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Working on a 2000 point army to fight a Grey knight army of matching size.

2000 Pts - Codex: Tyranids Roster

3 Carnifex
1 Exocrine
20 Gargoyle Brood
1 Harpy
1 Hive Crone
1 Flying Hive Tyrant
4x 10 Termagant Brood
1 Tyranid Prime
4 Tyranid Warrior Brood

Thinking about making the prime warlord since the hive tyrant is probably going to die to physic missiles, and I'm thinking I'll probably lose the carnefex's to nemesis force weapons.

the greyknight players typical uses a landraider with a squad of termi's with dagon onboard , 2 inqui troop squads, and a flyer with a group of assassins onboard, and 1 vindicator assassin, he also has a mech I'm not sure of the name of.
(sorry I don't know the names of all the troops he uses)

I'm open to suggestions as well, have a lot of models to work with.

Your best friend, when playing against grey knights, is numbers.

Grey kinghts are an elite, high cost, low model count army. If you present them with TONS of gibblies, all their heavy firepower is wasted.

Normally I'd suggest my tournament geared army (seen here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/585262.page) however since you know your opponent I'd suggest: forgive me for the formatting, I used battle scribe and I am on an iPad so deleting all the extra info is super tedious.


+ HQ + (480pts)

* Deathleaper (130pts) (Codex: Tyranids p88)

* Tyranid Prime (155pts) (Codex: Tyranids p41)
(Alpha Warrior, Independent Character, Shadow in the Warp, Synapse Creature, Very Bulky)
Boneswords (), Flesh Hooks (), Scything Talons, Toxin Sacs ()

* Tyranid Prime (195pts) (Codex: Tyranids p41)
(Alpha Warrior, Independent Character, Shadow in the Warp, Synapse Creature, Very Bulky)
Boneswords (), Flesh Hooks (), Scything Talons, The Norn Crown () (*), Toxin Sacs ()


+ Elites + (280pts)

* Venomthrope Brood (90pts) (Codex: Tyranids p88)

* Venomthrope Brood (90pts) (Codex: Tyranids p88)

* Zoanthrope Brood (100pts) (Codex: Tyranids p89)
2x Zoanthrope (100pts) (Brotherhood of Psychers, Psychic Brood, Shadow in the Warp, Synapse Creature, Very Bulky, Warp Field)


+ Troops + (620pts)

* Termagant Brood (160pts) (Codex: Tyranids p91)
* 15x Devourer Termagant (120pts)
(Instinctive Behaviour - Lurk, Move Through Cover)
15x Devourer ()
* 10x Fleshborer Termagant (40pts)
(Instinctive Behaviour - Lurk, Move Through Cover)
10x Fleshborer

* Termagant Brood (160pts) (Codex: Tyranids p91)
* 15x Devourer Termagant (120pts)
(Instinctive Behaviour - Lurk, Move Through Cover)
15x Devourer ()
* 10x Fleshborer Termagant (40pts)
(Instinctive Behaviour - Lurk, Move Through Cover)
10x Fleshborer

* Tyranid Warrior Brood (100pts) (Codex: Tyranids p41)
Barbed Strangler
* Tyranid Warrior Brood (100pts) (Codex: Tyranids p41)
Barbed Strangler
* Tyranid Warrior Brood (100pts) (Codex: Tyranids p41)
Barbed Strangler
FA

* Gargoyle Brood (120pts) (Codex: Tyranids p93)
* Gargoyle Brood (120pts) (Codex: Tyranids p93)

HS
* Mawloc (140pts) (Codex: Tyranids p95)
(Burrow, Deep Strike, Fearless, Hit and Run, Instinctive Behaviour - Feed, Terror From the Deep)
* Trygon Prime (240pts) (Codex: Tyranids p95)
(Deep Strike, Fleet, Shadow in the Warp, Subterranean Assault, Synapse Creature)
Bio-electric Pulse with Containment Spines, 2x Scything Talons, Toxin Sacs


Deep strike Trygon and bring Termagants with non warlord prime attached in subterranean assault. Infiltrate deathleaper to get him into position for Mawlock TFtD. Walk the warlord norm crown prime with other termagant unit, beside warrior units. Venomthrope units smattered in and Zoans to threaten LR.

Gargoyles are cheap fast screen and because of norn crown, you'll be able to keep synapse on them for most the time, until Trygon Prime enters.

Oh and target Coteaz with the It's after me rule.

Nothing specific....vs GKs I'd suggest using Swarms of gaunts, and make heavy use of Shadow, an army of psychers really feels Shadow...

Against cheap Inquisitor troops Heavy Strangle cannons, and Mawlocs are the easy answer Good luck!

If Formations are on the table, take a look at Deathleapers assassin squad...it would rawk, and gets you Deathleaper without using a HQ slot

It's mainly his Mech unit and the paladins in the assault transfer that get me, it's instant death to anything I got to stand up against it, and 2+ saves have almost nothing I can do.. thinking about fielding carnefex's with bio-plasma and keeping them 17" away to take advantage of the AP2 to kill it off, and using gaunts as a shield to avoid the 1st turn charge with nemesis weapons + bannerman instant gib squad that's OP as snot (personal opinion of course).

Kinda decided that the best way to defeat him was to just go ahead and get a Imp Guard army, decided to go with:



HQ
5x - Company Command Squad (95)
§ 1x Company Commander ; Refractor field; Frag grenades; Close combat weapon; Laspistol; Flak armour;
§ 2x Veteran (15pt.); Frag grenades; Plasma gun; Flak armour;
§ 1x Veteran (5pt.); Frag grenades; Lasgun; Vox-caster; Flak armour;
§ 1x Veteran ; Frag grenades; Lasgun; Flak armour;


Troops
Infantry Platoon (600)

Platoon Command Squad (80pt.)
§ 1x Platoon Commander ; Flak armour; Frag grenades; Close combat weapon; Laspistol;
§ 3x Guardsman (15pt.); Flak armour; Frag grenades; Plasma gun;
§ 1x Guardsman (5pt.); Flak armour; Frag grenades; Lasgun; Vox-caster;


4x Infantry Squad (85pt.)
§ 1x Sergeant ; Flak armour; Frag grenades; Close combat weapon; Laspistol;
§ 1x Guardsman (15pt.); Frag grenades; Flak armour; Plasma gun;
§ 6x Guardsman ; Frag grenades; Flak armour; Lasgun;
§ 1x Heavy Weapon Team (20pt.); Frag grenades; Flak armour; Lasgun; Lascannon;


Heavy Weapon Squad (105pt.)
§ 3x Heavy Weapon Team (20pt.); Frag grenades; Flak armour; Lasgun; Lascannon;


Heavy Weapon Squad (75pt.)
§ 3x Heavy Weapon Team (10pt.); Frag grenades; Flak armour; Lasgun; Autocannon;


10x - Veterans (175)
§ 1x Veteran Sergeant ; Frag grenades; Close combat weapon; Laspistol; Flak armour;
§ 3x Veteran (15pt.); Frag grenades; Plasma gun; Flak armour;
§ 5x Veteran ; Frag grenades; Lasgun; Flak armour;
§ 1x Veteran (5pt.); Frag grenades; Lasgun; Vox-caster; Flak armour;
§ 1x Chimera (65pt.); Searchlight; Smoke launchers; Heavy bolter; Multi-laser;


10x - Veterans (175)
§ 1x Veteran Sergeant ; Frag grenades; Close combat weapon; Laspistol; Flak armour;
§ 3x Veteran (15pt.); Frag grenades; Plasma gun; Flak armour;
§ 1x Veteran (5pt.); Frag grenades; Lasgun; Vox-caster; Flak armour;
§ 5x Veteran ; Frag grenades; Lasgun; Flak armour;
§ 1x Chimera (65pt.); Searchlight; Smoke launchers; Heavy bolter; Multi-laser;


Fast attack
2x - Vendetta Squadron (340)
§ 1x Vendetta (170pt.); Searchlight; Extra armour; Twin-linked lascannon(x3);
§ 1x Vendetta (170pt.); Searchlight; Extra armour; Twin-linked lascannon(x3);


Heavy support
3x - Leman Russ Squadron (510)
§ 1x Leman Russ Battle Tank (170pt.); Searchlight; Smoke launchers; Battle cannon; Heavy bolter(x3);
§ 1x Leman Russ Exterminator (150pt.); Searchlight; Smoke launchers; Exterminator autocannon; Heavy bolter(x3);
§ 1x Leman Russ Demolisher (190pt.); Searchlight; Smoke launchers; Demolisher siege cannon; Heavy bolter(x3);


Fortification
Aegis Defense Line (100)
Quad-gun;