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Black Legion (Chaos Space Marines) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000

beginner Chaos Space Marines

This scheme is built around Abaddon Black, Retributor Armour, and Leadbelcher. Accent and support colours come from Liberator Gold and Administratum Grey. It is a beginner scheme.

Start with Abaddon Black, Retributor Armour, and Leadbelcher as the foundation. Use Liberator Gold and Administratum Grey for secondary details, shadows, or focal accents. Finish with Bugman's Glow and Rhinox Hide 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

Black and gold — the duo emblematique

🟠 Core

Highlights and finitions

🟡 Recommended

Symbols and exposed flesh.

🟢 Optional

Markings of the chaos

Painting order

Recommended steps
1 Basecoat the main surfaces with Abaddon Black, Retributor Armour, and Leadbelcher.
2 Apply Liberator Gold and Administratum Grey to the secondary details and support areas.
3 Use Bugman's Glow and Rhinox Hide 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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