What is a Guardian in the Minecraft game?

Guardians are hostile creatures that patrol ocean monuments built from prismarine and attack players with a laser beam.

How many pieces and minifigures does set 21180 include?

It contains 255 pieces across 94 unique parts, plus one minifigure.

What colours make up the scene?

Sand green, tan and light bluish grey form the prismarine look, with orange used for accent details.

Minecraft

LEGO® The Guardian Battle

Set 21180 The Guardian Battle is part of the LEGO® Minecraft range, using 255 pieces and one minifigure to recreate a confrontation with a Guardian, one of the game's well-known underwater enemies. The scene combines prismarine architecture with a poseable Guardian figure.

Set number: 21180
Year: 2022
Pieces: 255
Minifigures: 1
Theme: Minecraft
Different parts: 94

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 94

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (21)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 1

Diver fig-0120974 pieces × 1

Description

An enemy from the deep

In the Minecraft game, Guardians patrol ocean monuments, underwater structures built from prismarine and guarded by these spiky, hostile creatures. This set recreates that exact standoff: a single minifigure facing off against the Guardian within a small section of the monument. At 255 pieces the build stays compact, keeping the focus squarely on the encounter itself rather than attempting a full-scale monument. In the game, Guardians are best known for their ranged laser attack, which makes encountering one of the more demanding underwater situations a player can face.

Colours from beneath the waves

Sand green, tan, light bluish grey and orange define the palette, capturing the distinctive prismarine look of ocean monuments along with orange accents similar to the sea lanterns and coral seen in the game. It's a noticeably different colour scheme from the earthier, stone-heavy tones used in many other Minecraft sets. The colour list on this page shows exactly how the 94 unique parts are distributed across these tones. Builders with several Minecraft sets will likely notice how rarely this particular green-and-orange combination turns up elsewhere, making it a distinctive addition to a wider collection.

One minifigure, one confrontation

With just a single minifigure, the set is built around a direct one-on-one encounter rather than a larger group scene. For players who know the Guardian fights from the game itself, this translates that moment into a physical diorama that pairs well with other Minecraft ocean sets if you're building out a bigger underwater setting. The Guardian model itself can be posed in a few different positions, which keeps the scene a little more dynamic than a completely fixed diorama.

Using the parts list for ocean builds

The full parts list on this page catalogues all 94 elements individually, useful for anyone wanting to extend the prismarine theme into their own creations. The orange accent pieces in particular are easy to track down here before searching for them individually elsewhere. It's also worth checking before expanding the scene into a larger ocean monument, since it quickly shows which prismarine shapes are already on hand and which ones still need sourcing.

FAQ

What is a Guardian in the Minecraft game?: Guardians are hostile creatures that patrol ocean monuments built from prismarine and attack players with a laser beam.
How many pieces and minifigures does set 21180 include?: It contains 255 pieces across 94 unique parts, plus one minifigure.
What colours make up the scene?: Sand green, tan and light bluish grey form the prismarine look, with orange used for accent details.

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