I apologize in advance

[Bayleo]

I'm sorry to pull another one of these threads, considering there are a trillion of them. But I just came back after years away, and want to duo with a friend. So, shaman/necro, or shaman/enchanter?

Thanks a bunch guys!

[Kritimus]

Shaman / necro will be great at lower levels, but IMO you can do more with a Shaman / Chanter.

[myxomatosii]

Shaman / necro will be great at lower levels, but IMO you can do more with a Shaman / Chanter.

Seconded.

[Tecmos Deception]

They're both very strong duos.

However, an enchanters weaknesses while solo (inability to heal, lack of get-out-of-jail-free cards like feign death and harmshield) are supplemented by being paired with the shaman who can help the enchanter out with heals and buffs and extra roots/slows. So I say shaman/enchanter is stronger overall. Not to mention tash + malo on a pet or an enemy is super awesome.


Edit - Though really, the necros weaknesses are pretty much negated by being paired with a shaman also. Slow, more roots, some help with pulls, and a malo for charms.

[webrunner5]

Shaman Monk strongest duo in this game. You need DPS to kill. Monks with haste are a killing machine. Shaman at low levels can't kill crap till you get your dog at 34. Shaman Enchanter both have Haste, both have slows seems like a waste of time to me.

[Pyrion]

Sham/Ench is a great duo, but that's only because sham/anything is a great duo and ench is very nice with a lot of classes as well. I agree with webrunner that sham and ench share some core abilities while other abilities are not present. In my opinion ench/druid has better synergy. Druid can't slow or haste (chanter covers that) but he can snare, which is really nice for pets and opens up fear kiting for the group. Plus you got evacs and ports and a nice DS. With my enchanter in a duo i prefer druid over shaman any time. In a bigger group i like shamans more because he takes some of my work, making it easier for me.

I agree that shaman/monk is great too. Really shaman/anything is good enough. That's why there are so many of them.

[falkun]

Shaman Monk strongest duo in this game. You need DPS to kill. Monks with haste are a killing machine. Shaman at low levels can't kill crap till you get your dog at 34. Shaman Enchanter both have Haste, both have slows seems like a waste of time to me.

Don't listen to this ignorance. A hasted charmed pet is more DPS than a hasted monk, and will likely have more HPs than an equal level monk. Tash + malo will make charming easier, as will some heals for when the enc gets hit by his pet whose charm just broke.

[jerok88]

Cler/Ench is the real gem here, if you want to abuse enchanter charming to the max.

If you don't want to charm, sham/nec is solid, so is sham/monk or sham/sk. Almost every duo with shaman works.

Nec for fear kiting, and then tag along a dps class like rogue or ranger etc. Lots of options.

[A Lizard 01]

Back in the day (lol) I used to necro/ench.

[webrunner5]

Don't listen to this ignorance. A hasted charmed pet is more DPS than a hasted monk, and will likely have more HPs than an equal level monk. Tash + malo will make charming easier, as will some heals for when the enc gets hit by his pet whose charm just broke.

Your crazy. But we all know that.

[Kevynne]

my favorite thing to duo with was druid.
enc/dru
enc/shm
both great duos
enc/clr best if you want to abuse charming

[Tecmos Deception]

So, shaman/necro, or shaman/enchanter?

Will you guys all stop going on about every random duo you can imagine and be on point, please? :p

[falkun]

They are both strong, but charm pets are vastly superior to summoned pets. However, summoned pets won't turn on their master every couple minutes, with possibly devastating success.

[Glorindale]

IMHO Shaman/Chanter is the cat's pajamas.

[Netherzul]

Ench/cleric is best post 60 due to CH for the pet.

If you'll never make 60 due to gamers ADD, laziness or RL circumstances...go this route.

If you WILL get 60 the above is irrelevant because you should go ench/shaman. Torpor is plenty enough healing for a pet at 60 and this is when ench/shaman become the best duo in the game.

[Kritimus]

Ench/cleric is best post 60 due to CH for the pet.

If you'll never make 60 due to gamers ADD, laziness or RL circumstances...go this route.

If you WILL get 60 the above is irrelevant because you should go ench/shaman. Torpor is plenty enough healing for a pet at 60 and this is when ench/shaman become the best duo in the game.

you know "post" means AFTER right?

[fishingme]

I know one thing for sure, duoing HS with a good shammy on my necro would get me all wet.

[Raavak]

my favorite thing to duo with was druid.
enc/dru
Both charming? Heals, snare, and DS are nice. Never really seen this done myself but I haven't played either of these classes on p99.