Better solo artist -- Monk vs paladin?

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OP considered a Necro? Basically everywhere I killed 50+ on my twinked hybrids a Necro could do better. Fantastic class, and you can solo some pretty gnarly stuff when geared. Probably the most fun I’ve ever had playing this game despite my melee twinks having 500k+ worth of gear. Having fd, harmshield, heals, rez, evac, respectable pets, charm, mez, and crazy mana regen feels like playing the game on cheat mode.