An amazon can kick ass with a simple stack of javalins.

With enough mana leech, and pierce, yes.

Although an amazon could kick ass and get to the top, I really don't give a shit about being at the top of the ladder, I'm gonna MF like crazy and get tons of the "Ladder only" items and then sell them on Ebay once the ladder season is over or something.

For ladder running solo it will be hard no matter what char u choose but i think anything with added life like a barb will increase ur chance of survival but xp might be alittle slow
sorc is good for ranged with orb so may compensate for crap eq & probly low life too

I think you should just get good items... then give them to your bad chars... and then they can get threw the game ;)

i think i am gonna stick with making a druid for dueling but then ill make a sorc to mf with.

i'd prolly patry through w/ some ppl...id go sorc though

I think a barb or a sorc, maybe a amazon.