The best replacement for grey knights is tyranids.

The best alternatives to grey knights are rated as following:
★★★★★  tyranids
★★★★  tau
★★★★  daemons
★★★  space wolves
★★★  blood angels
★★★  orks
★★★  necrons
★★★  dark eldar
★★★  necrons tactics
★★  tyranids tactics
★★  space marines
★★  eldar
★  chaos space marines
★  ultramarines
★  imperial guard
★  deathwatch
★  dark angels
  orks tactics
  chaos
  black templar
  ork
  black templars

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