Over the last few years, Minecraft has quietly built a strong presence in the trading card world. Through a series of officially licensed sets published by Panini, fans of the beloved sandbox game have been able to collect and trade their favorite mobs, tools, blocks, and biomes — all in shiny, printed form.
Whether you’re a TCG veteran or a Minecraft superfan, here’s your definitive guide to every major Panini Minecraft trading card set from 2020 to 2025, including card counts, themes, and collector highlights.
1. Minecraft Adventure (2020/2021)
Panini launched its Minecraft TCG line with Minecraft Adventure, a colorful and charming set designed for younger collectors and nostalgic fans alike. Despite some early references to 2019 product codes, the official release occurred in 2020 across several European markets and 2021 in more markets around the world.
- Card Count: 236
- Key Features:
- Panorama foil cards
- Special glow in the dark, shiny and 3D cards
- Cards featuring biomes, mobs, and in-game items
- Starter packs included a binder, three packets and one limited edition card. Each packet contained eight cards.
- Distribution: Primarily Europe
- Collectibility: Seen as the “Series 1” for Minecraft cards — now somewhat harder to find sealed.
2. Minecraft: Time to Mine (2022)
This 2022 release took things up a notch — both in visual quality and insert variety. Time to Mine introduced foil effects and gave collectors a chance to pull special metallic and mirror cards.
- Card Count: 207
- Includes 108 foil variants (55 metallic, 53 mirror)
- The set includes:
- Hero Cards: Feel at the centre of the action!
- Loot Cards: They are shiny and they are loud!
- Sketch Cards: colourful drawings!
- Achievement Cards: like badges you deserve for doing something cool!
- Mob Cards: mobile entities are all around us!
- Block Cards: see Mobs strike a pose on top of blocks!
- Biome Cards: combine them to see Biomes crawling with action!
- Scene Cards: Geometrry never ends, just like these combos of nine cards!
- Parallel Cards: the ultimate prize: be the one who spots them first!
- Key Features:
- Emphasis on high-gloss visual upgrades
- Inclusion of rainbow foil and glitter specials
- More varied artwork and card categories
- Starter Packs included a Collector’s album, 3 packets, 2 limited edition cards & a checklist.
- Distribution: Mostly Europe, limited international exposure
- Collectibility: Eye-catching and fun to chase, especially for insert collectors.
3. Minecraft: Create, Explore, Survive (2023/2024)
Released in late 2023 (with some markets branding it as a 2024 product), Create, Explore, Survive marked a the next page in the Panini Minecraft series. In our deep-dive TCG breakdown, we cover everything from box structures to holo types, and here is the set at a glance.
- Card Count: 250
- 100 Regular Cards
- 100 Pixel Cards
- 50 Rainbow Foil Cards
- Each pack contains 8 cards, typically featuring a mix of:
- Pixel Cards: 2–3 per pack
- Rainbow Foils: 1 in every 2 packs on average
- Back-of-card Puzzles: Large full-page artwork scenes that span multiple cards when assembled.
- Story Sequences: Narrative scenes told acr
- “Bee Sting” (cards 1–9), a bee adventure with Sunny and Alex
- “Meet the Pandas” (cards 28–36), a panda journey
- “The Colour of Frogs” (cards 46–54), a storyline with Makena
- “Dangerous Encounter” (cards 82–99) that takes you through an ancient city
- “The Nether” (cards 10-18), and more
4. Minecraft: Biome Crafting – 15th Anniversary Edition (2024 / 2025)
Panini’s most recent and possibly most ambitious Minecraft release is Biome Crafting, launched in 2024 (with some retailers stocking it in early 2025) to mark the franchise’s 15th anniversary. For the first time, this set is seeing wide U.S. distribution, popping up in major retailers like Walmart and Target — and collectors are starting to take notice.
- Card Count: 221
- Key Features:
- Biome-themed layouts and crafting-focused card types
- Anniversary branding and foil parallels
- Available in mega boxes, hobby boxes, and boosters
- Distribution: Europe & North America
- Collector Buzz: The first Minecraft set with mainstream U.S. retail presence; could become a gateway for new fans.
5. Minecraft: Challenges (2025)
Minecraft: Challenges is a brand-new 2025 release (though sometimes referred to as 2024), distinct from Biome Crafting and Create, Explore, Survive. It’s positioned as an interactive collectible set with task-based cards that reference in-game activities. It uses Minecraft game mechanics as inspiration for card themes, but it’s not a TCG for structured gameplay.
- Card Count: 243 total cards
- Including 63 special cards (foils, scratch & reveal)
- View full digitised checklist
- Concept: Every card represents a challenge you can attempt in the Minecraft game — like fighting mobs, crafting, cooking, or trading with villagers.
- Configuration:
- Starter Pack: Album, 3 packets, and 1 Limited Edition card
- Box: 18 packets
- Multi-Set: 4 packets + 1 Limited Edition card
Extra: Sticker Collections
On top of these 5 trading card sets, Panini has also released a few sticker collections.
The first one was the “Minecraft Treasure“, released in 2021. It came in boxes of 50 sticker packets and each packet contained 5 stickers.
The second was the “Minecraft Wonderful World Sticker Collection“, released in 2022. Each bundle (box) included 36 packets and each packet 5 stickers
The latest was released in 2024 and is called “Minecraft Celebration Sticker Collection“. Each multi-set (box) contains 17 packets, and each packet 5 stickers.
Non-Panini Minecraft TCG Sets
Other that Panini, there have been more manufacturers to release licensed Minecraft cards. Notable sets include the 2015 Just Toys Intl Minecraft Collectible, and the Minecraft Dungeons Arcade which had 188 cards to collect: 60 base cards in the first series, 38 cards in the second series, and 20 cards in the third series.
Wrapping Up: The Growing World of Minecraft Cards
From early panorama cards to glow-in-the-dark mobs and now scratch-and-reveal challenges, Panini’s Minecraft trading card universe has grown into a surprisingly diverse and collectible series. Whether you’re drawn to the nostalgia of Adventure, the creativity of Create, Explore, Survive, or the interactive flair of Challenges, there’s something here for every type of fan. And with the 15th Anniversary Biome Crafting set just released and expanding into U.S. retail, it’s clear that Minecraft cards are becoming a core part of the collectible landscape. We’ll be watching closely to see what comes next.
hi, I think to be more specific the first official minecraft trading card set released officially in North America is the one just released along side the movie in April this year – no other minecraft set was, plus this set has really chase cards namely color blasts, milestones and serialized cards – all together.