Guild Wars 2

So I just got level 80 and I am very confused on what I should be going for (this is my first character, by the way) Up until this point, I’ve been running D/D while leveling with the standard 0/10/0/30/30 auramancer build. I’ve hit 80 and want to know what level 80 gear I should get. I want to be able to do some PvE dungeons and WvW decently.

I’ve looked around in the TP and the dungeon and WvW vendors for the various items they sell. However, I think my first goal would be to get a relatively cheap crafted set, which is what people have been telling me. I have some questions about this: While leveling I’ve been going for Power, Toughness, and Vitality on my gear, but I don’t think there are any crafted sets with those 3 stats. What 3 stats should I go for then? Also, is it a good idea to go for a set magic find gear? Will this gimp me in my stats, or can I get along without them in dungeons/solo farming/WvW?

No armor/build is wholly and completely worthless, due to how GW2’s class system works. No matter what you choose, you should still be able to contribute with level 80 exotic equipment, so if you like, you can just choose whatever suits your playstyle. If you want the absolute best contribution/DPS/etc. for your particular role, then I don’t think I can help you a whole lot there, since I don’t know about the number crunching for all of it.

I highly recommend getting a set of dungeon gear before getting crafted armor. If you’re paired with competent pugs/guildmates, your gear shouldn’t be a huge problem, and by the time you have the whole dungeon set, you should have a nice amount of gold, as well.

If you really wanted to buy a crafted set, then I can only recommend Valkyrie for a staff ele, because that’s what I use, and I think the stats it uses go very nicely with the way a staff ele plays – mainly power for AoE, some vit so you don’t always die in 2 shots, and I use Signet of Fire and some Precision traits along with a Berserker’s staff to help with my crit chance to make use of the crit damage. Soldier’s (power, toughness, vit) is a tank set, so I don’t recommend that, but I have seen eles pull it off before (though I don’t know how).

I’d buy the crafted rare armor (Masquerade) for ~25s per piece and green trinkets (Mithril). That’s what I do on my alts, as soon as they reach 80.

The stats are personal preference, I’d take Knigh’s for the gear (Toughness, Power, Precision) and Clercic’s trinkets (Healing Power, Power, Toughness). By stacking Toughness you reduce incoming damage, healing power helps to fill your (small) health pool up, you have power as minor stat on every piece and also get some precision.

Personally, I’m not a big fan of (pure) Valkyrie, because the crit damage stat is wasted without precision. Mixing Valkyrie with Knight’s (+near perma fury from your traits) should do the trick if you don’t feel like supporting/self healing.