Friday Publisher Preview: Iconic Heroes Set 3 (Part 1)

Friday, October 24, 2014

Hard to believe it's Friday already, and time for another look at upcoming Pathfinder Battles miniatures!

This week we're taking a peek at three figures from March's Iconic Heroes Set #3, a stand-alone release featuring six figures. Unlike many of our Pathfinder Battles releases, Iconic Heroes sets do not come randomly packed. The same six figures are in every box, with a visible window to let you see what you're buying.

WizKids has really outdone themselves with premium sculpting and paint masters for the Iconic Heroes sets. The new digital sculpting process allows us to nitpick all of the little details that make our iconic characters iconic, and WizKids is planning to make the Iconic Heroes as beautiful as any figure we've ever done for the Pathfinder Battles line so far.

Another difference is that each Iconic Heroes set will include six exclusive cards for the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, one for each character in the box. These cards can be used with any PACG campaign.

Let's take a look at some digital sculpts!

Up first this week is a familiar face, as we previewed her a couple of weeks ago in another blog. But in case you missed her, here's Alhazra, Human Oracle, from the Advanced Player's Guide. The amount of detailing on Alhazra's stole will push the factory to the limit, but I'm confident the final figure will look absolutely amazing!

Next up is the conniving Damiel, Elf Alchemist. We're excited about the level of detail that will go into Damiel's equipment, complete with clear potion bottles and a fully stocked alchemist kit/backpack. We see Damiel winding up to throw an alchemical bomb. Watch out!

My favorite for this week is Alain, Human Cavalier. His banner ripples in the wind at the end of his lance as his cloak billows behind him in dramatic fashion. Check out that banner and his tabard to see some of the coolest and most detailed tampo stamps we've ever done for Pathfinder Battles. Alain comes fully geared up and ready to kick ass, and I couldn't be happier with how he turned out.

We're only a couple of weeks from the November 19 release of the full The Lost Coast 45-figure blind-boxed set. Now is a good time to make sure that you've preordered or set up a Pathfinder Battles Ongoing Case Subscription to make sure you don't miss a single figure. The Lost Coast is one of my favorite sets in a while, and its loose theme means it's packed with a ton of figures usable in just about any campaign. We've also introduced new subscriber benefits with this release (30% off Pathfinder Battles purchases across the board, 75% off the limited-edition case incentive figure) that you'll definitely want to check out.

See you next week for three more iconics!

Erik Mona
Publisher