I am reading the beginner pvp guide but would like some example comps to kick start.
#Nearing towards end of PvE progression -pvp team recs
swift aurora
woven gulch
The beginner pvp guide that provides quite a lot of examples. 
obtuse ocean
Sorry it was too general. I didnt want to start by building recommended f2p unit if I had other options. For AO, tiana/galleon seems like an easy choice. I could go on swarena/ranking check stats/comps but I just wanted some insight for using certain key mons like ragdoll.
swift aurora
i'd be happy to answer more specific questions
"give me some insight for using ragdoll" is not a specific question
obtuse ocean
What kind of units go well with him? Seemed like i wouldnt have to worry so much about building a lot of speed on the team bc he’ll push my team.
swift aurora
yea this isn't a good question
read the guide
it teaches you how to ask better questions too
woven gulch
Most people are gonna give similar answers. If you don't wanna follow the in-depth guides people have written here, then you're gonna have to be very specific with what you're wanting to know. Because the guides they reference will answer the majority of questions beginners will have about arena.
Recommended units are recommended because they're good, and are far easier for people to build. And yeah, if you just wanna know what monsters work with X then just check rankings and you'll see.
Someone who's just starting out pvp probably isn't gonna be able to make most meta units work very well.
swift aurora
what i was trying to get at is that there's many different pvp areas
there's no such thing as a general team or a general build for anything
ragdoll is useless for siege and arena
only usable in rta
if you want advice for using ragdoll in rta - that's great, check out all hundreds of threads other people have started asking for specific rta help
and use that as a guideline to ask your own questions