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Making a fluffy Inquisition task force that combines element of the Ordo Xenos and Ordo Malleus (ordo hereticus dosent play well enough with others).

The goal, besides having everything make sense fluff-wise, is also being able to make a showing on the table. I welcome any input to changes I can make that keep things fluffy and if possible competent.

Ordo Malleus - 1150 points

Inquisitor Coteaz
His warband -> 8 bolter warriors, 3 Plasma-cannon servitors and a Jokearo (a skink!)

Stormraven - inquisition colours
5 crusaders (axes) + 5 DCA (maul/sword)

Exorcist Veteran Squad (GK strike squad) (10)
- Psycannon x2

Rifle Dread /w psyammo x2 (One will be exorcist, one Deathwatch)

Ageis line

Deathwatch - 850 points

Librarian Rath - (Runepriest) -> TDA -> Axe -> jaw/LL
WG - TDA - HF - Maul
WG - TDA - SS - Axe
WG - Combi-melta x3
Droppod

Deathwatch killteam (Greyhunter) (10) - banner - meltax2
droppod

Deathwatch Killteam (Greyhunter) (10) - banner - meltax2
droppod

Deathwatch Killteam (longfang) - 5xML

Basic game plan
- Coteaz, henchmen, dreads and longfangs hang out behind the aegis line raining down righteous fury from afar. The Deathwatch come down from the sky to do what is required /w the stormraven being the cleanup crew. The veterans of the Exorcist chapter will hang out behind the line and will play any role required of them, be it advance behind the droppods or protect the inquisitor.

Looks pretty good, although I would get two chimps for coteaz's squad. Jokero's work best in pairs for their customization and having a second lascannon/heavy flamer/multi melta is always nice.

Maybe trim the Wg a bit to get points?

I could drop one Wg out of terminator armor, but I like having 5 to get the HF. A undervalued piece of kit.

2 Jokearos are a nice combo, the choice of 2 lascannons ads a good deal of reliability to the units AV capacity + the buff. I guess it comes down to what is reduced... I could trim down the strike squad but that would be at the loss of a psycannon.

Why not trim the DCA Crusader squad? You're already taking a huge risk transporting them in a Stormraven, I don't really see their value in this list anyway, especially considering the 150 points of dead weight in the raven, making it an even higher priority target.

They serve one purpose, assault on turn 5 to take of grab an objective. I have had good luck with them, they melt 10 man MEQ's with regularity... but if they get into assault turn 3-4 they usually cant hold out to things like turn 6-7.

But yea they are a bigger target for the raven, luckily though they are all sporting 3++ or 5++ so they can survive a crash. Otherwise I havent found any unit cheaper which can either suvive a SR crash or assault out of it for less than 200 points.