My bro is looking to make a pet class..

[Ossigor]

This is from someone that played mage to 52 in classic/kunark, and only a necro to 20ish and are just opinions.

I ways always envious of necros ability to root, mez, and FD but in group situations they are equal in my opinion if they're played well. I never raided much, so I can't speak to that. I P99 I chose magician because I see way too many necros around, and it's just fun to play my old main class again.

As far as leveling I'd consider them close to equal. Necro might pull ahead in the later levels? Necros do a lot more juggling when they exp though-- snare, fear, DoTs, manage lich, etc whereas Magician is more laid back... send in fire pet, heal it a few times OR nuke if you're trying to claim the full exp. Fire pet DS does damage no matter what, can't be resisted. Necro can get some bad strings where snare is resisted 5 times in a row and you have to just zone or juggle mana.

For camping higher end items necros have an easier time, and will get around dungeons with more ease (but magi can as well) I think necros can just break into camps easier at a lower level than magician due to fd/mez/root. Magician is brute force (short of zone line/earth pet trickery that only works in certain zones) and will need to be higher level for the same camp.

Everyone will tell you, he should play what he likes. If you "like" more power then I'd probably go with necro. If he just likes the magician lore/feel more then go with that. Magicians are really a one trick pony but I'm having a blast leveling mine again. Their pets really are superior but that loses its value later in levels (40+?) when mobs are hitting for a crapload.