Dungeons & Dragons Chest Mimic Miniature

This is a highly detailed miniature of a Chest Mimic.

This model was created by Ella´s Arcanum who makes amazingly accurate models of Dungeons & Dragons creatures and is provided by Commercial License.

A Chest Mimic in Dungeons & Dragons is a classic example of the game’s blend of danger and deception, a creature designed to punish greedy adventurers and keep players guessing. At first glance, a Mimic appears to be an ordinary wooden chest, complete with iron hinges, a latch, and maybe even a bit of dust or cobwebs to suggest age and authenticity. Yet beneath this illusion is a shapeshifting monster of amorphous, sticky flesh that uses mimicry to lure unsuspecting victims into range of its crushing bite and adhesive pseudopods.

In its natural form, a Mimic resembles a mass of slick, glistening flesh capable of altering its surface texture and colour to imitate wood, stone, or metal. Through an innate magical ability, it can perfectly replicate the look and feel of inanimate objects, most often furniture or containers likely to attract curiosity. When an adventurer reaches out to open what seems to be a treasure chest, the Mimic’s adhesive surface traps their hand, revealing its true form as it opens a jagged maw lined with teeth. It then attacks, attempting to consume its prey whole or batter them into submission before feeding.

Mimics are neither mindless nor overtly malevolent. They are intelligent predators with an animalistic cunning, capable of reasoning and even communicating in a limited way, usually in Undercommon or telepathically in some editions. Many dwell in dungeons, ruins, and other dark places rich in prey, sometimes serving as guardians for more powerful creatures in exchange for food. They are solitary by nature, reproducing rarely, and their amorphous biology allows them to live for centuries.

The Chest Mimic remains one of the most iconic monsters in D&D because it plays on a primal fear: that the very thing offering reward may instead conceal ruin. It teaches players caution and respect for the unknown, ensuring that even the simplest treasure chest may hold teeth instead of gold.

28.23mm tall at 32mm scale.