How many pieces are in the Minecraft Advent Calendar 2025?

Minecraft Advent Calendar 2025 contains 300 pieces.

What age is the Minecraft Advent Calendar 2025 recommended for?

This set is recommended for ages 7+.

When was the Minecraft Advent Calendar 2025 released?

Minecraft Advent Calendar 2025 was released in 2025.

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Set #21280

Minecraft Advent Calendar 2025

The Minecraft Advent Calendar 2025 is a delightful way to celebrate the holidays.

Before you buy

Who it's for: Ages 7+ · Beginner build Perfect for young Minecraft fans and families looking for a festive countdown activity.
Build: 300 pieces · about 4.5 hours Build time is an estimate.
Price: $44.99 list price · 15.0¢ per piece
Availability: Retired at LEGO

★★★★☆ 4.1 community rating from 23 ratings

Fans appreciate the festive Minecraft theme and the daily surprise element. Some find the mini-builds a bit simple, but overall it's considered a fun and engaging advent calendar for Minecraft lovers.

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📝 Our Take

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The Minecraft Advent Calendar 2025 is a delightful way to celebrate the holidays. This set brings the blocky charm of Minecraft to the festive season, offering a new mini-build or minifigure to discover each day leading up to Christmas. It’s a fun and engaging way to countdown to the holidays for Minecraft fans of all ages.

This set is perfect for young Minecraft enthusiasts and families. The daily surprises offer a fun and manageable building experience, with each model being small enough to complete quickly. It also makes a great gift for kids who love collecting Minecraft minifigures.

Skip this if you prefer larger, more complex builds or aren't a fan of the Minecraft theme. If you're looking for a more challenging building experience during the holidays, consider a LEGO Star Wars or LEGO City Advent Calendar instead.

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🧱 Building Experience

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300

Pieces

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4.5h

Estimated Build Time

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Beginner

Difficulty

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Build Highlights:

Daily surprises leading up to Christmas
Variety of mini-builds and minifigures
Easy-to-follow instructions for each day
Great for creating a Minecraft-themed holiday display

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Investment Grade

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The Minecraft Advent Calendar 2025 has moderate investment potential. Advent calendars, in general, tend to hold their value due to their limited release and seasonal appeal. The Minecraft theme is consistently popular, which should drive demand. However, the relatively low piece count and wide availability may limit significant appreciation. Keep an eye on retirement announcements to maximize potential returns. The exclusive minifigures add some collector appeal.

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Compared to other advent calendars, the Minecraft version offers a unique theme that appeals to a specific fanbase. While it may not have the same level of detail as a Star Wars calendar, it provides a fun and accessible building experience for younger builders. If you're not a Minecraft fan, the LEGO City or LEGO Friends Advent Calendars may be more appealing.

12 Minifigures Included

Creeper

4 parts

Zombie, Sand Green Head (Drowned)

3 parts

Stray Spider Jockey, Dark Azure Armor

7 parts

Alex

3 parts

Micromob Steve, Dark Green Torso

Steve, Ugly Christmas Sweater

This set features a good mix of standard and micro Minecraft minifigures, including a Steve with an Ugly Christmas Sweater and a Villager Santa. The inclusion of unique mobs like the Stray Spider Jockey adds to the collectible value.

📦 Parts Inventory

Official piece count: 300
Parts cataloged in this inventory: 65 unique parts, 221 pieces
Minifigures: 12

The official piece count includes the 79 parts inside the set's minifigures, which this inventory lists separately. Spare parts are counted in neither figure.

Missing a piece? Check this set piece by piece, with look-alike colors flagged and element IDs for replacements.

Plate 3 x 3

Part #: 11212 4× White

Plate 3 x 3

Part #: 11212 1× Blue

Tile 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 14719 1× Dark Tan

Tile 2 x 2 Corner

Part #: 14719 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 15573 3× Reddish Brown

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 15573 2× Medium Nougat

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 15573 1× White

Weapon Sword Blocky

Part #: 18787 1× Pearl Titanium

Weapon Axe Blocky

Part #: 18788 1× Flat Silver

Weapon Axe Blocky

Part #: 18788 1× Medium Lavender

Tool Pickaxe Bloc...

Part #: 18789 1× Medium Azure

Equipment Shovel ...

Part #: 18791 1× Reddish Brown

Weapon Bow and Ar...

Part #: 18792 1× Reddish Brown

Minifig Head Spec...

Part #: 19727pr0020 1× Red

Minifig Head Spec...

Part #: 19727pr0020 1× Green

Animal Body Part,...

Part #: 24008pr0008 1× White

Plant, Flower Ste...

Part #: 24855 1× Green

Plant, Flower, Pl...

Part #: 24866 1× Blue

Plant, Flower, Pl...

Part #: 24866 4× Green

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 26047 1× Reddish Brown

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 2× Reddish Brown

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 3× Green

Brick 2 x 2

Part #: 3003 1× Red

Brick 1 x 2

Part #: 3004 2× Reddish Brown

Brick 1 x 2 with ...

Part #: 3004pr0014 2× Medium Nougat

Brick 1 x 2 with ...

Part #: 3004pr0020 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 2 with ...

Part #: 3004pr0021 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Brick 1 x 2 with ...

Part #: 3004pr0116 2× Black

Part #: 3005 1× Reddish Brown

Brick 1 x 1

Part #: 3005 1× Glitter Trans-Purple

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 1× Reddish Brown

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 3× Green

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 1× Trans-Dark Blue

Plate 2 x 4

Part #: 3020 2× Red

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 1× Green

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 3× White

Plate 2 x 3

Part #: 3021 1× Red

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 2× Yellow

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 1× Dark Orange

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 1× Medium Nougat

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 1× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 2 x 2

Part #: 3022 3× White

Part #: 3023 2× Green

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 3× Trans-Clear

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 1× Medium Nougat

Plate 1 x 2

Part #: 3023 1× Reddish Brown

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 1× Orange

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 1× Reddish Brown

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 1× Bright Light Orange

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 4× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 2× Trans-Yellow

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 2× Green

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 2× Trans-Orange

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 1× Bright Light Blue

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 12× Dark Green

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 2× Red

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 3× White

Plate 1 x 1

Part #: 3024 1× Black

Tile 2 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3068b 1× Reddish Brown

Tile 2 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3068b 1× White

Tile 2 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3068b 1× Bright Light Blue

Tile 2 x 2 with D...

Part #: 3068bpr0236 1× Medium Nougat

Tile 2 x 2 with D...

Part #: 3068bpr0299 1× White

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 1× Reddish Brown

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 2× Black

Tile 1 x 2 with G...

Part #: 3069b 3× Dark Tan

Tile 1 x 2 with P...

Part #: 3069bpr9909 2× Dark Brown

Tile 1 x 1 with G...

Part #: 3070b 2× Orange

Tile 1 x 1 with G...

Part #: 3070b 3× Bright Light Blue

Tile 1 x 1 with G...

Part #: 3070b 4× White

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 35480 1× White

Animal Body Part,...

Part #: 35528pr0002 1× White

Brick 1 x 3

Part #: 3622 1× Reddish Brown

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 1× White

Plate 1 x 3

Part #: 3623 1× Reddish Brown

Wave / Flame Smal...

Part #: 37775 2× Trans-Orange

Plate 2 x 6

Part #: 3795 1× Reddish Brown

Plate Round 2 x 2...

Part #: 4032a 8× Black

Bracket 2 x 2 wit...

Part #: 41682 1× Medium Nougat

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4216 4× Tan

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4216 2× White

Brick Special 1 x...

Part #: 4733 3× Reddish Brown

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 3× Pearl Gold

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 3× White

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 2× Light Bluish Gray

Plate Round 1 x 1...

Part #: 6141 4× Medium Azure

Container Box 2 x...

Part #: 61780 2× Reddish Brown

Tile 1 x 3

Part #: 63864 1× Dark Brown

Tile 1 x 3

Part #: 63864 3× White

Plate Special 1 x...

Part #: 63868 1× White

Equipment Telesco...

Part #: 64644 2× Dark Brown

Flame / Headwear ...

Part #: 64647 1× Trans-Orange

Animal, Fish [Hol...

Part #: 64648 1× Flat Silver

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 65509 2× White

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 65509 1× Reddish Brown

Bar, Angled with ...

Part #: 65578 1× Medium Nougat

Bracket 1 x 1 - 1...

Part #: 73825 1× Black

Weapon Trident, B...

Part #: 78801 1× Sand Green

Bracket 1 x 1 - 1...

Part #: 79389 1× Black

Part #: 86996 1× Medium Nougat

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 87580 2× Dark Tan

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 87580 2× Medium Nougat

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 87580 1× Red

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 87580 2× Dark Bluish Gray

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 87580 1× Dark Red

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 87580 3× White

Plate Special 2 x...

Part #: 87580 1× Dark Green

Bar 3L

Part #: 87994 1× Reddish Brown

Equipment Whip - ...

Part #: 88704 1× Reddish Brown

Bucket 1 x 1 x 1

Part #: 95343 1× Light Bluish Gray

Bucket 1 x 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 95344 1× Dark Tan

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 98138pr0018 1× Medium Nougat

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 98138pr0102 1× Dark Blue

Tile Round 1 x 1 ...

Part #: 98138pr0436 2× Trans-Clear

Bracket 1 x 2 - 2...

Part #: 99207 2× Reddish Brown

Bracket 1 x 2 - 1...

Part #: 99780 2× Dark Tan

The set offers a variety of small plates and tiles, useful for micro-scale building and detailing. The Dark Green Plate 1 x 1 is present in a decent quantity, which is always helpful for adding foliage to MOCs.

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💎 Notable Parts

Dark Green Plate 1 x 1 (12x) $0.60

Black Plate Round 2 x 2 with Axle Hole Type 1 (+ Opening) (8x) $0.80

Red Plate Round 1 x 1 with Open Stud (7x) $0.70

White Plate 3 x 3 (4x) $0.40

Green Plant, Flower, Plate Round 1 x 1 with 5 Petals (4x) $0.80

Est. BrickLink Part Value

$3.30

💡 MOC Potential

🌳 Create a larger Minecraft biome with the included parts

🏙 Expand your LEGO Minecraft village with micro-scale buildings

🏰 Design a micro-scale Minecraft castle or fortress

Community Insights

Real opinions from Reddit and YouTube

What Reddit Says

BlockTalk AI

Imo the Minecraft one is the best, but if you dont care about Minecraft, then City's a close second

7 upvotes • 1y ago

But if the Star wars one was co themed with the gingerbread ATAT, then it would have been so much cooler.

6 upvotes • 1y ago

What YouTubers Say

Based on 5 videos

3.4 /5

Mixed

20% positive

BlockTalk AI

The LEGO Minecraft Advent Calendar (21280) receives mixed initial reactions, with an average score of 3.4/5. While one reviewer highlights Day 9 as exceptional (A.B.B. Studios), others like Jeremy Herbert express concerns about early days potentially being underwhelming. AJ BRICKS and Ashnflash offer neutral reviews, focusing on ranking all 24 days and providing an overview of the set.

I Ranked ALL 24 Day of The Lego Minecraft Advent Calendar (Worst to Best)

AJ BRICKS • 100.2K views Review

LEGO Minecraft Advent Calendar (21280) - 2025 Set Review

Ashnflash • 19.8K views Review

Did LEGO Already Give Up? (Advent Calendars 2025 - Day 2)

Jeremy Herbert • 6.5K views Review

Community Sentiment

Based on 5 YouTube reviews

Not enough Reddit data

YouTube

3.4 /5

Mixed

20% positive

Positive

Mixed

Critical

BlockTalk AI Analysis

What the Community Says

2 Reddit + 4 YouTube reviews

BlockTalk AI Summary

Ashnflash introduces the first-ever LEGO Minecraft Advent Calendar, noting its release date and price point ($44.99 USD). AJ BRICKS undertakes a comprehensive ranking of all 24 days, offering a detailed breakdown of the set's contents.

Reddit Reviews

2 discussions

+ Positive Praise

Imo the Minecraft one is the best, but if you dont care about Minecraft, then City's a close second

1y ago in r/lego View

Neutral

But if the Star wars one was co themed with the gingerbread ATAT, then it would have been so much cooler.

1y ago in r/lego View

YouTube Reviews

4 videos

I Ranked ALL 24 Day of The Lego Minecraft Advent Calendar (Worst to Best)

AJ BRICKS

100.2K views Review

LEGO Minecraft Advent Calendar (21280) - 2025 Set Review

Ashnflash

19.8K views Review

Did LEGO Already Give Up? (Advent Calendars 2025 - Day 2)

Jeremy Herbert

6.5K views Review

Day 9 Lego Minecraft Advent Calendar toy unboxing! This is the best one yet!

A.B.B. Studios

2.7K views Unboxing

Community Content: These reviews are from Reddit and YouTube users sharing their personal experiences. Opinions may vary.

📖 Building Instructions 1

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Inventory Statistics

Unique Parts

300

Official Piece Count

221

Cataloged Inventory Pieces

Minifigures

Spare Parts

The official piece count includes the 79 parts inside the set's minifigures, which this inventory lists separately. Spare parts are counted in neither figure.

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