Topic: Are inquisitors good.

[shmee shmee]

 Are inquisitors good and if what at.

[Charred Heretic]

shmee,

The simplest answer is: "it depends on how you use him".

Inquisitors are probably not good for new players, because his abilities are quirky.  Just getting through a 1000 pt game without several major mistakes is challenge enough all on its own.  Generally speaking, Inquisitors are difficult to use effectively, because they are Str3 T3 weighing in at a hefty 45 points.  So from a very basic perspective, his modest statline makes him a somewhat un-economic choice.

Read through his abilities, and try to picture them being used on the field.
If you can envision him using his abilities/wargear to earn back more than his points cost, then he will be good for you.  If you can't envision him earning his points cost, then he will not be good for you.

[shmee shmee]

 charred you still didn't answer my question and i don't have his stats

[Konstantine]

Inquisitors rock IF and WHEN they have a good retinue, and u r facing Deamons, also it depends on the type of Inquisitor (Lord or Regular) personally i take Regulars with a Bolter-Plasma gun as a pimped up Vet Sarge.

[Charred Heretic]

charred you still didn't answer my question and i don't have his stats

Str3 T3 should tell you a lot about his stats.  Copyright laws prevent me from giving you all of his abilities, of which there are many.
You need to evaluate his abilities in order to make an informed decision.  But if you really want an oversimplified opinion from one humble user, he is not good.

[Jezreel]

Personally, i like the Inquisitor
A) he looks cool
B) this is the Inquisition
C) you can pimp him up with a retinue (improving his BS, WS, Inititive)

I gave mine a psycannon, and a warrior with a heavy holter and he just sits back a shots things.
Hammerhand can boost his strength and acolyts can save his butt.

D) He looks cool

have fun

[Havrik]

Inquisitors fight depending on what you give him.  If you read the DH codex, you'll find that he can be accompanied with 'henchmen' (retinue) that can boost his abilities, depending on who you field and how many.  Some example lists:

Assaulty Inq.

Inq. Lord w/ daemonhammer, bolt pistol, & Halocaust Spell
w/ retinue of 3 acolytes (w/ storm shields) and 3 warriors (combat servitors.  they come w/ power fists and CCW)

this list is a tad pricey, (220 altogether, or 300 if you add a chimera to it) but it can potentially kick ass in CC.  6-9 power fists and 4-5 thunder hammer strikes are very likely gonna kill stuff, and the acolytes can hand out invul saves to power attacks. 

Shooty Inq.

Inquisitor (elite selection) w/ Psycannon
w/ retinue of 2 sages, 1 mystic, and 3 warriors (all gun servitors with heavy bolters.)

This list is 150 pts, but it shall work very well against hordes or tau (ap4).  (add 25 pts if you want him to be an Inq. Lord)

There's one other thing about Inquisitors.  If you have an Inq. Lord, you can get an assassin too.  they are expensive and specialize in one particular thing, but they do it quite well.  But, i'll that for the codex to explain.

[Baron von Sakamoto]

It's how you use them. It's like asking "Are Daemonhunters better than Chaos?". It depends all on what you want. Seeing as how you can pimp out Inquisitors in almost anyway you want, the combat roles they can take on makes them extremely flexible on the field. You can give him a retinue with lots of warriors and give him Heavy Bolters & they make awesome anti-horde, Eldar/Tau/DE. They can take on the anti-daemon role awesomely. Get a DH inq and he can take Sanctuary & 2 Hierophants & stick him on a central objective, he and basically anything within it's holy aura cannot touch it (so long as it's a Daemon).

[Killgore]

I have a Inquisitor not for his stat lines but because of the unit options i can take when i have one.


I like Orbital Strikes and my Anti-Psyker Assasin (the name of which I can never spell even remotly right)


I have the Vanhelsing (]I[ Lorr ) model, so my guy is simplie armed with a Power weapon and Plasma pistol which is on the model.

[Hivemind]

I frequently use a Witchhunter Inquisitor Lord in my force.  Aside from unlocking other units like Killgore does I also like the wargear options and psychic powers they have available.  Liber Hereticus is one of my favorite pieces of wargear, though a psychic hood is slowly moving up the ranks as psykers become more powerful.  Powers like Purgatus and Hammer of Witches are also nice.  It's hard come up with how well a Order Hereticus Inquisitor does because much of its abilities are focused on interfering with an opponent's plans.  I've almost always found them to be game-breakers though.