20+ D&D 3D Print Models – Best Sites & Guide 2023

What’s not to love about the tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons? Creating a character to explore a fantasy world taps into a primal part of us that yearns for more than what our daily lives could ever offer.

The popularity of the role-playing game comes from its ability to tap into the deepest recesses of our imaginations, allowing us to conjure up places and scenarios to our whims without needing the kind of training or experience our favorite writers often needed.

There are so many options for enhancing Dungeons and Dragons with 3D printing, and here we’re going to look at where to get some of the best ones that no fan of this legendary game should ignore.

Remember, even the most polished of the designs we’ll look at today are open for customization, so don’t be afraid to put your own spin on things to match your character or adventuring style!

Humanoid Characters

Beginning with the simplest example of basic character design, humanoid characters can represent your hero or any secondary or tertiary character as miniatures that that aren’t necessarily orks, goblins, or the like.

Sentinel Knight

• Download: MyMiniFactory
• Designer: RN Estudio
• Price: $5.00

One great example is this sentinel knight, which can act as an enemy guarding the treasure your session players seek.

The reason I’ve decided to speak about this knight first is because of the clear effort that went into its design. Everything from the stance to the slightly lowered head emits a confident menace that makes it an exciting foe to face.

It’s highly detailed, intimidating, and extremely cool. If you check out the painted versions some users have finished, you can see this knight’s full potential as part of a D&D campaign.

Broomstick Witch

• Download: MyMiniFactory
• Designer: RN Estudio
• Price: $5.00

For a more modern approach on a spellcaster, making a funky new character like this broomstick-riding witch is a quirky way to spice up your next Dungeons and Dragons game.

Whether as a main character, or a helpful (or hindering) sprite on your adventure, the broomstick-riding witch is a fun semi-Halloween-themed addition that will pumpkin spice up any quest or side quest.

Personally, I see her as an aloof and somewhat goofy mage-in-training, but of course you can give her whatever personality you like.

Deani the Scarfed Monk

• Download: Cults3D
• Designer: AWKWARD_PENGUIN_I_GUESS
• Price: $3.12

Every now and then I find a 3D printed DND miniature that’s as cute as it is detailed. This impish-looking monk character, named Deani, is one such miniature.

I’m a sucker for 3D printed minis that add wind or physics effects, which is why I’ve included Deani on this list. The movement of the scarf looks believable, and the stance and cocky expression seal the deal.

The monk class may not be the most popular of D&D choices, but I can definitely see this kind of look changing a lot of minds on that. Deani works well as an overconfident sidekick, a mischievous hindrance, or any other kind of character you like!

Just be advised that the model included in the link above doesn’t include a base, so you will need to add one if you plan on actively using Deani in your next D&D campaign.

Halfling Assassin

• Download: MyMiniFactory
• Designer: Anvil Crafter
• Price: Free

Not human but still humanoid is the halfling race. They’re small, they’re hairy, and they’re typically fun-loving and cheerful, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have a darker side.

This halfling assassin is a cool take on the literally oft-overlooked little guys. With an outfit reminiscent of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed and uniquely hilted daggers, the ensemble comes together to give this halfling anything but the affable composure many of us are used to.

3D Printed D&D Beasts and Monsters

What fantastical world is complete without wandering hoards of mythical beasts or lairs in which goliath monsters wait for brave adventurers to take them on?

D&D, and other tabletop games, are full of such beasts, some beautiful and some threatening, and 3D printing these creatures is a great way to really bring them to life on the tabletop.

Finley the Merman

• Download: Cults3D
• Designer: AWKWARD_PENGUIN_I_GUESS
• Price: $3.12

Pun name aside, Finley the friendly fish guy is a very cool and sleek non-humanoid who can act as a secondary character or be part of a whole school.

I’ve decided to start the beast list with a merperson because of their versatile places in stories. They can be wise and helpful, mischievous and conspiring, or act as deadly sirens. However you want to use Finley, he doesn’t necessarily need to be friendly as the STL title makes him out to be.

Cyclops

• Download: MyMiniFactory
• Designer: RN Estudio
• Price: $5.00

This cyclops design is a great way to provide a fearsome foe that any dungeon master can relish in throwing at their players. Ignoring their implied lack of depth perception, cyclopses are a classic and menacing force that any player can revel in fighting and defeating (if they’re lucky).

While the standard look of a simple one-eyed giant is the go-to for most players, I’ve chosen the file above because of its terrifying mouth, inventive headgear, and impressivley unsettling detail.

Hydra

• Download: MyMiniFactory
• Designer: Lord of the Print
• Price: $14.99

I was going to use this space to talk about dragons, but then I realized you can already print a host of different kinds of dragons for your D&D games by checking out my article here.

Instead, I’m going to talk about something arguably more interesting; the Hydra.

Hydras (or Hydrae if you’re fancy) are dragon-like creatures of myth and legend famous for their ability to regenerate multiple heads where only one was removed. This revitalization and exponentially increasing threat makes them formidable opponents sure to get any player’s heart pumping.

For a more horror-based experience with this legendary beast, you can also check out this horrific yet exciting twist on the old monster.

Necromorph

• Download: Cults3D
• Designer: LPENDLETON97
• Price: Free

Speaking of horror, it’s not only fantasy scenarios that have their own terrifying creatures and ghouls, monsters have their place in sci-fi scenarios too.

This Dead Space-inspired Necromorph is a chilling and gruesome foe that fits into any dungeon or swarm of any horror campaign, Earth-based or not.

Mimics

• Download: CGTrader
• Designer: fabioschizzo
• Price: $2.10

Mimics are the bane of any adventurer. The crafty little nuisances like to disguise themselves as treasure chests to entice their would-be prey with promises of loot only to expose their teeth and strike at the last second.

These camouflaging bothers are found in all kinds of media, from videogames to D&D campaigns. And there’s no more terrifying representation of them that I could find than this amazing model.

Videogame-Inspired D&D Miniatures

Videogames are how a lot of us got into fantasy settings to begin with. I know my love for the imaginative started with Ocarina of Time and grew even more as I explored Final Fantasy X’s world of Spira.

Videogames and their characters come in all shapes and sizes, and can be used in D&D for variety of purposes. Heck, you can even print out the now-infamous PS1 Hagrid model for the meme if nothing else.

Here are a few of my personal favorite Dungeons and Dragons pieces straight from the world of videogaming.

Steiner

• Download: MyMiniFactory
• Designer: RN Estudio
• Price: $5.00

FFIX’s Steiner is the stalwart, ever-loyal knight of the Kingdom of Alexandria. While a little more serious in expression here than in the game, the amazing detail is hard to overlook.

As a warrior and ever-on-guard protector, Steiner’s likeness fits well into any campaign needing a cool and fearsome protector on the side of good or bad. The look will be immediately recognizable to anyone familiar with the genre-defining series, and be a welcome new somewhat grimacing face to those who aren’t.

Link

• Download: The Models Resource
• Designer: Mongee
• Price: Free

Of all the silent heroes in videogame history, few are as recognizable as Link. Arguably Gordan Freeman, sure, but that depends on how you grew up.

The Models Resource is a great place to find models for figurines that represent favorite characters and props from these places, one of my favorites being Link. This model can be transferred into your preferred slicer and prepped for 3D printing, or used as reference material to create your own spin on the legendary Hero of Time.

Kefka

• Download: MyMiniFactory
• Designer: RN Estudio
• Price: $5.00

For a more villainous 3D printed miniature, the crazy, egocentric clown Kefka is a great choice for an antagonist to your campaign that somehow manages to balance fantastical whimsy with threatening malice.

Trainer Red

• Download: CGTrader
• Designer: cosetrane
• Price: $13.00

Themed D&D games and campaigns are common ways to act out your own stories within pre-existing fictional worlds. They may be controversial, but I personally love exploring landscapes and events from different perspectives as my own character.

This Trainer Red model is ripe for customization to fit into any Pokémon-themed campaign. While there were a few kinds of trainer to choose from, I chose this one specifically because of the iconic and very cool pose.

3D Printed D&D Set Pieces, Objects, and Add-Ons

3D printed D&D miniatures and models are an exciting a fun way to spruce up your tabletop session, but that doesn’t mean you should feel limited to only making physical representations for your characters and villains.

World-building isn’t restricted to the imagination, so if you really want to go the extra mile, you can print out set pieces, locations, and even objects to bring your campaign to life.

Ruins

• Download: Thingiverse
• Designer: Terrain4Print
• Price: Free

One of my favorite set pieces is the Ulvheim ruins which can be repurposed for any wartime or modern-historic terrain setting. They’re nicely detailed and make for an amazing, explorable location brimming with things to find like monsters or treasure.

Dragon Turtle Island

• Download: Cults3D
• Designer: ELECTRICSHEEP
• Price: Free

While looking around for new locations and backdrops, I couldn’t help but double-take at this presumably Pratchet-inspired Dragon Turtle Island.

What I love about this model is that it can be printed to whatever scale you need. You can print it in large as terrain for your characters to come across and traverse, or scale it down to act as a creaure, pet, or unusual familiar for a mage.

Treasure Chests

• Download: Cults3D
• Designer: Slayer_of_Monster
• Price: Free

3D printing a treasure chest for your D&D campaign may sound like an obvious addition to this list, but I have my reasons for including it anyway.

This reason namely comes as a cool (and cruel) trick a dungeon master can play on their campaigners. Placing these treasure chests as props allows you to swap them out with the fearsome mimic model featured above for a surprising twist.

D&D Markers

• Download: Thingiverse
• Designer: thelukec
• Price: Free

Have you ever tried to use a spell or swing your sword only to be reminded by your fellow adventurers that you’re asleep? I know I have. It’s embarrassing, and worse, it breaks the immersion of the game.

Fortunately, you can 3D print these D&D condition markers to keep you and your fellow players reminded of who’s sleeping, poisoned, blinded, or under any other status condition that affects your play.

If you’ve got a particularly versatile cast, then why not change these markers to include more obscure ailments or status effects like bleeding, berserk, or charmed to mark every detail of the action so you can stay focused on the foes at hand.

Dice

Acting effectively as stand-ins for luck, fate, and skill, dice are an important part of any campaign as they control just about every action your character takes.

3D printing your own dice adds a touch of creativity and personalization to even the most basic of Dungeons and Dragons equipment, and can be pretty fun too.

Of course, showing up with homemade dice may put a frown on your DM’s face, as they are easy to cheat with. But fear not, you can also 3D print your own dice towers to maximize randomness in any roll.

Where Can I Find D&D Models?

There are plenty of places to find cool D&D miniature STL files online like Thingiverse, MyMiniFactory, and Hero Forge. Some places are better for detailed minis, while others are great for finding setpieces and other Dungeons and Dragons STL files for a variety of purposes and campaigns.

Here are our top picks for 3D printed D&D resources and miniatures that you should definitely check out. And remember, all files can be scaled to suit whatever purpose you need.

Thingiverse

Thingiverse is a fantastic source for many 3D printing needs. As an open resource for 3D printing designers, it’s host to a lot of cool designs that you can download and customize free of charge.

MyMiniFactory

MyMiniFactory is similar to Thingiverse in that it hosts designs for various objects from a large community of 3D printing enthusiasts. The added incentive here is the premium listings where you can find professional-quality D&D 3D printing files at a very low cost.

The Models Resource

A somewhat unorthodox entry to this list is The Models Resource, an online collection of 3D models from videogames that you can download and use to your heart’s content.

Dungeons and Dragons campaigns often involve exploring worlds and settings from pre-existing franchises like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and even videogame worlds like Hyrule and Spira.

While not dedicated to D&D per se, these example models will come in very handy when building the world for you and your fellow players to enjoy. Whether you use them as important characters or simply as set pieces, these 3D print models are a cool and fun way to make your fantasy world feel alive and populated with people, places, and precious loot.

Make Your Own D&D 3D Models for 3D Printing

Tired of generic characters you can find anywhere? I’m not, but I understand the ennui.

Still, if you’ve got your character in mind but don’t quite have the creative skills to build your own from scratch, you can create your custom D&D character ready for 3D printing on sites like these.

Hero Forge

Anyone familiar with RPG videogames like the Elder Scrolls series or Bloodborne will feel right at home with the custom character builder Hero Forge offers. When you’re done designing your adventurer, you can download the STL files to print and decorate for your next D&D campaign.

If you either don’t have a 3D printer or are otherwise nervous about printing out your own, Hero Forge offers to do the printing, post-processing, and even coloring for you.

With plenty of options to choose from and a lot of creative freedom, you’ll find it’s very easy to end up with a character model seemingly plucked straight out of your imagination. There are even sliders to position each body part and limb so you can put your character in the perfect pose to reflect their personality.

Eldritch Foundry

Eldritch Foundry is similar to Hero Forge but with a touch more focus on realistic models. With modifiable controls for clothing, body positions, and even facial expressions, getting your perfect 3D printed D&D minifigure is a snap regardless of your character-creating experience.

Eldritch Foundry has a good few options for character races too, from humans to goblins and even lesser-known entities like qitts and warghasts.

There’s a lot of freedom in design here. You can give your human a tail or add a set of wings to your elf. You can even name and save your characters in a library for future adventures and sessions, building a would-be army of original characters whose shoes you’ll be ready to step in for only around $5 per STL.

The poses you can put the models in aren’t as malleable as Hero Forge’s sliding options, but the model quality is hard to argue with and well worth a look if your questing is to take you down some darker paths.

Desktop Hero

Desktop Hero is another fine option for creating your own STL D&D hero files using presets. It’s a little clunkier than the others, but has the advantage of featuring a one-time charge for unlimited use, which is very handy for those of you who need a lot of characters on the go.

It should be easy to see why this makes Desktop Hero a fantastic option for dungeon masters who need a host of colorful characters to really flesh out their stories.

With a library of models you can add to, access, and 3D print for all your D&D needs, Desktop Hero is the way to go for hardcore Dungeons and Dragons players who build in and explore ever-expanding worlds.

Hints and Tips for 3D Printing Dungeons and Dragons Models

Enhancing your Dungeons and Dragons sessions with 3D printing is a fun and rewarding way to make your sessions more enjoyable while exercising your creativity.

3D printing Dungeons and Dragons pieces and props shouldn’t feel like a chore, so here are a few hints to keep your adventures going smoothly (at the times when they’re supposed to go smoothly, anyway).

Resin or FDM?

Resin printers are generally better suited to the task of 3D printing miniatures for games like D&D and Warhammer. With resin, you can create finely detailed models to match your heroes and villains well.

This isn’t to say that FDM printers aren’t also a solid choice, resin printers are simply better at handling miniatures with more reliable and high-resolution quality.

FDM printing, however, is a good choice for creating set pieces like buildings and plains. This is because they can generally print much larger than most resin printers and are overall more reliable for decorative pieces – the filament is also slightly cheaper, and easier to print with.

If you have experience with 3D printing, you’ll know that FDM printers can produce high-quality models like resin printers too if you’re careful enough.

But overall FDM prints can’t reach the same resolutions, and you’ll more clearly see the layer lines and imperfections on precise features.

Still not settled on a printer? Here’s the best 3D printers for D&D miniatures

In essence, I personally recommend using resin for characters, and FDM printers for settings and terrain. If you have access to only one of these, then be sure to follow instructions and settings well to get the highest quality prints possible to enjoy on your next D&D outing.

The best models are always of the highest detail and quality. For help in figuring out how to get top results 3D printing your D&D models, check out our ranking for the best 3D printers here.

Think Outside the Box

D&D is about imagination and creativity, so don’t limit yourself with files and set pieces designed specifically for D&D.

It may sound counter-intuitive, but you can 3D print just about anything to go into your world. From sunken ships to toy wheelbarrows, let your imagination fly and build your fantasy world with anything you think is fitting, regardless of why it was designed in the first place.

Know Your Machine

As said above, resin printers and FDM printers both have a role to play (get it?) in 3D printing for D&D.

If you only have access to an FDM printer, you’ll need to tweak the settings carefully to get high-quality character models. And if you only have a resin printer, you’ll likely need to print more pieces to fit together for set dressings and buildings and the like.

Knowing what your printer can do and adjusting your settings (and expectations) accordingly will save you a lot of heartbreak in the long run. If you absolutely can’t afford any mistakes here, then you can pay sites like Hero Forge to take care of the actual printing for you.

Don’t Be Afraid to Experiment

Tweaking a design to match your imagined world takes time, patience, and little artistic license. Files can be restored and redownloaded, so don’t be afraid to tweak and change to your heart’s content.

Getting models to feel uniquely yours enhances any D&D session and even makes the game more immersive, so have some fun with it and make all the changes you want!

Share Your Creations!

Articles like this wouldn’t be possible without the strong and friendly communities on all the sites we’ve covered and more. If you do make something unique, share it with the world!

The best way to enjoy your favorite pastime is to share it with others, and there’s no better feeling than having some Dungeons and Dragons pieces you’ve created bring a smile to someone else’s face.

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