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How to paint Battleforce: Death Guard

Contents-aware Contrast recipe for this box. Buy at a fair floor, paint the kit, then expand the army.

Updated 2026-07-10

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Battleforce: Death Guardfrom $196.82

Contents

What you are painting

+Follow the current box contents list on the product packaging.

Recipe

Death Guard plague (Contrast)

Method: hybrid
Difficulty: 2 / 5
CP time: ~9 hrs
Primer: Death Guard Green (spray) or Wraithbone

01
Prime
Death Guard Green
Spray primer saves hours on Plague Marines.
02
Shade armour
Agrax Earthshade
03
Trim / icons
Retributor Armour · Black Templar
04
Sores / guts
Volupus Pink · Carroburg Crimson
05
Weapons
Leadbelcher · Nuln Oil · Typhus Corrosion
06
Base
Stirland Mud · Nurgle's Rot

+Weathering sells Death Guard. Drybrush Typhus Corrosion on blades.
+Batch Plague Marines before the character.

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Common questions

How do I paint Battleforce: Death Guard?

Use the Death Guard plague (Contrast) recipe on this page. Prime with Death Guard Green (spray) or Wraithbone, then follow the Contrast steps. About 9 hours for a full Combat Patrol-sized box.

What is a fair price for Battleforce: Death Guard?

Open the box price page for the live sealed floor and sold comps. Set a watch under the middle of that band before you buy.

Are these official Games Workshop instructions?

No. Unofficial fan recipes that name Citadel paints and kits as products. Not affiliated with Games Workshop.