D&D General WizKids Announces New D&D and Critical Role Miniatures for 2024

WizKids announced pre-orders for several new products coming in 2024 from Dungeons & Dragons and Critical Role.

The D&D Classics Collection line of pre-painted miniatures based on the original artwork from the original Monster Manual expands with the D&D Classics Collection: Monsters K-N set. These miniatures are sold as a set featuring a kobold, lich, lizardfolk, mind flayer, minotaur, merfolk, mummy, and naga retailing for $89.99 with a release scheduled for February 2024.

The D&D Icons of the Realm line of pre-painted miniatures will receive its 30th expansion with the Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse set in March 2024. The base set will feature 47 figures from the Planescape expansion including modrons, cranium rats, fiends, celestials, and more. Random boosters will be available in April 2024 and feature 1 Large and 3 Medium or Small pre-painted miniatures for a retail price of $19.99. As with other Icons of the Realm sets, there will also be a single larger-than-Large size miniature with the Whirlwyrm boxed miniature for $49.99. The Character Miniature Boxed Set for this expansion includes Fell, Morte, Musteval, Shemeshka, Planar Philosopher, Transcendent Order Conduit, and Transcendand Order Instinct for $49.99. A limited edition boxed set with a collection of miniatures (pictured above) including the modron R04M, Doomguard Rot Blade, Bariaur Wanderer, Warden Archon, and Shemeshka’s Bodygaurd will also be available for $49.99.

The D&D Icons of the Realm: Adult Time Dragon is a pre-painted miniature featuring the Time Dragon with one hand? Paw? Claw? Resting on an hourglass. This individual boxed miniature will be available in April 2024 with a retail price of $99.99.

Two releases for the D&D Replicas of the Realm line of life-sized home décor replicas are on the way. The first is the Green Dragon Trophy Plaque. This foam and latex hand-painted sculpture will be available in January 2024 with a retail price of $479.99.

Red Dragon Wymling Foam Figure 50th Anniversary is also on its way later this year. The lightweight and hand-painted life-size figure stands at just under 2 ½ feet tall to look dangerously cute in your game room in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons. The sculpture will be available in April 2024 for a retail price of $649.99.

WizKids also announced two miniature products licensed from Critical Role. The Critical Role Exandria Unlimited - Calamity Boxed Set has pre-painted miniatures of Cerrit Agrupnin, Laerryn Coramar-Seelie, Loquatius Seelie, Nydas Okiro, Patia Por’co, and Zerxus Ilerez. This set is scheduled for a February 2024 release with a retail price of $49.99.

Also from Critical Role, the Shademother Boxed Miniature is a six-inch tall pre-painted figure of the mother of the shade creepers featured in the Bells Hells campaign. The boxed miniature will be available in April 2024 with a retail price of $44.99.

 

[Aellic Mornbringer]

I wish they would do a pre-painted Demon Idol diorama from the 1st edition PHB.

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It comes unpainted but this diorama set is really nice. Unfortunately I bought mine years ago before they had the full "accessory" option.

FS2 – The Demon Idol Diorama Set – Otherworld Miniatures

And obviously not miniature-scale, but the dice tower from GameStop is cool too. They have the "classic" orange and a faux bronze option.

https://www.gamestop.com/pdp-web/collectibles/replicas/products/dungeons-and-dragons-dice-tower---gamestop-exclusive/226863.html

 

[Aellic Mornbringer]

I would buy a lot more of these miniatures if they weren’t in blind boxes. And that set of the alphabetical monsters is cool and all, but what am I going to do with 1 kobold? Pathfinder makes these pawn sets that match up with their modules. I buy them just so I have something to use for DnD. WoTC is just leaving money on the table at this point.

Great points. I have the first two sets of the alphabetical "OG" designs and plan to complete the set but more for the historical style. I'd love to use them for an old-school themed game but to your point, it's pretty hard to get a group of the same monster.

Otherworld Miniatures has some amazing old school designs but sadly their price point is often "otherwordly" as well.

 

[QuentinGeorge]

I would buy a lot more of these miniatures if they weren’t in blind boxes. And that set of the alphabetical monsters is cool and all, but what am I going to do with 1 kobold? Pathfinder makes these pawn sets that match up with their modules. I buy them just so I have something to use for DnD. WoTC is just leaving money on the table at this point.

I believe there's been some experiments with non-blind boxes, but the price just doesn't work out nicely. Basically pre-painted mini prices are subsidised by collectors, who buy tons of them hoping to get rare figures to sell on the miniature market to other collectors. They try and increase utility for people actually gaming with them by making all the most used and low-level monsters "common".

 

[teitan]

I really love the look of the classics line, but I can't justify the price.

Right? I’d love that Lich in unpainted, unprimed plastic.

 

[teitan]

Great points. I have the first two sets of the alphabetical "OG" designs and plan to complete the set but more for the historical style. I'd love to use them for an old-school themed game but to your point, it's pretty hard to get a group of the same monster.

Otherworld Miniatures has some amazing old school designs but sadly their price point is often "otherwordly" as well.

Hmmm I find Otherworld prices in line with other metal miniatures.

 

[teitan]

I wish they would do a pre-painted Demon Idol diorama from the 1st edition PHB.

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You can get an unpainted diorama set from Otherworld for like $65

 

[Queer Venger]

That shademother is an awesome looking monster.

I have very little interest in CR tabletop stuff except mini's, which I pick up to use for my own campaigns and stat them myself. I'll definitely be picking this big bloated mamma for sure.

 

[Velderan]

They look nice. I really like the Red Dragon, but not enough to BUY it. I would gladly take it if someone else paid for it, or if I won a lot of money...

$649 for a foam statue?!?!?!?!?!?

I really like it too, but I'd have trouble justifying the price at half that amount and I'm no stranger to spending money on frivolous things.

 

[sevenbastard]

Am I the only one who had to read “Adult Time Dragon” twice? Must be not enough caffeine in my system yet.

You see it's mustache? Thats how you identify it as an"Adult Time" Dragon.

 

[Dire Bare]

I would buy a lot more of these miniatures if they weren’t in blind boxes. And that set of the alphabetical monsters is cool and all, but what am I going to do with 1 kobold? Pathfinder makes these pawn sets that match up with their modules. I buy them just so I have something to use for DnD. WoTC is just leaving money on the table at this point.

I believe there's been some experiments with non-blind boxes, but the price just doesn't work out nicely. Basically pre-painted mini prices are subsidised by collectors, who buy tons of them hoping to get rare figures to sell on the miniature market to other collectors. They try and increase utility for people actually gaming with them by making all the most used and low-level monsters "common".

WizKids currently offers several miniature lines for D&D, Pathfinder, and Critical Role . . . variously sized boxed sets (usually pre-painted and non-blind), blind-box pre-painted minis, pre-painted single minis (non-blind), unpainted single minis, minis on sprues, flat acrylic minis . . . about the only formats they don't offer are flat tokens and pawns. Specific sculpts usually only exist in one format (pre-painted, unpainted, or on-sprue).

Minis are both a gaming table accessory and a collectible, and WizKids tries to corner both sides of the market.