82 paints
Covers 11 of 14 colours in this scheme
Heretic Legion Paint Scheme
A full Heretic Legion 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.
Your scheme
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Paint sets that cover this scheme
All paint setsOne box of paints instead of 14 pots. Each card says how many of this scheme's colours it holds.
71 paints
Covers 10 of 14 colours in this scheme
50 paints
Covers 9 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 8 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 8 of 14 colours in this scheme
16 paints
Covers 8 of 14 colours in this scheme
General starter boxes
All boxesWe can't price a Heretic Legion box in your market today, so these are general starter boxes, and each card says so.
Not Heretic Legion — general starterBlack Powder (all periods)
Not Heretic Legion — general starterSkaven · 25 models · 2 kits
5× Stormcast Eternals Liberators · 20× Skaven Clanrats
Not Heretic Legion — general starterOrks · 12 models · 4 kits
1× Space Marines Lieutenant · 5× Intercessors · 1× Ork Nob · 5× Ork Boyz
Not Heretic Legion — general starterDeath Guard · 14 models
7× Angels of Death Kill Team operatives · 7× Plague Marine Kill Team operatives
Not Heretic Legion — general starterSkaven · 35 models · 4 kits
1× Lord-Veritant · 1× Gryph-crow · 3× Prosecutors · 5× Liberators · 1× Grey Seer · 1× Warlock Engineer · 3× Rat Ogors · 20× Clanrats
How the scheme reads on a model
Armour — base to highlight
Tap a colour to change its paint.
- Base coatGlossy BlackVallejo · Model Color 70.861View paint
- ShadeDark ToneArmy Painter · Quickshade Washes SetView paint
- LayerOnyx SkinArmy Painter · Skin Tones Paint SetView paint
- HighlightStonewall GreyVallejo · Game Color 72.049View paint
- Edge highlightMedium Sea GreyVallejo · Model Color 70.870View paint
Additional details
- TrimNecron CompoundCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952048View paint
- WeaponsJohn Blanche Masterclass: Heavy MetalArmy Painter · Warpaints FanaticView paint
- LeatherBeasty BrownVallejo · Game Color 72.043View paint
- SkinBestigor FleshCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243View paint
- LensesScarletVallejo · Model Color 70.817View paint
- BasingEnglish UniformVallejo · Model Color 70.921View paint
- Rust & corrosionGolgfag BrownCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Dry 99189952060View paint
- Gore & woundsTuskgor FurCitadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951344View paint
- Heretic brassDesert YellowArmy Painter · WarpaintsView paint
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Base coat
Lay the foundation colour down over primer, slightly darker than the final tone.
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Matt Black
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Shade
Wash the recesses to add depth and separate the details.
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Dark Tone
Army Painter · Quickshade Washes Set
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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Black Legion
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Contrast 99189960237
from£4.03· compare 7 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Layer
Rebuild the main colour on the raised areas, leaving the shade in the cracks.
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Highlight
Pick out the upper edges and surfaces that catch the light.
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Stormvermin Fur
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951353
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Edge highlight
Sharpen only the sharpest edges for a crisp, finished look.
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★ Our pick for edge highlight
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Baneblade Brown
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951346
from£2.69· compare 5 shops· priced 13 Sep
Details & accent colours
Change scheme ↑Everything else on the model - metals, skin, leather, lenses, basing and this faction's signature accents.
Metal — trim
Trim and bare plate. Basecoat steel, wash dark, then edge bright silver.
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Shining Silver
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
Metal — weapons
Bolters, blades and casings. Dark gunmetal, washed black, edged with bright steel.
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John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
£3.99at Athena Games· priced 12 Oct
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Adepticon Magnesium
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S42
£4.29at Loaded Dice· priced 13 Sep
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Leather & pouches
Straps, holsters and bare wood. Mid brown, shaded, then drybrushed a lighter tan.
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★ Our pick for leather & pouches
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Flameon Dark Green Brown
Monument · Monument Pro Signature Series MPA-S25
£4.29at Loaded Dice· priced 13 Sep
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Skin & flesh
Faces and hands. Basecoat, a flesh wash into the recesses, then build the highlights back up.
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Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Barbarian Flesh
Army Painter · Warpaints
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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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John Blanche Masterclass: Bloodmoon Red
Army Painter · Speedpaint 2.0
£4.39at Athena Games· priced 12 Oct
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Wild Rider Red
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951304
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
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Basing — earth
Groundwork. Earth basecoat, drybrushed bone, finished with your choice of grass, sand or snow.
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Rust & corrosion
Stipple orange-brown around rivets, vents and lower edges. Vary the tone so it reads as organic decay, not a flat colour.
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Gore & wounds
Glossy deep red in wounds, mouths and exposed guts - wet rot against the matt armour.
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Heretic brass
Tarnished brass on masks, icons and trench-club fittings - shade heavily, never bright.
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Desert Yellow
Army Painter · Warpaints
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.
14 paints in this scheme
Price this recipe
14 paintsfree UK delivery over £60, 2-4 working days
- not stocked: Glossy Black, Beasty Brown
free UK delivery over £20
- not stocked: Glossy Black, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Tuskgor Fur
£4.99 UK delivery, 1-2 working days, free over £65
- not stocked: Dark Tone, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Golgfag Brown
free UK delivery over £75, £3.99 below that
- not stocked: Glossy Black, Dark Tone, Medium Sea Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Scarlet, English Uniform
postage per seller
- not stocked: Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Golgfag Brown, Tuskgor Fur, Desert Yellow
- not stocked: Dark Tone, Onyx Skin, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Golgfag Brown, Tuskgor Fur
free UK delivery over £75, from £2.66 below that
- not stocked: Dark Tone, Onyx Skin, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Bestigor Flesh, Golgfag Brown, Tuskgor Fur, Desert Yellow
prices shown on Amazon at checkout
- not stocked: Glossy Black, Dark Tone, Onyx Skin, Stonewall Grey, Medium Sea Grey, Necron Compound, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Scarlet, English Uniform, Desert Yellow
- not stocked: Glossy Black, Dark Tone, Onyx Skin, Stonewall Grey, Medium Sea Grey, John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal, Beasty Brown, Scarlet, English Uniform, Golgfag Brown, Desert Yellow
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Dark Tone
Army Painter · Quickshade Washes Set
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
John Blanche Masterclass: Heavy Metal
Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
£3.99at Athena Games· priced 12 Oct
Bestigor Flesh
Citadel (Warhammer Paints) · Layer 99189951243
from£2.33· compare 6 shops· priced 1 Oct
Desert Yellow
Army Painter · Warpaints
No shop price tracked yet — the paint’s page has every seller we find.
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