Faction paint lists

The exact paints needed for each army — with what every colour is for, and a one-click route to the Vallejo, Army Painter or Pro Acryl equivalent.

Ultramarines paints

Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines · 9 paints. The iconic blue Space Marines. A clean, beginner-friendly scheme built on a single strong blue with gold and metal accents.

Blood Angels paints

Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines · 8 paints. Bright crimson Space Marines. A vivid red scheme that rewards clean layering and gold detailing.

Death Guard paints

Warhammer 40,000 — Chaos Space Marines · 8 paints. Rotting plague marines. A grimy green-and-bone scheme that hides mistakes and loves heavy washes.

Necrons paints

Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. Undying metal robots. A fast metallic scheme lifted by glowing energy weapons.

Orks paints

Warhammer 40,000 · 8 paints. Green-skinned brawlers. Forgiving, characterful, and quick to batch-paint across a horde.

Space Wolves paints

Warhammer 40,000 — Space Marines · 7 paints. Wolfish blue-grey marines. A cool-toned scheme with lots of fur, leather and pelts.

Tyranids — Hive Fleet Leviathan paints

Warhammer 40,000 · 7 paints. The classic bone-and-purple bio-horror scheme: pale carapace over dark purple flesh.

Stormcast Eternals paints

Age of Sigmar · 7 paints. Golden warrior-angels. A gold-armour scheme that looks stunning with a single contrast-style wash.