4/5 stars. Solid choice.
Background.
Reinforced breacher squads whose sacred duty is to protect the flagship - Phalanx. They have no markings of victory or similar: simply carrying on in their role is reward enough. When called upon, they make excellent space ship storming squads when needed to board hostile territories.
Strengths.
Power axes and boarding shields as the basic squad, and ten men make for a reasonable baseline. Their special rule: Phalanx Formation allows them to make a shield wall advanced reaction without expending reaction points. But only if they accept getting pinned after the reaction is resolved. I'd suggest expending the reaction points anyway most of the time, but it could be effective.
There is a degree of customization available here as well - note that the Legacies pdf allows a greater range than the Liber.
Weaknesses.
One wound each with a basic 3+ armour save.
The lack of Stone Gauntlet in this edition means that this squad is not as potentially as good as it once was.
Builds.
10 Phalanx Warders, Sergeant with Solarite Power Gauntlet, Vexilla (220 points).
A baseline build.
20 Phalanx Warders, 4 Thunder Hammers, Sergeant with Thunder Hammer, Squad Melta Bombs (455 points).
Cheaper than second edition and entertaining.
10 Phalanx Warders, 2 Flamers, Vexilla, Sergeant with Thunder Hammer, Squad Melta Bombs (245 points).
I actually like the combination of flamers and breacher squads. They are always under-rated!
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