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Model paint guide
How to paint Deathleaper
Deathleaper is a Lictor-scale assassin. Match your hive fleet skin and carapace, then push the claws and feeder tendrils. Unofficial fan recipe.
Difficulty 3 / 5 · ~6 hrs · Updated 2026-07-10
Unofficial fan guide. Citadel paint and kit names identify products for sale. Not affiliated with Games Workshop.
Primer
Start here
Wraithbone or Grey Seer
Step
Skin and carapace
Skin: Magos Purple, Leviadon Blue, or Snakebite Leather Contrast. Carapace: Black Templar or Dark Angels Green. Drybrush Administratum Grey on carapace edges. Same colours as your Hormagaunts.
Step
Claws, teeth, and tongue
Claws: same carapace with a sharper edge. Teeth: Skeleton Horde. Tongue: Volupus Pink with Carroburg Crimson.
Step
Base
Stirland Mud or Astrogranite. Keep it dark so the assassin reads as stalking cover.
Buy paints
Paints for Deathleaper
Colour chips are approximate. Buy links open live marketplace search for that Citadel paint across Shopify catalog stores and other sources.
- Find storesWraithbone
- Find storesMagos Purple
- Find storesBlack Templar
- Find storesAdministratum Grey
- Find storesSkeleton Horde
- Find storesVolupus Pink
- Find storesStirland Mud
Video
YouTube tutorials
External videos. We link creators whose techniques match this kit. Watch on YouTube. Support the painter if you use their method.
- Contrast Painting Tutorial: Death Guard / Plague MarinesTom's Painting
Contrast batch habits that scale to character organisms.
Further reading
Other painters
- How to paint a Hive Tyrant
Same hive fleet colours at monster scale.
Army recipes
Match the rest of the force
Common questions
How long does it take to paint Deathleaper?
About 6 hours for a tabletop-to-display finish at difficulty 3 / 5.
What primer should I use for Deathleaper?
Wraithbone or Grey Seer
Where do I buy Deathleaper?
Open the Tyranids: Deathleaper 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.