I soloed a ranger and pally to 60 like 7 years ago with horrible gear and prior melee patches. My Ranger had no fungi and a woodsman staff until 57.
In the proposed Druid+tank duo, you always have snare. You can fear undead or animals. Outside the classic “dungeon crawl” which is fun but rarely exp efficient for a duo, most outdoor zones would be ripe for grinding blues. Animals in Oasis, Overthere, Emerald Jungle, Wakening Lands, Eastern Wastes, Western Wastes. Undead is a bit more sparse but dreadlands, burning wood, CoM and Lower Guk (sketchier fearing), trak’s teeth, Karnors, and some others.
The Druid can eventually pick up ES legs for click healing a tank at 11hp/sec (4.5x a fungi).
I only mentioned the ranger and cleric duo as those were my worst solo experiences. Getting both to 60 that way would teach both people how to pull, CC, and manage their resources. You be would have no restrictions regarding snare/fear or invising around live or undead.
Ultimately, I think the OP and their friend should pick the classes they feel most passionate about playing. Also, the ones they want at 60 since that is the goal. Outside some really bad duos, most have a viable path to 60, even if a different class would be much more efficient (like shaman instead of Druid).
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