in v1.09 paladins aren't specifically the Best again druids jabzons melee barbs asns etc but their gear is Usually more arbitrary because most of their items you probably already have on a mule

such as gaze/ edmax or edias armor/ shaft/storm / string / fury -cruel 1hand weapon

zealots aren't ultimate melee but without too much pain they do exceedingly well against jabzons because they can smite them into submission, melee barbs because they can knock them back and hit them a few times before they get to react

druids because they can lock them with reasonably fast attack speed, regularly eth, and smite

its goes on but a melee zealot is a force to be reckoned with