The Desert Outpost gives a little less than similar sets

$59.99 MSRP 519 pieces 4 minifigures 3.6 / 5 from builders #36 of 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces
The Desert Outpost box art
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33 of 100

Below average

#36 of 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces

The Desert Outpost has four minifigures, a little above the usual rate for a big Minecraft set, but little else in its favor. It gives about 61 pieces per $10 against a typical 76, builders rate it 3.6 of 5, near the bottom of the group, and at $59.99 it costs about 20% more than its contents usually sell for.

#36

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

33

Chart 2 · The score

How the 33 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
121 vs 126 +13 of 35
Pieces per $10
61 vs 74 +4 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.7 vs 3.8 +16 of 20
Builder rating
3.6 vs 3.9 +1 of 15

$9 more

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $51. Each brick is $5.

$59.99
you pay

$51
sets like it usually cost

See 21121-1 on Brickset How scores work