WizKids to Release Adult Blue Dragon Figure Based on Dragon Delves

Anthradusk, the adult blue dragon featured in Dragon Delves, is coming to the tabletop. WizKids has announced plans to produce an 8-inch tall figure of the unique Blue Dragon, with a planned release date of December 2025. The blue dragon comes equipped with a unique pendulum blade attached to its tail, as well as its signature lightning weapon. The blue dragon also bears scars from a recent fight with a brass dragon, a battle which it emerged victorious from. The figure currently has no retail price listed, but similar dragon figures cost $79.99.

Anthradusk serves as the antagonist of Dragon Delves' final adventure, which means that its the "final boss" for those looking to convert Dragon Delves into a full-length campaign. The dragon is attempting to use a brass dragon egg to resurrect several ancient blue dragons to subjugate a desert region.

Additional looks at the dragon figure can be seen below:

 

[EthanSental]

I preordered the black and red, but so far nothing. I hope I didn't use my old address!

PS - I think I will need to get this one too.

Might want to check your order for the Black, it’s been out for a bit.

 

[EthanSental]

Ah, stink but I see Wizkids has a banner at the top for a 10% surcharge due to tariffs. Still going to order this one though.

 

[Nathaniel Lee]

The sculpt should be basically identical to the render shown above. The painting, on the other hand…

Also, the article describes it as an “adult” dragon (ie huge-sized), but the render is clearly showing a gargantuan dragon, with a medium miniature for reference, which should make it an ancient dragon, but also means it will likely be priced much higher than $79.99.

Great! I was disappointed that the new black and red dragons were smaller sized than the last round of dragons. If they "fix" it with this blue dragon, that's great. Then, all they'd have to do is release the friggin last gem dragon instead of leaving us with 4 out of 5. LOL

 

[dave2008]

Might want to check your order for the Black, it’s been out for a bit.

I tried - couldn't remember my password. No I am waiting for an email to reset it

 

[GarrettKP]

Great! I was disappointed that the new black and red dragons were smaller sized than the last round of dragons. If they "fix" it with this blue dragon, that's great. Then, all they'd have to do is release the friggin last gem dragon instead of leaving us with 4 out of 5. LOL

The Black and Red are adult dragons and this Blue is an ancient. Their sizes aren’t comparable. If anything, the Black and Red are fixed because the old adult dragon minis are oversized for their actual size category.

 

[MGibster]

I'm not a fan of WizKids' miniatures in general, but I've liked a lot of their larger creatures and this blue dragon looks pretty sweet. I still haven't painted my gargantuan red dragon though. I might actually buy this blue dragon.

 

[Stormonu]

Yeah, I’m really showing my age, because this doesn’t feel like a blue dragon to me.

But I’m no longer the target audience for prepainted D&D minis (I paint them myself), so it’s not like they’re losing a potential sale from me.

I cheer for D&D's dragons not being limited to having one fixed appearance - pre 3E, they didn't really have a unified look and Elmore's depiction vs. Parkinson's vs. Easley vs. Sutherland's were often quite different - and I was okay with that. However, that said there are certain dragon images I like and those I don't. Until this mini for the blue, 5E's designs fell into the latter.

 

[Stormonu]

The pre-order page says $119.00: Anthradusk

Well, ugh. That puts it in the "thanks, but no thanks" category . I'm already inundated with plastic dragons anyways.

 

[Clint_L]

I cheer for D&D's dragons not being limited to having one fixed appearance - pre 3E, they didn't really have a unified look and Elmore's depiction vs. Parkinson's vs. Easley vs. Sutherland's were often quite different - and I was okay with that. However, that said there are certain dragon images I like and those I don't. Until this mini for the blue, 5E's designs fell into the latter.

Same - I’ve never paid attention to official D&D dragon design - for me a dragon is a dragon, and either I like the particular sculpt or I don’t. Then I decide how I want to paint it. I also don’t pay attention to any of the lore about colour and alignment and so forth. Dragons are very rare in my campaigns so each one is its own entity.

I’m torn on this one. I like the overall sculpt a lot more than typical 5e blue dragons, which I think look goofy with their massive nose spike and goatee-like chin. But I strongly dislike dragons wearing equipment. Anyway, I could back a whole kickstarter’s worth of miniatures for that price, so it’s a moot point.

 

[Flying Toaster]

I always imagine RPG dragons as legendary, protean beings that might exhibit a wide variety of fangs, crests, horns, frills, claws, talons, wings, and tail tips, so I never pay much attention if one particular depiction or personal artist style does not appeal to me. I figure they are all unique in their own way.

Of course I mostly collect pawns instead of miniatures, so this is a great way to explain the varied art on display in my collection, which includes stuff made for Pathfinder 1E, 2E, and the new 2E refresh, as well some sets made by Kobold Press for their monster books and the Tales of the Valiant game.

And since nobody really makes pawns in Colossal or Gargantuan sizes anyway, I would probably ignore most size discrepancies and just handwave it.

I cheer for D&D's dragons not being limited to having one fixed appearance - pre 3E, they didn't really have a unified look and Elmore's depiction vs. Parkinson's vs. Easley vs. Sutherland's were often quite different - and I was okay with that.

Yes, in the 80’s TSR did not really seem to enforce any kind of house art style for monsters - somewhat surprising really, given their occasional control freak tendencies. Besides dragons, the “humanoid” monster races did not have a unified look either, which does not really seem to defuse any of the perennial arguments about them (“That’s not what a Kobold looks like!” etc).

EDIT: I also have most of the official 2D acrylic mini sets made for D&D by WizKids, so there is yet another product style right there.