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I'm trying to help my friend make a list for knights, I figured since hes newer a more durable army would be better so I picked house Taranis, and I'm having trouble figuring out which ally to use. I plan on having 2 Crusaders and 1 more knight unsure one the third. Didnt know what ally would synergize with that house the most.

Whatever gives you the most CP: either admech or Astra millitarum. If you want just bodies for screening then AM are best, but admech have some interesting stuff and generally more ability to heal your knights.

AdMech and Guard do a very similar job as allies for Knights; Guard provide better screening if you face a lot of deepstrike-charge surprise melee, more indirect-fire shooting to clear out drones and the like, and greater volume if you face a lot of chaff, AdMech provide strong snipers if you face a lot of character-deathballs, more synergy with the Knights (better repair, the apply-Canticles-to-a-Knight stratagem), and reliable budget AT (Onagers) if you're short.

I find which one to pick depends more on personal preference and your play environment than which House you've picked.

House Griffith because they didn't do anything wrong.

AdMech seems to be the common answer everywhere I also considered space marines too tho

Moonknight wrote:
AdMech seems to be the common answer everywhere I also considered space marines too tho

Nope. As of the new Codex Marines work best alone. If you soup marines they lose their battle doctrines which are kind of a big deal

Admech works both mechanicly, and is the best fluff match

Morkphoiz wrote:

Moonknight wrote:
AdMech seems to be the common answer everywhere I also considered space marines too tho

Nope. As of the new Codex Marines work best alone. If you soup marines they lose their battle doctrines which are kind of a big deal

Yet they are seen still souped in competive tournaments. Just takes more care.

For OP howabout sisters of battle? You get for little more price minimum's filled to IG but get 3+ save(possibly ignoring -1 and 6+++) with bolters. They can actually do something other than just give CP. Can be made also more killy with cheap upgrades like storm bolters and valorous heart + imagiifer added to mix they will be tough infantry to get rid of.