Roll a shaman. This topic has been beaten to death in thread, after thread, after thread, do a forum search if you want more detail, but here's the scoop:
Druids do have some perks, but in the vast majority of situations shamans are a far more powerful class, and that power brings versatility-- particularly when you are planning on duoing with a monk. The ability to slow a mob and utterly neuter its damage output just makes life too easy, the spell alone is arguably more powerful than the entire druid class.
Though the spell choices to druids and shamans are comparable, shamans have the ability to cannibalize health into mana, greatly increasing the rate of mana recovery and therefore the healing/utility potential of the class.
A druid and monk will bump along just fine, especially if you're geared, well into the 30's and maybe early 40's. But after that the viability of the duo to xp at a decent rate will just fall apart. Shamans and monks synergize exceptionally well, as the shaman has excellent melee buffs and haste.
(Don't forget, at level 29 a shaman is able to charm animals! If you decide to duo outdoors, this can be a HUGE bonus until the mid 30's when you kind of lose the ability to charm)
Also, do not make a paladin/cleric duo, that is just terrible.
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Now troll or ogre...My gut says troll because of the regen.
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Ogres tend to be the favored choice among players who want the best shaman. As the above post said, frontal stun immunity is a big bonus while the benefits of regen will be watered down over time.
Don't make an sk to be part of a duo with a shaman, it's just worse than monk/shaman in almost every way.