Set Facts
- The LEGO Minecraft The Nether Portal Ambush (21255) set features an Orc-warrior figure with a custom skin traveling through a Minecraft Nether portal.
- The set includes iconic Minecraft mobs such as 2 magma cubes, a hoglin with a finger-controlled butting head, and a ghast that shoots discs from its mouth.
- The Nether Portal Ambush set connects with 21252 LEGO Minecraft The Armory.
Regional Retail Prices (LEGO.com/Store)
The Nether Portal Ambush Reviews
BrickEconomy Member Review
“The LEGO Minecraft Nether Portal Ambush (2024) set brings a vibrant, organic design to the Nether landscape with 352 pieces, a player minifigure, and some well-crafted mobs like a Hoglin and a Ghast that even has a launching fireball feature.”
Subtheme Analysis
Lifespan
22 mos (this set 16 mos)
Community Stats
The Nether Portal Ambush currently ranks #91 out of the top most owned sets in Minecraft Minifig-scale.
About Minecraft Minifig-scale

The LEGO Minecraft theme is based on the video game Minecraft and a collaboration between Mojang and the LEGO Group. Sets in this theme were all based on the traditional LEGO minifigure scale. Minecraft is a sandbox indie game originally created by Notch (Markus Persson) and later developed and published by Mojang / Microsoft. The official release occurred in 2013 with the first set, Minecraft: Micro World: The Forest, released under LEGO Ideas and was created by Mojang through the LEGO CUUSOO program in 2012. At MineCon 2013, LEGO announced brand new minifigure-scale Minecraft sets.
Minifig-scale was introduced in 2014 and currently consists of 116 sets. As of today,
21137 The Mountain Cave is the most valuable Minifig-scale set with an estimated new/factory sealed value of $1,906.
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Bring the hugely popular Minecraft® game to life with this action-packed Nether portal toy. LEGO® Minecraft The Nether Portal Ambush (21255) toy set gives players endless build-and-play adventures featuring an iconic cast of Minecraft mobs. Kids who like Minecraft adventures will love this battle-scene model. Great gaming toy gift for 8-year-olds and up.
This building toy for kids features an Orc-warrior figure with a custom skin travelling through a Minecraft Nether portal to the border between the Crimson Forest and the Basalt Deltas. As players explore the forest’s mushroom-filled trees, they must battle a series of the game’s popular mobs: 2 magma cubes, a hoglin with its finger-controlled butting head, and a Minecraft ghast figure that shoots discs from its mouth. For added thrills, the ghast has a reputation for destroying portals, trapping players forever! Young builders will also love the LEGO Builder app, which lets users to zoom in, rotate in 3D and track...
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