Spider Folk Assassin by Epic Miniatures

Something skitters at the edge of torchlight — too quick to be a goblin, too patient to be a beast — and by the time the party notices the shadow beneath the cowl, the blades are already moving.

• ✔ 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 Spider Folk Assassin from Epic Miniatures is a deeply unsettling piece of work — in the best possible sense. Crouching low in a predatory stance, robes billowing mid-lunge, this hooded arachnid killer carries the unmistakable energy of something that hunts with absolute deliberation. One arm is thrust forward, a serrated, claw-like blade extended mid-strike; the other curls a curved fang-dagger close to the body, ready for the follow-through. The face, barely visible within the deep hood, is dominated by a single fleshy, textured mass — chitinous, alien, and quietly horrifying.

The sculpt leans hard into the duality of the assassin archetype: monastic robes and disciplined movement wrapped around something fundamentally inhuman. The billowing fabric at the back catches an imagined momentum, suggesting this figure was still moving when the sculptor froze it in time. It is the kind of miniature that makes other players at the table lean forward when you place it on the mat.

Whether you paint this in the muted greys of a Drow-adjacent cultist, the ochre and black of a spider-cult zealot, or the deep midnight tones of an Underdark shadow operative, the surface detail rewards careful brushwork throughout — from the layered robes to the textured, organic face.

• Dungeon Masters building Underdark encounter tables with a genuine sense of dread
• Players running arachnid, monstrous, or spider-cult themed characters
• Painters drawn to non-humanoid faces and flowing fabric as twin challenges
• Collectors who want something genuinely unsettling on the display shelf

Encounter Hook: The party is escorting a merchant through the Underdark when their guide goes suddenly, terrifyingly silent — a curved blade at his throat, held by a figure that dropped from the ceiling without a sound. The Spider Folk Assassin doesn't ask for coin. It asks for names. Specifically, the names of everyone who knows the merchant is carrying the Webweaver's stolen relic.

Details

Scale: 32mm | Base: supplied on a plain round base, or baseless — choose your variant at checkout | Multipart assembly may be required | Supplied unpainted

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Pairs well with aberration encounters and Underdark delves — 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.