollars, sealed copies have climbed to around 70 dollars on the aftermarket, with a Bricklink part-out value near 75 dollars.