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Tash: The +40 (aka +13% chance to resist any attack) is not too shabby either, especially with his increased mobility.

LightSpyro: The Spin is for Shards Flashwing to escape an enemy, not to close. She's kinda of like a rocky Trigger Happy with a speed boost.

BigGuy: The Jousting path. His melee one is a trap, as it's like Ignitor's Sword path... sounds great, until you look at their health...

I hate Tree Rex's Laser path and Bash's Pulver Dragon path. Both are so awful, I'd much rather go with Treefolk Charge and Granite Dragon.

hey Tashiji, im having a hard time choosing a path for Flashwing since it seems everyone has a diferent opinion on whats better for pvp. what are your thoughts on her?

i would also love to hear any opinions on Tree Rex and Swarm as well.

Flame Lord is great. You don't always need to pick directions teleporting... If you just tap B you teleport and bring up a flame cross pretty fast. Very effective and fun.

Anyway, I recommended what I found more powerful paths for PVP in another thread, I'll just dump my list here-
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Spyro: Both paths are mediocre, Sheep Burner is better overall due to being more versatile and easier to use however.
Double Trouble: Chaneller, Conjuror was not made with PVP in mind.
Wrecking Ball: Ultimate Spinner is better with both modes... A TON better...
Voodood: Marauder, though both are pretty even, it mainly depends on playstyle but Marauder is just more abusable.
Pop Fizz: I've only played Best of The Beast!, it's too fiddly for PVP so I'm guessing Mad Scientist is, of course, a better option.

Crusher: The Rockslide path by far. Rock Grinder (the Hammer path) just doesn't have meaningful enough boosts- melee damage only gets increased by 10 points and neither combo is that useful. I know the Rockslide path seems silly but it is just a lot better.
Bash: Granite Dragon- purely because there's little Pulver does that Granite can't.
Prism Break: Crystaleer, Prismancer is a simply poor ranged character.
Dino-Rang: Grand Boomerang Master is simply the more abusable choice. Both are good though, so it isn't bad to consider between them.
Terrafin: Sandhog, Sandhog, Sandhog...

Slam Bam: Blizzard Brawler... Glacier Yeti could work in theory but your opponent just shakes out of his ice way too easily.
Zap: Tesla Dragon, but nobody agrees with me... I don't really have a recommend, both are meh at Battle.
Gill Grunt: Water Weaver- Harpooner's downright terrible.
Wham-Shell: Captain Crustacean- Commander Crab is worse in both modes.
Chill: I've only played Frozen Fury.

Ignitor: Soul of The Flame, classic broken choice. Blademaster isn't unusable but it can't hold a candle.
Sunburn: I have yet to try Blaze Dragon with Giants' engine buffs, but Flame Lord is genuinely fantastic now.
Flameslinger: Pyromancer was always the better option.
Eruptor: Volcanor by far.

Bouncer: Still not tried in Battle.
Boomer: Demolition Troll, Clobber is terrible.
Drill Sergeant: Always Megadozer.
Drobot: Master Blaster.
Trigger Happy: Golden Money Bags by far.
Sprocket: Still yet to try Gearhead.

Hex: I think everyone can agree on Bone Crafter.
Cynder: I have yet to test Nether Wielder.
Chop Chop: Yet to try in Battle.
Ghost Roaster: Fear Eater is now clearly better due to its versatility and Skull Charge being universally nerfed.
Fright Rider: Joust Jockey- the extra speed makes the difference.

Swarm: Still not tried in Battle.
Whirlwind: Unless something super unexpected happens it will always be Tempest.
Warnado: Eye of The Storm, Wind Master is just too much of a one trick pony.
Sonic Boom: Medea Griffin uncontested.
Lightning Rod: Lord Of The Lightning because it's just so much more strong but both are iffy.
Jet-Vac: Even in Battle Bird Blaster remains miles better.

Tree Rex: Haven't tried in Battle.
Camo: Vine Virtuoso- Melon Fountain is badly nerfed this game and Vine Virtuoso gives him a long ranged option anyway- something Melon Master lacks.
Zook: Floral Defender is outright better.
Stump Smash: Nut Crafter is always more powerful.
Stealth Elf: Pook Blade Saint is very close to broken.
Shroomboom: Yet to Battle with.

For Flashwing, I unconditionally recommend shards. Note before you go in that, to actually achieve the maximum effectiveness of this path, some practice is required. For your HP recovery (a major perk in Nightmare and PVP) field awareness is a must. As far as using the crystal ricochet effectively, you do occasionally have to be aware of, and skilled in how you aim. It's not a pick-up-and-play blaster like Drobot; while that approach does work to some degree, it is only a small preview of what Flashwing can do with practice. I am personally in the camp that views the crystal path as an A-tier character, and more and more people are adopting such an outlook as they continue to play her. You'll feel underwhelmed at first, but like SotF Ignitor, it'll grow on you as you learn to command the finer aspects of it.

I use Treefolk Charger on Tree Rex. Lasers mow right through weaker opposition, but against any of the characters that Tree Rex truly has to fear in PVP, it only makes him more susceptible that Lumbering Laserer lacks versatility. Both paths are phenomenal, though. Tree Rex is just a great character all-around, so expect continued debate about which is truly his better path. Using what you like is fully acceptable for him, because both paths have very valid claims to superiority.

Swarm is Barbarous Avenger for me. To be honest, this path is a serious contender for the game's best brawling character due to decent damage output and tremendous HP. He's no slouch at ranged offense either. Swarm form is nice, but gimmicky, and as with all gimmicky builds, it's easy for opponents to work around. Conversely, there's not a lot of working around that can be done against a medium-high damage brawler with game-breaking HP who can shoot you for decent numbers if you try to run. For me, this one isn't nearly as close as the choice with Tree Rex.

Okay, well I find him great in pvp, so suck that.