What categories of tools we should be looking for while thinking the tester way ?

What makes sense for a tester to have an extended support in terms of tools ........

Questions to ask -

• do we really need them ?
• will they help me perform better in this situation ?
• are these tools scripting ideas & inputs ?
• are they able to "think" cognitively like you and me ?
• can they really unearth bugs ?
• will they increase my productivity ?

Specific to Automation tools

• Are they able to let me explore the inputs ?
• am I experimenting while doing testing ?
• can I make them work they way I'd want them to work ?
• Are they actually doing what I wanted them to do while executing a script ?