I have been flip-flopping between so many different setups lately, but I have yet to find the one. I am currently trying Gnome out, and while I don't think it feels as bad as I was led to believe there are a couple of removedling issues that keep me from committing totally.
I'm using stock Sway. It basically does nothing (you even have to install your own program launcher) but this fits my needs perfectly well. I'm comfortable configuring things using text files and the command line though.