Dungeons & Dragons Lich Miniature

This is a highly detailed miniature of a Lich.

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

The Lich is the ultimate expression of ambition unchecked by mortality—a spellcaster who has willingly abandoned life itself in pursuit of eternal dominion. Where other undead are accidents, curses, or punishments, the lich is a deliberate creation, forged through ritual, sacrifice, and ruthless intelligence.

Its form is a mockery of kingship and wizardry combined. Crowned not to rule subjects but death itself, the lich’s skeletal visaage grins with the confidence of one who has already outlived empires. Tattered robes and arcane regalia cling to a body sustained purely by necromantic will, each fold and rune etched with centuries of forbidden study. The staff it bears is both focus and symbol—a conduit for spells capable of reshaping battlefields and extinguishing souls with a word.

What truly defines a lich, however, is not its body but its phylactery. Somewhere hidden—buried, warded, or sealed beyond mortal reach—rests the vessel that anchors its soul. As long as the phylactery endures, destruction of the lich’s physical form is merely an inconvenience. This makes the lich a uniquely terrifying antagonist: patient, calculating, and willing to lose battles today to win wars decades later.

In narrative terms, a lich excels as a long-term campaign threat. It may rule from the shadows as an undead monarch, manipulate bloodlines over generations, or act as the unseen architect behind plagues, wars, and cults. Encounters with a lich are rarely straightforward fights; they are puzzles layered with contingencies, traps, and moral consequences. Victory often requires knowledge, preparation, and the courage to confront what should never have been unearthed.

On the tabletop, the lich commands presence. It embodies inevitability—the idea that power, once taken too far, no longer fears death but uses it. To face a lich is to stand against a mind that has had centuries to plan your defeat, and the chilling realization that killing it may be the easiest part of the battle.

42.30mm tall at 32mm scale.