Crystal Drake by Epic Miniatures

Where the deep earth meets raw elemental power, the Crystal Drake prowls — its hide bristling with jagged mineral growths that catch the light like a walking geode come to life.

• ✔ 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

The Crystal Drake is a large, quadrupedal reptilian predator sculpted with extraordinary surface detail — every inch of its body covered in layered, overlapping scales that give way along its back to dramatic clusters of angular crystal formations. These jagged mineral growths erupt from its spine in sharp, faceted columns, growing larger and denser towards the centre of its back before tapering to smaller outcroppings along the tail. The overall silhouette is imposing: a powerful, low-slung body carried on four taloned legs, a long whip-like tail raised behind it, and a broad, snarling head thrust forward on a muscular neck.

The head is one of the sculpt's most characterful features — wide jaws parted to expose rows of curved fangs, with a ferocious, forward-lunging energy that reads as mid-charge even when the model is stationary. The texture shifts beautifully across the body: fine overlapping scales on the belly and limbs, broader plate-like scales across the flanks, and the crystalline ridge running the full length of the spine. The tail is ringed with segmented armour-like banding and tapers to a slender, serpentine tip. The feet carry prominent hooked talons sculpted into a rocky, uneven base — giving the drake a sure-footed, predatory stance.

This is a large model on a 51mm base, and it carries that size with authority. Whether you plan to field it as a territorial beast guardian, an elemental-touched predator from deep underground, or a BBEG's exotic mount, the Crystal Drake is a table presence that adventurers will notice the moment it hits the mat.

Supplied in two base options — with a plain base or without a base — so you can slot it directly into your existing basing scheme.

Suits adventurers who:

• Run wilderness or Underdark encounters that need a large, physically imposing creature
• Want a beast that doubles as a striking display piece between sessions
• Are building an elemental or crystal-themed dungeon arc
• Love painting complex texture variety — scales, crystal facets, and hard surfaces all in one model

Encounter Hook

The party's map marks the old dwarven crystal mine as abandoned — but the rhythmic cracking of stone echoing from its depths suggests otherwise. As they descend, the tunnel walls begin to glitter with mineral deposits, and then the warm exhalation of something enormous rolls over them from the dark ahead. The Crystal Drake has claimed this vein as its territory, and the gemstones embedded in its hide have begun to pulse with a faint, eerie luminescence.

Details

• Base size: Large (51mm)
• Supplied unpainted — ready to prime and paint straight away
• Available with a plain scenic base or without a base
• Sculpted by Epic Miniatures

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