The BEST episodes of LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
Every episode of LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising!
After several realms combine to form one unstable realm, a Spinjitzu Master is tasked with training new heroes. They must save the world from the forces of evil by finding elemental dragons.
#1 - The Battle of the Second Monastery
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/1/2023
The ninja find allies to free the dragons of Imperium as Lloyd discovers a mysterious energy source beneath the city.
#2 - Land of Lost Things
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/12/2023
Cole reunites with Nya to help her and Sora retrieve the purple Dragon Core in the Land of Lost Things. Unfortunately, the core powers a machine keeping Cole's new home with a group of young runaways safe from a monster hunting the land. Sora studies the machine with the help of a new Elemental Master. Back in the Wyldness, Kai teaches Wyldfyre how to treat Heatwave's burns and hopes the younger fire-user realizes she has more to learn.
#3 - The Spectral Lands
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2025
Arin ventures into a dangerous new land to heal Ras while Nya and Kai come up with a plan to make Jay come to them.
#4 - Return to Imperium
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/1/2023
Sora tells the other ninjas about her invention: the Photec projection device. But if it falls into the wrong hands, it can wreak havoc. Therefore, Sora and the others decide to return to Imperium to destroy the Photec.
#5 - Beyond Madness
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/1/2023
While Lloyd is training his young students Arin and Sora in the Monastery, the Destiny's Bounty appears in the sky and scrapes past the ninja by a hair's breadth. But with a bold leap, the three of them, along with the dragon Riyu, make it onto the ship to look for clues. They dive straight into the Realm of the Madness
#6 - The Sword Shatters
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/3/2024
Arin follows a lead in his investigation of the missing horns to the Temple City Museum; a tour from Roby reveals a deeper connection between the Tournament and Source Dragons.
#7 - The Administration
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/12/2023
Arin and Lloyd follow the stolen pink Dragon Core through a portal into the Administration. The Ninja navigate its maze of cubicles and bureaucracy, inadvertently rescuing Zane along the way. They track down the Core but have to lose an army of Agents if they want to escape. Arin also finds a clue in the continued search for his parents and meets a familiar face in the process. Meanwhile, Kai teaches Wyldfyre the importance of finding calm.
#8 - The Writers of Destiny
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/1/2023
On their way back to Ninjago, our heroes encounter the Monks and browse through their archives, but suddenly a merge-quake occurs and the ninja are in great danger.
#9 - The Spell At The Waterfall
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/4/2024
Egalt teaches the Rising Dragon to the ninja, while Sora and Riyu learn Spinjitzu from Rontu, Cole reaches the Monastery with the Finders and sets off on an adventure with Zane.
#10 - The Hollow Ones
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/4/2025
Ras leads Arin and Sora into unexpected chaos in Mysterium while the Ninja recruit Jay for a special mission.
#11 - Gangs of the Sea
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/12/2023
The Ninja split into three teams to find the Dragon Cores that will end the MergeQuakes. Nya pairs with Sora, and Kai ends up with Wyldfyre. Lloyd and Arin head out on the Bounty, but a training mishap crashes them into the sea. To repair the ship, the Ninja must reclaim a floating village from an ocean gang and their monstrous pet crab, but the situation is not what it seems.
#12 - The Shatter Dragon
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/17/2025
ThunderFang is freed, and only the Ninja stand between the Shatter Dragon of Chaos and his revenge.
#13 - The Shape of Motion
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/3/2024
While searching for his parents, Arin and the Ninja rescue a baby dragon, uncovering a new mystery and mission for the team.
#14 - I Alone Can Save Them
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/17/2025
The Ninja learn of the Forbidden Five's quest to collect the Prismatic Blades, meanwhile Ras finally leads Arin to his parents.
#15 - I Will Be the Danger
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/1/2023
To bust the imprisoned dragons out of Imperium, the Ninja will need to work hard, think fast and find one big exit.
#16 - The Power Within
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/12/2023
Empress Beatrix's rampage pushes the MergeQuakes dangerously close to the tipping point, unless the Ninja can work together — and save the world.
#17 - Wyldly Inappropriate
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/12/2023
Wyldfyre and Kai barely escape another obstacle on their journey. Despite their personality clash, they finally reach the Wyldness. The Dragon Core is possessed by Lava-tides, who force the Ninja to clean up the mess Wyldfyre created when she lived here. Meanwhile, Zane needs a part to study the Monastery's teleportation gate and follows Mr. Frohicky into Crossroads where they are hosting a Zane Day celebration
#18 - Inside the Maze
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/3/2024
Arin continues his investigation into the missing horns but makes time for Frak, who Sora suspects is working for Ras; Nya's first match pits her against Jay, still with no memory of their past.
#20 - Mindless Beasts
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/1/2023
Lloyd encounters a new elemental master while Sora must choose between her past and the future of Ninjago.
#21 - Absolute Power
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/12/2023
The Empress's rise to power is revealed through flashbacks as present-day Beatrix attempts to construct her new MergeQuake weapon. Deception from a minion delivers her a serious setback. All three teams of Ninja sneak back into the Imperium to retrieve the stolen Dragon Cores. They find help with unexpected allies and form a plan to infiltrate the labs. Unfortunately, they may not reach the Cores before Beatrix completes her weapon.
#23 - Crossroads Carnival
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/1/2023
Lloyd trains Arin and Sora, but they sneak out of the Monastery and go to the Crossroads Carnival, but Lloyd follows them and learns a shocking truth
#24 - We are all Dragons
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/12/2023
To expose Empress Beatrix's mistreatment of dragons to the naïve citizens of Imperium, the Ninja will need help... from a man on the inside.
#25 - Secrets of the Wyldness
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/2024
Lloyd's visions lead the ninja to the Wyldness where they seek shelter in a mystical warehouse. Cole and Zane fight against the Administration and Agent Walker.