Shaman/Monk Duo Question

[jijii]

mnk shm is an above average melee+priest leveling duo but nothing close to "OP" or anything like that. it's the best end game melee+priest duo

it's worth noting a few things:

-it's not as good as caster combos for leveling
-gear is very important for any melee comp (outside of maybe a rogue who can get 1 item and be more or less set forever)
-mnk shm doesn't really become as strong as people talk about until both are 60, or at least, especially the shm, because torpor

basically it's a good duo but you're gonna want all the levels and the really expensive stuff to see it shine

[Toxigen]

OP, ignore this post above shitting on the power of monk + sham. Its a fantastic duo and will easily blow the doors off pure casters in leveling speed to 60 (enc / necro / cleric combos aside). Once you synergize with your buddy and get a good tempo going there is nothing stopping that train.

First thing to do is get your friend playing and comfortable with the "clunk" of EQ.

Next, find a way to get him to 20 as fast as possible to join your shaman for XP.

Your monk buddy's #1 priority is to get used to pulling / splitting out singles to make your life easy. Anyone can press Q and turn on auto attack, but what will make your duo seamless is the monks ability to consistently bring in solo pulls so you don't have to juggle / deal with roots breaking. Remember....your HP is also your mana. You can help him with clean-tagging, but its a good idea to put the responsibility solely on him for a while and get him familiar with aggro / blur mechanics early on.

Keep monk friend hasted, regened, and STR/HP buffed (dex / agi is a waste). Every mob that comes into camp simply root ---> slow ---> sit/canni and enjoy the show.

Protip: later on into your 40s / 50s, there will be situations where you can "downrank" your slows. Say you're in a dungeon with a wide level range of mobs...you can use a lower rank of slow on easy mobs and use max rank on the harder ones. This will save you a ton of mana.


What kind of funds do you have to equip said monk friend and your own shaman?