[Twochain]

Yeah... Cleric>Shaman as a duo partner and I don't think it's that close. First of all, enchanters have the highest skill gap out of any class, possibly out of any mmorpg. (Bards too). So the effectiveness of the duo relies on how good the enchanter is first and foremost.

Second, at the absolute height of enchanter power, you're dropping 15k worth of gear on your pet, with the conflag dagger, tola robe, etc. Even if you're a best in slot enchanter, that pet will probably 3 shot you. Making clerics stun WAY more valuable than anything a shaman can do. A shaman can't even keep you healed through a pet break like that.

Third, if you're running out of mana... you're doing something wrong? I mean I guess if you're in an area with ZERO caster mobs you're going to be SoL.... but I never have mana issues. You don't even need to slow mobs if you have a pet that does 250dps. Just CH's. Saving your mana for pet breaks.