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Hey guys, I'm going to an 1850 point GT in November and I have been struggling against meta lists with pure guard, so I was wondering what recommended allied detachments there are for them. I have enough to play either infantry guard, mech, or hybrid guard lists. For allies, I have 6k Dark Angels/ codex marines but no grav weapons, cents, or the new tanks. Thanks!

Azrael + xeno inquisitor with nades blob of death

I was hoping to avoid that overused gimic..

Inquisition or Assassin support for sure -

I personally use a Xenos Inquisitor with a Conversion Beamer. He helps versus enemy gunlines at range and you'd be surprised at how much flak is directed his way.
If you have arty, he can bring servo skulls as well to reduce scatter.

I don't have personal experience with the new Assassins but I've got the pdf and believe they'd make a fine addition to virtually any army and can cover tactical holes you may have in your list.

A Culexus Assassin would be very good vs enemy psykers.

Guard struggle with melee, so DA/SM bikers could hold off enemies from reaching your units. If you have Drop Pods, you could deploy cheap MSU units to distract him or put plasma/melta to deal with the backfield vehicles/heavy infantry or those stuff that will advance

What kind of list are you leaning towards? It's hard to suggest allies that will plug the holes in your list without knowing what the holes are.

The current rendition is two forty man blobs (hwt in every squad) with leman Russes and even a baneblade... Or all mech vets in chimeras with pask and 4 Lemans. However I'm frustrated with the fact I can't figure out what works best in the codex anymore