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21278 LEGO Minecraft The Pillager Outpost and Ravager
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LEGO 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager is a Minecraft set currently available at retail for $79.99 and is expected to retire soon. Of the 2025 Minecraft sets, it is the second most expensive. Current new-sealed secondary market prices range from $72 to $120, with the average below MSRP at $76. The set includes 4 minifigs, 3 of which are exclusive. Right now the market for it leans upward, on the back of a retirement that is near and thinning stock at LEGO or Amazon.

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This shows the set's value since release and where our forecast expects it to go.
LEGO 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager is a Minecraft Minifig-scale set released in 2025, containing 665 pieces and 4 minifigures. The build centers on a ravager with a lever-operated jaw-snapping and head-butting function, alongside a three-floor watchtower with ladders, banners, and a loot chest, and a mason’s house with an opening door, bed, and stonecutter. Included characters are the Space Sentinel, Raid Captain, mason villager, and Vindicator, plus a pig figure and accessories such as weapons and tools. The set was released in North America on August 1, 2025.

By our estimate The Pillager Outpost and Ravager retires in 2026, and our forecast sees it worth around $106 five years out, after a retirement pop of about 10%.
Retirement risk. The Pillager Outpost and Ravager is expected to retire soon, by the end of 2026.
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For Sale (New/Sealed)

This chart shows the sales listing trends of 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager.
 (US) Minecraft The Pillager Outpost and Ravager - 21278
BrickEconomy Choice
$64.99
(US) Amazon listing for The Pillager Outpost and Ravager $68.88
-13.9%
(US) 21278 Minecraft The Pillager Outpost and Ravager 665-Pieces FACTORY SEALED $69.99
-12.5%
(US) The Pillager Outpost and Ravager from BrickLink seller pawsbrickyard $64.99
-18.8%
(US) The Pillager Outpost and Ravager from BrickLink seller BrickCatz $67.99
-15.0%
(US) Minecraft The Pillager Outpost and Ravager Set 21278 New Sealed $69.99
-12.5%
(US) The Pillager Outpost and Ravager from BrickLink seller jellyfigs $69.99
-12.5%
(US) Minecraft The Pillager Outpost and Ravager (21278) - 665 pieces $70.00
-12.5%
(CA) LEGO Minecraft The Pillager Outpost and Ravager Gamer Building Toy Gift 21278 $71.55
-10.6%
(US) Minecraft The Pillager Outpost and Ravager 21278 Space Sentinel + 3 Mini's $71.98
-10.0%
(US) 21278 Minecraft The Pillager Outpost and Ravager Building Toy 665 Pieces 9+ $71.99
-10.0%
(US) Minecraft The Pillager Outpost and Ravager 21278 New Sealed $73.99
-7.5%
(US) NEW LEGO Minecraft The Pillager Outpost and Ravager 21278 $75.00
-6.2%
(CA) - Minecraft - The Pillager Outpost and Ravager [21278] $75.13
-6.1%
(US) NEW SEALED LEGO 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager - Minecraft 2025 $78.95
-1.3%
(US) Minecraft 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager $79.99
(US) Minecraft 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager $79.99
(US) LEGO Minecraft The Pillager Outpost and Ravager (21278) $79.99
(US) Minecraft 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager $79.99
(US) New LEGO MINECRAFT The Pillager Outpost and Ravager 21278 $79.99
(US) Official LEGO The Pillager Outpost and Ravager $79.99
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Market Momentum

Bullish
As retirement gets closer, LEGO stock is running low, so momentum is trending up.
DemandTop 25% in Minecraft
Low demand
12 months agoToday
Retirement popAbout typical for Minecraft
+10% value pop expected
Retires (soon)12 months after
Outlook:7% bearish·33% neutral·60% bullish
Why it's moving, signals and outlook

The Pillager Outpost and Ravager Minifigs

The Pillager Outpost and Ravager contains 4 minifigures. Three of the minifigures are exclusive to this set.
min229
Illager Pillager
Illager (Pillager) with narrow eyes and a dark bluish gray neck bracket - min229
Exclusive
Value $5.97
min194
Illager
Vindicator Illager with narrow eyes - min194
2 sets
Value $2.69
min223
Space Sentinel
Space Sentinel - min223
Exclusive
Value $8.07
min224
Villager Mason
Villager (Mason) - min224
Exclusive
Value $11.17

Compared with other Minecraft Outposts sets

The Pillager Outpost and Ravager is the largest of the Minecraft Outposts sets.

$0.12 a piece
Retail price per piece
This set
$0.12
Typical
$0.11
Close to the group's typical retail price per piece.
#9 of 27 Minifig-scale sets still at retail
Members adding it, past 4 months
This set
Typical
About 25% above the rate of Minifig-scale sets still at retail.
All Minecraft Outposts setsValueSince retail
21121 The Desert Outpost$100+67%
21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager$81At retail
21159 The Pillager Outpost$54+79%
21244 The Sword Outpost$47+4%

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Pieces / Minifigs 427 / 6
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Retail $44.99
Value $46.91
Growth  +4.3%
Annual growth 2.1%

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Year 2020
Pieces / Minifigs 303 / 4
Availability Retired
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Retail $29.99
Value $53.54
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Pieces / Minifigs 519 / 4
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Retail $59.99
Value $100.00
Growth  +66.7%
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Available at retail

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The Pillager Outpost and Ravager Questions

What is LEGO 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager worth?

Right now, The Pillager Outpost and Ravager is valued at $76 new. Used copies are worth about $67.

Is LEGO 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager retired?

No. The Pillager Outpost and Ravager has been on store shelves since June 2025 and is still available. Retirement looks close, so it may not stay on shelves much longer.

How does the value of LEGO 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager compare with its retail price?

New copies are valued at $76, 5% below the $79.99 retail price, so it can be found for less than the shop price.

Will LEGO 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager go up in value?

Our forecast says yes. BrickEconomy's forecast puts The Pillager Outpost and Ravager near $88 in twelve months, about 16% more than today. The short-term reading agrees, with the market reading bullish. This is an estimate and markets can change.

How many pieces and minifigures are in LEGO 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager?

The set contains 665 pieces, or $0.12 per piece at retail, with 4 minifigures: Illager Pillager, Illager, Space Sentinel and Villager Mason. Together the minifigures are worth about $28, about 37% of the set's value, and Villager Mason is the most valuable at $11. Illager Pillager, Space Sentinel and Villager Mason cannot be found in any other set.

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The Pillager Outpost and Ravager Reviews

9 reviews
4.7
Collectors
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BrickEconomy Expert Review
“The 2025 LEGO Minecraft Pillager Outpost set finally delivers a proper outpost tower and a complete battle scenario with a well-rounded mix of elements. It includes a new player skin, a Savannah Stonemason villager, two illagers, and a brick-built Ravager with the classic headbutt feature. While the outpost build itself is smaller and more simplified than its in-game counterpart, the addition of a village house, updated mobs, and good figure variety makes this set a strong, balanced improvement over the previous version.”
Brick Fanatics
“21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager has plenty of promise, but with some glaring inaccuracies, squandered potential and evident room for improvement, it struggles to find its footing in the summer 2025 LEGO Minecraft wave. Pillagers and Pillager outposts are nothing new... More for LEGO Minecraft, and the biggest part of the structures offer great inspiration for a build, but 21278 The Pillager Outpost and Ravager doesn’t realize the concept as well as it could have.”
Full review at www.brickfanatics.com

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 129 sets. As of today, 21137 The Mountain Cave is the most valuable Minifig-scale set with an estimated new/sealed value of $1,583.
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The Pillager Outpost and Ravager (21278) is a creative video-game gift for kids who like construction toys, LEGO Minecraft adventures or gamer-room decor. This high-quality toy for kids aged 9 years old and up puts all the fun of Minecraft into players hands.

The set includes 4 LEGO Minecraft minifigures: a Space Sentinel, Raid Captain, mason villager and a Vindicator. A buildable ravager figure has a lever-operated function that lets kids make jaw-snapping and head-butting movements. A watchtower includes ladders to provide access between the three floors, banners showing pillager faces and a chest of precious loot. The masons house has an opening door and a furnished interior with a bed and a stonecutter. Theres also a LEGO Minecraft pig figure and accessories including a training dummy, torch, carrot, iron ingot, diamond helmet, diamond sword, crossbow and an iron axe. The LEGO Builder app gives kids the added fun of using their device to zoom in and rotate models in 3D....
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