Guild Wars 2

So, now that we can select a new stat to replace our magic find sets, I was wondering what stat combination to get.

I’m a sword ranger so having good dps is important to me. I know zerkers is generally the best stat type to get but I don’t really want to feel squishy anymore. Don’t tell me to learn to dodge because anyone who’s played sword ranger would know that it’s impossible to dodge effectively. Also since I’ve got a Bolt, I’m not keen on abandoning it to be more survivable (aesthetics > functionality xD).

So question is: What does the best amount of dps with at least toughness or vitality in the stat combo?

If you insist I use zerkers gear, got any tips on how to stay alive? xD

Lumures.2048:

Don’t tell me to learn to dodge because anyone who’s played sword ranger would know that it’s impossible to dodge effectively.

Eerr.. Learn to dodge?
Built-in evades in Sword#2, Sword#3

Valkyrie if you have access to fury or have plenty of crit % chance.

Knights otherwise.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Equipment_acquisition_by_stats

I have a Sword/Torch Ranger with shortbow secondary, and I find it greatly suited to condition gear.
To that end, she has all CD/pow/v gear, or “Carrion”.
I think she may be better off with some Rabid gear (CD/pre/t) mixed in there, but overall, taking advantage of Sword/Torch’s natural propensity to dish out conditions seems to be a good idea.

To clarify: I can get a lot of damage-over-time conditions applied very quickly to one or more targets with this build and re-apply them easily, so making sure these conditions do the most damage possible only seems sensible.