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Emerald Host (Nighthaunt) Paint List for Age of Sigmar

intermediate Nighthaunt

Nighthaunt Emerald is built around Corax White, Aethermatic Blue, and Abaddon Black. Accent and support colours come from Ulthuan Grey and Pallid Wych Flesh. It is an intermediate scheme.

Start with Corax White, Aethermatic Blue, and Abaddon Black as the foundation. Use Ulthuan Grey and Pallid Wych Flesh for secondary details, shadows, or focal accents. Finish with Screaming Skull and Agrax Earthshade 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

White + contrast = fantome en 2 etapes

  • Corax White (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Whole miniature · Sous coat spray obligatoire
  • Aethermatic Blue (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Body fantome · Contrast en coat genereuse
  • Abaddon Black (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Chains and metal · 2 coats
  • Leadbelcher (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Metal of chains · Light drybrush

🟠 Core

Highlights spectraux

  • Ulthuan Grey (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Fantome (layer 1) · Drybrush leger on the raised areas
  • Pallid Wych Flesh (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Fantome (layer 2) · Drybrush very leger
  • Nuln Oil (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Chains · Wash

🟡 Recommended

Robes and details

🟢 Optional

Effects of glow spectrale

  • Moot Green (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Yeux of fantomes · 1 point fin
  • Sybarite Green (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Halo spectral · Autour of yeux very dilue

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Basecoat the main surfaces with Corax White, Aethermatic Blue, and Abaddon Black.
2 Apply Ulthuan Grey and Pallid Wych Flesh to the secondary details and support areas.
3 Use Screaming Skull and Agrax Earthshade 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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