Paint Pots and character unlocks

Find Abaddon Black on Imperial Bastion and Leadbelcher on The Great Parch. Other Paint Pots come from specific objectives, including using pick-ups, defeating enemies with a particular weapon, and playing a named character.

Paint collections can require progress in both universes. Mephiston’s list, for example, includes Leadbelcher from Age of Sigmar as well as Abaddon Black from 40K.

Character collections

Character	Required paints
Black Templars Castellan	Abaddon Black
Chief Librarian Mephiston	Abaddon Black, Leadbelcher, Mephiston Red, Rakarth Flesh
Lieutenant Titus	Abaddon Black, Agrax Earthshade, Celestra Grey, Reikland Fleshshade, Retributor Armour, Macragge Blue
Maleneth Witchblade	Leadbelcher
Lyssa Revenya	Abaddon Black, Leadbelcher, Agrax Earthshade, Mechanicus Standard Grey

The Paint Pot objective and the character objective are separate entries. Complete the universe’s introductory paint objective as well as the named collection, then check the character screen after the run resolves.

Choose runs for the missing paint

Paint	Objective to pursue
Mephiston Red	Use Onslaught ten times across runs.
Drakenhof Nightshade	Use Suffocating Gravetide ten times across runs.
Mechanicus Standard Grey	Defeat a Carnifex playing as Technoarcheologist Daedalosus.
Runelord Brass	Defeat a Plague Furnace playing as Gotrek Gurnisson.
Macragge Blue	Defeat Tyranids with an Ultramarines character.
Retributor Armour	Defeat Skaven with a Stormcast Eternals character.
Agrax Earthshade	Defeat enemies using Nuln Oil.
Reikland Fleshshade	Defeat enemies using D6 Dice.

For the named-character objectives, bringing that character as your selected champion meets the stated condition. A different main character with an incidental follower should not be assumed equivalent.

Steam hotfix 2.1.6

The November 11 Steam update reduced the Nuln Oil and D6 Dice kill requirements for Agrax Earthshade and Reikland Fleshshade. Read the counters in your current Objectives menu when planning these two collections. The developer scheduled the corresponding GOG, console and mobile hotfix for the following week, so launch-platform guides can show different requirements.

Collected paints but a locked character

A launch-week player reported that the character appeared after another completed run. Treat that as a report about delayed recognition, rather than an extra published requirement for every collection. First check the complete paint list and introductory objective, then let a run finish and revisit the character screen.

Unlocking Castellan gives access to his follower-based strategy. The squad build guide explains why adding Lasgun followers changes his damage setup. Progress toward Runelord Brass begins with the Gotrek rescue.

Hotfix 2.1.6 records the reduced kill requirements and platform rollout. Nuln Oil and fire explains a useful weapon interaction while working toward the oil-related objective.