Faction paint lists
The exact paints needed for each army — with what every colour is for, and a one-click route to the Vallejo, Army Painter or Pro Acryl equivalent.
Ultramarines paints
Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines · 9 paints. The iconic blue Space Marines. A clean, beginner-friendly scheme built on a single strong blue with gold and metal accents.
Blood Angels paints
Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines · 8 paints. Bright crimson Space Marines. A vivid red scheme that rewards clean layering and gold detailing.
Death Guard paints
Warhammer 40,000 — Chaos Space Marines · 8 paints. Rotting plague marines. A grimy green-and-bone scheme that hides mistakes and loves heavy washes.
Necrons paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. Undying metal robots. A fast metallic scheme lifted by glowing energy weapons.
Orks paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 8 paints. Green-skinned brawlers. Forgiving, characterful, and quick to batch-paint across a horde.
Space Wolves paints
Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines · 7 paints. Wolfish blue-grey marines. A cool-toned scheme with lots of fur, leather and pelts.
Tyranids — Hive Fleet Leviathan paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. The classic bone-and-purple bio-horror scheme: pale carapace over dark purple flesh.
Stormcast Eternals paints
Age of Sigmar · 7 paints. Golden warrior-angels. A gold-armour scheme that looks stunning with a single contrast-style wash.
Imperial Fists paints
Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines · 8 paints. Bright yellow Space Marines. A bold yellow scheme that looks best built up over a warm base.
Dark Angels paints
Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines · 7 paints. Sombre dark-green marines. A deep green scheme with gold and bone accents.
Black Templars paints
Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines · 7 paints. Black-armoured crusaders with stark white heraldry. High-contrast and striking.
Salamanders paints
Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines · 8 paints. Deep-green marines with fiery accents and charcoal skin.
World Eaters paints
Warhammer 40,000 — Chaos · 8 paints. Blood-red berserkers with brass armour plates. Aggressive red-and-brass scheme.
Adeptus Custodes paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 8 paints. Golden god-warriors of the Emperor. A premium all-gold scheme with red plumes.
T'au Empire paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 8 paints. The classic tan/ochre Sept scheme — clean, panelled and easy to batch.
Adepta Sororitas paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. Sisters of Battle — black power armour with gold trim and red robes.
Nighthaunt paints
Age of Sigmar · 6 paints. Ethereal teal ghosts. A glowing spectral scheme built up from white with a teal glaze.
Necrons — Sautekh Dynasty paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. The default gunmetal Necron look with green gauss energy — fast and forgiving.
Necrons — Mephrit Dynasty paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. Gold-bodied Necrons with searing orange energy. Regal and high-contrast.
Necrons — Nihilakh Dynasty paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. Verdigris teal bodies trimmed in gold — the patinated-bronze Necron scheme.
Necrons — Novokh Dynasty paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. Blood-soaked metal Necrons — gunmetal bodies with deep red plating.
Tyranids — Hive Fleet Behemoth paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. The classic red-carapace, bone-flesh Tyranid scheme — bold and beginner-friendly.
Tyranids — Hive Fleet Kraken paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. Purple carapace over pale flesh — a cool-toned, eye-catching Tyranid scheme.
Tyranids — Hive Fleet Hydra paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. Green-carapace Tyranids with bone flesh — a natural, reptilian look.
Tyranids — Hive Fleet Jormungandr paints
Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. Armoured blue-grey carapace over pale flesh — a subterranean, heavily-plated look.