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I am an avid Death Guard player in 30k and enjoy playing them, but sometimes I think that I could make up the shortcomings of my DG with an allied detachment of some kind. I like the Night Lords and the Iron Warriors, but would they be any effective as allies? Night Raptors and infiltrating could help more than the resilience of the IW which the DG already have. Any suggestions for games around 2500 points?

Solar Auxilia: Because sometimes, you want 60 infantry for 300 points, and then tanks everywhere

Mechanicum: their troops are amazing, their elites are amazing, their heavy support is amazing, THEY are amazing

Night Lords: (battle brothers with us) Their speed is nice, and they have some fun rules

Sons of Horus: (our only other battle bros) Fast, stabby, pretty strong, they could be fun as well.

What obstacles/units are you encountering that you think allies could help?

Knights actually make a great allied detachment in 30k. The knight troop has obsec, the knight HQ (seneschal) has a 3+ invul. They're fast and they tear up just about anything.