Need help from experienced tournament player..:)

Greeting fellow dark city denizen...

I'm not really a warhammer player... i am more a showcase painter... but i'm interested in playing in the WH40k doubles tournament at adepticon 2020 (so 2x 1000pts army) ... I don't know much about the rules played 4 games in adepticon 2018 that's about it... but I intend to practice a bit this year... So my problem is that I don't know what good to play or not... so I would like to start painting stuff that I will play as soon as possible... But I need a list! I don't want to be an a$$ and play an unpleasant army but I would like to have a chance to win in all match...

I am willing to buy anything I need if needed...

So up to now here is what i have in my possession

Painted

2 archons
15 kabalites warriors
1 venom
9 wyches
6 reavers jetbikes

not painted:

20 wyches
5 kabalite warrior
6 reavers jetbikes
3 ravagers
1 raider
2 razorwing jetfighter
1 tantalus (really would like to play it)
1 succubus
lelith hesperax

tx a lot for your help... willing to give some painting advice/tips in exchange if needed!

The first important thing we need to know to give you good advices is what army will your partner play. It will define what you'll bring.

Both 1000 pts will be drukhari... use all the synergy you want!

tx for your future help!

You have a lot of options available to you, but 1000 pts is very restrictive. Generally speaking a Tantalus is a pretty weak choice, but since you've highlighted that you'd like to play, I put it into some lists for you:

To start with, here's a balanced Tantalus-lacking approach:

Black Heart Battalion:

72 - Archon with Write of the Living Muse, Warlord, Labyrinthine Cunning and Venom Blade.
96 - Archon with Huskblade, Blaster and Phantasm Grenade Launcher (consider using the extra relic Stratagem to give him or her the Djinn blade relic)

47 - 5 Kabalite Warriors with 1 Blaster
47 - 5 Kabalite Warriors with 1 Blaster
47 - 5 Kabalite Warriors with 1 Blaster
30 - 5 Kabalite Warriors

65 - Venom
83 - Raider with Disintegrator Cannon, Shock Prow and Chain Snares

126 - Ravager with 3x Disintegrator Cannon and Shock Prow
126 - Ravager with 3x Disintegrator Cannon and Shock Prow
126 - Ravager with 3x Disintegrator Cannon and Shock Prow

135 - Razorwing with Disintegrator Cannons

1000


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Alternatively, there is the 'Battalion in one Boat' option. The idea is to cram an Archon and your Blaster squads into the Tantalus and deep strike or fly it up the board while the Warlord Archon move up to stays in 6" range of it with the Ravagers next to him too. It's very much a 'all your eggs in one basket' type of list:

82 - Archon with Write of the Living Muse, Warlord, Labyrinthine Cunning, Blast Pistol and Venom Blade.
96 - Archon with Huskblade, Blaster and Phantasm Grenade Launcher (consider using the extra relic Stratagem to give him or her the Djinn blade relic)

47 - 5 Kabalite Warriors with 1 Blaster
47 - 5 Kabalite Warriors with 1 Blaster
47 - 5 Kabalite Warriors with 1 Blaster
30 - 5 Kabalite Warriors

400 - Tantalus
125 - Ravager with 3x Disintegrator Cannons
125 - Ravager with 3x Disintegrator Cannons

999


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Tx a lot for your input.. i will try to around that..