I came to p99 from Fippy on live, and I can safely say nothing is a better duo with a Shaman than a monk. My buddy and I were stupidly dominant, offering the best of everything. Buffs, debuffs, heals, pet, amazing dps, and amazing pulling. The SK is a good option as well, but it breaks down to:
SK does less damage, his FD is not as reliable as a monks, and adds a pretty heavy xp penalty to your setup.
The monk tends to be safer, kill faster (faster killing speeds means more xp per hour, less healing required) and until the post-Velious Monk nerf can tank as well if not better in circumstances than a SK.
Monk if you are a min/maxing all-about-efficiency type, SK if it's not a big deal and your buddy prefers that class. You definetly want a melee over a caster, make that haste buff work for you!
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