Wife Duo

[Nocht]

SK/Sham is a great combo from my personal experiences. I remember back in the day duoing with my SK bud. We would run Sebilis for plat. Between slow and snare there wasn't much we couldn't camp.

This was during PoP though so we had better gear than classic EQ. Having the clicky iksar cudgel helped whenever focus dropped off and I couldnt afford a rebuff.

[ScottBerta]

Let your wife play whatever she wants and then you pick something to go with it.. most likely you will be picking Enc or Shaman.. maybe necro.

[Toxigen]

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

Let your wife play whatever she wants and then you pick something to go with it.. most likely you will be picking Enc or Shaman.. maybe necro.

Solid advice there, exactly what I was going to say.

How capable of a player could your wife be if she really got into a class? Is she the type of person that could delve into a higher skill-cap class and play it well or would she be more comfortable (and have a more enjoyable time) on something simple? The two (very different) options for simple but strong imo would be cleric or monk for her.

I know its a dead, beaten horse...but if you're keen on enchanter and she wants a nice easy time...there is really no reason not to try enchanter + cleric. She will feel super strong with you and won't just be a pet-CH bot. Cleric stuns on charm breaks, roots, etc all help out along the way but you will be doing the heavy lifting. You could also pair enchanter with druid, necro, or shaman but it will never match the cleric in strength.

If she liked the idea of melee dps, try to talk her into a monk. You can play shaman and do most of the busy stuff and let her do the smacky smacky thing. Both Iksar, start at same spot...run a character over full of starting gear and hit the ground running.

With all that said, best thing is to let her decide on a class and pick the best possible duo to go alongside her. Happy wife = happy life.

[Stonewallx39]

I’d recommend Shammy/Necro duo. Can be very powerful and you cover each others weak spots. There are some DoT overlaps at certain points but overall very nice combo.

[Issar]

Just my guess, but if you want your wife to stick around in Norrath, I would have her read through each class description on the wiki, look at the spells and abilities below the descriptions, and let her choose whatever class she’s in to. Then you can pick a complementary class. If you pick a class for her and she’s not invested, she’s not going to stick around.

Any two classes work fine at lower levels. In some cases synergy doesn’t really become a thing until the 20’s. Keep in mind the problem with rogues, warriors, and somewhat with monks, is they have limited buttons to use and can become tedious for some people.

The most important thing to keep her playing is to have a character that she is invested in from the start. One button wonders in 2021 probably won’t fill that gap.

Best of luck to you guys.

[Zipity]

Having two wives has many benefits but don’t let them conspire against you.

[ewjax]

My brother and I did necro + necro and it worked great. You can play together just fine, and you can also play solo just fine (just stay close in levels to one another).

[Arakash]

No mention of Warrior (husband) Cleric (wife)? The classic duo of all medieval wargaming.
Add an enchanter friend and you have the holy trinity of old eq.

[Master Roshi]

Go Necro, have wife play rogue. She just acts like your pet as you fear kite or aggro kite. Perfect for newb and easy to gear.

[Naethyn]

I like necro + shaman. So much synergy.