- 8.1/10236 votes
#1 - The Merge (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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/10200 votes
#2 - The Merge (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2023
Arin and Sora develop new powers that just might help them confront the dragon hunters. Can the Green Ninja teach them how to harness their abilities?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10183 votes
#3 - Crossroads Carnival
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/1/2023
On training day, Arin and Sora sneak out of the monastery to attend the Crossroads Carnival and uncover a villainous plot that tests their skills.
Director: Daniel Ife
Writer: Hanah Lee Cook
- 8.0/10170 votes
#4 - Beyond Madness
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/1/2023
When the Bounty airship returns with no captain, Arin, Sora and Lloyd use clues to figure out what happened to Kai. Is it a trap... or something worse?
Director: Shane Poettcker
Writer: Kevin Burke, Chris Wyatt
- 8.2/10173 votes
#5 - Writers of Destiny
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/1/2023
To save Cloud Kingdom, the Ninja must work together to send a terrifying tentacled beast back where it came from and close the Mergequake — and fast!
Director: Daniel Ife
Writer: Kevin Burke, Chris Wyatt
- 8.0/10171 votes
#6 - Return to Imperium
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/1/2023
When the Ninja meet their match in a Photac — an indestructible techno-beast — Sora believes that a mission to Imperium is the only way to destroy it.
Director: Shane Poettcker
Writer: Liz Hara
- 7.6/10168 votes
#7 - Mindless Beasts
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/1/2023
In Imperium, Arin mentors a group of eager young crimefighters. Sora confronts a villain from her past. Lloyd frees an Elemental Master from prison.
Director: Daniel Ife
Writer: Eugene Son
- 8.0/10162 votes
#8 - 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! Unless the Photacs get there first.
Director: Shane Poettcker
Writer: Kevin Burke, Chris Wyatt
- 8.5/10172 votes
#9 - The Calm Inside
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/1/2023
Sora hacks into the Imperium logs to find Riyu. Nya and Kai explore a mysterious passageway. Lloyd leads an epic battle against an army of Photacs.
Director: Daniel Ife
Writer: Kevin Burke, Chris Wyatt
- 9.0/10190 votes
#10 - The Battle of the Second Monastery
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/1/2023
Ninja never quit! Nya, Kai and Zane give the battle against Imperium new hope while Lloyd uncovers a mystery hidden deep below the city.
Director: Shane Poettcker
Writer: Kevin Burke, Chris Wyatt
- 7.5/10134 votes
#11 - The Temple of the Dragon Cores
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/12/2023
To stop the MergeQuakes from getting worse, the Ninja travel to the Temple of the Dragon Cores to learn more about something called "The Coalescence."
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10132 votes
#12 - Gangs of the Sea
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/12/2023
When the Ninja split up to find the three Dragon Cores, Arin and Lloyd take the airship but soon need help from a village of peaceful algae farmers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/10127 votes
#13 - Wyldly Inappropriate
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/12/2023
Mr. Frohicky and Zane head to the Crossroads to locate a Wyconium coil. Elsewhere, Wyldfyre's pranks complicate her and Kai's Dragon Core quest.
Director: N/A
Writer: Liz Hara
- 8.2/10130 votes
#14 - The Last Djinn
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/12/2023
Nya's Seeker Stones lead her and Sora to something they weren't searching for. As Zane's Assistant Keeper, Mr. Frohicky can't do anything right.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10122 votes
#15 - They Call It Doom
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/12/2023
Sora and Nya search for the Dragon Core with a magical compass. Arin and Lloyd get put to the test in Mother Garden. Wyldfyre and Kai play keep-away.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/10135 votes
#16 - Land of Lost Things
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/12/2023
In the Land of Lost Things, Nya runs into an old pal while Sora looks for an alternate power source to ward off a junkyard monster called "The Hoarder."
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/10127 votes
#17 - The Administration
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/12/2023
Lloyd and Arin arrive in the Administration, where they learn the Dragon Core will be demolished if they don't act fast — and file the correct paperwork.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/10121 votes
#18 - Absolute Power
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/12/2023
While the Ninja try to figure out a way to bypass Imperium's energy barrier, Empress Beatrix tests a deadly weapon powered by stolen Dragon Cores.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/10123 votes
#19 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/10144 votes
#20 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising Season 1
Every episode of LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising Season 1!
Two teenagers from different worlds use their newly discovered Ninja powers to defend dragons from villains who want to use their life-force for evil.
Genres:AnimationKidsAction & Adventure
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Merge (1)" is the best rated episode of "LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 236 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/1/2023. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Merge (2)".