Well:

Max fanat
Max Zeal
Max Sac
Max Holy Shield
Max Defiance***(last thing to max)***

Enough str for gear
Enough dex for max block with gear
All into vit
Base energy

Gears:

Helm(S):

Best: COA
Why: Becuase, coa has 1-2 sockets, DR, resists, 300+ defense, and many more usefull mods.

Second Best: Delerium
Why: Well, I dont know. I've just been hearing its dele for 2nd best.

Other choices: Skull Crusher, or whatever,
Why: It's got the crushing blow, and the 2 sockets, or 1 socket..

Other Choices: Shako
Why?: Well... Life, mana, MF, and many good mods for survival

Weapons:

Best: Eth or non-eth Botd Zerker

Well, for MANY reasons. Too many reasons, in-fact, so im not going to list them.

Second best:Eth Death Cleaver

Why?: Well, it gives a lot of mods that can be useful for killing and pwning..

Other Choices: Upped headstriker
Why?: unno, heard it was gewd...

Shield:

Best: Eth Exile

Why?: Well, same with botd , but it gives a LOT of defenses, a defiance aura, 15% chance of LT

Second Best: HoZ

Its a pally shield... Thats why.

Other choices: SS

Well, a wee defense, and some more mods

The rest you should be able to figure out by their statements... GL... I'll list items, not others though, and not why, becuase im lazy

Armor: Eth Carapace w/ 40/15 ias
Glove: Draculs(5%LT)
Booteys: Upped Gores, becuase, .. grr..
Ammy: Highlords
Charms: 3/20/20's, psn charms, 10 combats, anni

Thats all, Have fun, folks.