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Anvils of the Heldenhammer (Stormcast Eternals) Paint List for Age of Sigmar

beginner Stormcast Eternals

Anvils of the Heldenhammer is built around Abaddon Black, Retributor Armour, and Corax White. Accent and support colours come from Administratum Grey and Agrax Earthshade. It is a beginner scheme.

Start with Abaddon Black, Retributor Armour, and Corax White as the foundation. Use Administratum Grey and Agrax Earthshade for secondary details, shadows, or focal accents. Finish with Dawnstone 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

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Armour stormcast

🟠 Core

Highlights.

🟡 Recommended

Finishing details.

  • Dawnstone (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Armour (highlight) · Edge highlights
  • Runefang Steel (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Metal (highlight) · Drybrush
  • Bugman's Glow (Citadel (Games Workshop)) — Skin (if visible) · 2 coats

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Basecoat the main surfaces with Abaddon Black, Retributor Armour, and Corax White.
2 Apply Administratum Grey and Agrax Earthshade to the secondary details and support areas.
3 Use Dawnstone 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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