How are you using Mephiston in this leg of 9th ed?

[Helias_Tancred]

Subject line says it all. 

 

He's such a complicated unit at times. Good, yet you have to use him with some finesse or he will get removed quickly.

 

 

[Tokugawa]

It's shame to make a famous respective hero bring dmg d3 weapon in 9th. Just not killy enough.

[Majkhel]

I think most of this is still applicable": http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/370238-unit-of-the-week-chief-librarian-mephiston/

I personally am not using him at all. Too big a cost, for a tad too much fragility and swingyness. If I want a glass-canon, I take DC.

[Karhedron]

I also haven't really tried him in 9th. I am toying with the idea of running him with 5 BGVs in an Impulsor. They offer protection and volume of attacks. Mephy offer psychic support and heavier hitting power against tough targets.

[Majkhel]

I think he can be considered as part of a moving castle formation when you prefer to have a Sanguinary Discipline-caster instead of a Chaplain, Captain or Lieutenant.
Sanguinary Priest is still a must imo so I would not exchange him for Mephy

[DantesRevenge]

I agree, I have no idea why they pushed him towards close combat but kept his sword at damage D3 meaning he might not even take a out a space marine. Even if they gave his sword profile d3+1 I think you'd find people more inclined to take him.

 

The Libby Dread with wings just seems like a more efficient missile.

[dice4thedicegod]

Played in an escalation campaign recently (500 to 1500). Mephiston was in my list at 1000 and 1500 and was consistently my mvp. I’d put him in for fun as i like the model but he always exceeded expectations and took a surprising amount of work to be killed. I generally nominated him as my blade of sanguinius!