LEGO Elves 41172 The Water Dragon Adventure

LEGO set 41172, “The Water Dragon Adventure”, is part of the Elves theme and was released in 2016. It depicts an adventure built around a water dragon and contains 212 pieces, with the Naida Riverheart figure included.

Within the Elves theme, this set presents a fantasy scene connected with water and with Naida Riverheart. The set name identifies a water dragon as the central subject, placing the model firmly within the theme’s world of magical characters and creatures.

Without assuming undocumented play features, the build can be described as a compact model focused on a dragon related subject, supported by elements that serve the Elves setting and its story based play.

It can also be displayed as a small Elves scene, and in a collection it fits naturally beside other sets from the same theme, especially those focused on dragons or on Naida Riverheart.

Inventory of set 41172

The inventory of set 41172 lists 212 pieces, spare parts excluded: 102 different lots (one shape in one color) for 88 part shapes. The box also contains 17 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 41172

Main color: medium azure, making up 21% of the parts, followed by light bluish gray (11%) and medium lavender (8.5%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 41172

77 of the 88 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 41172

3 part shapes in set 41172 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 5 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 41172 from another set

Share of the parts of set 41172 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

No similarly sized set goes above 32%: the model relies on a little-shared assortment, most of which has to be gathered piece by piece.

Size of set 41172 within its line

With 212 pieces, set 41172 ranks #26 out of 33 Elves sets in our database, which have an average of 418 parts. Among the 459 sets released in 2016, it ranks #180.