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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 4288434" data-attributes="member: 1457">daddystabz, I think Human is pretty strong simply due to Action Surge. I'm a big fan of action points because so many Paragon Paths give you interesting ways to spend them, or bonuses that last an entire round--so if you spend the action point at the beginning of the round (before your standard action attack) you can stretch that bonus. Action Surge gives the +3 on attack when you spend an AP, meaning that whatever cool thing you're about to do (and action points only come out when it's dramatic) is that much more likely to hit. But yes, the Razorclaw shifter (+2 to Str and Wis) is clearly a good choice for a wonderful melee ranger. Better than human? Assuming the human puts his bump into Str (effectively matching the +2 that Shifter gets), it breaks down like this:Razorclaw shifter+1 Will defense+1 on bonus ranger powers (usually things like slide and push)+1 on damage from Pit Fighter's bonusHuman+1 Will (matches above)+1 Reflex+1 feat & skillThe hidden advantage is that the +2 gives an advantage in point buy; Irongorn the Shifter could spend 2 points instead of 5 points to get that 14 starting Wis. That's 3 points to spend elsewhere, like Con, or even bumping Str up to 19. It's interesting. Probably better in the long run to go with Shifter, though if you were doing a oneshot for a low-level game the extra feat would be more impactful/fun.</blockquote>