3/5 stars. The rules are average mainly and flexible for the points cost paid.
Background.
Scarab Occult Terminators to those outside the Thousand Sons legion, and standing apart from those even within the legion. These are a band of psykers who hold their minds in the highest enumerations and in battle appear to be so precise as to be automata ... perhaps foreshadowing the fate of some of their members.
Strengths.
WS=5 terminators with Achea pattern force swords and Vanguard (3).
There's build options here not only in terms of equipment but also the Arcana. I like Pavoni here, I have to admit. But don't let me put you off selecting others, as many of them are going to work depending on your plan for the unit (tank killers, infantry hunting, etc).
I'd be thinking about a grenade harness as an almost auto-upgrade, but beyond that it depends how you are dedicating them. Lightning claws (especially single ones) are not my favourite. The odd thunder hammer and chain fist could certainly be useful though. The reaper autocannon is very nice (think: Corvidae especially).
Weaknesses.
They don't have access to asphyx weapons. But perhaps you can claw some of this back with careful thoughts about Arcana.
Builds.
5 Sekhmet, grenade harness (255 points).
The base build. Works nicely with Pavoni if you don't have another purpose in mind.
5 Sekhmet, 5 combi-melta, 2 chain fists, grenade harness (325 points).
Tank hunting or a distraction carnifex. Take Raptora perhaps. Expensive realistically though.
10 Sekhmet, 2 Reaper Autocannons, grenade harness (510 points).
Corvidae. Possibly a lack of friends as well (doubly so if you have a squad of heavy support marines with autocannons) - you've been warned.
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