10 Inspiring Maleficent LEGO MOCs: Instructions, Tips and Ideas
LEGO Maleficent MOCs – Dark Fairy Magic in Bricks
Maleficent is one of those characters who practically builds herself in LEGO: the striking black-and-purple palette, the sweeping horned silhouette, the green fire, the thorns, and (of course) that dragon. Whether you’re sculpting a BrickHeadz-style figure for your shelf or engineering a posable dragon for an action scene, Maleficent gives you loads of instantly recognizable visual cues to play with. Think layered black slopes for the gown, sand-green or light aqua for the skin, thin lavender/purple stripes for the robe accents, and clever SNOT work to capture those sharp angles around the collar and headpiece.
For builders who love characters, BrickHeadz proportions make Maleficent’s horns and angular collar both readable and sturdy. Display sculptors can push into busts with curved slopes, wedges, and tiles to create smooth cheek lines and that iconic widow’s peak. Creature fans can focus on dragon anatomy: hinged jaws, spined backs, and fabric-or-plate wings with Mixel joints. Dioramists can stage Sleeping Beauty moments—tower spires wrapped in brambles, a path of eerie green flame, or Prince Philip vs. the dragon on a rocky ridge.
Color is your storytelling partner here. Keep black dominant to sell the silhouette, weave purple as pin-stripes or cape lining, and reserve trans-bright green for spell effects so it really pops. Small details—like a bar-and-cone scepter, 1x1 quarter-tiles for eyebrows, or tooth elements as thorns—do a ton of work for readability at minifig or micro scale. With a strong silhouette, bold color blocking, and a few smart part choices, you’ll have a Maleficent that looks wicked from across the room and delightful up close.
Build Tips
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Horns: Use clip-bar chains or flexible hoses over a core of bars to get smooth curves that lock in place.
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Collar & robe lines: Stack wedge plates/tiles with SNOT brackets to create crisp V-shapes; add a single-stud purple stripe down the torso.
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Dragon head: Hinge plates for jaw articulation; tooth/fin pieces for spines; 1x1 round plates with holes as nostrils.
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Green fire & magic: Trans-bright green flames, rods in clear stands, or “energy rings” made from 1x1 round tiles on bars.
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Display bases: Black plinth with dark bluish gray rockwork; mix a few leaf elements as thorny brambles.
Ideas for Maleficent-themed MOCs
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BrickHeadz characters (Maleficent, dragon form, Aurora/Philip companions)
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Bust/portrait capturing the horns, cowl, and high collar
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Minifig-scale vignette (throne room, forest of thorns, tower stairs)
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Dragon-only creature build with wingspan focus
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Micro skyline/diorama of the castle wrapped in thorns
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Mosaic/2D art using tiles to capture her profile and horns
Featured Maleficent MOCs
Maleficent From Sleeping Beauty Brickheadz
Designer: custominstructions.
Get the instructions: Maleficent From Sleeping Beauty Brickheadz – custominstructions.
Baby Dragon Maleficent
Designer: yodakya.
Get the instructions: Baby Dragon Maleficent – yodakya.
Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) Brickheadz
Designer: DrBrickheadz.
Get the instructions: Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) Brickheadz – DrBrickheadz.
Maleficent
Designer: GetMeBricked.
Get the instructions: Maleficent – GetMeBricked.
Dragon Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) Brickheadz
Designer: DrBrickheadz.
Get the instructions: Dragon Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) Brickheadz – DrBrickheadz.
Sleeping Beauty (Micro Skyline)
Designer: benbuildslego.
Get the instructions: Sleeping Beauty – benbuildslego.
