50 paints
Covers 7 of 13 colours in this scheme
Malstrain Genestealers Paint Scheme
A full Malstrain Genestealers paint scheme, generated and ready to test: the armour ramp from basecoat to edge highlight plus metals, skin, lenses and basing — every colour matched to real paints from Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter and 35+ more ranges, with live prices. Use it as a planner, tweak any colour, or take it into the full generator.
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Paint sets that cover this scheme
All paint setsOne box of paints instead of 13 pots. Each card says how many of this scheme's colours it holds.
8 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
10 paints
Covers 4 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
8 paints
Covers 3 of 13 colours in this scheme
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a Malstrain Genestealers box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not Malstrain Genestealers — general starterSkaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
Not Malstrain Genestealers — general starterOrks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Not Malstrain Genestealers — general starterDeath Guard · 14 models
7× Angels of Death Kill Team operatives · 7× Plague Marine Kill Team operatives
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
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- Base coatDiabolic PlumArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3133PView paint
- ShadeLeviathan PurpleCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960053View paint
- LayerMagecast MagentaArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3134PView paint
- HighlightKakophoni PurpleCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- Edge highlightDechala LilacCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951378View paint
Additional details
- TrimBright GoldArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
- WeaponsJohn Blanche Masterclass: Heavy MetalArmy Painter · Warpaints FanaticView paint
- LeatherBeasty BrownVallejo · Game Color 72.043View paint
- SkinElder FlowerArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3141P≈ Closest paint we sellView paint
- LensesRainforestArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3057PView paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Teeth, horns & boneAncient StoneArmy Painter · Warpaints Fanatic WP3088PView paint
- Hive Secundus grimeSylvaneth BarkCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952062View paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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★ Our pick for base coat
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
Suggested
Leviathan Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960053
fromA$10.26· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
★ Our pick for shade
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Genestealer Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951308
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
Suggested
Kakophoni Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382
★ Our pick for highlight
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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Dechala Lilac
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951378
★ Our pick for edge highlight
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Details & accent colours
Change scheme ↑Everything else on the model - metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and this faction's signature accents.
Metal — trim
Aquilas, rims and ornament. Basecoat gold, wash with a brown shade, then edge a brighter gold.
Suggested
Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
★ Our pick for metal — trim
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Balthasar Gold
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950310
Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
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Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
Closest paint we sell — not an exact match for this colour
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Eyes & lenses
Lenses, eyes and energy. A bright spot colour that pops against the armour - dot it on and add a white glint.
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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XV-88
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Base 99189950285
Teeth, horns & bone
Tusks, claws, skulls and bone - basecoat bone, shade brown, drybrush up to off-white.
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★ Our pick for teeth, horns & bone
Exact Match
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Hive Secundus grime
These have been in the dark for a century - drag dried filth up the limbs so the purple carapace does not look freshly hatched.
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★ Our pick for hive secundus grime
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Burnt Umber
Vallejo · Arte Deco
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Your paints
Tick off what's already on your shelf — whatever's left is your shopping list.
13 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
13 paintspostage per seller
- not stocked: Dechala Lilac, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Elder Flower
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Diabolic Plum, Magecast Magenta, Kakophoni Purple, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Elder Flower, English Uniform, Ancient Stone, Sylvaneth Bark
- not stocked: Diabolic Plum, Magecast Magenta, Bright Gold, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Elder Flower, Rainforest, English Uniform, Ancient Stone
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Leviathan Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960053
fromA$10.26· compare 4 shops· priced 5 Jul
Kakophoni Purple
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951382
Dechala Lilac
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951378
Bright Gold
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Every Malstrain Genestealers kit and box, priced
Prices compared across the shops that stock them — boxes ranked by cost per model.
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Common questions
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This page has the generated recipe for the classic Malstrain Genestealers scheme — armour ramp, metals, skin and basing, matched across 35+ paint ranges — plus every other Necromunda faction's paint schemes below, or set your own colour in the full generator.