Model paint guide

How to paint Deathwing Knights

Deathwing Knights are bone Terminators with green tabards and maces. Batch the squad. Match Azrael's bone if you run mixed Deathwing. Unofficial fan recipe.

Difficulty 3 / 5 · ~10 hrs · Updated 2026-07-10

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Dark Angels Deathwing Knights box art
Dark Angels Deathwing Knights. Product image for kit identity. Not a painted example.
Dark Angels Deathwing KnightsTrack price
Primer

Start here

Wraithbone or Grey Seer

Step

Bone armour

Armour: Skeleton Horde over Wraithbone. Drybrush Ushabti Bone, edge Pallid Wych Flesh. Keep recesses warm brown, not grey.

Step

Tabards and weapons

Tabards: Dark Angels Green or Warp Lightning. Weapons: Leadbelcher, Nuln Oil, Ironbreaker. Gold: Retributor Armour, Agrax Earthshade.

Step

Base

Astrogranite with bone and green scrap so they match Dark Angels infantry.

Buy paints

Paints for Deathwing Knights

Colour chips are approximate. Buy links open live marketplace search for that Citadel paint across Shopify catalog stores and other sources.

Video

YouTube tutorials

External videos. We link creators whose techniques match this kit. Watch on YouTube. Support the painter if you use their method.

Further reading

Other painters

Army recipes

Match the rest of the force

Common questions

How long does it take to paint Deathwing Knights?

About 10 hours for a tabletop-to-display finish at difficulty 3 / 5.

What primer should I use for Deathwing Knights?

Wraithbone or Grey Seer

Where do I buy Deathwing Knights?

Open the Dark Angels Deathwing Knights 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.