User blog comment:123steven/Need help on a Quest./@comment-1268838-20100305190747

Personally, I have to reccomend the Long Sword. They tend to have excellent attack power, hit really fast, and possess a long reach, which is really useful for getting hits on the Lao's head and belly. As Pitch already said, armor type doesn't really matter, though a few decent armor skills never hurt anybody. I believe I repelled my first Lao with Devil Slicer.