What paints do I need for World Eaters (XII)?

The paint list for World Eaters (XII) includes recommended Citadel / Warhammer Colour, Vallejo and Army Painter paints, ranked by priority. Browse the full list on this page.

What is the base colour for World Eaters (XII)?

World Eaters (XII) (Légions Traîtres) typically starts with a primer suited to its primary colour scheme. Blanc et bleu-gris.

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World Eaters (XII)

intermédiaire Légions Traîtres

Blanc et bleu-gris.

Primer white or grey light. The armure hands white se makes with Corax White and a chipping au Baneblade Brown — Leave the éclats larges for that the effect soit visible. The blue of épaulières is a blue azurite distinct.

Recommended undercoat black — Several priority paints in this army converge on black.

Paint list

Sorted by priority

🔴 Must-Have

Bases — the fundamental colours without which the scheme is impossible

Corax White (Citadel) — Main armour · Base
Kabalite Green (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Base
Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Gold / Trim · Base
Macragge Blue (Citadel) — Armure blue (épaulières, knees) · Base
Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Metal · Base
Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Sous-vêtement black, carter arme (base) / Armure blue (Deep shade) · Base / Deep shade

🟠 Core

Main shades and highlights — the official Simplified Scheme

Dark Reaper (Citadel) — Main armour · Deep shade
White Scar (Citadel) — Armure hands (Highlight / chips) / Lentilles casque (Dot) · Highlight / Dot
Baneblade Brown (Citadel) — Main armour · Chipping (à the interior of éclats White Scar)
Sybarite Green (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Highlight
Gauss Blaster Green (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Highlight secondaire
Gore-Grunta Fur (Citadel) — Gold / Trim · Shade
Stormhost Silver (Citadel) — Or / metal · Highlight
Altdorf Guard Blue (Citadel) — Armure blue · Chunky highlight
Calgar Blue (Citadel) — Armure blue · Highlight
Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal · Shade
Dawnstone (Citadel) — Sous-vêtement black, carter arme · Highlight

🟡 Recommended

Ombres douces and highlights supplémentaires

Thunderhawk Blue (Citadel) — Main armour · Soft shade
Incubi Darkness (Citadel) — Helmet lenses · Shade
Kantor Blue (Citadel) — Armure blue · Soft shade
Eshin Grey (Citadel) — Sous-vêtement black, carter arme · Chunky highlight

🟢 Optional

Dot highlights for a result showcase

Fenrisian Grey (Citadel) — Armure blue · Dot highlights

Painting order

Recommended steps

1 Primer white or grey light

2 Base Corax White over the full armour hands

3 Soft shade Thunderhawk Blue in the recoins

4 Deep shade Dark Reaper into deep recesses

5 Highlight White Scar on arêtes — Leave the éclats larges for the chipping

6 Chipping Baneblade Brown à the interior of éclats White Scar

7 Armure blue : base Macragge Blue, soft shade Kantor Blue, deep shade Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Altdorf Guard Blue, highlight Calgar Blue

8 Lentilles : base Kabalite Green, shade Incubi Darkness, highlights Sybarite Green then Gauss Blaster Green, dot White Scar

9 Base Retributor Armour, shade Gore-Grunta Fur, highlight Stormhost Silver

10 Base Leadbelcher, shade Nuln Oil, highlight Stormhost Silver

11 Sous-vêtement : base Abaddon Black, chunky highlight Eshin Grey, highlight Dawnstone

12 Dot highlights Fenrisian Grey on armure blue

Tips

Hints for this army

1 Au début of the war, the armure is white with blue — More the légionnaire is vétéran, more the red of the blood remplace the white on certains pans

2 Faites of éclats of chipping larges with Baneblade Brown à the interior — C'is the technique officielle GW for simuler the impacts

3 The blue azurite of épaulières is distinct of the blue of Ultramarines — The progression Macragge Blue → Altdorf Guard → Calgar Blue is more claire and froide

4 The weathering is lore-accurate : armure of war in a legion that combat without relâche

World Eaters (XII)

Paint list

🔴 Must-Have

🟠 Core

🟡 Recommended

🟢 Optional

Painting order

Tips

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