The Acolytes report: data Entry 002: Testing lists and some hobby progress
Howdy!
I hope whomever is reading this is having a swell day and is at least slightly curious about what I got going on. In today's article, I will go over the list I am using, a game I played with it and some hobby progress I have going on. Thanks again for popping on over and keep on reading to see how the loyal forces of the Emperors Inquisition have fared…
I seem to be forcing myself to either suffer through a pain matrix of my own making or attempting to apply the philosophy of ‘playing one of the worst factions will surely make me better at the game’. The jury is still out on which one is the real answer, but I definitely hope it is the latter. For those of you that don't know, I love the Inquisition within the 40k universe. I read the first Eisenhorn novel about a decade ago, and I have not once looked back. When GW made Imperial Agents as a faction I windmill slammed the buy button on their codex immediately. For this new edition we are in, I am attempting to play Imperial Agents even at a semi-competitive level. This is a tall ask, but I will endure and go for as long as I can.
My current list is this abomination:
How much is too much? (2000 points)
Imperial Agents
Imperialis Fleet and Veiled Blade Elimination Force (3 Detachment Points)
Reconnaissance
Strike Force (2000 points)
Inquisitor Coteaz (75 points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• Warlord
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Glovodan Psyber‐eagle
1x Nemesis daemon hammer
1x Psychic Blast
Inquisitorial Agents (100 points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 2x Tome‐skull
• 10x Inquisitorial Agent
• 10x Agent firearm
10x Agent melee weapon
2x Eviscerator
2x Mystic stave
2x Plasma pistol
• 1x Gun Servitor
• 1x Agent melee weapon
1x Heavy bolter
Rogue Trader Entourage (95 points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Rogue Trader
• 1x Household pistol
1x Monomolecular cane-rapier
• Enhancement: Fleetmaster
• 1x Death Cult Assassin
• 1x Dartmask
1x Death Cult power blade
• 1x Lectro‐Maester
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Voltaic pistol
• 1x Rejuvenat Adept
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Healing serum
1x Laspistol
Imperial Navy Breachers (90 points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard (Battleline)
• 1x Navis Sergeant-at-Arms
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Navis shotgun
• 9x Navis Armsman
• 9x Close combat weapon
1x Demolition charge
1x Endurant Shield
1x Meltagun
1x Navis heavy shotgun
7x Navis shotgun
Navigator (75 points)
• Attached as: Leader (Character)
• 1x Force-orb cane
1x Laspistol
• Enhancement: Clandestine Operation
Voidsmen-at-Arms (50 points)
• Attached as: Bodyguard
• 1x Voidmaster
• 1x Artificer shotgun
1x Close combat weapon
1x Laspistol
• 4x Voidsman
• 4x Close combat weapon
3x Lasgun
4x Laspistol
1x Voidsman rotor cannon
• 1x Canid
• 1x Vicious bite
Callidus Assassin (115 points)
• 1x Neural shredder
1x Phase sword and poison blades
Culexus Assassin (95 points)
• 1x Animus speculum
1x Life-draining touch
Eversor Assassin (115 points)
• 1x Executioner pistol
1x Power sword and neuro gauntlet
Inquisitor Kroyle (100 points)
• 1x Butcher blade
1x Garralisk’s claws and teeth
1x Jindarii tox‑cycler
1x Stubcarbine
Vindicare Assassin (130 points)
• 1x Exitus pistol
1x Exitus rifle
1x Vindicare combat knife
Imperial Navy Breachers (90 points)
• 1x Navis Sergeant-at-Arms
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Navis shotgun
• 9x Navis Armsman
• 9x Close combat weapon
1x Demolition charge
1x Endurant Shield
1x Meltagun
1x Navis heavy shotgun
7x Navis shotgun
Imperial Navy Breachers (90 points)
• 1x Navis Sergeant-at-Arms
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Navis shotgun
• 9x Navis Armsman
• 9x Close combat weapon
1x Demolition charge
1x Endurant Shield
1x Meltagun
1x Navis heavy shotgun
7x Navis shotgun
Imperial Rhino (65 points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Storm bolter
Imperial Rhino (65 points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Storm bolter
Inquisitorial Chimera (60 points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
2x Heavy bolter
1x Heavy stubber
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Lasgun array
Exaction Squad (90 points)
• 1x Proctor-Exactant
• 1x Arbites combat shotgun
1x Arbites shotpistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Nuncio-acquila
• 9x Exaction Vigilant
• 1x Arbites Medi-kit
7x Arbites combat shotgun
1x Arbites grenade launcher
9x Arbites shotpistol
9x Close combat weapon
1x Excruciator maul
1x Soulguilt Scanner
1x Webber
• 1x Cyber-mastiff
• 1x Mechanical bite
Inquisitorial Agents (50 points)
• 1x Tome‐skull
• 5x Inquisitorial Agent
• 5x Agent firearm
5x Agent melee weapon
1x Eviscerator
1x Mystic stave
1x Plasma pistol
• 1x Gun Servitor
• 1x Agent melee weapon
1x Heavy bolter
Subductor Squad (85 points)
• 1x Proctor-Subductor
• 1x Arbites shotpistol
1x Shock maul
• 9x Subductor
• 9x Arbites shotpistol
9x Shock maul
• 1x Cyber-mastiff
• 1x Mechanical bite
Subductor Squad (85 points)
• 1x Proctor-Subductor
• 1x Arbites shotpistol
1x Shock maul
• 9x Subductor
• 9x Arbites shotpistol
9x Shock maul
• 1x Cyber-mastiff
• 1x Mechanical bite
ALLIED UNITS
Armiger Helverin (140 points)
• 2x Armiger autocannon
1x Armoured feet
1x Questoris heavy stubber
Armiger Helverin (140 points)
• 2x Armiger autocannon
1x Armoured feet
1x Questoris heavy stubber
I know most of you reading this won't understand a fair bit about what any of this means. Rest assured, I am taking the approach of ‘Tanks don't exist if I don't acknowledge them.’ There will be repercussions to this philosophy but I am choosing to ignore them.
Speaking of repercussions for my actions, that is exactly what happened in my game I had against one Trevor. If you have not had the privilege of playing against Trevor, I highly recommend it. He is a wonderful human being, a good warhammer player and a blast to be around. Our game was fairly close all the way to the very end until I managed to barely squeak it out ahead.
Here is the score from the game:
(Myself)
(Trevor)
This man brought a Stompa to the table. It survived with barely a scratch. Some of the more observant will notice my Beacon was discarded. This is because he rolled a 12 on a charged up, battleshocked Boyz Squad with Warboss and Painboy into them. The dice decreed it, so it happened.
As for some hobby progress, I have been plugging away at some Inquisitorial Agents to get them to a better quality than they were before. I have also started work on Inquisitor Kroyle. The previously mentioned Agents:
And Inquisitor Kroyle:
Thank you for taking the time to read my article. I know it was a bit long, so I will work on shortening future articles. I hope you will have a good rest of your day, take care and roll some dice.
The Emperor protects!
