Monk/shaman is a good duo, but I don't think it's anywhere near as effective as cleric/enchanter in zones where you can field a decent pet. The flexibility of not needing a pet is nice, but that would affect both shaman/enc and cleric/enc.
A hasted 48-50 pet is going to outdps (especially when Torpor is the main heal) and out-tank a 60 monk.
Shaman/Enchanter is better than Cleric/Enchanter, but the difference isn't large enough where another duo comes into play for the #2 spot in Kunark. The stacking of MR debuffs combined with rapture is the reason for this duo's dominance over the cleric version.
Donal BP (or even just plain old Cheal) on a 8-10k HP pet is pretty absurd when even the toughest shit (that you're duoing) is rounding for 1k.
I'm wondering how easy of a time monk/shaman would have with Protector or Korocust (sans Puppet Strings).
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