So the reason enc/shm is so powerful is for high end mobs its all about getting them slowed. Tash+malo+rapture sometimes+two players slowing is just extremely useful for high level mobs like the Protector that resist up the ass. I'm pretty sure that Svenn and I could have a relatively decent kill rate on the Protector, Tolapumj, or Korocust (80%+) as a duo - we killed them all on our first try. Monk/Shaman just doesn't have that: you're counting on the monk to proc his tash stick and even then you have less MR debuff than an enchanter and only one player slowing. Even on a relatively easy mob like the fungi king I think Monk/Shaman has like a 10% chance of just getting screwed by resists.
For leveling I think Cleric/Enc is about the same Shaman/Enc just with different playstyles. It's also extremely effective on mobs <=55 where the enchanter can do reasonable CC on breaks. Both will level much faster than Monk/Shaman: a L60 for example an epic monk with shaman haste is probably 60-70 dps while a charmed krup is 100+. I think Monk/Shaman really starts to rock in Velious, where the monks get higher AC and better weapons and Enchanters take it up the butt with high MR. Although if the server stays classic there will be a few months of giant rampage in Kael.
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