Dungeons & Dragons is a tabletop RPG that can be played with the theater of the mind or with basic figurines to represent the player characters and monsters, but having high-quality figurines is much more fun. If a D&D playgroup can afford it, one or more of the players can spice up their game with fancy, immersive monster figurines and take their tabletop fights to the next level.
D&D shoppers can find bulk collections of cheap but decent figurines for ordinary battles, while high-quality figurines are ideal for boss fights. Wizards of the Coast and other retailers offer plenty of stunning monster figurines that may be a bit pricey, but they’re worth every dime for dedicated D&D players who want to bring their fantasy battles to life in 3-D.
10 Yeenoghu
The D&D Icons of the Realms figurine series features many high-quality, fully painted monster miniatures, especially for the terrifying demon lords. One example is the savage Yeenoghu, the Beast of Butchery, whose figurine is a bit small but highly detailed and easy to assemble.
Yeenoghu’s figure only needs its tail to be inserted, and once that’s done, Yeenoghu’s figurine is ready for battle. This monster is a great pick for end-of-campaign bosses, and the miniature has astonishing detail for Yeenoghu’s fur, his fangs, and the shiny quality of his armor pieces.
9 Demongorgon
Newer D&D players who watched the Stranger Things Netflix series might think of Demogorgon as a humanoid monster with a flower-like mouth, but the original Demogorgon is entirely different. As this finely crafted D&D Icons of the Realms miniature shows, Demogorgon is actually a massive, two-headed beast with tentacle arms.
Demogorgon is one of the strongest and highest-ranked demons in the entire Abyss, and his massive D&D figurine reflects that. His figure has amazing detail and is well-balanced despite its weird posture, though players will have to insert his tail and both arms out of the box before Demogorgon is ready to fight.
8 Baphomet
In D&D lore, the mighty demon prince Baphomet is like the ultimate minotaur, and minotaurs all over the Forgotten Realms worship him as their Abyssal king. Baphomet is a deadly melee warrior with his charge attack, his cleaver weapon, and even his hoof stomp attacks, along with his Maze spell.
D&D Icons of the Realms provided a fairly straightforward but excellent figurine for Baphomet. His figure is standing tall and roaring loudly, all while holding his bloodstained Heartcleaver weapon by his side. His figure doesn’t come with any terrain, but a resourceful DM may find other items to represent the stone walls Baphomet can make with his spells.
7 Elder Brain
The Elder Brain is a fascinating monster in D&D, a giant brain that can read and control people’s minds for miles around it. In a campaign, an Elder Brain is actually more menacing and eerie off-screen, with the party trying to fight off its mind-controlled minions and figure out where the Elder Brain even is.
For tabletop, D&D Icons of the Realms provided an outstanding Elder Brain figurine that doesn’t miss a single detail. The monster’s actual body looks great, and it’s floating over a stone-hewed pool of brine to keep the Elder Brain comfortable, too. That gives the monster a secure base, and the package also comes with six stalagmite figures since the Elder Brain is probably holed up in a cave lair.
6 Juiblex
In D&D‘s terrifying Abyss, a high-level party might come across the slimy Juiblex as the final boss or a penultimate boss battle in a quest to defeat the demon princes. Juiblex is all about slime and oozes, being able to slip up or trap the party with slime patches while also using noxious spells to defend itself.
D&D Icons of the Realms features a fantastic tabletop miniature for Juiblex, whose body is actually transparent and will glow a sickly green if a light source is put under it. Juiblex’s figure is also well-balanced and has a stony base for Juiblex to stand on. Collectors should note that Juiblex’s figure is a bit slippery, though, and should be picked up and moved with care.
5 Purple Worm
The purple worm is a terrific monster to throw at a high-level party in a desert D&D setting. These monsters clearly took after Dune‘s legendary sandworms, a giant armored beast with hundreds of spines and a huge mouth that will swallow any prey whole. These creatures are also ambush predators, burrowing deep under the sand until they’re ready to strike.
The purple worm figurine from the D&D Icons of the Realms series is the best tabletop version of this creature. The worm’s figurine is fully painted and assembled, and the creature has an upright pose for convenience while also showing players how long this gargantuan monster really is.
4 Sibriex
The sibriex is a powerful demon race hailing from the Abyss. According to lore, only a limited number of these obyrith creatures still exist, and they keep their distance from one another—but they’re far from lonely. Each sibriex has plenty of company, mainly the creatures they constantly experiment on to make the ultimate minions.
The Boneyard miniature series provided an outstanding figurine for the sibriex, boasting incredible detail for this revolting but fascinating monster. A sibriex floats in the air, so this figurine’s base includes a short but thick, clear brace to keep the sibriex’s body securely upright.
3 Orcus
Orcus is the legendary demon prince of undeath, and he is the perfect endgame boss battle for any high-level D&D party. Orcus is a huge flying fiend with a legendary, skull-capped wand that allows him to cast the game’s nastiest necromancy spells and shoot hard-hitting beams of necrotic energy at targets.
D&D Icon of the Realms provided a high-quality figurine for this fearsome demon prince, and despite its complex body, this figure requires no assembly. Orcus’ figurine is massive, so it has an oversized base for stability, and the figure’s wings are a bit delicate but are securely attached to the figure’s back.
2 Zuggmtoy
Zuggtmoy is the demon prince of fungi and spores, a humanoid, feminine creature who loves controlling other demons and people with noxious mind-control spores. Zuggtmoy rules her own level of the Abyss and sometimes feuds with Juiblex, whose ooze and slime theme is roughly similar to Zuggtmoy’s own sickly fungi.
Zuggtmoy’s D&D Icons of the Realms figurine is a bit small but absolutely worth the money if a DM wants to throw Zuggtmoy at their party during a high-level Abyss campaign. The Zuggtmoy figure has a highly detailed gown of fungi to provide a stable base, and the figure also has two fungus tentacles that are flexible enough that they won’t snap too easily if touched.
1 Tiamat
A variety of D&D figurines represent the queen of dragons, the mighty Tiamat, some of them cartoony and others serious. A dedicated dungeon master with cash to spare can give their players the ultimate challenge with a costly but high-quality Tiamat figurine from D&D Icons of the Realms.
Tiamat’s tabletop figurine is enormous, and any customer must be ready to set aside some storage room for this behemoth. It’s expensive, but this figurine has incredible detail from head to tail, and its two wide wings can be detached for convenient storage and transport, too.