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Hey guys!

I was wondering if you could tell me what to get next and what to do to help counter my main opponents tailored Night Lord list against me.

We play anywhere between 1500-4000 point games.

I have :

20 Death Shroud
Typhon
Morty
Fell Blade
5x Cataphracii
Sicarian
Sicarian Venator
x60 MKIII Marines for tac blobs
x30 MKIV from BaC I used as Vets
x3 Contemptor Dreads w/ Kheres and Claw
Leviathen with Storm Cannon and Grav-Flux Bombard
Master of Signals
x3 Apothecaries
Primus Medicae
Chaplain

This is what I currently have to work with. Now my opponent uses a infiltrate heavy Night Lords list. He uses a decent amount of terminators, tac blobs, plasma support squads with a master of signals, contemptor talons, the Night Lord melee unit (cant remember what its called) and lots of infantry based stuff like that.

I can add on to get more stuff but what can I take to best perform against my opponent. I really like taking 3 x20 man blobs with apoths but maybe you guys could help me out a bit lol.

Maybe some Rapier Batteries? Maybe a Spartan or Fire Raptor?

A Deredeo is another option

1st) we death guard auto-pass fear checks, so we have that going for us
2nd) Give your apothecaries the augury scanners so you can stall infiltrate and intercept
3rd) look into some grave wardens: for the same point cost of similarly equipped terminators you get better guns, amazing charge defense, and other stuff

Beyond that, without knowing his list for sure things that function well with DG are: we can have allies + fortifications when we use the reaping, abuse this , rad grenades WILL make him less comfy when it comes to charging. Against a "general" NL list, I'd bring something like:

1 praetor (the reaping) w/ 10-man deathshroud squad
1 centurion (MoS probably)
1 centurion (medicae)

2 20-man blobs
10-man ML or other HS squad
10-man HS or support squad

1-2 mortis dread
3 apothecaries w/ artificer + augury scanners
10-man cataphractii (OR 10-man grave warden squad, would be HS)

Ally in your OWN night lords for the DS lolz (or robots/auxilia )

Beyond that, DG tend to do well against night lords are we are immune to their main buff (fear checks)

Oh those Augery scanners would be awesome to help with the infiltrate.

Thank you!

I will definitely try/proxy some of this next time.

Oh and is the reaping the best DG RoW for infantry heavy lists?

Grave Wardens rock and work very well with the Reaping.

Second the grave wardens. 2 Krak or frag shots a piece gives them pretty nice versatility. What else does your opponent typically take against you? Replace the claw on the contemptor, replace with another kheres and run as a mortis-contemptor for additional intercept capability.

He takes melta/chainfist termies that he likes to plop down right next to my tank/dreads, otherwise a few scout squads and soon some jet bikes.

If that's the situation (and you're not worried about thinking up some fluff) ally in some militia or solar auxilia and just park them near your tanks to give him no spot to land

as for infantry heavy: the reaping does well, but so does not taking a right of war