3.5/5 stars. Rounded down The rules are fluffy but average.
Background.
The Order of Ruin within the Thousand Sons looked after the war machines and were basically tech marines in everything but name. They were able to predict the ebb and flow of battle in addition to the usual maintenance tasks and thus were highly valued by the legion. Valued enough that each of them had a personal group of bodyguards
Strengths.
Battlesmith and a servo arm combine with Divination and Telepathy to give a solid character. The stat line is reasonable if unremarkable.
The life wards prevent precision shots against the Numerologist which is very nice and one of the real strengths of the unit overall. Used well this is quite a nice trait to have. But I suspect that players won't choose this unit outside of a fluffy choice most of the time.
Weaknesses.
You don't get the full range of psychic abilities. No arcana. And only Foresights's Blessing and Mind Burst as your powers.
Builds.
Numerologist with Thunder Hammer, 4 Life Wards including 1 with a rotor cannon (150 points).
A flexible unit. Take a cyber familiar to taste.
Numerologist with Thunder Hammer, Cyber Familiar and Aether-Fire Blaster, 9 Life Wards including 1 Power Fist, 2 Rotor Cannons, Vexilla, Augury Scanner, Nuncio Vox (300 points).
Not quite sure it is worth the points cost, but this is the maximal squad.
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