Help vs. Bugs

[charlesmartel]

Last year I got around to buying my second 40k army, the Grey Knights. However, I have only now begun to finish putting them together, and have already agreed to a game against Tyranids on Friday. My friend has already told me that he knows how to annihilate me, and I have just about no experience against 'nids. Yesterday I got massacred by the bugs with my Guard (first game ever against nids), and I am worried about seeing the Grey Knights suffering a similar fate.

Getting into the Grey Knights, I immediately knew I wanted to go with a Draigowing deathstar. I am fascinated with the idea of a small, elite force especially after playing model heavy armies in 40k and Fantasy.

My list: (2k)
Draigo- ### points
Venerable Dreadnought- (275 pts)
10 Purifiers- 6 Halberds, 2 Incinerators, 2 Daemonhammers, Psybolt Ammo (282 pts)
10 Paladins- Daemonhammer, Brotherhood Banner, Incinerator, Psycannon, Halberds, Apothecary, Psybolt Ammunition (695 pts)
5 Paladins- Daemonhammer, Halberds (275)
Land Raider Redeemer- Psyflame Ammo (260)

Nid List- Used against Guard last time (1.5k)
Trygon
Hive Tyrant
6 Warriors
Venomthrope
30 Gaunts (scythe-arms)
9 Genestealers
9 Genestealers
2 Zoanthropes
2 Lictors

My basic plan against Tyranids goes as follows:
1. Put Draigo + 10 Paladins in the Redeemer. Drive the Redeemer into the enemy, flame them, then assault
2. Assault hordes with Purifiers, using incinerators and purifying flame to decimate the enemy
3. Use the Venerable Dreadnought to smash big bugs
4. Use the 5-man paladin squad to strike juicy targets like Zoanthropes or Lictors

Against the Guard, my enemy burrowed the Trygon and unleashed it along with 9 'stealers into my line. The warriors, Hive Tyrant, and Gaunts charged the gun line, while the Lictors dropped in a spore, and the Lictors and 'stealers came in from behind and attacked.

Are there any surprises I should be aware of? Are there any changes I need to make to my list?

[DadCRO]

GK usually autowin against nids. They destroy MC's in CC (instagibbing PW's) Their storm bolters destroy the hordes, just beware of large swarms tarpitting you.

[krasimirova]

The list you are mentioning won't have any problems winning against that Nid list.. None at all..

He needs alot of attacks to get through your 2+ and FNP, and he only has 30 gants to do this, these will be wrecked by anything you have.. (Ofc. you are playing with 500 points more now)

If you want to do it even cheesier, then change the wargear on the Paladins so that you can allocate wounds throughout the squad..

Spread out the purifier list so that you have 2 squads of 5, get more Psycannons/Incinerators this way..

I assume that you are running a a-hole dread with dual autocannons right..? that should take care of the long range fire power you need.. To cheese it up even more, change that single dread to 2 seperate heavy choice dreads..

As i said, this list dosn't have any weakness that the nid list can exploit.. They NEED to get into CC to get the weight of numbers on you, and you simply do CC so much better than all of his units..

So i wouldn't worry too much.. You are home safe before the game has even started, in a "Look at extended hand in contempt.. Turn away.. Hand in score card with a big fat 0 on it... Go to the bar.."-kinda way..

[charlesmartel]

Thanks for the quick response, guys.

I knew GK's were overpowered getting into this but I am unhappy to hear that my friend might as well not even show up. I am really not into that sort of game and despise everything power gamer. Not sure what I'm going to do here; I want to make sure we have a fun game.

EDIT: I am also not running the rifle dread. I wanted to have a close combat army despite the lack of ranged AT weapons; I was hoping that this would be more fun when I was making my list.

[Shostak(AWOL)]

If you're aiming for a fun game, perhaps drop the Purifiers to 5 men, only take 5 Paladins with Draigo and fill up the rest of the points with Strike Squads and Terminators. Hopefully that would provide a more varied and fluffy list with relaxed gameplay in mind.

[charlesmartel]

Thanks, Shostak, sounds like a plan.

[lizardmen98]

That's pretty cool, as I do grey knights and guard. As for bug help BURN THEM OUT, MAKE THEM WISH THEY NEVER LEFT THERE STINKING HOLES!!!!!!! excuse me...

[sapperq21]

i always dread going aganst drago..... my friend always ran ghost knights with him. never a good day for the guard