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How to paint Chaos Daemons

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

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Chaos Daemons colour palette

The paints a Chaos Daemons 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.

Chaos Daemons signature colours

Beginner · 3 areas

Mottled violet daemon-flesh over bleached bone claws, a body that was never meant to hold its shape.

Daemon flesh

Daemonette Hide Citadel Base
Druchii Violet Citadel Shade
Dechala Lilac Citadel Highlight

Horns and claws

Ushabti Bone Citadel Base
Seraphim Sepia Citadel Shade

Base

Astrogranite Citadel Base
Dawnstone Citadel Highlight

Units

Be'lakor Epic Hero Chaos Acastus Knight Asterius Vehicle Beasts of Nurgle Beast Chaos Acastus Knight Porphyrion Vehicle Bloodcrushers Mounted Chaos Cerastus Knight Acheron Character Bloodletters Battleline Chaos Cerastus Knight Atrapos Character Bloodmaster Character Chaos Cerastus Knight Castigator Character Bloodthirster Character Chaos Cerastus Knight Lancer Character Blue Horrors Battleline Chaos Questoris Knight Magaera Character Burning Chariot Mounted Chaos Questoris Knight Styrix Character Changecaster Character Knight Abominant Character Contorted Epitome Character Knight Desecrator Character Daemon Prince of Chaos Character Knight Despoiler Character Daemon Prince of Chaos with wings Character Knight Rampager Character Daemonettes Battleline Knight Tyrant Character Epidemius Epic Hero War Dog Brigand Vehicle Exalted Flamer Character War Dog Executioner Vehicle Fateskimmer Character War Dog Huntsman Vehicle Feculent Gnarlmaw Fortification War Dog Karnivore Vehicle Fiends Beast War Dog Moirax Vehicle Flamers Infantry War Dog Stalker Vehicle Flesh Hounds Beast Knight Ruinator Character Fluxmaster Character Great Unclean One Character Hellflayers Mounted Horticulous Slimux Epic Hero Infernal Enrapturess Character Kairos Fateweaver Epic Hero Karanak Epic Hero Keeper of Secrets Character Khorne Soul Grinder Vehicle Lord of Change Character Nurgle Soul Grinder Vehicle Nurglings Battleline Pink Horrors Battleline Plague Drones Mounted Plaguebearers Battleline Poxbringer Character Rendmaster on Blood Throne Character Rotigus Epic Hero Screamers Beast Seekers Mounted Shalaxi Helbane Epic Hero Skarbrand Epic Hero Skull Altar Fortification Skull Cannon Mounted Skullmaster Character Skulltaker Epic Hero Slaanesh Soul Grinder Vehicle Sloppity Bilepiper Character Spoilpox Scrivener Character Syll'esske Epic Hero The Blue Scribes Epic Hero The Changeling Epic Hero The Masque of Slaanesh Epic Hero Tormentbringer Character Tranceweaver Character Tzeentch Soul Grinder Vehicle Daemonic Herald [Crucible] Character Daemonic Charioteer [Crucible] Character Immortal Champion [Crucible] Character Reaver Titan Allies: Titanicus Traitoris Warbringer Nemesis Titan Allies: Titanicus Traitoris Warhound Titan Allies: Titanicus Traitoris Warlord Titan Allies: Titanicus Traitoris

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