Black Dragon Young Mount by Epic Miniatures

Even in its youth, the black dragon carries the rot of the swamps it calls home — acid dripping from needle-sharp fangs, hollow eyes burning with ancient cunning, wings already broad enough to blot out the midday sun.

• ✔ 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

This young black dragon sculpt by Epic Miniatures captures the creature at its most dangerous — not yet fully grown, but far from tame. The dragon stands on all fours, wings half-spread in a threatening display, scaled tail sweeping wide behind it. A dramatic fan of bony spines and fin-like crests rises from the skull, giving the head a ferocious, almost sail-backed silhouette. The textured hide shifts from deep overlapping scales along the underbelly to rough, ridge-heavy plating across the back and haunches. Clawed feet grip the ground with coiled intent, and the long jaw hangs open, rows of needle-point teeth clearly detailed.

This is a large-based miniature on a 51mm round base, reflecting the young dragon's already considerable footprint on the battlefield. It comes as a multipart kit, which means limbs, wings, and head can be positioned during assembly for a cleaner result across all those textured surfaces. Whether you're building a mounted encounter — with a drow rider or lizardfolk warlord astride its back — or running it as a solo apex predator guarding a flooded ruin, this sculpt reads unmistakably as a black dragon at every scale of table.

Two base options are available: a plain base for adventurers who prefer to base their own terrain, and a no-base option for those building custom scenic displays or slotting it into a pre-made diorama.

Suited to adventurers who:

• Need a large creature that reads as a genuine threat without being a fully ancient wyrm
• Are building a swamp, underdark, or ruined-temple encounter with a draconic BBEG
• Want a mount conversion base for a villain, warlord, or powerful NPC rider
• Are painting a dragon and want serious detail — scales, crests, and wing membranes — without a sky-high price point
• Collect display pieces and want a centrepiece with genuine presence on the shelf

Encounter Hook

The party follows a trade road through the Mere of Dead Men when the horses bolt. From the black water ahead, something rises — low at first, then taller than any mounted knight they've faced. A young black dragon perches atop a half-submerged coach, acid already pooling at the corners of its jaws. Behind it, barely visible in the tree line, a hooded figure sits tall in the saddle — waiting to see if the dragon finishes what they started.

Details

• Sculptor: Epic Miniatures
• Scale: 32mm (large base — 51mm round)
• Finish: Supplied unpainted
• Base options: Plain base or no base
• Multipart assembly required

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Pairs well with dragon encounters and swamp and marshland campaigns — or explore more from Epic Miniatures.

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