Uhm, stupid question: GoRing crushers?

[Omnirizon]

maybe JUST the boots is OK... he's got natural 24 prot, right? If you're using him for basic raiding you may not need much else.

also, not being able to retreat is often an advantage. there are many times you would have one if your soldiers had just stuck around. I often give the cheaper undead commander summons an amulet of Lycanthrope and some low level thug equipment and utilize them as light raiders or even skirmishers.