Is Sham/Ranger a good duo class?
 

My buddy and I are looking to start playing EQ again. I started playing pre-kunark and he started a little after kunark. I played a lot of classes but was never able to start a ranger. From my experience with a shaman, it seems like a good fit i.e. slows, heals, haste, snares and a decent melee that should be able to take some hits from a slowed mob and keep aggro. To me, this looks like a better option then sham/monk as you get the snares and outdoor lulls. Does anyone have any first hand knowledge if this combo is as good as it looks on paper?


BTW, these will be our first characters so they will not be twinks.

Id say the DPS and tanking ability from an untwinked monk would be better then an untwinked ranger, even with his snare and lull. Rangers have it pretty rough as it is, and if you guys are starting from scratch without anything for the ranger, its going to be painful. Id go with a Monk/Sham personally, but if your all for Ranger, then Shaman is a great class to duo with.

I think you are going to get burnt out playing a ranger.

They're just not that fun, its hard t o find groups (altho if you an d the shaman are a 'package deal' when grouping it shouldnt be too hard) and your role in raids, while important, is depressing as fuck (eating dt's).

just my 2 cents.

Yes, its a very good duo.

+1

Shaman and anything is good, imo.

But yes, you may get burned out with the Ranger.

Duo'd with a ranger a good amount on live throughout Kunark and Velious, he was decently geared and with slow +buffs we did quite well. The Ranger able to heal for himself helped with downtime and snare was wonderful. Shaman/Monk is a stronger duo but Ranger/Shaman is not too bad

Its def a good duo combo. I Duod most of my 40s with a shaman in CoM and even duod most of 58 and almost all of 59 with a shaman in KC basement. Im sure there are better combinations but ranger/shaman can hold shit down for sure.

I love that Combo, I boxed those two for years on live and you have all you ever need, snare, heals, dps, dots, slows, haste, insane buffs stat buffs, damage shield, outdoor harmony pulls... plus a pet after level 34...
Yeah some slight issues with the tanking but with slow and an Orge, let the shammy tank !

Agreed here. Not the best duo combo, but you should be fine. Ranger
pulls, tanks, snares. Ranger can tank most slowed mobs well enough.
Ranger can do a decent job of ghetto crowd control as well with snare
and root.

I two-boxed Ranger and Shaman on live to 65 and it worked really well...
and my Ranger was not that decked out in gear.