The WORST episodes of LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
Every episode of LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 Forest of the Spirits
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/4/2024
Cole, Zane and Gandalaria search for a release spell and obtain magical powers. The ninja rush to the Ritual of the Blood Moon to stop Lord Ras, Kai and Sora disguise themselves as Wolf Mask Warriors.
#2 - Crashing Together
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/2025
Arin must choose between Ras and the Ninja as the battle for the Prismatic Blades rages across the World Forest.
#3 - The Merge, Part 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2023
After a mysterious event known as "The Merge" shuffles the universe, an aspiring Ninja teams with a smart techie to navigate a new and unfamiliar world.
#4 - The Great Zane Robbery
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/17/2025
Zane's search for Arin leads to an old friend but lands him in the middle of the Forbidden Five's hunt for the Prismatic Blades.
#5 - Elements of Betrayal
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/3/2024
Arin, Zane, and Cole make a shocking discovery in the Monastery of Gates as they defend the Dragon Horns; the depowered Elemental Masters clash with the Wolf Mask army.
#6 - To Mysterium
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/4/2024
Cole, Zane and Bonzle travel to Mysterium, only to fall in Dorama's trap. Rontu sees potential in Sora and Riyu, and Arin is frustrated.
#7 - The Merge, Part 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2023
Loyd saves Arin and Sora from the Imperium Train and escape with Riyu, who gave them a clue to his home, the Land of the Three Peaks, however Imperium follows them and attempts to capture Riyu's matriarch, and a clash begins.
#8 - The Last Djinn
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/12/2023
To locate the yellow Dragon Core, Nya uses a Djinjagan spell that accidentally curses herself and Sora. They become the target of unstoppable spectral Howlers. Sora, the dragon, flies the Ninja to an old ally, Arrakore, the last of the Djinn, but he does not have the magic or the will to help. Back at the Monastery, Mr. Frohicky tries to prove his worth as an Assistant Keeper to Zane, but nothing seems to go right
#9 - They Call it Doom
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/12/2023
All three Ninja teams near the end of their hunt for the Dragon Cores. Kai and Wyldfyre scramble for the purple Core against Dorama and the Lava-tides. Lloyd and Arin enter a trial for the pink Core with unexpected consequences. In the Valley of Lost things, Nya and Sora search for the purple Core but instead find an old friend.
#10 - 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
#11 - Beyond the Phantasm Cave
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/2024
Cinder and Jordana compete for Lord Ras's favor, the ninja set out to find a teacher who can defeat the Wolf Clan, Wyldfyre sneaks on the Destiny's Bounty.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - Fugitive From Madness
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/4/2024
Bonzle meets her creator Gandalaria and Kai becomes the third Dragon Master. The blood moon appears in the sky and the dragon masters are turned into statues.
#15 - The Temple of the Dragon Cores
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/12/2023
The Ninja settle into a new normal after their victory against the Imperium. Lloyd struggles to keep up with the responsibilities of being a Ninja, mentor, and master of the Monastery. They stop another MergeQuake, but the disturbances are getting more frequent. Nya's research guides them to a temple and three Dragon Cores that could stop the quakes for good. Meanwhile, Beatrix plots her revenge and plans to steal the Cores for use as a weapon.
#16 - Enter the City of Temples
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/3/2024
The Ninja reach the gateway to the Tournament of Sources only to discover they have not been invited; Kai and Bonzle evade the remaining Forbidden Five as they try to escape the Nether-Space.
#17 - 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.
#18 - The Missing
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/17/2025
The Ninja follow a clue to Arin's location but find a new threat, while Nya, Kai and Wyldfyre spark old grudges in their search for Jay.
#19 - Shattered Dreams
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/4/2024
Ras attacks the Cloud Kingdom to obtain information on the Forbidden Five, Euphrasia informs the ninja and they set off to save the kingdom.
#20 - The Calm Inside
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/1/2023
Lloyd and Wyldfyre lead the assault on the Claws of Imperium with the freed dragons. Sora and Arin seek out Riyu to defeat the Photacs.
#21 - Truth and Lies
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/3/2024
Arin grapples with Ras's accusation that Master Wu caused the Merge while the Ninja complete the Temple Race and win their way back into the Tournament.
#22 - Rising Ninja
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/4/2024
With the sacrifices, spell and Blood Moon in his control, Lord Ras has everything he needs to unleash the Forbidden Five — unless the Ninja can act fast!
#23 - The Blood Moon
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2024
Lloyd is plagued by nightmares while Lord Ras and Jordana seek to awaken a dark power from a lost age.
#24 - 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.
#25 - The Final Game
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/3/2024
Arin learns a devastating secret about the Merge and confronts Lloyd as Cole stays behind to protect the dragon horns. Sora faces off against Nokt, and Wyldfyre is too late to stop the manipulation of the games.