Battle Sisters Allied Inquisitor Advice

[Ahazra Redth]

I am building a Sisters of Battle army (partially for the challenge, partially because I think it's awesome that between Sisters, a Knight, an Assassin, and an Inquisitor, I'm using 4 codices) and, due to the unfortunately sorry state of the sisters' Warlord Traits, am allying in a Ordo Malleus inquisitor. 

 

Ordo Malleus Inquisitor (98pts) [Grimoire of True Names (5pts), Psyker (Mastery Level 1) (30pts)]
     Power Armour (38pts) [Daemonblade (15pts), Hellrifle (15pts)]

 

This is what I have as of now, made courtesy of battlescribe. 

 

I have a few questions though:

1. What table should I roll on?

2. Daemonblade- Worth it? If not, why?

3. Hellrifle- Worth it? If not, why?

 

Thank you for helping me out

[WarriorFish]

Taking a Daemonblade to a bunch of Sisters is surely a quick way to meet the Emperor :lol: It depends on what you want him to do/what your Sister list needs. I'd focus on either shooty or stabby to help keep points down, Sisters can do shooty very well already albeit in a limited scope but an Inquisitor isn't going to be a combat monster.

[MoGuy]

 

 

 but an Inquisitor isn't going to be a combat monster.

 

My Inquisitor would like to have a word in that! :P He took down a GUO that had all its wounds by himself. 

 

 

 

2. Daemonblade- Worth it? If not, why?

 

One Daemonblade is not worth it for the obvious reason of unreliability. Either take two Daemonblades or none. If you want your Inquisitor to be a CC machine, stick him into a henchmen Warband with a Priest, Crusaders and Assassins. 

[Ahazra Redth]

So I think I'll run him shooty. I'm definitely keeping the hellrifle, but what other weapon do you think goes with it best?

[Inquisitor Fox]

If he's shooty, and you're already using a hellrife, I'd just go with a stock force weapon from making him a psyker and call it a day.  :)  Get some shooty warband members (jokaero, servitors, acolytes with special weapons prolly plasma guns, maybe another psyker or two) and call it a day.

[CaptainHelion]

Running Divination is probably the best way to run a shooty Inquisitor. Even if you only ever cast prescience, then it's still worth the 30 points.

[sedibear]

Wasn't there a thing about having two daemonblades and being in combat?

 

IIRC the daemonblade abilities don't stack, only the one you are swinging with in CC applies its abilities?

[MoGuy]

I haven't seen a rule that says that I can't swing with both of the blades in CC. There are also powers that don't affect the Daemonblade but the Inquisitor instead, thus it doesn't even matter if he swings with one or both of them. 

[WarriorFish]

You only attack with a single weapon, the second just provides a bonus attack so it'll be the powers that effect him for wielding that matter there.

[FlamingDeth]

No bonus attack since they're two handed. The benefits of having two daemon blades are that 1) you have two chances to roll up powers that don't suck, since if I use one I always without fail get "really good against daemons even though the other army doesn't have any", and 2) there are several powers that say that they affect the wielder, ie the fnp/ew power or the bonus attacks. The ideal is that you roll fnp/ew and extra attacks on one, and AP 2 and anything but the daemon power on the other.

[MoGuy]

 

 

) you have two chances to roll up powers that don't suck

 

Yeah, because so many of those powers "suck". :P Seriously, the powers of the Daemonblades are all very good and useful, the only exception being Nr. 7 which is only ever good if you fight Daemons. 

[FlamingDeth]

I should correct that to "don't suck for your current situation." While they all have a benefit some are clearly more useful than others against a broader range of foes.

[WarriorFish]

I keep forgetting it's two handed, that's because I don't use it because I'm not a dirty traitor...

[FlamingDeth]

I fluff mine as "finicky archeotech weaponry."

[MoGuy]

A radical Malleus Inquisitor would probably say that he has greater faith in the Imperium than his critics since they won't dare to use the enemy against itself, fearful that they might succumb to its influence. Stick with your bolter then, if you can't handle greater power. :P

[WarriorFish]

The Emperor's foes are to be destroyed on sight, if you're not powerful enough to do that without help then you aren't qualified for the job!

[MoGuy]

The Daemonblades are not help. Otherwise everyone who uses an ordinary bolter which possesses a machine spirit must also be considered to use the help of powers that are not his own and would therefore not be qualified for the job. 

 

Daemonblades are of use however. And everything that is of use to smite the enemy is allowed. Space Wolves even welcome their mutated brothers when they returned from the warp since they still fight for the Emperor. 

[Inquisitor Fox]

I say we Exterminatus the whole planet from orbit. It's the only way to be sure

[MoGuy]

I agree. If the warp has taken hold on a world it can not be saved.

[WarriorFish]

Yes, those tainted by Chaos should be purged. Entire worlds, systems... or those consorting with daemons

I've given shooty some more thought and I think the Hellrifle is enough by itself for the shooty bit. Generally I prefer Inquisitors kept cheaper because if you want to spend more points on one why not spread the points and toys across more than one Inquisitor?

[bkde]

Grimoire seems a waste of points, Liber Heresius would be better if he's in a shooty squad. Could scout forward for first turn positioning and have choose the Split Fire rule when you need it.

 

Hell rifle also seems a bit of a waste. One shot, if he's in termie armour you're likely better off with a psycannon. Higher strength, more shots, and rending. If you're keeping him far back a Conversion Beamer may be worthwile too.

[Inquisitor Fox]

Two difficulties with the psycannon are that you must be in Terminator Armor as an Ordo Malleus to take it, and it only has a 24" range as opposed to the longer 36" of the hellrifle (which also is rending).  Those may be considerations depending on circumstances :)