Citadel Technical: Mordant Earth 24ml

Mordant Earth cracks itself into dark, scorched ground as it dries — the ideal foundation for blasted battlefields, daemon worlds and ash-black wastelands. Brush it straight onto a base, leave it be, and it splits into convincing dry fissures with no sculpting required. The darker tone makes it a natural under sinister, grimdark colour schemes.

At a glance

Best for

• Blasted, daemonic and scorched-earth bases
• Thicker coats for bigger cracks, thinner for fine detail
• Goes straight over most basecoats

A quick drybrush of a warmer tone over the top and the dark cracks really earn their menace.

The fast route to convincing cracked, scorched-earth bases. Finish with tufts from our basing range, or browse more technical paints.