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HQ
archon w/ agonizer and blast pistol 68
in court of the archon w/ 4x sslyth 176

Elites
5x trueborn w/ 4x blaster 115

5x trueborn w/ 4x blaster 115

5x trueborn w/ 4x blaster 115

5x trueborn w/ 4x blaster 115

460

Fast Attack
9x reaver w/ 3x heat lance, 2x grav talon 355

Heavy Support
ravager w/ 3x dark lance 155

ravager w/ 3x dark lance 155

ravager w/ 3x dark lance 155

465

Dedicated Transports
venom w/ additional splinter canon 95

venom w/ additional splinter canon 95

venom w/ additional splinter canon 95

venom w/ additional splinter canon 95

venom w/ additional splinter canon 95

475

Total: 1999

-1 Command point for 3rd Ravager to add to my vanguard detachment. Low unit count to increase the ability to go first as this army is extremely good at alpha strike. 25 S8 AP-4 shots to deal with any high priority heavy armor or armor in general that wants to stand in the way. Reaver unit with +1 T drug for a durable pack that hunts down characters or elite packs w/ heat lances and grav talons. Venoms use maneuverability to get blasters and double splinter canons within range, kite enemy units, or objective control at some point in the game. Ravagers sit in the back line pumping out lances. The court works as a defensive unit to interrupt enemy units looking to hunt my venoms or cause disruption on my back line.

Critique and comments welcome. I want to make this list as good as possible for a tourney environment, one of my highest priorities is retaining a low unit count to increase my likelihood of turn 1 to hopefully decimate something of value with my blaster/lance spam. Haven't play tested it yet but will be doing so soon as it's still WIP and open to changes. I know theres always room for improvement.

You can take a unit under 5 - you have to pay the points but linlith could then go in a venom, maybe for sybrite and leave 4 blasta

Bumping with revised list

Have you considered running raiders instead of Venoms for your trueborn? If you put 2 units of Trueborn in each raider you can drop your number of deployments from 8 to 6 and save some points. Also, you could switch 2 Ravagers to Scourges with 4 lances (150 points) the extra shot is worth the -1 to hit when you move and deepstrike ability to me. They would also let you rearrange your detachment structure.

Not sure why you are taking the Slyth, but if you are willing to switch them for another HQ you can take a Haemie and give your vehicles +1 Toughness once he gets out on T1. So something like this:

Vanguard Detachment (861)
HQ (76)
Haemonculus 76

Elites (460)
5x trueborn w/ 4x blaster 115
5x trueborn w/ 4x blaster 115
5x trueborn w/ 4x blaster 115
5x trueborn w/ 4x blaster 115

Dedicated Transports (325)
venom w/ additional splinter canon 95
Raider 115
Raider 115

Outrider Detachment (878)

HQ (68)
archon w/ agonizer and blast pistol 68

Fast Attack (655)
5 Scourges, 4 Dark Lances 150
5 Scourges, 4 Dark Lances 150
9x reaver w/ 3x heat lance, 2x grav talon 355

Heavy Sopport (155)
Ravager 155

That's 1739 points, so you still have another 261 left if you wanted to add the Sslyth back or just add more things. you also have more lances, though you have lost 24 long range (42 short range) splinter cannon shots. I shoul dpoint out a further benefit of the Scourges is 2 deployments where you effectively just do nothing and get to see your opponent deploy. So they will have 2 units out before you have deployed anything (3 if they go first) allowing you to coutner deploy.

the trail of thought I have with the raider/ venom selection is that if they pop a raider, or god forbid two, before you get first turn, your entire list is neutralised.. I would put the case for normal squads in venoms with a blaster each at 145 with Venom.

I'm not sure on the Slyth either..

Scourges on foot is so sketch would rather have triple ravager