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Pretenders (Hedonites of Slaanesh) Paint List for Age of Sigmar

intermediate Hedonites of Slaanesh

Pretenders is built around Daemonette Hide, Warpfiend Grey, and Emperor's Children. Accent and support colours come from Retributor Armour and Pallid Wych Flesh. It is an intermediate scheme.

Start with Daemonette Hide, Warpfiend Grey, and Emperor's Children as the foundation. Use Retributor Armour and Pallid Wych Flesh 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

Lavande noble

  • Daemonette Hide (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Dominant colour · 2 thin coats
  • Warpfiend Grey (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Volumes and panels secondaires · Layer ou reprise of raised areas
  • Emperor's Children (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Details, cloth, gold accents · 2 thin coats

🟠 Core

Rose of seduction

🟡 Recommended

Gold and skin

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

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Basecoat the main surfaces with Daemonette Hide, Warpfiend Grey, and Emperor's Children.
2 Apply Retributor Armour and Pallid Wych Flesh 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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