2.5/5 stars, but rounded down. Needs something extra to be a solid pick, or lower points cost.
Background.
Deny the enemy and escape route. Purge the abhumans who possess the taint of chaos. And generally use flame based weapons. Lots.
Strengths.
They come with flamers as base and can take the nice compression tanks or snare guns to taste (as well as grenade launchers).
Ideally, you're putting them in a transport and going from there.
Weaknesses.
The reason why this unit won't see much play is multifold.
(a) the points cost is a bit too high for what they're doing;
(b) they really need infiltrate or similar to work well;
(c) even scouting would work;
(d) a different Chamber to Judgement would be better.
For these reasons, combined with the off builds, I just can't see them being played that much even in fluffier lists.
Builds.
Firebrands x5, all with flamers and compression tanks, Mistress with power weapon (130 points).
They'll need a transport. I remain a fan of snare guns and they provide an interesting play tactic (get in your transport, snare a target, and let another unit finish it off). The grenade launchers are sound enough in premise as well.
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