The Nether Fortress gives much less than similar sets

$79.99 MSRP 571 pieces 4 minifigures 3.7 / 5 from builders #46 of 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces
The Nether Fortress box art
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12 of 100

Poor value

#46 of 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces

The Nether Fortress is near the bottom of big Minecraft sets, 42nd of 43. It gives about 50 pieces per $10 against a typical 76, roughly 31% less plastic per dollar than the group norm, and at $79.99 it costs about 61% more than similar contents usually sell for, roughly $30 extra.

#46

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.

12

Chart 2 · The score

How the 12 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
87 vs 126 +0 of 35
Pieces per $10
50 vs 74 +0 of 30
Minifigures per $100
3.5 vs 3.8 +8 of 20
Builder rating
3.7 vs 3.9 +3 of 15

$30 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 $50. Each brick is $25.

$79.99
you pay

$50
sets like it usually cost

See 21122-1 on Brickset How scores work