3.5/5 stars, rounded down. They do, indeed, deliver. But for the points, you would be better off with a Warmonger character combined with regular terminators. I really want to like them more than I do.
Background.
The Deliverers are the remains of the Terrans within the legion and trained with the Luna Wolves under Horus himself prior to Corax being found. Finding reward with the Justaerin they were subsequently shunned by Corax since terminators did not truly fit in with the Raven Guard's new modus operandi. Not honoured like they used to be, some declared for Horus in the wars that followed whereas others stayed with Corax, if only to die a worthy death and prove their worth to the Raven Lord.
Strengths.
Fundamentally, these men are two wound WS=T=5 terminators with 2+/4++ saves. They have a high degree of customization available to them as well.
What really stands out here though is the in-built deep strike special rule. This is very rare and cannot be overlooked. Place them right, at the right time, and they can deliver (sic) the game to you potentially. Vanguard (3) is also amazing.
Weaknesses.
Don't deploy them with Corax. End of. You get -1 to reserve rolls when he is also in reserves, and Corax can't join them anyway.
I honestly see two primary routes to builds for them: ranged later game teleportation, and transported on land raiders / Spartans into position.
I want to be clear about the former case though: a Warmonger character with regular terminators is much more points cost efficient.
Builds.
15 Deliverers, 3 Reaper Autocannons, 4 Chain Fists (700 points).
Later game teleportation squad for your shooting pleasure. No need to take 15, even 10 or 5 will suffice quite nicely to be very honest and will be much cheaper in terms of the points cost (the points cost here is exceptionally steep!).
5 Deliverers, 1 Reaper Autocannon, 2 Chain Fists (250 points).
A watered down version of the above.
5 Deliverers, 1 Multi-Melta, 4 Combi-Meltas (270 points).
Almost unique in the game: teleport in and wreck some armour. Take chain fists for extra damage to taste. This is the build that is likely most viable for you.
5 Deliverers, All with Raven Talons (265 points).
For filling up your land raider. Or teleporting very close to the enemy held objective. Again here, the points cost doesn't add up since regular terminators do it more efficiently, and if you're using a transport you have wasted your teleport.
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