Ninjago has produced some genuinely massive builds over the years, and the trend has only accelerated. Here’s how the biggest sets in the theme actually stack up by piece count.
The largest Ninjago sets by piece count
- NINJAGO City Markets (71799, 2023): 6,163 pieces
- NINJAGO City Gardens (71741, 2021): 5,710 pieces
- NINJAGO City (70620, 2017): 4,873 pieces
- The Old Town 15th Anniversary (71861, 2026): 4,852 pieces
- NINJAGO City Docks (70657, 2018): 3,555 pieces
- Tournament Temple City (71814, 2024): 3,490 pieces
- NINJAGO City Workshops (71837, 2025): 3,247 pieces
- The Temple Bounty (71848, 2025): 2,388 pieces
- Destiny’s Bounty (70618, 2017): 2,296 pieces
- Ultra Dragon Battle (71872, 2026): 2,178 pieces
What the pattern tells you
The NINJAGO City series is the real story here. It’s been LEGO’s flagship modular-style build for the theme since 2017, and each entry has come in bigger than the last, right up to Markets breaking 6,000 pieces. That’s not a coincidence. It’s LEGO leaning into what already works: a densely detailed, multi-building city diorama aimed squarely at adult builders and displayers, not kids playing with minifigs.
What this means for resale
Scale alone doesn’t guarantee resale value, but in Ninjago specifically, the City-series builds have held collector interest better than the standard-scale playsets in the same theme. They’re display pieces first, and the market for them behaves more like the Icons or Modular Buildings crowd than typical Ninjago buyers. If you’re picking one Ninjago set to hold long-term, the flagship City entry of any given year is the safer bet over a smaller vehicle or battle set, even at a much higher buy-in price.