for the first level, I would say stamina/run is the way to go, unless your sta is maxxed and then go with regen. On the archtypes, I would say the best investments would be Natural Durability 3 and then Combat Avoidance. If you tend to solo often, then go for mental clarity as it will speed up your swarming considerably. If you max out ND then you will be able to go on to next level without doing combat avoidance but you can come back for it later. In class, First and foremost get Instrument mastery it is the most important and will boost your damage and efficiency considerably. Secondly get Singing mastery, it will do the same but only less so. If you have epic and VotS then you should only need two levels in this aa. AS SOON AS YOU HIT 63 GET FADING MEMORIES!!! I cannot tell you how many times this ability has pulled my bacon out of the fry-pan. The harmonious attack aa is also nice if you group often and only costs 2 aa per level. Once you get these, put at least one level into combat avoidance and combat agility and get the Physical enhancement AA in class. This aa gives a 2 percent increase in ND CA and CS for 5 aa's. Might not sound like much but it helps. After that, well hopefully you know where to go after that many aa's. Good luck!