4/5 stars. The rules are good.
Background.
What do you get if you put a smashed up Gal Vorbak inside a contemptor dreadnought? The Word Bearers have conclusively answered this with the Mhara Gal. "...that which was blessed, but now stands beyond the sight of the gods" to use the official description. The dreadnought is a cursed creation with black flames flickering around it and reality itself upset by its presence. In many ways, this is punishment with life after death for the Gal Vorbak inside.
Strengths.
A dreadnought profile mixed with dark blessings to create something a bit more deadly.
Explodes and Fear are nice to have, but the real question comes down to which upgrades to take.
I like the Warp Fire Cannon. The blasts coupled with 2 damages, breaching and shred is excellent.
The baseline burning warp fire template is nice for causing panic and probably something you should keep. The tainted claw is similarly great hitting at S=10 with AP=2 and 3 damage. I don't feel any need to upgrade to gravis bolt cannons. Melta cannon might be interesting, lascannons are okay, but you want to be close range for combat, and the same issue raises its head for the autocannon. Hence it is between the warp fire cannon and the melta cannon for me. Given that the model is sold in resin with the warp fire cannon, I really recommend that.
Weaknesses.
Not many. It is malefic as you might expect. Just a pity that it cannot take 2 tainted talons or 2 warp fire cannons in third edition.
Builds.
Mhara Gal with Warp Fire Cannon and Tainted Claw (210 points).
I genuinely think that this is the build that you should be running.
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