If you are going to solo a lot, a druid works better. You can start the game in leather, meleeing things and mild spellcasting, eventually switching to spellcasting and kiting and meleeing things that are fleeing, then to an era of no-melee at all. Having SoW and heals at your disposal is a wonderful utility that no potion can match.
Wizards are glass canons. They have low defense and can't melee, but they have some of the best direct damage in the game. The best wizards can solo with kiting and quad kiting, but a wizard starting off will need to play in a group most of the time.
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