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I run a space wolves army and I've been looking into some other armies as allies, IG and GK in particular. The vindicare assassin is what is really making me want the GK because he is an awesome unit. So if I were to run GK as allies, I would think that I would want them low cost, with the exception of the assassin. As for the IG, anything that might work is something that I would be willing to try. Any suggestions or opinions on these ideas would be great. Thanks!

I realize IG are probably a better option but I want a vindicare assassin quite a bit

If you want to snipe models out of a unit, don't take a Vindicare. Take a Basalisk. The barrage rules mean you can pour a pile of S9 AP3 hits into a specific model, forcing bunches of LOS rolls and denying intervening cover.

Besides, your Rune Priests will shut down the GK psychic powers, since they are treated as enemy models.

IG all the way. If you aren't Battle Brothers, the Allied models count as "enemy" models. So your Rune Priest definitely shuts down the GK like DaddyWarcrimes says.

Plus you are looking at allies wrong. Yes, Vindicare Assassins are cool. Very fluffy, fun to use on the table. But you don't take Allies just for 1 unit usually. Allies dramatically change how you build your list. You don't just build a SW list then bolt on a random allied force. You'll want some cohesion.

In the end though, its a game of toy soldiers. Unless you want to win a tournament just do whatever you want. No need to ask opinions about it. The only objective advice people can get is from a competitive standpoint, and I wouldn't be trying to force GK into a SW list to get a Vindicare Assassin if I was going to a tournament.

So how would you run an imperial guard ally?

That depends. I was looking at the same thing at some point for my drop pod army. I would probably take a 40-50 man blob, a command squad with that master or ordinance guy and a couple of heavy weapons teams to kick it with the long fangs. I don't want to take to much artillary since i'm dropping. Otherwise I would be into the artillary tanks. What are you running in terms of wolves?