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Age of Sigmar · Beasts of Chaos

Allherd (Beasts of Chaos) Paint List for Age of Sigmar

beginner Beasts of Chaos

The commonest Beasts of Chaos: brown fur and animal hides. An earthy, feral palette.

Natural and quick to paint — perfect for big units.

Recommended undercoat black — Several priority paints in this army converge on black.

Paint list

Sorted by priority

🔴 Must-Have

Fur and horns

🟠 Core

Deep shadows

🟡 Recommended

Natural drybrushing

  • Baneblade Brown (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Fur highlight · Drybrush
  • Karak Stone (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Final fur highlight · Light drybrush
  • Ushabti Bone (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Horn highlights · Edge highlight

🟢 Optional

Chaotic forest

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Brown undercoat
2 Dryad Bark on the fur
3 Rhinox Hide on the horns and hooves
4 Waaagh! Flesh on the skin
5 Generous Agrax Earthshade
6 Baneblade Brown drybrush
7 Light Karak Stone drybrush
8 Ushabti Bone edge highlight on the horns

Tips

Hints for this army
1 Beasts of Chaos drybrush fast, which makes them ideal for hordes.
2 Vary the fur tones — brown, grey, russet — so the herd never looks uniform.
3 The chaos symbols on the shields deserve a little extra attention.
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