ElM/SD imho better in farms because of double-nuke and couple of AoEs. Pretty bad ST chain.
FM/SD overall better imho. Great ST chain and pretty good AoE with Blaze-APP.
It's a highly debated topic. Fire/shield can easily take out bosses quicker so if you are going to farm bosses, go with fire. The issue that's commonly debated is whether it's faster to farm with an elec/shield or fire/shield with no bosses. Fire/shield has more consistent damage by using FSC religously, whereas elec's big advantage is the exra nuke. It's pretty much a toss-up between the two. I personally prefer elec because many of my other toons are fire, and I prefer elec's flashy animations.
I was wondering which was better in and out of farms as well as the pros and cons and ease of levelling for each. Electric Melee/Shield or Fire Melee/Shield?