The paladin will mainly be for support/ healing and such. So the melee range won't be such a problem.

Well, in the end I would be using them for PvP reasons I guess, but I will be seeing that when I get there. It's mainly just to enjoy myself

I already brought the paladin to Durotar just now, I will be starting the duo tomorrow for a couple of hours if I got some free ones

Rithius and Ogar on Al'Akir if you are wondering