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How to paint Warriors of Chaos

Every Warriors of Chaos unit, and the colour schemes and paint lists other painters have published for them.

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Warriors of Chaos colour palette

The paints a Warriors of Chaos force is built from, by area and by role — base, shade, layer and highlight. A starting point for every unit below.

Every paint below links to its equivalents in other brands.

Warriors of Chaos signature colours

Beginner · 3 areas

Dull iron plate in old bronze trim, sworn to no single god so the paint job can't give away which one is winning this week.

Dull iron plate

Iron Warriors Citadel Base
Nuln Oil Citadel Shade
Ironbreaker Citadel Highlight

Unmarked bronze trim

Warplock Bronze Citadel Base
Agrax Earthshade Citadel Shade
Sycorax Bronze Citadel Highlight

Beast-hide trim

Mournfang Brown Citadel Base
Agrax Earthshade Citadel Shade
Baneblade Brown Citadel Highlight

Sub-factions

Warriors of Chaos - Heralds of Darkness (0)Warriors of Chaos - Wolves of the Sea (0)Warriors of Chaos - Hordes of Chaos (0)

Units

Hellcannon Rare Chimera Special Gorebeast Chariots Rare Chaos Chariots Special Chaos Warhounds Core Chaos Spawn Special Chaos Trolls Special Chaos Ogres Special Marauder Horsemen Core Chosen Chaos Knights Special Chaos Knights Core Forsaken Core Chaos Marauders Core Chosen Chaos Warriors Special Chaos Warriors Core Exalted Sorcerer Characters Sorcerer Lord Characters Daemon Princes Characters Aspiring Champion Characters Exalted Champion Characters Chaos Lord Characters Chaos Giants Rare Dragon Ogre Shaggoth Rare Dragon Ogres Special Galrauch, the Great Drake Named Characters Frydaal the Chainmaker Named Characters Gigantic Spawn of Chaos Rare Warpfire Dragons Rare Champion of Ruin Characters Cult Magister Characters Badlands Ogre Bulls Mercenaries Chaos Cultists Core

From Warriors of Chaos sub-factions

Chaos Lord Characters Chaos Lord Characters Chaos Lord Characters Daemon Princes Characters Daemon Princes Characters Daemon Princes Characters Beastlord Characters Exalted Champion Characters Sorcerer Lord Characters Aspiring Champion Characters Exalted Champion Characters Sorcerer Lord Characters Aspiring Champion Characters Marauder Tribe Chieftains Characters Sorcerer Lord Characters Exalted Sorcerer Characters Frydaal the Chainmaker Named Characters Great Bray-Shaman Characters Aspiring Champion Characters Chaos Knights Core Galrauch, the Great Drake Named Characters Exalted Champion Characters Exalted Sorcerer Characters Marauder Horsemen Core Chaos Warhounds Core Cult Magister Characters Exalted Sorcerer Characters Chaos Chariots Core Chaos Marauders Core Wargor Characters Bray-Shaman Characters Chosen Chaos Knights Special Marauder Horsemen Core Chosen Chaos Chariots Special Gorebull Characters Marauder Tribe Berserkers Core Chaos Marauders Core Chaos Spawn Special Chaos Warhounds Core Chaos Warriors Core Chaos Warriors Special Chimera Special Chaos Chariots Special Galrauch, the Great Drake Named Characters Gor Herds Core Dragon Ogres Special Skin Wolves Special Ungor Herds Core Chaos Cultists Core Gorebeast Chariots Rare Marauder Tribe Huscarls Special Chaos Spawn Special Chaos Warhounds Core Dragon Ogre Shaggoth Rare Chaos Ogres Rare Chosen Chaos Warriors Core Gigantic Spawn of Chaos Rare Bestigor Herds Core Chaos Giants Rare Chaos Trolls Rare Dragon Ogres Rare Marauder Horsemen Special Warpfire Dragons Rare Centigor Chieftain Mercenaries Chaos Knights Special Gigantic Spawn of Chaos Rare Centigor Herds Mercenaries Chaos Chariots Special Dragon Ogre Shaggoth Rare Champion of Ruin Characters Chaos Giants Rare Chosen Chaos Knights Special Dragon Ogre Shaggoth Rare Gor Herds Mercenaries Chaos Spawn Rare Ungor Herds Mercenaries Champion of Ruin Characters Minotaur Herds Rare Dragon Ogres Rare Chimera Rare Chaos Giants Rare Cygor Rare Ghorgon Rare Champion of Ruin Characters Chieftain of Ruin Characters

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