User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Sword and Shields/@comment-5020152-20120512174343

I used the S+S for every boss as a beginner in Tri. Then, I started having lots of fun with the Switch Axe and Longsword.

My favorite S+S? Most likely the Shadow Saber in Tri and the Princess Rapier in Unite. My policy is when in doubt, use Poison weapons.

In my experience, the S+S works well for Diablos, Barioth, and probably Uragaan. I haven't fought those three with anything BUT that weapon.

My opinion, this weapon rocks compared to the slow GS and Lance, but isn't that good compared to the Longsword and Switch Axe. The Dual Swords are above the Sword and Shield as well, just because they're faster and have the Demonize ability. They're cooler in general, too.