The cast of Baldur's Gate 3 has been transformed into pre-painted miniatures by Wizkids. But the new mini's don't seem to be landing for everyone, as even one Baldur's Gate 3 developer took to social media to express frustration with the new figures.
Shared on X/Twitter, one of the senior cinematic artists on Baldur's Gate 3 posted a comparison. "What I ordered VS what I received," they wrote. "Only Gale has a decent face. It's expensive for a 5 years old painting work… Shame on you @Wizards_DnD"
You can see the results for yourself here:
What I ordered VS what I received. Only Gale has a decent face. It's expensive for a 5 years old painting work… Shame on you @Wizards_DnD pic.twitter.com/JcMCBhtRpt
— Gale-LOD 😏 (@HighLODLar) May 13, 2025
In the first set of images, yoiu might note some surprising paint jobs on the different figures, especially Shadowheart. In the second batch, we get a better look at favorites like Karlach, Lae'zel, and a very withered Withers.
— Gale-LOD 😏 (@HighLODLar) May 13, 2025
Replies on X/Twitter are sharing their own frustrations. One user shared a Gale that would inspire similarly baffled reactions, and another received their box but didn't have a head for Shadowheart. I found at least one person saying theirs came in okay, but most replies seemed frustrated with the quality of the miniatures.
Announced last year, these miniatures from WizKids retail for $49.99 for the whole set, which includes seven pre-painted minis for Wyll, Karlach, Lae'zel, Astarion, Shadowheart, Gale, and Withers. (Minthara and Halsin, presumably, breathe a heavy sigh of relief.)
"Housed in non-blind windowed packaging, this set includes pre-painted miniatures for Astarion, Karlach, Gale, Shadowheart, Wyll, Lae’zel, and Withers," the official description for the set read. "The set is perfect for Dungeon Masters looking to feature a famous character or as a collector’s piece for Baldur’s Gate and D&D fans."
While the miniatures seem to be targeting a more budget-conscious demographic than professional, hand-crafted, paint-it-yourself miniatures, it's still not a great look when general response to your Shadowheart figure is "that's not Shadowheart."
Larian just bid farewell to Baldur's Gate 3 with Patch 8, its final major patch for its 2023 RPG that took the world by storm. The studio's CEO Swen Vincke has dropped some hints about what's next for Larian, but aside from it not being Baldur's Gate nor Dungeons & Dragons, there's not too much more to go on.
Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.
