Lego Dungeons & Dragons Minifigures 71047 review

If you’ve been wondering whether to pull the crossbow trigger on the Lego Dungeons & Dragons minifigures (71047) series, I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is there’s no sign of Hank, Diana, Uni or any of the other animated Dungeons & Dragons series characters, which is our ’80s dreams crushed. The good news is that these blind-boxed figures are all still pretty awesome.

There are 12 figures in all and while they’ll perfectly complement Lego’s massive Dungeons & Dragons Red Dragon’s Tale set, none of them are duplicates of figures from that set. There’s no generic Lego skeleton, either, which would have been an easy way for Lego to fill up a few bags.

Lego Dungeons & Dragons minifigures 71047

• RRP: £3.50 / $4.99
• Release date: September 2024
• Age rating: 5+

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Instead, there’s a mix of more generic characters — Gythanki Warlock, Halfling Druid and so on — and recognisable characters from within the Dungeons & Dragons Universe — The Lady of Pain, Strahd Von Zarovich and so on. You don’t have to know those names to get kick out of these figures, however; Strahd Von Zarovich and Tasha the Witch Queen work equally well as vampire and witch.

The full Lego Dungeons & Dragons minifigure collection

So just which minifigs can you get your hands on and what do they come with? Here’s the full line-up of every figure in Lego’s Dungeons & Dragons 71047 range, with their respective accessories:

• Aarakocra Ranger (with bow and puppy)
• Dragonborn Paladin (with cleric staff and sword)
• Dwarf Barbarian (with axe and flaming torch)
• Elf Bard (with lute and sword)
• Githyanki Warlock (with knife and eyeball staff)
• Halfling Druid (with flower staff and bird)
• Mind Flayer (with Intellect Devourer)
• Strahd von Zarovich (with sword, goblet and rat)
• Szass Tam (with red skull and fireball)
• Tasha the Witch Queen (with spellbook and burning cauldron)
• The Lady of Pain (with magic cube)
• Tiefling Sorcerer (with baby dragon and pink lightning bolt)

Every figure comes with a standard black base as you’d expect. There’s also an instruction leaflet included, though these only cover some of the figures, and it’s the same leaflet in each box. Some do come with alternate heads, with different expressions or a more feminine or masculine look.

Value for money?

At £3.50 / $4.99 each, these are fairly priced for minifigures. However, to avoid ending up with duplicates, we’d advise you arm yourself with this handy Android Minifig Scan app that that reveals just which figure is inside each box. So if you’re prepared for the odd glare from the shop staff, you can pick and choose. But even with this app, the Dragonborn Paladin is pretty hard to find — only 1 in 20 or so, perhaps more.

Play or display?

Most of these figures are suitable for play, but a couple seem slightly fragile. The Githyanki Warlock, for example, has his hair and ears as one piece, and it tended to come off a little too easily. So there’s definite play potential here but it’s not universal.

Should you buy these Lego Dungeons & Dragons minifigures?

For display purposes, these figures are hard to fault though I definitely have my favourites, and they’re not short on detail. For example, you can pick out every buckle and pocket on Tasha the Witch Queen’s outfit, and the alternate, differently-gendered heads on the more generic characters are a neat touch too. There are some cool little oddities too, such as the way that the Lady of Pain’s head, hidden by her mask, is just solid jet black.

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For the most part, putting them together is fun, as is seeing how Lego has succeeded in bringing these designs to life. For example, the birdman, the Aarakocra Ranger, has little claws painted on his feet and his wings slide on over his neck. Being one piece, you can’t flap them, but it still makes for an eye-catching minifigure.

Most of these figures are instantly recognisable as their DnD selves. My absolute favourite, however, has to be the Mind Flayer. Not only does it have that all-new head sculpt, you can also put its squid-head on other characters. Sorry, Legoland, you’re getting a visit from Santa Flayer this Christmas.

If you’re a Dungeons & Dragons fan or are just into magical fantasy, these Lego Dungeons & Dragons 71047 minifigures are a must-buy. They’re an impressive, diverse and detailed range of figures. Now, if only Lego would hurry along and announce a series two…