The Mountain Cave is good value for a Minecraft set

$249.99 MSRP 2,863 pieces 6 minifigures 4.4 / 5 from builders #10 of 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces
The Mountain Cave box art
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70 of 100

Good value

#10 of 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces

The Mountain Cave gives about 33% more plastic per dollar than a typical big Minecraft set and 83 pieces per $10 against a usual 76, and builders rate it 4.4 of 5. Six minifigures for $249.99 is about half the usual rate, and the price is close to similar contents, so it lands at good value.

#10

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.

70

Chart 2 · The score

How the 70 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
167 vs 126 +32 of 35
Pieces per $10
83 vs 74 +21 of 30
Minifigures per $100
1.8 vs 3.8 +2 of 20
Builder rating
4.4 vs 3.9 +14 of 15

$14 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 $236. Each brick is $25.

$249.99
you pay

$236
sets like it usually cost

See 21137-1 on Brickset How scores work