User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Lances/@comment-5033245-20120613091845

I love lances more than any other weapon and have done since the first game. Sorry to disagree with the Tigrex suggestion but I find them very easy with a lance - simply mega-juice up wait on an edge somewhere guarding, and smack him about the face - I can do dual tigrex in 10 mins this way and I'm sure there are more of you who can do it quicker. Kirin Lances are good as the thunder element is so versatile and kirin materials are so easy to get. I haven't adjusted to the new moves in 3rd gen games yet as there just isn't a need to use them. Oh, and lances are great for evasion - it's really good fun hopping around between a diablos' feet stabbing him wherever you want whilst he gets more and more stressed. And the charge attack makes a mockery of Chameleos and other slow moving beasties.

'Darkness' is a handy little lance when you break into G-rank on 2nd gen games too - the sharpness is fantastic and the paralysis really useful on faster monsters.

The best underwater weapons too, I think they're the one weapon where you actually feel more empowered in the water than out of it. As soon as Lagi goes for a swim I think 'Now I've got you.'