Were Spider by Epic Miniatures

In the deep places beneath the world, where silk threads replace cobwebs and the howl of a wolf gives way to something far worse, the Were Spider waits — part beast, part arachnid, wholly terrifying.

• ✔ 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 Were Spider is a creature that defies easy classification — and that ambiguity is half the horror. From the waist up, this sculpt presents a savage, snarling humanoid torso: a broad, leonine face contorted in a feral roar, wild mane of fur bristling outward, and multiple reaching arms ending in vicious, hooked claws. From the waist down, the creature transitions fully into arachnid anatomy — a bulbous spider abdomen, eight barbed legs splayed wide and low to the ground, each tipped with curved, piercing talons. The pose is explosive and predatory, the upper body lunging forward as though mid-pounce, claws fanned open and ready to seize.

The level of surface detail rewards careful painting. The humanoid torso carries layered fur and leathery hide textures, while the spider legs are bristled with coarse hair and segmented chitinous plating. The abdomen is smooth and rounded in contrast — a satisfying visual tension between organic softness and armoured menace. This is a large model on a 51mm base, giving it genuine table presence as an elite encounter piece or a boss creature dropped into a web-strewn encounter zone.

Whether you're running a lycanthropy arc with a sinister twist, placing an Underdark ambush predator, or simply want a centrepiece monster that will make your players genuinely uncomfortable, the Were Spider delivers that threat convincingly. It's equally rewarding as a display painting project — the varied textures make it a joy to work through with washes and drybrushing.

Suits adventurers who:

• Run horror-tinged campaigns where lycanthropy takes a monstrous, unexpected form
• Need a large creature with real table presence for boss or elite encounters
• Want a display-worthy sculpt with varied textures across fur, chitin, and hide
• Are building out Underdark, swamp, or wilderness encounter tables with distinctive monsters

Encounter Hook: The party has been tracking a string of disappearances from a remote village — travellers who ventured into the surrounding forest and never returned. Following a trail of half-consumed cocoon husks into the deeper woodland, they emerge into a clearing strung with heavy silken threads. At the centre, crouched over the wrapped form of a merchant the party recognises, something turns to face them: a face that is almost wolf, almost man, mounted on a spider's body the size of a cart horse. It has been waiting. It knew they were coming.

Details

• Large-scale miniature on a 51mm base
• Single sculpt, multipart model
• Available with or without a decorative base
• Supported and unsupported files produced by Epic Miniatures
• Supplied unpainted — base and primer not included

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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.