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Hosts Arcanum (Disciples of Tzeentch) Paint List for Age of Sigmar

intermediate Disciples of Tzeentch

Hosts Arcanum is built around Thousand Sons Blue, Ahriman Blue, and Retributor Armour. Accent and support colours come from Screamer Pink and Flash Gitz Yellow. It is an intermediate scheme.

Start with Thousand Sons Blue, Ahriman Blue, and Retributor Armour as the foundation. Use Screamer Pink and Flash Gitz Yellow for secondary details, shadows, or focal accents. Finish with Druchii Violet for highlights and extra contrast.

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

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🔴 Must-Have

Blue arcanique

  • Thousand Sons Blue (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Dominant colour · 2 thin coats
  • Ahriman Blue (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Volumes and panels secondaires · Layer ou reprise of raised areas
  • Retributor Armour (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Details, cloth, gold accents · 2 thin coats

🟠 Core

Golds sorciers

  • Screamer Pink (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Details, cloth, gold accents · 2 thin coats
  • Flash Gitz Yellow (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Details, cloth, gold accents · 2 thin coats

🟡 Recommended

Feux mutagenes

  • Druchii Violet (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Recesses, shadows, and joins · Targeted wash

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Basecoat the main surfaces with Thousand Sons Blue, Ahriman Blue, and Retributor Armour.
2 Apply Screamer Pink and Flash Gitz Yellow to the secondary details and support areas.
3 Use Druchii Violet 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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