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How to paint Death Guard
Green armour, heavy weathering. Spray primer saves hours. Difficulty 2 / 5. About 9 hours for a Combat Patrol with Contrast. Primer: Death Guard Green (spray) or Wraithbone.
Quick picks
Kits to buy, then paint
Live floors for stores that ship to the US.
Characters
How to paint Death Guard models
Detailed leaves for big kits. Steps, swatches, YouTube links, and paint buy lists.
How to paint Mortarion
~18 hrs · difficulty 4/5
How to paint Typhus
~8 hrs · difficulty 3/5
How to paint Plague Marines
~4 hrs · difficulty 2/5
How to paint Death Guard Blightlord Terminators
~10 hrs · difficulty 3/5
How to paint a Death Guard Plagueburst Crawler
~12 hrs · difficulty 3/5
How to paint Death Guard heroes (Plaguecaster kit)
~8 hrs · difficulty 3/5
Recipe
Death Guard plague (Contrast)
Primer: Death Guard Green (spray) or Wraithbone
- Method
- hybrid
- Difficulty
- 2 / 5
- CP time
- ~9 hrs
- Primer
- Death Guard Green (spray) or Wraithbone
- 01
- 02Shade armour
- 03Trim / icons
- 04Sores / guts
- 05
- 06
- +Weathering sells Death Guard. Drybrush Typhus Corrosion on blades.
- +Batch Plague Marines before the character.
Buy paints
Death Guard paint shopping list
Colour chips are approximate. Buy links open live marketplace search for that Citadel paint across Shopify catalog stores and other sources.
- Find storesDeath Guard Greenor Wraithbone
- Find storesDeath Guard Green
- Find storesAgrax Earthshade
- Find storesRetributor Armour
- Find storesBlack Templar
- Find storesVolupus Pink
- Find storesCarroburg Crimson
- Find storesLeadbelcher
- Find storesNuln Oil
- Find storesTyphus Corrosion
- Find storesStirland Mud
- Find storesNurgle's Rot
More schemes
Other Death Guard recipes
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After the first box
Combat Patrol: Death Guard first. Add Plague Marines or a Lord of Contagion second. Watch Battleforce drops for bulk sealed value.
Full start collecting path →Common questions
How long does it take to paint a Death Guard Combat Patrol?
About 9 hours with the Death Guard plague (Contrast) Contrast recipe, batching infantry.
What primer should I use for Death Guard?
Death Guard Green (spray) or Wraithbone. Match the recipe on this page so Contrast colours land cleanly.
Where do I buy paints for Death Guard?
Use the paint shopping list on this page. Each colour opens live marketplace search for that Citadel paint.
Where do I buy Death Guard kits at a fair price?
Open the Death Guard army hub or the linked Combat Patrol box page for live floors, then set a watch under the middle of the sealed band.