My main on P99 has been a Shadow Knight for some years; the wife plays a Shaman. As such I have fair experience with this duo. Responding to some specific questions or comments you made: All the Shadow Knight and Shaman damage spells stack. The Shaman doesn't have a snare, unless it's a Troll Shaman who completes a quest for a weak snare necklace. Shaman root is fully adequate crowd control for anything you'll care to duo. There really isn't any need to root joust; if the Shaman can land root, he can land slow, which cripples damage output to such an extent that jousting becomes unnecessary.
Monk/Shaman is usually regarded as superior because it levels more quickly owing to the Monk's greater damage output relative to the Shadow Knight--leveling rate being basically a function of kill speed. Otherwise the two duos are of roughly equal power. There are a tiny number of camps a Monk/Shaman can duo that the Shadow Knight/Shaman typically cannot because of sneak pulling...basically just Fungi King in Sebilis, and that'll go away if sneak pulling ever has its function changed. On the plus side, the Shadow Knight partner is generally safer and less hassle for the Shaman thanks to superior aggro control.
In short it's a strong duo for the standards of something with a melee class in it.
Danth
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