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Cabalists (Slaves to Darkness) Paint List for Age of Sigmar

intermediate Slaves to Darkness

Cabalists is built around Naggaroth Night, Retributor Armour, and Pallid Wych Flesh. Accent and support colours come from Druchii Violet and Reikland Fleshshade.

Start with Naggaroth Night, Retributor Armour, and Pallid Wych Flesh as the foundation. Use Druchii Violet and Reikland Fleshshade for secondary details, shadows, or focal accents. Finish with Kakophoni Purple and Liberator Gold for highlights and extra contrast.

Recommended undercoat white — Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
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Paint list

Sorted by priority

🔴 Must-Have

Robes and symboles

🟠 Core

Shadows

🟡 Recommended

Highlights esoteriques

  • Kakophoni Purple (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Highlight robes · Edge highlight
  • Liberator Gold (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Highlight symboles · Edge highlight
  • White Scar (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Highlight skin · Edge highlight

🟢 Optional

Rituel

  • Astrogranite (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Pierre rituelle · Direct application

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Basecoat the main surfaces with Naggaroth Night, Retributor Armour, and Pallid Wych Flesh.
2 Apply Druchii Violet and Reikland Fleshshade to the secondary details and support areas.
3 Use Kakophoni Purple and Liberator Gold to sharpen highlights and final contrast.
4 Keep the strongest accent colours for the focal zones so the scheme stays readable across the army.

Tips

Hints for this army
1 Keep the foundation colours dominant so the army still reads clearly at tabletop distance.
2 Use the last accent and highlight paints sparingly to sharpen the focal points instead of repainting every surface.

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