Inquisitors!

A new DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr has arrived: the Hierophant Class is out now on Steam with a 10% launch discount!

By playing this class, you will assume the role of an Inquisitor who can call in multiple acolytes to form a squad. You will have to use your faith and authority to inspire your acolytes to carry out the Emperor's will, manage them like a true leader and teach the Imperium's truth to all the heretics in the Caligari sector.

Watch the release trailer here:

Key features

• Inquisitorial Retinue: The Hierophant has access to a whole new feature within the game - Retinue Management. Travel and fight alongside up to four AI companions (Crusader, Assassin, Psyker, Battle Sister), commanding them in battle. Customize their gear, unique skill trees and reach a maximum level of 100 with them.
  
  
• Issue orders to your Retinue Members through the brand new Orders Bar. Orders are special skills that modify the behavior of Retinue Members while applying various buffs and bonuses.
  
  
• Improved AI for Retinue Members
  
  
• New Class Backgrounds: Confessor, Cardinal, Drill Abbot
  
  
• New Weapons: Wield two new off-hand weapons (Dialogous Staff, Libram) that offer additional benefits for the Retinue.
  
  
• New Belt Gear: Gear your Hierophant up with Curios, a unique class-specific belt gear, and support your allies with passive Auras and on-use effects.
  
  
• Unique Class Resource: Use Devotion points to unleash devastating spells against your foes.
  
  
• New Perks: Utilize maximum class replayability and build variety with 14 new Perks and a completely redesigned Perk System for this class.
  
  
• New Skill Trees: Reach level 100 with your Hierophant and tap into its full potential by unlocking the Retinue Tactics, Blessings and Utility skill trees.
  
  
• New Blessings and Spells: Purge the heretics of the Caligari Sector with the Hierophant's powerful Blessings - spells that either have an area of effect or apply directly to the target - or unleash mayhem with his active Spells.
  
  
• New Enchantments: Enhance your build with several new Relic and Primary Enchants.
  
  
• New Heroic Deeds and Achievements
  
  

If you have been out of the loop, you can read all previous blog posts about the Hierophant's Subclasses, Retinue, and Tools of Destruction. Also, make sure to check out our newly updated Compendium for a much more detailed breakdown of new abilities, gear and progression systems!

Finally, if you have missed it last week, you can watch the developer interview here:

We hope you enjoy playing this new class, we have certainly enjoyed coming up with new, fresh ideas for playing Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr. This year we have also released the Seasonal Journey (a feature that lets players to freely select seasonal content) and the Offline Mode. Both of these features will come to consoles, the Seasonal Journey on November 26 and the Offline Mode early next year. Stay tuned!

The Emperor Protects!