Is there any melee class that can challenge Monk for best solo
 

Is there any melee class that might be at least on par, if not better than, monk in terms of dungeon crawling solo or being a solo character at 60? I’m at a crossroads in terms of which of my classes to play and need to just pick one, now that they’re all 50+.

I’d like a class that has lots to do at 60, especially when it comes to dungeons and doing some solo artist stuff. Not a big raider.

Thank you

You may want to clarify what you mean by "lots to do at 60". Even Monks will be somewhat limited in what they can solo at level 60 without raid gear.

Shadowknights are a great class for soloing and dungeon crawling as a melee character. Here is a video of me crawling from Seb entrance towards Disco.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mI_IJ_F1GCY

Didn't quite make it to disco in this video due to a mistake, but you can get an idea of what a Shadowknight dungeon crawl looks like.

answer is pretty obvious when fd plays the biggest role in a melee's ability to dungeon crawl

detoxx solo'd naggy so idk depends on your definition

but monk is undisputed king and the gap grows with gear

Most melee solo artist feats involve insane gear. If you aren’t a raider I wouldn’t even daydream about crawling seb or chardok sniping named spawns.

Roll an ench, shaman, necro, or Druid. If you want the best of those for most situations: Ench.

Quick answer no
Geared sk can do a lot,but still pales to an equally geared monk.

fixed

Ok I should clarify by saying I am not a “hardcore” daily raider. I do still raid and intend to raid maybe 2-3 times per month. Over time I imagine I can get some decent raid gear, even if it’s slow.

Seems like the answer is “no” though, to my original question. Does this also apply to killing difficult nameds? I mean it seems obvious a monk can flop her way through a zone so it’s evident who can “crawl” better but what about actually fighting their way through and taking on a big mob?

Nice video DSM!

Thanks! Be aware raid gearing a monk will generally take much longer than a Shadowknight/Paladin, especially as a casual raider. Monk equipment is generally more expensive DKP-wise, and more sought after.

So even though a fully raid geared Monk is indeed better than a Shadowknight/Paladin, you will probably get farther ahead of a Monk in terms of raid gear as a casual raider with a Shadowknight/Paladin.

Without burning expendables with marginal raid gear and self buffs, I might tip the advantage to a knight over a monk. Non-summoning a pally is solid with root but if that’s not a factor Drain Soul will heal faster than celestial cleansing. Just a matter of you have the mana to keep tapping.

If the monk can kill trash and named spawns (lesser dungeons) with less than 75% hps that’s a big advantage. Faster kills, bind wounding to 75%, mend every 6 minutes. With beads, a primal, and raid weapons they are crazy.

There are arguments for Rangers and Bards as well but they need more disclaimers. Who, what, where, how, etc.

Regardless, I’d rather use a charm class (or shaman) for tough killing. I camped my dragon bane herb and a few torp fights killing seahorses I switched to my Druid and life immediately became fun again.

Fair :) . See above, I meant for charm stuff. If an animal or undead is around that’s mainly where the other two come in. Unless you are a BiS necro with a Willsapper playing some weird mini-game version of EQ like a melee.