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Petrifex Elite (Ossiarch Bonereapers) Paint List for Age of Sigmar

intermediate Ossiarch Bonereapers

Petrifex Elite is built around Mechanicus Standard Grey, Abaddon Black, and Stormhost Silver. Accent and support colours come from Administratum Grey and Nuln Oil. It is an intermediate scheme.

Start with Mechanicus Standard Grey, Abaddon Black, and Stormhost Silver as the foundation. Use Administratum Grey and Nuln Oil for secondary details, shadows, or focal accents. Finish with Celestra Grey and Runefang Steel 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

Bone and armour osseux

🟠 Core

Highlights.

🟡 Recommended

Finishing details.

  • Celestra Grey (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Bone (highlight) · Extremites bone
  • Runefang Steel (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Metal (highlight) · Drybrush

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Basecoat the main surfaces with Mechanicus Standard Grey, Abaddon Black, and Stormhost Silver.
2 Apply Administratum Grey and Nuln Oil to the secondary details and support areas.
3 Use Celestra Grey and Runefang Steel 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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