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Which army other then the Imperial Knights would make a full 1850 and have the least amount of miniatures? So this would be the opposite of a horde army. . Also would be semi competitive if possible.

Daemons.

High cost, small model count.

Heamonculus covens

Ditto, especially if focussing on the pain engines with Dark Artisan and Corpsethief Claw formations.

T Ctan? No idea how many points they are.
Or a Titan.

Grey Knights suffer from low model count syndrome, but they have no AA or Anti Tank, so they need to ally with someone to be effective, which makes that less so.

That aside, if you take the special detachment in the grey knight codex, an 1850 point army could consist of like 20 models

Deathwing or Grey Knights for the IoM. You'd be looking at about between 25 and 50 models. You could also get away with very few models if you went with a Tyranid monstermash list, maybe as few as 15 - 20 models total. Also a triptide FE tau list could have very few models in it.

Tyranids can do it fairly easily. 13 models. 2 Flyrants, 2 Mucoloids and 3 broods of 3 Dakkafex. Changing biomorphs and weapons can easily drop it to 11 with more expensive bugs like a Tyrannofex or Crone or two.

Tyranids Liviathian

Flyrant(Wings,2xTL Dev,elect Grubs)
Flyrant as abv
Flyrant as abv + Fighter ace

Mucilid
Mucilid
Mucilid

Malanthrope
Zoanthrope

Crone
Crone
Crone

Carnifex 2xTL Dev
Carnifex as abv
Carnifex as abv

14 Models Total and very effective.

PS: Ninja'd

Without going crazy on the upgrades... 18 units

1850, min units (1845pts)

Eldar: Supplement - Iyanden (2013) (Combined Arms Detachment)

HQ

Farseer Eldar Jetbike, Mantle of the Laughing God, Singing spear
Spiritseer Spiritseer

Troops

Wraithguard (Troops) Wave Serpent Holo-fields, Shuriken cannon, Twin-linked scatter lasers 5x Wraithguard 5x D-scythe
Wraithguard (Troops) Wave Serpent Holo-fields, Shuriken cannon, Twin-linked scatter lasers 5x Wraithguard 5x D-scythe

Fast Attack

Hemlock Wraithfighter

Heavy Support

Wraithknight Two Heavy Wraithcannons
Wraithknight Two Heavy Wraithcannons
Wraithknight Two Heavy Wraithcannons

Codex: Tyranids

HQ:

Flyrant x2 Devs, E-Grubs - Warlord
Flyrant x2 Devs, E-Grubs

Troops:

Mucolid x1
Mucolid x1

Detachment: Hive Fleet Leviathan

HQ:

Flyrant x2 Devs, E-Grubs
Flyrant x2 Devs, E-Grubs
Flyrant x2 Devs, E-Grubs

Troops:

Mucolid x1
Mucolid x1
Mucolid x1

Lord of War:

Barbed Hierodule

11 Models, only 6 give up Victory Points.

This list would be playing Purge The Alien every game regardless of what the actual game type is though.

I'd agree with Ascalam and put a vote on Daemons. You get a lot of high costs and big names, and fill your Heavy Support with DPs. Even moreso if you include FW, or go Unbound to grab more names.

Absent Superheavies Daemon FMC spam is probably your best bet.

mechanicum? legio cybernetica.

1 archmagos dominus with all the trimmings 235pts
2 castellax as the two compulsory troops can go to 191pts each
5 thanatar with enhanced targeting array and a searchlight 256pts each

8 models and might do okay against eldar.

Can't believe no one has said imperial knights. 1850 is 5 knight errants, done and you're actually competitive.

 buddha wrote:
Can't believe no one has said imperial knights. 1850 is 5 knight errants, done and you're actually competitive.

The OP did say "other than the Imperial Knights".

Technically speaking, though, he didn't say "no superheavies at all", so you could call it Unbound and bring two Warhounds and a Fire Raptor. Or some such silliness.

 buddha wrote:
Can't believe no one has said imperial knights. 1850 is 5 knight errants, done and you're actually competitive.

if its too good to be true, then it probably is...