Imo they'll be solid. I mean, you aren't going to own lodi like a geared shaman or do 150 DPS like a geared rogue or be showered with pixels like a main tank/cleric. But necros can DPS very well between pet and dots on targets short of actual raid bosses, their rezzes and corpse summons and twitches are handy for raids, they've got a bunch of cool spells for small group play (feign, harmshields, ivu and invis, etc).
You can always level a monk with your sham buddy then pick your monk or necro based on which you prefer when your buddy gets leveled up. Sham is a great partner for either class.
Solo necros are strong, but not like a shaman or enchanter. You're better at farming lower-level stuff, grindy stuff, than aiming for big-ticket solo items. Duos/trios necros are solid with the right partners, especially if they can be charming. In groups necros are underrated imo. Health transfers, faster dots, lifetaps, pet DPS, pulling potential, roots and a mez, and more; they're versatile not unlike a bard or enchanter. Raids I think you'll generally be twitching and helping on CRs? Essential though not glamorous.
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