3/5 stars. The rules are average.
Background.
When World Eaters utterly succumb to their inherent madness, as happened from time to time before the coming of Angron, but very much so after the Butcher's Nails and at the Betrayal, they become savages of little more than rage. The techmarines fashioned mobile prisons for them and released them from their chains in the ship's hold when needed.
Strengths.
A solid stat line combined with a default of twin power axes, fearless, and hatred of everything. These terminators are a force to be reckoned with, but ultimately nothing particularly special or out of the ordinary. In some ways they are a baseline terminator against which other terminators might be measured.
Weaknesses.
Low leadership (but remember fearless). Ravening madmen (but take hits at S-1).
The Red Butchers are probably slightly over-priced in terms of points costs and what you get for them. But equally the fearless rule is worth the premium.
Difference to First Edition.
Much smoother rules and better rounded.
Builds.
The builds here are very straight forward. Decide between the axes, or upgrade with hammers and fists.
Keep one axe or gain a combi-bolter, depending if you think you're going to get the charge in (you should with a drop pod or a land raider or similar if the army is made well). Lightning claws are also good here, but cost a bit too much in relation to the axes possibly.
5 Red Butchers, 2 Thunder Hammers, Devoured with Grenade Harness (280 points).
Perhaps a baseline build, but very expensive to be honest.
10 Red Butchers, 2 Thunder Hammers, 2 Chain Fists, Devoured with grenade harness and combi-flamer (530 points).
More of a maximal squad to take advantage of the cheaper extra bodies.
8 Red Butchers, 8 Combi-Bolters, Devoured with Grenade Harness and combi-plasma (405 points)
Take Khorne's sacred number ... or something.
Only the Devoured can take a hammer so surely better taking hammer and fist if you want the extra attack?
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