User blog comment:Vebnstuff/Element VS Status/@comment-2053489-20101013193108

That with the blight effects on monster would be nice, but it isn't confirmed or catched in a damage formula, so it seems that there is no such effect.

For the weapons: I prefer status at all, especially sleep and para, They can be devastating when used right. Me and 3 others could kill a rathian+ with 4 para weapons in under 5 minutes, everybody was under hr 40 with 4 thunder weapons in a similiar run we needed nearly 10minutes.

But for me the best combo still stays: 2 para guys, a hammer and another, most likely elemented, damage weapon. with that setup we got rathian+ in 3 minutes...

The "what is the best element"-question is just a thing of personal preference. Any element or status has a reason to exist, its just the "Dragon is sooooo cool"-effect maybe