If you're an auto rifle/shotgun guy, here's the build: Monte Carlo Any shotgun, but Felwinter's Lie works best. Try to find something with Quickdraw. Exotic Armor: Claws of Ahamkara. These give an extra melee charge, and are the focus of the build. Perks: The only ones essential are Firebolt Grenade, Viking Funeral, Touch of Flame. On Control, I prefer Fireborn, but in other gametypes, Radiant Skin might be better. Also, try to get your recovery as high as it'll go, and find armor that ups your Strength. Here's how it works: Flame shield is a great perk in itself, but get two of them and you'll never ever lose a melee trade. Add in any long distance kills you get with Monte Carlo (which also charges your melee insanely quick and has a chance to proc an immediate recharge of your melee) and you won't EVER be without your flame shield. The Shotgun is important because it's really the only thing you'll run into that'll have a chance at taking out both your shields and killing you. Shoot him first. I've used this build for a while, but I've seen it used by others to amazing effect. NOTHING will take zones from you in Control. Period. If they manage to kill you, odds are they'll have to deal with you again, and when you radiance, you have your melees back immediately. Why I don't personally use Voidwalker PVP: When done correctly, the above build nets you wayyy more kills than blink and the occasional panic bomb. Also, I've run the Obsidian Mind/Bad Juju AFTER the pulse rifle buff in PvP. Doesn't work as well as in PvE.