Berserker Bloodshade is genuinely hard to match: no other brand has a same-finish equivalent close enough to swap, and the nearest color anywhere, The Army Painter Slaughter Red at 60 percent, is a different finish. Berserker Bloodshade is a dark vivid pink with a warm undertone. For a true match, stick with the original; cross-brand substitutes will read as a different color.
Berserker Bloodshade equivalents in other ranges
We ran Citadel Berserker Bloodshade against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
Even the nearest color, The Army Painter Slaughter Red, dries slightly darker and warmer than Berserker Bloodshade, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Monument Pro Acryl
Vallejo
Scale75
AK Interactive
Two Thin Coats
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What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Berserker Bloodshade?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Slaughter Red at 60% color similarity.
What is Berserker Bloodshade used for?
Berserker Bloodshade is a wash that flows into recesses and pools in shadow. Common uses: skin recess shading; deepen recesses and panel lines.