Originally Posted by wow

Ideally you want:

2/5 resto Gladiator season 1
2/5 resto Gladiator season 2
1/5 elemental season 2 (Gloves)

the only damage gear you should be using should be the gloves once you get an ideal set of gear.

what are you stats using your current pvp gear with the damage pieces exactly? healing/resil/hp/mp5

I use rank 1 fs/es always with the highest rank on a shift binding for the same key for finishing people, duelling, etc
totems all depend on whos on the other team, you can always see it as you go in. vs stealth teams though it's always the totems you listed up front; grounding to absorb a cyclone