New D&D Mind Flayer Dice Are the Ultimate Brain Drain

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One of Dungeons & Dragons’ most iconic monsters is getting the full dice treatment, with tabletop RPG accessory maker FanRoll recently releasing new D&D Mind Flayer Dice.

The officially licensed seven-piece set features a tiny 3D Illithid figure inside every die, letting you add a pinch of psychic dread to your rolls. You can pick up the set now from your local game store, select online retailers and FanRoll.

So are these brain-sucking baddies worth adding to your dice collection? Below, we bury our tentacles into all the details.

What is FanRoll’s D&D Mind Flayer Dice Set?

The new D&D Mind Flayer Dice Set is a standard seven-piece polyhedral set consisting of a d4, d6, d8, two d10 percentile dice, d12 and d20. Notably, the highest number on the D20 consists of the iconic D&D ampersand symbol.

The dice themselves are created using FanRoll’s inclusion technique, which suspends a miniature 3D figure inside solid resin. In this case, the figure is a tiny blue illithid head, complete with tentacles and the back of a cloak.

How much is the D&D Mind Flayer Dice Set?

The set retails for $24.99 USD (not including shipping and handling), putting it right in line with FanRoll’s other inclusion dice sets, such as the recently released D&D Beholder Dice Set and the D&D Gelatinous Cube set.

When was the D&D Mind Flayer Dice Set released?

The set was officially released on June 15th, 2026, so should be available now at most online and physical retailers that carry FanRoll products (although you can always order it directly from their website).

What is a Mind Flayer in D&D lore?

A Mind Flayer (also known as an illithid) is one of Dungeons & Dragons’ oldest and most iconic monsters, first appearing all the way back in 1975. Instantly recognizable by its octopus-like head and face tentacles, the creature is a highly intelligent, psionic predator that feeds on the brains of sentient humanoids, using its psionic abilities to stun and subdue prey before devouring their gray matter.

Mind flayers typically operate within the Underdark as part of sprawling hive societies ruled by an elder brain; a massive, disembodied psychic intelligence formed from the collective brains of the community.

In the real world, the creature has become one of D&D’s most recognizable monsters, inspiring a villainous creature in Netflix’s Stranger Things TV series and appearing as a central threat in the best selling Baldur’s Gate 3 video game.

Who is FanRoll?

FanRoll (formerly known as Metallic Dice Games) is a US-based company specializing in premium dice and tabletop gaming accessories. Founded in 2014 by Adam Hackett, the company originally built its reputation on high-quality metal dice before expanding into polymer, glass and gemstone sets.

In 2023, an investor group led by toy industry veteran Neal Hoffman acquired the business and rebranded it as FanRoll. The company has since expanded significantly and now includes hundreds of different dice and accessory products, moving far beyond the company’s metallic roots.

In recent years, FanRoll has secured licensing agreements with a number of major brands, including a partnership with Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast to produce official Dungeons & Dragons dice, as well as working with Paizo to release Pathfinder products. They have also produced custom dice for a number of major TTRPG Kickstarters and crowdfunding campaigns.

Final Thoughts

Mind flayers have been terrorizing D&D parties for 50 years, so it’s only fitting they finally get to ride along in your dice bag instead of just waiting in the Underdark to eat your brain.

You can pick up these new dice sets now from your local game store, select online retailers and the FanRoll website.

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