Griphook is one of the characters that you def need several of, just for that sword. You need one sword to display with the figure, one to hang in Dumbledore's office (in the Clocktower set), and one to display with Godric himself from the Hogwarts D2C.
Extra books and beer steins are nice things to have, but the sword is retroactively essential outside of the CMF series itself. I think LEGO was wise to include several extras in every box.

Extra goblins might be useful if the new Diagon Alley set has a new Gringotts, but 7 in a box ratio is way more than the average buyer would want. Usually the minifigs that have 5 in a box around my area, are usually what is leftover that no one seems to want & the ones that they are only 3 of, are harder to find.

The unreliable/inconsistent box distribution is weird and kind of concerning. I was considering whether I wanted to buy a box, but this is off-putting.

I honestly thought 7 was a cheeky way of saying 4 HBP Harry Potter minifigs and 3 Baby Harry Potter. That is an odd distribution.

Griphook is actually one of the few that I have an interest in, so its great to see he'll be so common! As a LOTR fan, the hair will look great on elves, and that sword is so cool!

I think Griphook is the cost cutter wave filler. He has limited size, limited parts, and those short legs. A lot of the rest have new molds and larger accessories. He balances the scale for the whole box. Fitting that, he's the goblin banker.

No chase figures! No chase figures! No chase figures!

Also Griphook will be at least good to have the Sword to use in other sets... so no complaints there.

Is it possible your box was an anomaly?

Wow, that's the weirdest one I've ever seen for sure. Griphook has the short legs, so maybe making more of him means they save on production costs? It's a stretch, but I can't think of any other reason...

Got my first two packs today at a local independent toy store and got Hermione and Ron, which is great as i wanted them for their Butter beers. They where random packs as well :D

Hmm seems very unusual for having 7 Griphooks. I mean sure the sword is the most desirable, but everyone should be able to get the sword and figure if the distribution was around 3 or 4. So either the distribution information is wrong or LEGO miscalculated.

Hows the rumor on Diagonal Alley? Makes you wonder of the scale and what Gringotts Bank would be like. Then again, it’s possible the box you received was incorrectly distributed. Lego Store associates have told me in the past that some of the cases don’t have the same minifig count

@Huw: I've seen the distribution JasonBricksHD gave in a few places now, so I'm thinking you've gotten an odd box somehow.

@GrizBe said:
"The box distribution always seems weird to me... Admittedly, out of a box of 60, with 16 fig in a range, that so only 3 of each with 12 slots left over, but then you could easily do 4 of each of 12 of them without bulking the numbers on other characters.

That or why not just change the box sizes? Make a box 32 character, or 64 so you can have every character equally? "

Why not get really crazy and sell boxes of 16 with one complete set per box?

Simple answer, it reduces the sales of duplicate figures to people who want a whole set but don't want to feel the bags in stores. People who frequent sites like Brickset will trade with others or buy figures on the aftermarket, but we're really just a small slice of the people who are buying Lego products.

@datsunrobbie said:
"Simple answer, it reduces the sales of duplicate figures to people who want a whole set but don't want to feel the bags in stores. People who frequent sites like Brickset will trade with others or buy figures on the aftermarket, but we're really just a small slice of the people who are buying Lego products. "

Probably is that because it reduces the sale of dupes... but its why I suggests a 32 box as then you'd get 2 full sets. One to open and the other to keep sealed, trade or use for spare parts for other projects. Though with those that do want the full set, you'd just buy a full 'sleeve' from a fresh box and not have to worry.

Thank you for the link to promo bricks, interesting review on Harry Potter Winkelgasse (Diagon Alley) 75978, I just need to improve my German.

Well, luckily I love them all.

Good to know. It’s lucky I like most of them!

I got 8 Sprouts in my Box!

@Cor407 said:
" @Antoine_23 said:
" @TacoTuesday2001 said:
"Well if anyone wants to do an MOC Gringotts, they have plenty of Goblins available to them now."

There is bound to be a gringotts in the d2c dragon alley, maybe it’s for that"

Unfortunately there is no Gringotts in the new Diagon Alley set. Probably similar to Hogwarts it will take several years to complete.
"

Somehow I prefer it that way. Take longer but, in the end, you get a bigger set , more minifigs and it is easier on the wallet to spend a couple hundreds every year (or spread the buying through the year) as opposed to a 400-500 outlay in one shot - unfortunately the first part (don't know if there will be other parts - just a guess as Gringotts is sorely missing) of Diagon Alley will be an expensive set to buy. I second the 32, 48 or 64 box size - I understand the repeat dupe buy but normally, a company wants to please its customers not try to fool them.

I'd have to find them by me first to worry about how many there are! Nothing anywhere in Minnesota..

I got 59 packs, which I'm pretty sure was 1 full box minus a pack (especially after seeing the distributions here). Most of my distribution matches, except I got 6 Griphooks, and 4 Dumbledores...and 3 Hermiones (sort of assuming the missing pack was her).

I was after 3 full sets (for me and my two sisters), and two extra Butterbeer Mugs. I have since picked up another Hermione (for the mug). I've quickly gotten what I wanted, so I am pleased. I would have preferred a 5/5 Dumbledore/Griphook split, but not going to complain.

Funny thing, I haven't opened any packs yet. I was going to give the ones to my sisters sealed if possible anyway...and I'm moving the end of the year, so just kept mine in the packages so far. I will be pulling out the extra beer mugs for something soon.

I found this series pretty easy to feel the packs. Granted, I was able to quickly learn in the comfort of my own home, and not in a store. But when I went back to get another Hermione for the beer much (I would have settled for a Ron if he came up first), I went through several packs and could easily tell what they all were (again, having felt 59 packs earilier).

The Target had also put out a box of series 20, and I was able to grab 4 of the 5 I still needed (unfortunately they didn't have the Pyjama Girl, so I still need one).

Impressed that there are folks who haven't see Diagon Alley leaked pictures yet. Won't ruin it for them, but I'm a daily leak-checker!!! No patience!

@CCC:
That's what I immediately thought of, too. But that also had very flat rarity, with six of the minifigs coming seven per case, and the remaining three coming only six per. Every case netted six complete sets plus six different extras.

@Rimefang:
Griphook has a new hairstyle and a new sword. That doesn't exactly scream "cost-cutter".

Just guessing, but Lego must make the selections for each box by the weight of each mystery pack. No clue that I've seen on the packaging of what is inside.

I guess if you get three full sets it's fine but not knowing the exact assortment would be frustrating.

The grandma story was the funniest thing l read lately. Thanks for the laugh ;)

That is great! We need more goblins for the Gringot bank we are getting...oh wait...

9999 views. Wow...

So there's no relatively rare one, like Percival Graves in the first series?

@Bycougars said:
"The one thing that worries me is I’ve see some slightly different box distributions. Mostly the same except some boxes have contained 5 Dumbledores and 5 griphooks instead of 3 and 7. Also the one on promobricks were it had 8 hermione and 0 Ron. It makes me worried that lego is having issues with its packaging. My guess is the correct distribution is supposed to be 5 Dumbledore and 5 griphook and 4 each of Ron and hermione."

Unfortunately this has been happening since Lego Movie 2. I have opened multiple boxes since then with various results, sometimes without a single complete series even if all others around reported 3 in a brand new box. I have had several heated arguments with the Lego group since they officially claim at least one complete set but because I bought it from a normal retailer, they could do nothing and sent me 2 blind bags for free... Completely uselless. If you buy a full box, pray you have at least one complete set! There is something wrong but Lego's position is: WE HAVE NEVER GUARANTEED THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX SO WHY DO YOU COMPLAIN.... However, if it is your situation, write them, hopefully they will reconsider their policy...

I have had this issue since lego movie 2 where i had 6x figure No. 6 and 0 figure No. 17. Lego group told me it was impossible... I had the same issue with Disney 2 and series 20 (I bought several boxes from different sources with varying results). TLG reaction has been... Well, did you buy it from shop.lego.com? No? Then it is none of our business. If you had bought it there, we (silently) guarantee at least one complete set per box. But since they dont know whats in a bag, there is no way to compensate you. They send you random blind bags and goodbye....

A question into the rounds of the minifigures blind bag professionals, is it possible to weigh the individual bags with a very accurate scale? All bags should have a specific weight, or am I wrong? Greetings

@SWBrickKing:
Sure. But you need to identify one of each to get your numbers in the first place. And then you need to actually bring the scale and the CMF bags together. Chances are you won't be allowed to lug the scale back to the toy aisle, so you'd have to buy and return any you don't want. At that point, it's probably just as effective (and far less costly) to palp the bags. A few people have mentioned having luck with palping the bags in store as usual, provided they bring disposable gloves to wear while doing so (something that a few stores have apparently required before allowing this practice during the pandemic).

I do not like this talk of no consistent distribution in the boxes. Smacks of poor QA, especially when I'm buying a box to get three full sets.

I got a box from Kohl's and only got 2 Harry's and 6 Ron's. Got 5 of each Griphook and Dumbledore.

@Bycougars said:
"The one thing that worries me is I’ve see some slightly different box distributions. Mostly the same except some boxes have contained 5 Dumbledores and 5 griphooks instead of 3 and 7. Also the one on promobricks were it had 8 hermione and 0 Ron. It makes me worried that lego is having issues with its packaging. My guess is the correct distribution is supposed to be 5 Dumbledore and 5 griphook and 4 each of Ron and hermione."

Someone on Reddit said they got 7 Nevilles, 6 Dumbledores and only 1 Hermione.

We received our sealed box and got three full sets. Distribution as below

5-Harry Potter with the Book of Potions
5-Albus Dumbledore with his Phoenix Fawkes
4-Hermione Granger with a Butterbeer glass
3-Ron Weasley with a Butterbeer glass
4-Luna Lovegood with her Gryffindor lion headress
5-Griphook with the Sword of Gryffindor and key
3-Lily Potter with Harry as a baby
3-James Potter with portrait
3-Ginny Weasley with a chocolate sundae
3-Fred Weasley with hat and joke case
3-George Weasley with Marauder's Cap and Map
3-Bellatrix Lestrange in Azkaban outfit and a prisoner sign
3-Kingsley Shacklebolt with broomstick
5-Moaning Myrtle with Tom Riddle's Diary
4-Professor Pomona Sprout with mandrake and flower pot
4-Neville Longbottom with Monster Book of Monsters

I bought a full box and the distribution was disappointing

4-Harry Potter with the Book of Potions
9-Albus Dumbledore with his Phoenix Fawkes
4-Hermione Granger with a Butterbeer glass
4-Ron Weasley with a Butterbeer glass
4-Luna Lovegood with her Gryffindor lion headress
5-Griphook with the Sword of Gryffindor and key
3-Lily Potter with Harry as a baby
3-James Potter with portrait
3-Ginny Weasley with a chocolate sundae
3-Fred Weasley with hat and joke case
3-George Weasley with Marauder's Cap and Map
2-Bellatrix Lestrange in Azkaban outfit and a prisoner sign
3-Kingsley Shacklebolt with broomstick
2-Moaning Myrtle with Tom Riddle's Diary
4-Professor Pomona Sprout with mandrake and flower pot
4-Neville Longbottom with Monster Book of Monsters

My distribution was...

6 - Harry
5 - Dumbledore
2 - Hermione
2 - Ron
6 - Luna
5 - Griphook
3 - Lily
3 - James
3 - Ginny
3 - Fred
3 - George
3 - Bellatrix
3 - Kingsley
5 - Moaning Myrtle
4 - Prof Sprot
4 - Neville