3.5/5 stars, rounded up to 4 stars. He costs a lot. But he remains vulnerable to instant death as a strong counter.
Background.
First Captain of the Death Guard and the one who would become Typhus the Traveller in later life aboard his flagship the Terminus Est. A Librarian who subsequently repressed his gifts, he was also among the first to fall to Chaos and spread his taint through the legion thanks to the seven pillared lodge.
Strengths.
Typhon is a Grave Warden terminator with extra buffs. Or at least that's the best way to think about him. He comes with most things you would expect from that sect of terminators. He has a full grenade harness in place of an assault grenade launcher, some rad grenades as well as the chemical loaded pistol. He is replete with a strong stat line that has WS=6 along with 4 wounds and I=5 which is amazing for this legion.
His scythe has flesh bane attached to it, and it also swings at initiative which is very strong. His Warlord Trait, Comes the Reaper, buffs flesh bane even further along with poisoned. This is spread to his unit as well, which begs him to be placed with a large blob of grave wardens himself. Movement reaction bonus is amazing here as well.
He is also a repressed psyker. Witchsense gives him a bonus buff to WS and A which is strong. While Toxin Cloud is a massive blob of flesh bane and pinning. Both are great. But he can't use them with Mortarion on the board.
Weaknesses.
There are 2 very major points to consider about Typhon. The first one is the price tag. He costs a bomb. Perhaps literally. The points cost is mainly justified, but it is worth considering if a plain praetor might be better if you are at lower points levels and (or) not running Mortarion.
The second major negative is T=4. He is very vulnerable to instant death and to sneaky snipers who can clear him off the board. Seriously invest in a land raider to keep him alive until he's needed!
And just for fun, in 30k, he doesn't have any plague zombies hanging around him yet.
Overall.
Do NOT take him with Mortarion since he cannot use his psyker powers and this results in points value being not worth it. He is a great choice for a Mortarion lacking army though, albeit an expensive one.
Difference to First Edition.
No more calling down a chemical bombardment from orbit. Equally, almost every orbital bombardment has been removed from second edition for reasons that I haven't explored too deeply.
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