User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter Wiki: User Suggestions Board/@comment-2036320-20100713011637

There is no 'best' weapon. Sure, one can calculate which weapon will have the highest DPS, but it doesn't account for things like having the actual materials to make the weapon, having a shield, status effects, group play, or heck, even individual player preferences. Recommending one single weapon is, in my opinion, ridiculous. Plus, weapon recommendations are better placed in individual monster guides.