Guild Wars 2

It makes absolutely no difference if i have it zero or 900, so i am wondering what is the point of stacking Toughness in PvP? With 900 Toughness i get hit for maybe 10% less and that’s it? So instead of 3000 dmg i would only take 2700 dmg? Oh, and it doesn’t affect conditions … Guess this is the most useless stat in this game, right?

More toughness prevents me from 1 shotting you from stealth

I notice they don’t give us a lot of options for toughness. With the exception of the Paladin amulet, toughness is never seen paired with any other defensive stat, and in that amulet it’s not a primary stat.

I’ve only played PvP this season, but I figured the reason must be that pairing up primary stats like toughness and healing power might produce unreasonably tanky healer classes.

Consider the ele meta. The build clears condi like it’s nothing. If it could also absorb significantly more power damage it might be impossible to kill such a healer within a useful time frame.