Pathfinder Battles
Pathfinder Battles is a ongoing line of pre-painted tactical miniatures to support the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Paizo Inc. partners with WizKids to create life-like miniatures from the incredible art and illustrations seen in many of the Pathfinder sourcebooks.
Distribution
Miniatures are generally randomized, with miniatures distributed throughout a set in three rarities: common, uncommon, and rare. The premier Pathfinder Battles set, Heroes & Monsters, was unique in that its boosters held only a single figure and came in sizes Medium and Large. Since the sophomore release, Rise of the Runelords, boosters contain four figures, including three Small or Medium figures and one Large figure. To date, only the Rise of the Runelords set also contained Huge boosters, each containing one of four Huge miniatures in the set. Since then, all Huge or larger miniatures have been released as non-randomized special releases, either tied to a specific set or as standalone products.
Releases
The first set of pre-painted miniatures released under the Pathfinder Battles name was the Beginner Box Heroes set of non-randomized iconics, followed by Heroes & Monsters, the first release of randomized, collectable figures. Since its initial release in 2011, WizKids has produced, as of the end of 2021, many Pathfinder Battles releases in a number of formats:
- 20 randomized collector sets of 40+ figures each, with an associated premium set or case incentive premium figure for each
- 9 non-randomized sets of premium figures in the Iconic Heroes series
- 4 encounter sets themed around a given roleplaying game encounter or a single creature type
- 2 builder series meant to bolster collectors' ranks of a given creature type
- nearly 40 promotional figures
Collector sets
| Box | Title | Release Date | Related Products | Case Incentive / Premium Set |
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Heroes & Monsters | January 2012 | None | Black Dragon (Huge) |
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Rise of the Runelords | August 2012 | Rise of the Runelords | Rune Giant (Gargantuan) |
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Shattered Star | January 2013 | Shattered Star | Blue Dragon (Gargantuan) |
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Skull & Shackles | August 2013 | Skull & Shackles | Skeletal Dragon (Gargantuan) |
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Legends of Golarion | October 2013 | Various | Green Dragon (Gargantuan) |
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Wrath of the Righteous | January 2014 | Wrath of the Righteous | Demon Lord Deskari (Gargantuan) |
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Reign of Winter | May 2014 | Reign of Winter | White Dragon (Gargantuan) |
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The Lost Coast | November 2014 | Varisia | Shemhazian Demon (Gargantuan) |
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Dungeons Deep | June 2015 | Dungeons | Red Dragon (Gargantuan) |
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The Rusty Dragon Inn | January 2016 | Various | Bar |
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Deadly Foes | November 2016 | Various | Clockwork Dragon and Spawn of Cthulhu (Huge) |
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Crown of Fangs | May 2017 | Curse of the Crimson Throne | Court of the Crimson Throne |
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Maze of Death | October 2017 | Various | Air Elemental Lord and Fire Elemental Lord (Huge) |
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Jungle of Despair | April 2018 | Serpent's Skull | Hydra (Huge) |
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Kingmaker | October 2018 | Kingmaker | Earth Elemental Lord and Water Elemental Lord (Huge) |
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Ruins of Lastwall | May 2019 | Tyrant's Grasp | Cemetery of the Fallen |
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Legendary Adventures | October 2019 | Various | Goblin Village |
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City of Lost Omens | July 2020 | Various | Adult Red & Black Dragons and Thieves Guild |
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Darklands Rising | January 2021 | Various | Mengkare |
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Bestiary Unleashed | September 2021 | Bestiary | Treerazer |
| The Mwangi Expanse | February 2022 | The Mwangi Expanse | Adult Cloud Dragon, Mamlambo, and Dimari-Diji |
Iconic Heroes sets
| Box | Title | Release Date | Iconics |
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| Beginner Box Heroes | November 2011 | Ezren, Kyra, Merisiel, Valeros | |
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Iconic Heroes #1 | January 2015 | Lini (with Droogami), Sajan, Seelah, Seoni, Valeros |
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Iconic Heroes #2 | February 2015 | Amiri, Ezren, Harsk (with Biter), Kyra, Merisiel |
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Iconic Heroes #3 | March 2015 | Alain, Alahazra, Balazar (with Padrig), Damiel, Imrijka |
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Iconic Heroes #4 | December 23, 2015 | Crowe, Hakon, Jirelle, Lirianne, Shardra (with Kolo) |
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Iconic Heroes #5 | January 2016 | Adowyn (with Leryn), Enora, Kess, Oloch, Zadim |
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Iconic Heroes #6 | February 2016 | Feiya (with Daji), Hayato, Lem, Quinn, Reiko, Seltyiel |
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Iconic Heroes Set 7 | November 2017 | Erasmus, Estra (with Honaire), Mavaro, Yoon |
| Iconic Heroes Set 8 | January 2019 | Aric, Meligaster, Red Raven, Rivani, Zova | |
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Iconic Heroes Evolved | May 2019 | Fumbus, Harsk, Kyra, Merisiel, Seoni, Valeros |
Builder Series sets
| Box | Title | Release Date |
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| We be Goblins | June 2013 | |
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Undead Horde | September 2013 |
Pathfinder Battles Deep Cuts
Following the success of Reaper Miniatures's line of unpainted plastic miniatures, WizKids released their own "Deep Cuts" line of similar figures, including both reused and new sculpts in the Pathfinder Battles Deep Cuts line. Released in waves of roughly six figures every few months, these non-randomized figures provide GMs and players with the high-quality sculpts fans of the Pathfinder Battles line have come to expect, with the freedom to customize their figures to meet the needs to their own campaigns.
