In my opinion, for the high end game, go for Ogre Shadow Knight.
Sk's get a line of spells that allow you to build up major agro very
quickly. Plus they get one of the best dropable Swords in the game, the
Black Bastardsword. Damage 40, delay 38, with better stats than the sk epic
and an amaizing proc for an MT, check it out at alakazham
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=16735 .
As for race, I would say ogre, for the simple reason that Ogres cannot be
stunned from the front, which on big mobs can make a lot of difference.
Their low int doesn't really matter at the high end as this can be fixed
with gear and aa's.
Just my humble opinion =)
Dorfl