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Ravendove · October 8th, 2009, 10:04

Hey Witch Hunters players. I'm considering using an Allied Inquisitor in my Imperial Guard army and with the wealth of options in the DH and WH Codexii I'm feeling more than a little overwhelmed. Most players in the IG forum seem to agree that the best option is a DH Inquisitor with 2 x Mystics. Cheap and cheerful, but it won't win you any friends. What alternative does the WH Codex have? Since I'd like to theme my army a little more, I was wondering what all you players took for your Inquisitor + Retinue? More importantly, why?

redemptionlife · October 8th, 2009, 18:34

DH inquisitor is generally better than a WH one, if you had to twist my arm...

Heavy bolter and plasma cannon servitors, 2 sages, 2 chirugeons, maybe a familiar or two for cheap wounds...

DH w/ 2 mystics much better

Only advantage with WH inquisitor is that if you get a landraider, then anyone can use it, wheras DH can only be used by the inquisitor, very annoying codex rule, this is pretty much the ONLY reason to have WH > DH inquisitor

GAX70 · October 9th, 2009, 05:41

i'll second redemptionlife's post WH inquisitors are sadly not worth it.

Marnepup · November 3rd, 2009, 20:34

I do take a WH inquisitor...for fun. Actually, it's been pretty effective, especially when you consider the huge points sink that it represents:

Inquisitor Lady with bolterstake crossbow, HOTW, Purgatus, PS, PH.

1x familiar

2x sage

2x sister hospitaler

2x plasma gunning guardsman

1x plasma cannon servitor

Chimera

Not cheap, but loads of fun, and it gets some plasma goodness and psychic defense in the list...

Oh, and I have found the powers to be effective. So far, HOTW has murdered two psycher battle squads outright on turn one, and I did manage to smack Eldrad upside the head with a healthy dose of purgatus once. That was a riot. Oh, sure, you get umpteen billion spells a turn, but LD7 makes a mockery of them, doesn't it?

If I had (more) points to waste, I'd throw in some tag-alongs as extra wounds...but with wound allocation rules, I can't automatically kill them first, so it's not really worthwhile. The last ablative wound wouldn't die until one of the sisters, one of the sages, and one of the guardsmen was dead...

Epidemic4774 · November 13th, 2009, 03:23

WH inquistors can actually be very effective and better than DH inquistors imo if focus on the psychic power aspect of them.

How I would run my WH inquistor lord would be

Lord + pistol close combate weapon + psychic hood

Purgatus + Divnine Pronouncement + Scourging

retinue of 2 familiars

maybe some acolytes its points left over

Chimera + Multi laser.

Just keep inquisitor in the Chimera and use the psychic powers from the firing points which I believe there are 2.

IofRaw · November 13th, 2009, 18:11

In my opinion, any inquistor (DH or WH) is a precision instrument- how you equip it depends on what you want to do with it. The army lists allow to build a shooty inquisitor or an assault inquisitor, or a tank hunting inquisitor, so the question is, what does your army need?

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Ravendove My backpack has JETS! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Basingstoke Age: 22 Posts: 1,113 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 75	How do you equip your Inquisitor? <a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_d1_openx_org_ck_php_n_a83f474f_amp_cb_46587945173');" rel='nofollow' href='http://d1.openx.org/ck.php?n=a83f474f&cb=46587945173' target='_blank'><img src='http://d1.openx.org/avw.php?zoneid=22572&cb=46587945173&n=a83f474f' border='0' alt='' /></a> Hey Witch Hunters players. I'm considering using an Allied Inquisitor in my Imperial Guard army and with the wealth of options in the DH and WH Codexii I'm feeling more than a little overwhelmed. Most players in the IG forum seem to agree that the best option is a DH Inquisitor with 2 x Mystics. Cheap and cheerful, but it won't win you any friends. What alternative does the WH Codex have? Since I'd like to theme my army a little more, I was wondering what all you players took for your Inquisitor + Retinue? More importantly, why? __________________ Bone Necrons wip Powered by Tofu Emperor, not Emporer. It's not difficult, people.

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Marnepup Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Age: 30 Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 48	I do take a WH inquisitor...for fun. Actually, it's been pretty effective, especially when you consider the huge points sink that it represents: Inquisitor Lady with bolterstake crossbow, HOTW, Purgatus, PS, PH. 1x familiar 2x sage 2x sister hospitaler 2x plasma gunning guardsman 1x plasma cannon servitor Chimera Not cheap, but loads of fun, and it gets some plasma goodness and psychic defense in the list... Oh, and I have found the powers to be effective. So far, HOTW has murdered two psycher battle squads outright on turn one, and I did manage to smack Eldrad upside the head with a healthy dose of purgatus once. That was a riot. Oh, sure, you get umpteen billion spells a turn, but LD7 makes a mockery of them, doesn't it? If I had (more) points to waste, I'd throw in some tag-alongs as extra wounds...but with wound allocation rules, I can't automatically kill them first, so it's not really worthwhile. The last ablative wound wouldn't die until one of the sisters, one of the sages, and one of the guardsmen was dead... __________________ Brets 1997-99 Tau since 2005 IG since 1999 SoB since 2007 DA since 2002 TK since 2009

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October 8th, 2009, 18:34	#2 (permalink)
redemptionlife Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Age: 24 Posts: 95 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 9	DH inquisitor is generally better than a WH one, if you had to twist my arm... Heavy bolter and plasma cannon servitors, 2 sages, 2 chirugeons, maybe a familiar or two for cheap wounds... DH w/ 2 mystics much better Only advantage with WH inquisitor is that if you get a landraider, then anyone can use it, wheras DH can only be used by the inquisitor, very annoying codex rule, this is pretty much the ONLY reason to have WH > DH inquisitor

October 9th, 2009, 05:41	#3 (permalink)
GAX70 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 115 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 17	i'll second redemptionlife's post WH inquisitors are sadly not worth it.

November 13th, 2009, 03:23	#5 (permalink)
Epidemic4774 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 136 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 12	WH inquistors can actually be very effective and better than DH inquistors imo if focus on the psychic power aspect of them. How I would run my WH inquistor lord would be Lord + pistol close combate weapon + psychic hood Purgatus + Divnine Pronouncement + Scourging retinue of 2 familiars maybe some acolytes its points left over Chimera + Multi laser. Just keep inquisitor in the Chimera and use the psychic powers from the firing points which I believe there are 2.

November 13th, 2009, 18:11	#6 (permalink)
IofRaw Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 6	In my opinion, any inquistor (DH or WH) is a precision instrument- how you equip it depends on what you want to do with it. The army lists allow to build a shooty inquisitor or an assault inquisitor, or a tank hunting inquisitor, so the question is, what does your army need?