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  • \$\begingroup\$ While I won't generally champion the Ranger as a paragon of utility, the Ranger with the archery fighting style has the best "out of the box" to hit in the game at 2d level for a ranged character. Flat bonuses (+2 in t his case) are a big deal in the bounded accuracy model. All rangers get Hunter's Mark at level2. (Hence what is in my answer for the "ranged" choice). Rather than trashing the Ranger in General (which is a cliche at this point in D&D 5e for a variety of reasons) I'd consider just focusing on the advantages of the class that you advocate. (And Barbarian isn't a bad choice) \$\endgroup\$ Commented Aug 15, 2019 at 14:10
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    \$\begingroup\$ Side note: That isn't how subjective support works. Backing it up works by explaining how you (or someone else) did something and what the result was and then applying that to the situation at hand. That kind of support is not even necessary here. But just so you know, attempting to use "I have played D&D, read PHB" as actual support for an answer requiring subjective support will not be sufficient. Generally, I think the support for this answer is fine already. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Aug 15, 2019 at 16:44
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    \$\begingroup\$ Here's the basic gist of subjective support: we want to have confidence that when we do the thing you're saying, it will work out in a way we want it to work. We get that confidence by seeing that you did it, and seeing how that worked out, and seeing if that is how we want the solution to work out for us as well. E.g.: "You can resolve this problem by kicking your friend out of the group. I did that, it stopped the problem, though we have never talked again since." Ok, I might want a different solution that works differently. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Aug 15, 2019 at 18:36