3/5 stars. The rules are average and a regular praetor may serve you better?
Background.
The master of the shattered legions returns to third edition with his regular panoply of war. Whole books in the Heresy series have been written about him (or maybe the Alpha Legion impersonating him).
Meduson made his escape from Isstvan and re-forced the remnants of the Iron Hands, Raven Guard and Salamanders into a new fighting force. They became guerrillas, deploying behind enemy lines and fighting as a flexible force that took advantage of each of their legion's strengths. All the while hunted by Tybalt Marr and the Emperor's Children.
Strengths.
The 24 inch bolt gun, Storm's Wrath, comes with breaching in third edition and FP=3. Meanwhile the Albian Power Gladius is at S+1 and AP3 which is nice, but likely you will be fighting against 2+ armour saves which you need to keep in mind.
Battlesmith is nice to have, as is the servo-arm that Meduson comes with as standard.
Weaknesses.
Although he is high command and has the status of a praetor, his stat line is strictly worse than that of a praetor. Explicitly in WS and A. Keep this in mind for challenges.
Overall.
I hope that the Shattered Legions rules for third edition will make Meduson more attractive. As he currently stands, he is strictly worse than a regular praetor, costs probably slightly more than you would hope, and is mid-range - able to do shooting and melee reasonably, but truly excelling at neither (slightly better on the ranged shots to be fair). You're taking him for the additional reaction point from Master of the Legion, the shooting, and presumably what will be re-forged Shattered Legion rules. Otherwise take a different Praetor level character such as an Iron Father or a genuine Praetor.
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