The best sets to pair with LEGO Ideas 21348 Dungeons & Dragons

With 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale arriving next month, here are the best set recommendations to pair with the LEGO Ideas build.

The LEGO Group finally revealed full details of the 56th LEGO Ideas set earlier this week, with the official unveiling of 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale. The 3,745-piece model is due to launch on April 1 for LEGO Insiders members first, followed by a wider release on April 4, and will be priced at £314.99 / $359.99 / €359.99.

21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale is a unique LEGO Ideas set for a number of reasons, not the least of which is its original blend of fantasy elements with the feel of a Classic Castle set. The model therefore offers itself up as something of a companion piece that can be paired up with other similar sets, further expanding the building and play options for both.

With that in mind, here are our recommendations for a number of LEGO sets that would comfortably sit alongside the upcoming 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale.

21325 Medieval Blacksmith

At first glance the now-retired 21325 Medieval Blacksmith would seem to be an ideal companion piece for 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale. However, the scale of the former LEGO Ideas build is slightly off when compared to the upcoming D&D model. The good news is that the set can be tweaked slightly, thanks to the work of some enterprising builders.

10305 Lion Knights’ Castle

The massive 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle also makes for a perfect match with 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale, despite the LEGO Icons model having more of a traditional historical setting. Having said that, imagining the Lion Knights battling the fearsome Red Dragon sounds like a play session made in heaven.

10332 Medieval Town Square

The recently-released 10332 Medieval Town Square is the next contender, marrying up well with both 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle and 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale. The LEGO Icons set would also give the D&D model’s minifigures an alternate drinking establishment to while away the hours and plot their next adventure.

43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Cottage

Despite the wholesome take on the Dwarfs’ abode, the LEGO Disney set does manage to match up with 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale in some respects. It’s not hard to imagine the D&D build’s adventurers discovering the cottage and resting while on a thrilling quest, although we suspect its seven inhabitants would fare less well when stumbling into a Beholder in a dark dungeon.

76432 Forbidden Forest: Magical Creatures

One of the most-recent LEGO Harry Potter releases, 76432 Forbidden Forest: Magical Creatures includes a couple of elements that would fit right into the brick-built fantasy world of D&D. The set comes with a poseable Buckbeak figure and a baby Thestral, both of which could easily be incorporated into 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale‘s magical realm.

71782 Cole’s Earth Dragon EVO

21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale features an iconic version of the crimson brick-built beast, yet there are other alternatives worth considering. 71782 Cole’s Earth Dragon EVO is one such set, with a creature that looks fairly close to a D&D black dragon, although its scale would make it a young black dragon in the lore of the tabletop roleplaying game.

10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell

Speaking of magical realms, the final set is even more of a contender for pairing with the upcoming LEGO D&D build. 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell and 21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale share many similarities, with the LEGO Icons and Ideas models both being fairly isolated location playsets. The minifigures included in the two builds are also fairly interchangeable, leading to some potentially interesting cross-licensed property campaigns.

21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale will be released exclusively for LEGO Insiders members from April 1, priced at £314.99 / $359.99 / €359.99. The LEGO Ideas model will then be available to everyone else from April 4. To find out everything you need to know about the upcoming set, be sure to check out our full review right here.

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