4/5 stars.
Background.
The nails were killing him. He was doomed from when they hammered them into his gene enhanced skull. Even the Emperor couldn't save him. And he had tried. Luckily, Lorgar knew a way to help him survive: by getting him ascended to daemonhood and becoming a daemon prince of Khorne! This ensured that the nails would not destroy him, but at what cost? Glorious wings on his back is certainly part of the answer!
Strengths.
The stat line here is improved over an above the standard mortal Angron. We have 7's in S, T, W, and I, whilst the attacks are boosted at source, and the movement reflects the wings. He drops a bit of intelligence to gain willpower though.
He comes with various weapons that can act as either AP=2, D=2 reaping blows (2) at base characteristics, or crush stuff with a D=4 attack and S+4, but at a lower initiative and with limited attacks (4). No good against his brothers thanks to eternal warrior of course, so you'll want the base level blades.
He is, of course, only a traitor, and comes with things like deep strike and fear, along with being malefic and anti-grav.
Fundamentally he is a massive beat stick. And good at it. But no longer lord of the red sands who is able to pivot from one combat to the next.
Weaknesses.
You cannot play Angron Transfigured in the same army as regular Angron. This is not a weakness though.
The real drawback is that he does nothing for his army. Absolutely nothing. All that he exists for is as a killing machine. That's it. That's literally all there is to Angron Transfigured. You should not be surprised by this.
Overall.
As a daemon prince, Angron Transfigured is very worthy and will win many battles. However, he is no force multiplier, and faster armies can still out-position him. Is he worth the points cost? Just about. But it is steep. I'm going to go out on a branch here and suggest to you that I actually prefer mortal Angron for the set of rules and fluffiness. I do still like Transfigured Angron though, to be clear.
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