4/5 stars. The rules are very good.
Background.
The Warsmith is a Praetor upgrade for the Iron Warriors legion. Their skills are primarily in engineering and sieges, with good knowledge of the robots and tanks at their deployment to boot.
Strengths.
Master of the Legion. As per a praetor, this rule is absolutely vital.
On top of this, the warsmith gains a nice servo arm, along with a cortex controller, master of automata, and battlesmith. To make maximum use of these rules, a player should be thinking of what tank options he or she is taking, and preferably what robotic options as well. If these are not being taken, whilst it might be fluffy to have this character, it probably is not necessary.
Weaknesses.
The only reason that I'm giving this option 4 stars instead of 5 stars is that it is more restricted than a regular praetor and therefore might not conform to certain army builds that players might like. With that said, it really does genuinely suit the Iron Warriors legion a lot, so there's usually no real problem in using this upgrade. With that said, it might be the case that the points are better spent on an upgrade elsewhere in an army and a regular praetor would fill the leadership role just as well.
Difference to First Edition:
Neutral. The rules are comparable.
Builds.
Warsmith, Graviton Crusher, Shrapnel bolter (112 points).
A nice front line leader to be placed with a retinue inside a transport.
Warsmith in Cataphractii Terminator Armour, Graviton Crusher, Grenade Harness (175 points).
Tip of the spear for deployment in a land raider with a terminator squad or retinue.
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