WizKids announced a new collection of Baldurās Gate 3 miniatures last fall that featured Karlach, Gale, Shadowheart, and other memorably party members from the hit 2023 Dungeon & Dragons-based RPG. The $50 box set has since been released and the figurines look so bad fans are being promised their money back.
āUnfortunately, we missed the mark on this goal with the D&D Icons of the Realms: Baldurās Gate 3 Character Boxed Set,ā the company recently posted on its website. āIf you purchased this set through our online stores, we will be offering a full refund to those who are unsatisfied with their set.ā Anyone who purchased the sets at their local hobby shop can get refunds at those stores.
The box sets started landing in fansā mailboxes earlier this month and it was immediately clear that the hand-painted detail of the miniatures was a far cry from what had been advertised in the original renders. Comparison shots started making the rounds on Reddit with jokes about out how much worse the officially-branded merch looked than random fan-crafted listings on Etsy.
Others have suggested that this level of quality isnāt unusual for a WizKids production, raising questions about why Hasbro, which owns the D&D license and is also a toy company, doesnāt just manufacture the miniatures itselfāespecially as it keeps promising big things for a Baldurās Gate 4. (Larian Studios isnāt signed on for the sequel and didnāt have anything to do with the miniatures.)
āPlease accept our sincerest apologies for the frustration and disappointment these quality issues caused our customers,ā WizKids wrote in its update. āWe, too, feel the same as the final product did not meet our expectations or that of our Wizards of the Coast partner.ā One thing it didnāt confirm is if it plans to fix the quality issues and re-issue the set or just take the loss and move on. Astarion and the gang deserve better.
