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The first list is in preparation for a tournament that is a long long way away.

And the second is for a tournament that is a few weeks away.
The closer tourney is supposed to be more friendly and less ultra-competitive so i like the list to go that way.
And what says not competitive more than an inquisitor?
Although this is my first time trying to configure one to please bear with me.

Sister of Battle

Cannoness Blessed Weapon, Infernus Pistol, Cloak of saint Aspira, Jump Pack, Book Of Saint Lucius- 135

Troops

10xSisters-Veteran, 2xMeltaguns, Rhino- 194

10xSisters-Veteran, Flamer, Heavy Flamer, Rhino- 192

10xSisters-Veteran, 2xFlamers, Rhino-186

Fast Attack

6xSeraphim-, T-L Inferno pistols-147

Heavy Support

Exorcist-135

Total-999

Any thoughts?

Do you see any potential weaknesses?

Thanks For Reading

And the 1500 point variant

Sister of Battle
HQ

Inquisitor Lord-Rosarius, Eviserator, Purity Seals, Psychic Hood, Infernus Pistol-135
Retinue-3xAcolytes, 3xCrusaders, 2xChirugeon, 1xSage-88
Acolytes-1xPower Armour, 2xCarapace Armour
Rhino-Smoke Launchers-53
Total-296

Cannoness Blessed Weapon, Infernus Pistol, Cloak of saint Aspira, Jump Pack, Book Of Saint Lucius- 135

Elite

Callidus Assasin-120
Troops

10xSisters-Veteran, 2xMeltaguns, Rhino, Smoke Launchers-197

10xSisters-Veteran, Flamer, Heavy Flamer, Rhino, Smoke Launchers- 195

10xSisters-Veteran, 2xFlamers, Rhino-186

Fast Attack

8xSeraphim-2x Hand Flamers, 8xMelta Bombs, Power Weapon-250

Heavy Support

Exorcist-135

Total-1498

And does the Liber Heresius do anything anymore? If seems like it doesn't but otherwise it looks like it could be very useful.

I am hoping that i can use the inquistor squad to take out non dedicated close combat units in close combat and use the inquisitor himself to take down vehicles. And With the surgeons, acolytes and a 3+ save he should be pretty durable. i would of gone with a force weapon but i cant rely on s3 to hurt what i would want it to. And i think purity seals will be great for running away from scary units because he lets them fail LD checks if he wants. The cannoness and the seraphim should also be able to take down anything that comes there way. The sisters oare awesome and the callidus can be a good HQ hunter as well as annoying the opposition by moving there tank behind a wall or into the open or into assault range. And the exorcist should do well but it might be a bit vulnerable on its own.

I think a Canoness ought to run with an Eviscerator. A s5 Power Weapon just isn't as good and she can't kill vehicles or walkers with it. Beside the point the role of a JP canoness is to smash into high priority targets like tanks, special characters, etc so she can make the most out of that 2++. That means she needs a Mantle of Ophelia.

Seraphim really need a Veteran superior with a Book and Eviscerator - so they can hit and run away to open up opponents to shooting and to pop more tanks.

For standard troops I think you really want to run a Book in each squad and never take a flamer when you can take a heavy flamer.

I would personally take 2x squads of standard SoB with Flamer, H. Flamer, Brazier to wipe out squads and then take a 5 man Celestian Squad with 2x Melta in an Immolator.

1 Exorcist is going to be inconsistent at best, I always take 2 even at 1k points - if you decide to do this drop the Seraphim. You can still run your Canoness with a JP hiding behind vehicles or you put her in a Retinue of celestians in an Immo.

Why does she have a 2+ invun?

Why bother when the melta bombs and her pistol can take down the vehicle?

Why would i put her against a walker when i can just use meltas or an exorcist?

Why take a book when you already have 9 leadership? so you give yourself 9 leadership?

And i think ten points for a flamer shot from the brazier isn't worth it.

Meltabombs should be able to pop any tank better than an Evicerator at a lesser cost.

A Book of St Lucius (BoSL) makes any unit wihtin 6" of the bearer effectively stubborn (ignore combat modifiers) but better than stubborn because you can choose to use it. That would make everything near the Canoness ld 10 Stubborn and all the other squads Ld 9 stubborn...for 1/3 the cost of an inferno pistol (see what I did there, better own the codex to know the cost!).

It also makes them immune to Psyker Battle Squads and any other thing that changes leadership.

Her save is 2+ normal with the cloak and on a leadership test (when alone) she can faith it to be a 2++ which is where you will probably burn 2 or 3 Faith points a game as she utterly rips apart walkers and many special characters/HQ's. If you plan to smash her into those tings w/o a retinue, then the Mantle is needed.

8x Melta bombs on a squad of Seraphim is a total waste, get the free Imagifier with the VSS and the Eviscerator is for when you do end up in combat with the unit you just popped out of its transport. Also 8x metla bombs costs 4x braziers on those seraphim, thats much more than a VSS with Eviscerator

Exorcists excel at AV 11 and 12, but you really want them to dismount your enemies from afar and not deal with Dreads so your flamers can pop out and erase the squad.

10 points for another 4 or 5 flamer hits on a squad with Divine Guidance is TOTALLY worth it, odds are you will shoot most flamers 1 or 2 times a game tops anyway, so it is very similar to simply having a flamer

I see you edited your post from before:

Inquisitor for CC is a waste they are too weak, a Rhino is okay but use it for heavy bolter servitors and ld 10 hood or for 3x plasma/melta to provide heavy fire support. I don't even give my inquisitor a weapon usually, just a hood and keep him in positions not to get munched.

A power weapon on a VSS for Seraphim isnt worth it at all - s3 power weapons kill nothing fast. Also, all your vehicles need smoke (except possibly the exorcist). It sucks to pay for but its necessary.

Edit: You throw the Canoness into a walker because she has a chain fist and an invulnerable save to keep her alive, ideally you blow it up with an Inferno Pistol, but if you can't you dont want it getting into your standard SoB squads if it survives. I had 2x Canoness at a tournament individually dismantle 2x dreadnoughts in a tournament (1 ironclad, 1 Venerable) which cost me 4x Faith, but was worth it because all my melta shots unluckily missed or only shook/stunned the walker. If I had not tied them up they would have brutally wrecked through my lines.

ChocolateGork wrote:Why does she have a 2+ invun?

Why bother when the melta bombs and her pistol can take down the vehicle?

Because the vehicle moved at least 6 inches and popped smoke. You need it dead now. You get your choice of multiple S6 + d6 extra pen attacks, or a single melta bomb.

Why would i put her against a walker when i can just use meltas or an exorcist?

Because meltas might not be within range, and your exorcists could have bigger fish to fry. Oh, and you have one exorcist. That's not enough exorcist to be reliable anti-tank.

Why take a book when you already have 9 leadership? so you give yourself 9 leadership?

Unmodified leadership value = win. It's like stubborn but you can switch it on and off, making it better, in every way.

And i think ten points for a flamer shot from the brazier isn't worth it.

No arguments here.

Meltabombs should be able to pop any tank better than an Evicerator at a lesser cost.

Whaaaa?

Only correction daedalus is that you get 2d6 armor pen because an Eviscerator is essentially a chainfist.

Think of it this way 5x Melta bombs are 5 attacks for 25 points at s8. An Eviscerator is 4 attacks at s6, plus it goes against WS on walkers and can kill infantry. Statistically it is worth about 3 melta bombs, so you just paid 10 points for a s6 power weapon hit on infantry that hits walkers on at least 4's? I would buy that piece of wargear in a second.

Ok so eviserators FTW

For 1500

Sister of Battle
HQ

Inquisitor Lord-Rosarius, Eviserator, Purity Seals, Psychic Hood, Infernus Pistol-135
Retinue-3xAcolytes, 3xCrusaders, 2xChirugeon, 1xSage-88
Acolytes-1xPower Armour, 2xCarapace Armour
Rhino-Smoke Launchers-53
Total-296

Cannoness- Eviserator, Infernus Pistol, Cloak of saint Aspira, Jump Pack, Book Of Saint Lucius, Mantle Of Ophelia- 145

Troops

10xSisters-Veteran, 2xMeltaguns, Rhino, Smoke Launchers-197

10xSisters-Veteran, Flamer, Heavy Flamer, Rhino, Smoke Launchers- 195

10xSisters-Veteran, 2xFlamers, Rhino-186

Fast Attack

8xSeraphim-VSS, 2x Hand Flamers, Eviserator-225

Heavy Support

Exorcist-135

Exorcist-135

Total-1498

Any Better?

Much better. I still wouldn't run the CC inquisitor, but there is nothing to really nitpick here (other than maybe running Inferno Pistols like you had on the Seraphim and adding smoke to your last Rhino).

Best thing now is to try it out on the table and see what you like!