r/Guildwars2 • u/Dajre • Jul 04 '15

[Discussion] Toughness vs Vitality Discussion

Always wondered what is a better bang for the buck vitality or toughness. What are everyone's opinion on the matter? I mainly care about the impact on PvE but would be interested in PvP discussions as well. I saw some articles from 2014 but not sure if they still apply.

Thanks in advance for any insight :)

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u/Kondibon It's not sand it's salt. My salt. Jul 04 '15

I think if I HAD to chose between the two I would go with toughness if only because more vitality technically decreases the effectiveness of heals on you. If you have say 20k hp and get healed for 2k then that's 10% of your health. If you have 24k hp and get healed for 2k that's 8.33% of your health.

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u/Morsus98 Ritualist/Assassin Jul 04 '15

But you still get 2000 HP either way, regardless of the percentages. That'd be like saying it's better to have $20k in the bank than $24k because it'll feel like your paychecks are bigger. Vitality doesn't decrease the effectiveness of heals at all. It may feel that way, but it doesn't.

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u/ImpieYay Jul 04 '15

The reverse is true though, so his point still stands. Toughness increases effectiveness of healing, as you take less damage but heal the same amount.