Good duo option with an SK?

[serjordanmormont]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Stick to the "old world" (not Kunark/Velious) and you'll find most mobs have less HP typically compared with the expansions - should help keep the XP flowing a bit better.

Is that not offset by increased xp gain for killing expansion mobs?

[Raev]

SK/Shaman is basically a slightly weaker version of Monk/Shaman. You lose a good bit of DPS (though the SK can somewhat compensate with pet/dots), a bit of tanking (monks are more efficient per swing with Block, and the SK's higher HP pool won't matter without a cleric), and some some splitting ability. In return you gain rock solid threat for quick slows and a bit of utility here and there like IVU, lifetaps, snare, and fear.

You can absolutely duo SK/Sham all the way to 60, and it won't be super slow, but IMO it's less of a duo and more of an incomplete trio. Enchanter as usual is the best third wheel: with the SK's high threat tash/malo/slow go out very fast, and Clarity means the SK doesn't need downtime. Other DPS classes work too, though. You'd do fine with a mage, rogue, necro, or even a ranger.

I don't really think Bard or Necro are viable duos (though they can certainly be the core of a larger group) unless you are heavily twinked. Your survivability will be really low. That being said, there is nothing wrong with either choice, that's what /w all lfg is for.

[serjordanmormont]

Originally Posted by Raev [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

SK/Shaman is basically a slightly weaker version of Monk/Shaman. You lose a good bit of DPS (though the SK can somewhat compensate with pet/dots), a bit of tanking (monks are more efficient per swing with Block, and the SK's higher HP pool won't matter without a cleric), and some some splitting ability. In return you gain rock solid threat for quick slows and a bit of utility here and there like IVU, lifetaps, snare, and fear.

The guy I'm duoing with has a 60 monk as his main so he wanted to try something different. Turns out he is re-rolling the SK as an Iksar so I'm just gonna rock an Iksar shaman to keep things easy. FOB + Kurns will give us a solid leveling spot to get started with a boost.

Thanks for the help!

[Trungep99]

As someone who has a 60 SK , I'd like to say sham or Druid can be very helpful. Shaman is probably the best option since they have a ton of buffs and can slow the enemy

[Lojik]

If the SHM worships cazic, u can get undead fear clickie and just fearkite undead all day long. Plenty of places to fearkite undead esp in kunark.

[serjordanmormont]

Originally Posted by Lojik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If the SHM worships cazic, u can get undead fear clickie and just fearkite undead all day long. Plenty of places to fearkite undead esp in kunark.

Music to my ears

[Trungep99]

Originally Posted by serjordanmormont [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Music to my ears

keep in mind if you are kos with Paineel this p[topm requires faction work to be viable, which can take many hours of killing Kobolts in the Warrens.

[Victorio]

Originally Posted by Trungep99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

keep in mind if you are kos with Paineel this p[topm requires faction work to be viable, which can take many hours of killing Kobolts in the Warrens.

Paineel faction is done fast by killing guards in Erudin palace. Have the 60 monk kill them and tag with other character.

[thufir]

Originally Posted by serjordanmormont [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Is that not offset by increased xp gain for killing expansion mobs?

Short answer is "no" in the case of Velious. Velious mobs have high HPs and there are no good ZEMs anywhere on the continent. The dungeons are pretty but they are meant for loot, not for xping up.
Kunark is fine though, in fact even more desirable in a lot of cases. Some of the best ZEMs in the game for the level of the dungeon can be found there - Kurn's Tower and Kaesora are two good examples. I'm more or less convinced that Dalnir's is higher than the baseline, too. XP there has been really good when I've broken through to the second and third levels.

Originally Posted by Victorio [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Paineel faction is done fast by killing guards in Erudin palace. Have the 60 monk kill them and tag with other character.

Yeah, my SK did this when I was 45 or so. Didn't take long to get amiable with the Heretics, even solo, as an ogre SK. A few hours, around there.

Also, I see you have already chosen a shaman as your duo partner, which I think is a wise choice. Someone else earlier in the thread summed up the tradeoffs for monk/shm vs. sk/shm quite well. My experiences duoing with shamans have been very positive. I would say they are a shadowknight's best duo option.

[Lojik]

Originally Posted by Trungep99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

keep in mind if you are kos with Paineel this p[topm requires faction work to be viable, which can take many hours of killing Kobolts in the Warrens.

This is easy, if someone wants paineel faction pm me i can just ae the whole zone