3/5 stars. The rules are average.
Background.
Being put in terminator armour for the White Scars is not a testament of strength or honour as it might be for other legions. It is condemnation. The Ebon Keshig is a form of atonement for battle brothers who have been found wanting or lacking in honour. They are deployed as a vanguard and bodyguard, and should the marines die, then clearly they've had a final honourable death. Should they survive, then maybe they have found atonement and will be allowed back to the prior positions.
Strengths.
Tartaros terminators with T=5 and Leadership=10. They come with a power glaive which gives a S bonus as well as breaching and impact on AP.
Thanks to Legacies, you can get other power weapons and power fists alongside combi weapons.
The vexillia and the grenade harness are almost a given upgrade.
Weaknesses.
The points cost is steep here. You are effectively paying for Vanguard (3) (but basic terminators have this! NB), feel no pain (but only at 6+) and Expendable (2). It is worth also considering how to get them to their destinations.
Builds.
5 Kharash, 2 with power fists and combi-meltas, vexilla, grenade harness (235 points).
A basline entry unit. But note that the points cost is high here already. Are you sure you wouldn't just have tartaros terminators instead?
10 Kharash, 5 with power fists and volkite chargers, vexilla, grenade harness (440 points).
The unit gets a bit cheaper with more members, but it is still very expensive. And you need a transport solution, or some White Scars speed ups.
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