MineCon capes 2011–2016
MineCon 2011 is the rarest of the five MineCon capes: 3,540 known owners as of 3 October 2026, against 7,267 for MineCon 2016.
Reputable sellers ask about $6,000 for an account with the 2011 cape, and recent sales and offers sit in the same region. We put the cape at $3,000–12,000 on an account.
How many people have a MineCon cape?
| Cape | Event | Known owners | Our range | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MineCon 2011 | Las Vegas | 3,540 | $3,000–12,000 | $6,000 (4) |
| MineCon 2012 | Disneyland Paris | 4,063 | $2,000–8,000 | $4,800 (5) |
| MineCon 2013 | Orlando | 6,173 | $1,500–6,000 | $2,700 (6) |
| MineCon 2015 | London | 6,807 | $1,500–6,000 | $2,600 (4) |
| MineCon 2016 | Anaheim | 7,267 | $1,500–5,000 | $3,000 (7) |
Together the five capes have been seen 27,850 times; one account can hold several. The counts are lower bounds: only accounts that wore the cape where it could be seen are counted. The last column is the median asking price of reputable sellers in our survey of 3 October 2026, with the number of listings in brackets.
Which MineCon cape is the rarest?
MineCon 2011, the first one, handed out in Las Vegas with the release of Minecraft 1.0. Sellers set 2011 and 2012 clearly higher and treat 2013, 2015 and 2016 almost alike, although those three have between 6,173 and 7,267 known owners.
How much is a MineCon cape worth?
Accounts with a MineCon cape change hands in the thousands among serious traders. The older the year, the higher the price, and several years on one account are worth more than the single years added up. Our ranges show that market value, not a fire-sale price. How cape value is set.
- MineCon 2011: $3,000–12,000, typically around $6,300
- MineCon 2012: $2,000–8,000, typically around $4,300
- MineCon 2013: $1,500–6,000, typically around $3,000
- MineCon 2015: $1,500–6,000, typically around $2,900
- MineCon 2016: $1,500–5,000, typically around $2,800
Can you still get a MineCon cape?
No. On 12 May 2020 Mojang disabled every unredeemed MineCon code, and no owner has been added since. There was no MineCon in 2014, and from 2017 MineCon was a livestream without a Java cape.
