Shaman/Monk Duo Question

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So I may have finally convinced a friend of mine to try EQ/p99!

If he does, he's interested in the monk which is cool and fairly straight forward. My question is, how much does duoing a shaman change from soloing? I know the monk/sham duo is one of, if not the best combo in the game but I also know sham are super expensive/gear and spell dependent at high levels. So I guess I'm curious as to how that changes with the simple addition of a monk. . .

I have a lvl 24 (?) shaman on blue from a couple years ago that I did pretty much exclusively solo. I thoroughly enjoy the class but I know it's way different in a group than it is to solo.

P.S. I'm not expecting us to get even close to endgame/max level but I imagine it's more likely than seeing the kind of funds that max sham need to be fully kitted out, so I'd prefer to be prepared for that content regardless of my expectations and budget.