Nope.
Also if you're planning on playing your paladin you're in a world of hurt. turn back and make a shadowknight while you still can
prestige progressed to tier 10 post thaz
It's not very hard.
Thaz 1 is less about gear, and more about not being horrible. Even if they did it with some ringers, sure it they could heal longer/take less damage/do more, but that is not the hard part of thaz 1.