How to paint a Genestealer Cult Abominant
The Abominant is purple flesh, industrial clothes, and a huge hammer. Match Neophyte greens and yellow icons. Unofficial fan recipe.
Difficulty 3 / 5 · ~6 hrs · Updated 2026-07-10
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Wraithbone or Grey Seer
Flesh and carapace
Flesh: Magos Purple or Volupus Pink. Carapace: Leviadon Blue. Claws: Leadbelcher with Nuln Oil, or bone with Skeleton Horde.
Clothes and icons
Clothes: Militarum Green and Snakebite Leather. Icons: Iyanden Yellow. Keep industrial, not clean.
Hammer and base
Hammer: Leadbelcher, Nuln Oil, Ironbreaker. Base: Stirland Mud.
Paints for Abominant
Colour chips are approximate. Buy links open live marketplace search for that Citadel paint across Shopify catalog stores and other sources.
- Find storesMagos Purple
- Find storesLeviadon Blue
- Find storesMilitarum Green
- Find storesSnakebite Leather
- Find storesIyanden Yellow
- Find storesLeadbelcher
- Find storesStirland Mud
- Find storesWraithbone
YouTube tutorials
External videos. We link creators whose techniques match this kit. Watch on YouTube. Support the painter if you use their method.
- How to Paint Genestealer CultsWarhammer / Citadel Colour
Match Neophyte clothes before the Abominant flesh.
Other painters
- Genestealer Cults paint hub
Brood recipe for Neophytes that should match this kit.
Match the rest of the force
Common questions
How long does it take to paint Abominant?
About 6 hours for a tabletop-to-display finish at difficulty 3 / 5.
What primer should I use for Abominant?
Wraithbone or Grey Seer
Where do I buy Abominant?
Open the Genestealer Cult Abominant price page for the live sealed floor, then set a watch under the middle of that band.
Are these official Games Workshop instructions?
No. Unofficial fan recipes that name Citadel paints and kits as products. Not affiliated with Games Workshop.