Best solo melee class?

[Zuranthium]

Some rather pointless things being brought up.

Shaman would be able to do better melee damage than Bards in my version of EQ, but that doesn't mean they're not a caster class.

The most difficult categorization theoretically would be a Spellblade. You're meant to be in melee at all times, but if your base melee capability without magic is sub-par, which categorization fits more?