Most solid duo for Kunark and Velious

[Uaellaen]

lol? do you even realize mage is one of the best DPS classes up to luclin?

[Thac0]

Mage Cleric is pretty decent (modrod + CH = manastone for your cleric and yourself)

Enchanter Paladin is nice CC & a tank that can heal with superior heal (woot Clarity)with the option of charm for extra dps (lull, slow, haste, yada yada)

Melee + shammy is nice too (even rogue works well with root + proper pet placement)

Honestly any combo does pretty decently with a healer and tank or dps

[Zordana]

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

ok but you still lack the dps..

what makes you think that?
i could never compete with a mage as necromancer..
there are some mobs a necro can solo which mages can only solo by chainpeting..
and a wizard has a great outburst, but the overall DPS isnt as high as mage + pet and also the epic pet tanks like shit, has a high DS and some really nice DPS..
how can you say lack of dps? :>

[Omnimorph]

Originally Posted by Thac0 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Mage Cleric is pretty decent (modrod + CH = manastone for your cleric and yourself)

Enchanter Paladin is nice CC & a tank that can heal with superior heal (woot Clarity)with the option of charm for extra dps (lull, slow, haste, yada yada)

Melee + shammy is nice too (even rogue works well with root + proper pet placement)

Honestly any combo does pretty decently with a healer and tank or dps

I boxed a pally / enchanter duo on live... it was decent, until they brough out mercs which made my pally a waste. Should have rolled an SK instead for better dps + FD. Oh well.

Should be an okay duo on classic though.

[JaVeDK]

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

Hands down Enchanter / Druid

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[Jify]

Mage + Shammy. End of thread.

Epic pet + Torpor.

4khp + tank, uber agro, uber damage + unlimited heals. (and slow!)

[Skope]

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

lol? do you even realize mage is one of the best DPS classes up to luclin?

one of the best DPS classes how exactly? And how far away from #1? it's quite a long ways away depending on the scenario. In velious you'll be used for CoH and mod rods, and that's pretty much it. The epic pet doesn't compare to rogue/monk or even necro DPS. If you plan to duo named mobs you'll have to resort to chain-casting, which is fine, but if the mob summons then it's a no-go. Not to mention you'll have no need for a cleric then anyway, because if you're chaining any spell cast (damage or heal) on the pet or mob will cause aggro and the pet won't get it back until it surpasses you on the hate list. There's quite simply no chance in hell you'll kill it if it summons. Necros have the same issue, but they can put in far more sustained DPS than a mage can because of the awesome DPS on the DoTs and health-funneling / lich-line spells. A necro can essentially stack all of their DoTs and get back to around 50 mana before they run their course.

The reason a shaman makes an excellent duo partner is because they're so versatile if played correctly. On live a lot of the shamans were two-boxed, and in doing so they didn't capitalize on the shammies' utility. Shaman is a class that's meant to be played like a bard: pressing so many keys that your keyboard's lettering will start to fade. With proc weapons, JBB and an epic the shammy can throw in some DPS without needing to burn a lot of mana (or any mana at all). Because slows and debuffs are so great during kunark/velious you can choose to tank a mob while a rogue/monk kicks or backstabs it from behind. Your heal spell (torpor) will force fights to be stationary and last a bit longer, but because it's so mana efficient it doesn't matter much.

The downsides to a shaman/monk or rogue combo are that you can't really chain-stun a caster. This may not seem like a big deal, but when it's nuking you for over 1k damage, your torpor + heals won't be able to keep up. With a rogue you can't split either, but the shammy can generate a lot of aggro with spells that can free up the rogue to backstab.

druid/enchanter combos are fantastic if you're willing to get geared for it. A druid snare + chanter charm are awesome and not too difficult. Just make sure to stack some +hp on the chanter with maxed out charisma and have the druid keep evac up with enough mana to cast it when things get ugly =D

[Jeah]

Necro / Druid, doesn't need much explanation. Or Mage/Druid since both pet classes are very powerful and Druid is just a good support class and provides ports and tracking.

[Hiragawa]

Shaman/Monk or Shaman/SK. I can see Shammy/Mage being rather good as well, but I'm fairly meh about mages.

Monk: Decent dps (compared to the mage), mend is nice in a pinch, and buffing him up with all the proc spells/regens before a pull means that if something goes wrong, FD is there to stop the pull and prevent your shammy from taking death aggro.

Shadowknight: Pretty much the same. FD is things go wrong, Lifetaps always help out, and I imagine the snare doesn't hurt. Plate armour is a nice bonus.

Shaman: The ultimate 'duo' healer. Haste, Slow, SoW, Proc, Tropor, DoT/DD, Pet (although not even close to a mage's dps from the pet). Not to mention chewing their legs and what not to get mana back :P

[spoolie]

so Skope you are compareing a mage to a rogue/monk in a raid setting compared to what the topic was about DUOING. Mage and shammy are redick together. duel pets, slow, rods, torpor blah blah etc... but on this server the way charm is crazy OP. i would go 2 necros...druid/chanter.