Definitely Enchanter, gives you a top quality trio group through all Kunark content. Monk can pull and deal solid DPS, Shaman handles slows, heals, and adds some DoT / JBB DPS, and Enchanter handles calming, charming, and mezzing adds when needed. Only thing the group will lack is a rezzer, but with good play you'll rarely die.
Enchanter / Sham are the two most important classes in terms of buffing a melee character for DPS, and Enchanter and Shaman are capable of regaining mana much, much faster than most other casters, especially if the Enchanter is able to / confident in keeping a caster mob mezz-locked. This isn't possible in all locations, but pretty much anywhere in Karnor's Castle, and most places in Sebilis it can be done. Of course most of this pertains to level 50+, but I'm assuming you are looking at the end-game as much as the early game.
Necro or Cleric are also decent alternatives. With Necro you'll lose significant DPS from a potential Enchanter pet, but you also won't have to worry about charm breaks. You'll also lose Clarity, the better Hastes, Crowd control, and the ability to calm to most places. On the upside, Necro offers emergency rezzing at a cost + feign death, and some neat abilities such as mana battering. Cleric you'll lose a huge amount of DPS, all of the potential Enchanter buffs, but retain the ability to calm down to more desirable camps. Clerics of course offer fantastic HP / Armor buffs which will make things generally more safe, assuming you don't need crowd control. Clerics also offer great rezzing, and if you are hunting in an Undead heavy area, such as Howling Stones or Crypt in Sebilis, you will gain pretty decent mana-efficient nukes. Keep in mind though, more often than not, if things go wrong while trio-ing in most late-game camps, the Cleric often won't have an opportunity to escape aggro and Rez your group anyway.
All-in-all, for me it's a no brainer to go for Enchanter here. It's hard to describe just how powerful an Enchanter can be in group content through most of Kunark, and if they can keep a decent pet charmed with dual wielding + haste, it will offer ridiculous DPS. I'd mention Bard, but in terms of trio-ing more difficult content they are just a second-rate Enchanter.
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