Warhammer 40,000 · Adepta Sororitas
Argent Shroud (Adepta Sororitas) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Silver and black armour, the guardians of the Emperor's relics. Metallic armour with dark robes, and no colour to distract from it.
Entirely silver armour with a black robe. Leadbelcher + Nuln Oil + Runefang Steel.
Recommended undercoat
white
— Several priority paints in this army converge on white.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Armour + sacred ornaments
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Main armour · 2 coats
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Robe + cloth · 2 coats
- Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Religious gold ornament · 2 coats
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Armour (shade) · Wash
🟠 Core
Highlights + skin
- Runefang Steel (Citadel) — Armour (layer) · Raised areas
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Gold · Localised wash
- Bugman's Glow (Citadel) — Skin · 2 coats
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Metal · Wash
🟡 Recommended
Parchments + finishing touches
- Stormhost Silver (Citadel) — Armour (highlight) · Edges
- Liberator Gold (Citadel) — Gold (highlight) · Light drybrush
- Screaming Skull (Citadel) — Parchments + bone · Layer
- Mechanicus Standard Grey (Citadel) — Secondary cloth · 2 coats
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: black primer
2
Step 2: Basecoat the main armour
3
Step 3: Robe + cloth
4
Step 4: Retributor Armour ornaments
5
Step 5: Leadbelcher weapons
6
Step 6: Shade the armour + Agrax on the gold + Nuln Oil on metal
7
Step 7: Layer armour + Bugman's Glow skin
8
Step 8: Highlights + parchments + relics
Tips
Hints for this army
1
Sisters carry a lot of ornament — the gold and the parchments matter as much as the armour.
2
Parchments: Screaming Skull + Seraphim Sepia + Abaddon Black lettering.
Your collection, at your fingertips
Find the paints you already own, track your stock and build your shopping list.
What do you want to do?
Why ChromaStack
✓ Free
✓ No mandatory account
✓ No intrusive advertising