Animated Shield by MZ4250

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🇬🇧 UK: Standard delivery £3.99 via Royal Mail Track 48 (2-3 business days) — Free on orders over £20
🇪🇺 Europe: Express International £10.49 (2-5 business days) — Free on orders over £65

Description

The fighter didn't notice the shield floating off the wall until it was already blocking the door.

  • ✔ 32mm scale resin miniature, printed fresh to order in the UK
  • ✔ Supplied unpainted and ready to prime
  • ✔ Compatible with D&D, Pathfinder, and all tabletop RPGs
  • ✔ Equally at home on the gaming table or the display shelf

In D&D 5e, the Animated Shield is one of those wonderfully unsettling magical items — a perfectly mundane piece of equipment that has, somehow, developed a will of its own. This sculpt captures that uncanny quality beautifully: a kite-style shield hovering above its base on a swirling, spectral wisp of energy, as though mid-flight and entirely ready to interpose itself between its wielder and whatever comes next. It's a compact, characterful piece that reads clearly across the table.

Whether you're using it to mark an attuned item on your player's side of the board, representing a magically animated guardian in a dungeon vault, or simply adding a distinctive prop to a scene, this mini does the job with real personality. It also makes a great painting challenge — the smooth shield face is a blank canvas for heraldry, runes, or a clan sigil of your own devising.

Perfect for adventurers who:

  • Want a physical token for the Animated Shield magic item in 5e
  • Need a floating construct or autonomous guardian for an encounter
  • Are building a display of iconic D&D magical items
  • Enjoy painting intricate small pieces with flat surfaces and fine detail

Encounter Hook:
The armour stands empty in the alcove — but when the party steps towards the vault door, three shields tear themselves from the walls and form a rotating barrier around the lock, each one bearing a different noble house's crest. Someone in this family didn't want anyone getting through.

Supplied as a single piece attached to its base. Scaled to 32mm. Printed in high-quality resin — supports removed as standard, though minor marks may occasionally remain and are easily tidied up. Ready to prime and paint straight away.

Details

Sculpted by MZ4250 — visit their page to see more of their work.

A studio built on equal parts passion and cat hair.

Pairs well with construct encounters — explore more from MZ4250.

Ready to add this adventurer to your collection? Order today and we'll print it fresh for you here in the UK. 🐾🐈‍⬛🎲

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