Ninja Spinjitzu Temple — B- · The Brick Drop Score
B-
The Drop Score
Ninja Spinjitzu Temple
71831-1 · Ninjago
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Four minifigs in a $40 Ninjago set is the kind of ratio that makes the price easy to forgive — even if the temple itself is more play-starter than shelf piece.
Is the price fair?BFour minifigs and a spinner mechanic for $40 — the math works in your favor.
Will you love it?B-Fun for Ninjago fans, thin for anyone outside the fandom.
Holds its value?C+Nothing here screams future rarity — buy it to play, not to park.
True ValueB
$22
Street price
$40
Parts value
183%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 183% of the street price — the basis for this B price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$21
Printed & detailcalc
$3
Functional piecescalc
$3
Figures (×4)
$13
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $40 of parts for $22.
The Full Take
The Ninja Spinjitzu Temple leans hard into playability over display, and that's a deliberate call LEGO® made for the Ninjago faithful. Four minifigs at this price point is a strong offer — the character count alone justifies pulling the trigger. The temple build is modest at 160 pieces, so don't expect a centerpiece; it's scaffolding for the spinner action, not architecture. For a kid deep in the Ninjago universe, that's exactly the right trade-off. The B on price holds up because the minifig-to-dollar ratio is one of the better deals in the wave. Where it loses points is on the shelf — this one needs to earn its keep through play, not a display case. A B- feels right: good for who it's for, limited for everyone else.