Guild Wars 2

I’m working on a build for a WvW elementalist (link below):
http://gw2buildcraft.com/calculator/elementalist/?1.0|8.1n.h1j.8.1n.h4|0.0.0.0.0.0|1n.a4.1c.a7.1n.a7.1c.a7.1n.a7.1c.a7|211.0.211.0.311.0.1n.61.1n.61.2u.0|0.a1.0.u35b.u56b|2f.2|1l.1t.1u.1v.2a|e

I’m having some issues with stat allocation/optimization. I’m not sure what most D/D eles run in WvW but right now I’m sitting at 16.5k HP, 2600 armour, and 1950 power. I’ve tried a few different stat combinations but I wasn’t able to move 50 vitality to power (i.e. trading off 500 HP for an additional 50 power) while maintaining 2600 armour. I was hoping some experienced players/theory crafters could help out. Also, if I’m totally barking up the wrong tree in terms of how this build is going, let me know!

I read this guide as a starting point:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/elementalist/Guide-Mastering-the-D-D-ele-3-29-12#post655843

Some background info, of no particular importance:
Normally, I run a thief in WvW and I thoroughly enjoy the gameplay. But thieves have pretty poor group utility and I feel like a kitten chilling in stealth bursting people while my team gets focused. I also feel bad when I end up surviving an encounter due to hiding in stealth while my party gets destroyed. Ergo, I wish to be a better team player by buzzing around as an annoying D/D ele.

by swapping around items and food for more stat effective counterparts (not touching the ascended) you can get 10% direct dmg boost with no loss of direct dmg defence. You should always add the 100% fury uptime and 10 (or more) stacks of might (with battle) at the buffs tab, it makes a difference between the items.

Change precision into power -> berserker weapons, all other knight pieces into soldiers with rubys. And plate of tryffel stake.
Slightly slightly more effective version is with soldier weapons and berserker shoulders, gloves, boots. But I wanted example that had the gain in just one variable, dmg. While the latter has u gaining in both.

How ever anet balanced the stats quite well, there is no imba secrets and abusable peaks. You gain somewhere, you usually loose somewhere else.

I am glad to see more theorycrafting going on. I am so bored of my ele. I havent changed traits much but have tried lots of armor and weapons.

U hit one of our major issues. When we go too higher offense we lose so much hp and defense we are so squishy its stupid.

I also have a thief but have been playing it way more in wvw. Its role is much more clear and i succeed and have more fun. I either go glass and blow people up r shadow art semi glass crit and still blow most up or stealth and evade.

On ele it feels i just tag and stun or run from zergs. I do well with standard dd but honestly it isnt that hard. I would like a high reward build or 2 to play with.

This games ele just doesnt capture a mage feel to me like other mmo.

I will be following threads like these and hope Anet see a lot of eles are bored with the norm. If we had more viable ranged options there would be a lot less dd eles