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

intermediate Slaves to Darkness

Despoilers is built around Abaddon Black, Leadbelcher, and Bugman's Glow. Accent and support colours come from Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade.

Start with Abaddon Black, Leadbelcher, and Bugman's Glow as the foundation. Use Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade for secondary details, shadows, or focal accents. Finish with Eshin Grey and Ironbreaker for highlights and extra contrast.

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

Sorted by priority

🔴 Must-Have

Armour corrompue

🟠 Core

Shadows and corruption

🟡 Recommended

Highlights steel

  • Eshin Grey (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Highlight armour black · Edge highlight
  • Ironbreaker (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Highlight metal · Edge highlight
  • Ryza Rust (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Rust finale · Stippling

🟢 Optional

Wasteland

  • Stirland Mud (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Sol desole · Direct application

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Basecoat the main surfaces with Abaddon Black, Leadbelcher, and Bugman's Glow.
2 Apply Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade to the secondary details and support areas.
3 Use Eshin Grey and Ironbreaker 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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