Well, personally ive never tried a blader, but with good pimped gear you can be hard to kill
But i kno for a fact that with STR bowers, its amazing to solo, because its fun =D prob the only char i can solo on.
I have tried to make a Blader, and all i can say is that soloing on one is boring and they kill VERY slow.
The point of a blader is to be hard to beat, but with having great defense, your attack will suck.
Whereas, a Bow can deal major damage with crits, and the range is a plus