Iksar SK & Barb Sham Duo

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Originally Posted by webrunner5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

When Velious comes out after a few months the penalty will drop a bunch

Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As long as you level together all the time, the iksar SK will never fall behind the shaman.

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ignore the XP penalty and enjoy the journey.

What they said.

Also, this is a game, not a math assignment, and the point of playing games isn't to do everything the most mathematically efficient way possible, it's to have fun. If you're both completely ambivalent about what class to play there are plenty of threads here on what the ideal duo is, but if you actually have classes you want to play then play them! Shadowknight/Shaman is a pretty decent combo; not quite as powerful as Monk/Shaman, but still very viable (and a heck of a lot better than say Wizard/Shaman).

Plus, if you ever want to start forming trios or groups you'll be all set because you'll already have two of the key pieces: the tank and the slower. Just grab a cleric and any DPS classes you can find and you'll be set ... or even if you can't find a cleric, grab almost any class, make the Shaman heal, and you'll have a viable trio.