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Even better thread hijack:

Necro/Monk is the best option: redic DPS with undead charm and nec can just feign pet onto monk when it breaks to re-charm at leisure.. A monk/nec in City of Mist/Guk type-areas is almost the xp of a 6man wall group, minus the 4 xp sponges. Any sign of trouble and both can feign!

Back on topic : You are basically trying to compare the two best options for a shaman to duo with to one another. It's a good problem to have.

NEC/SHM : others have said it, but Malo helps a ton with charm. Necro can use the orb of tishan as well if they want style points and max ghetto resist debuffs. If you stock up on Essence Emeralds, Necros also add a 93% rezzer to the mix, as well as emergency crowd control (Paralyzing earth is a 3 min root at level 49... Crowd Control For Dummies(tm)).

Believe it or not sometimes Necros are better pullers because pet pulls with feign can make even the ugliest rooms manageable. I used to routinely use a Necro for mini Fire Giant raids in classic, just because sending a pet into the room before Rokyl would aggro all 4, I could tag one, and it would run all the way up to me as i feigned. The other 3 giants would be finishing off the pet, but not before an off-assist had bowed the one giant over to the raid. Just as an example.

Most monks are monks for life. If he's getting cold feet, he's not a real monk. The major bonus to being a monk would be if you guys were raiding... Easier to sneak onto a l337 raidguild roster as a monk + buffer than a twitcher + buffer.