The Creeper is good value for a Minecraft set

$39.99 MSRP 665 pieces 1 minifigure 4.4 / 5 from builders #4 of 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces
The Creeper box art
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74 of 100

Good value

#4 of 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces

The buildable Creeper gives about 159 pieces per $10, roughly twice the typical 76 for big Minecraft sets, plus about 15% more plastic per dollar than its group and a 4.4 of 5 rating. One minifigure for $39.99 is below the usual rate, which keeps it just short of great value, but it costs about 16% less than similar contents.

#4

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.

74

Chart 2 · The score

How the 74 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
145 vs 126 +27 of 35
Pieces per $10
159 vs 74 +30 of 30
Minifigures per $100
2.4 vs 3.8 +3 of 20
Builder rating
4.4 vs 3.9 +14 of 15

$7 less

Chart 3 · The price

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

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $47. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$47
sets like it usually cost

See 21276-1 on Brickset How scores work