Picture this in your next desert or savannah encounter: your players round a rocky outcrop and come face to face with a pride of armoured lionfolk, weapons raised, manes bristling. These Lionfolk Barbarian miniatures from Epic Miniatures are exactly the kind of models that make a session memorable before a single dice roll.
The set comes with three sculpts, each with a genuinely distinct personality. Sculpt 6284 is the showstopper — a cloaked warrior mid-swing with a broad-bladed axe in one hand and what looks like a flame-tipped staff in the other, cape billowing dramatically behind an ornate round shield. Sculpt 6283 is all restrained aggression: armoured, carrying a curved blade, tail curled and claws ready, clearly the kind of fighter who waits for the right moment. Sculpt 6285 crouches low in a pouncing stance, scythe-like weapon raised, wrapped robes adding a rougher, more nomadic look to the group.
Lion-headed warrior figures have a long history across world mythology — Egyptian, Mesopotamian, East African — so dropping these onto the table feels grounded rather than arbitrary. They read instantly as a proud, martial culture with their own hierarchy and code. That kind of visual storytelling does a lot of the GM's work for them.
All three are on a medium 25.5mm base, which keeps them right in the standard scale for most tabletop systems. The detail across the armour, mane texture, and weapons is brilliant — the kind of crisp sculpting that rewards a careful paint job without punishing beginners. If you're building out a beastfolk faction, these sit naturally alongside the rest of our beastfolk miniatures range.
We print these in high-quality resin at Otts Workshop, so what you get matches what you see in the photos. No guesswork, no nasty surprises. If you want to see more of what Epic Miniatures brings to the table — and there's genuinely a lot — their full Epic Miniatures collection is worth a browse.
If lionfolk aren't quite the vibe but you still want that big, beastfolk-barbarian energy, the Minotaur Barbarians by Duncan Shadows are a brilliant alternative — different artist, different feel, but the same idea of a fearsome non-human warband done properly.
Whether you're running a one-shot ambush, a recurring antagonist pride, or just want something that looks brilliant on the shelf while it waits for its campaign debut, these lionfolk deliver. Grab the full set and let your players sweat a little.