In here I will show every weapon that I find myself using frequently. You will find that not every element is represented in this collection and the reason for that is that not every element has a good enough weapon to even compete with a "worse" element.
When Choosing your weapon you should consider the following things:
Elemental Weaknesses of the monster (Is it weak to a specific combo element perhaps)
Do you need zenith part breaker
Can it use Z-Sigils
Do you need Skill Slots Up with your current set?
what other bonus effects does it give? (like power crystals for evos, prayer buff etc)
So the choice isn't always black and white. Its also not important to always have the most optimal weapon at all times, for general play most of the weapons below will do the trick. SnS usually wants to be at long Length or higher so remember to use the Length sigil accordingly.
The strongest weapons when optimized for a single matchup.
Both these weapons share the same stats so choose according to looks
Both these weapons share the same stats so choose according to looks
Very Strong, high combo element G-Weapons.
Composer Bite "Encore"
Highest Music Element Weapon in the game that can deal insane damage.
Can be used to kill Musou Zino and Boga
Prayer Sword "Finale"
Highest amount of Blaze element in the game. Not used super often but will melt monsters with a blaze weakness.
Musical Sword "Encore"
Highest Sound element Weapon in the game. Very long makes it a bit awkward to play but the damage is worth it.
Can be used to kill Musou Zeru.
Melody Sword "Encore"
Highest B. Flame element weapon in the game and it looks gorgeous. Sadly good matchups are rare
Enrapture Sword "Encore"
Highest B. Zero element in the game. This Weapon is incredibly strong thanks to BZ being the best combo element.
Can be used to kill many Musous such as Elze, Zino, Boga and is therefore also good for Legion.
The Poison Prayer is sadly not good enough to be mentioned here since without elements it is outperformed by even the tower weapons.
Potent Weapons with almost no downside.
Divine Galatine (Premium)
Best General Use SnS in the game. With the highest Light element its incredible against many monsters and the para makes it the best support weapon as well. SSU is also just amazing to have.
Is used to kill Musou Narga, Guan, Deviljho's
Harudo Sword "Crystal"
A good raw option with the benefit of having Z-partbreaker. Used very rarely and only against element resistant monsters such as Akura Vashimu. While Ceaseless Up isn't a good Z-Skill its also not useless.
Esdua Messer
Good Sound Weapon with Z-Partbreaker. Can be good against some zeniths even though the Z-Skill is very bad.
Final Chroma Epee
Very Good B. Flame option with Z-Partbreaker. SSU is also just a cherry on top that makes it even better.
Poetry Epee
Very Good Music Weapon with Z-Partbreaker. SSU is also just a cherry on top that makes it even better.
Renka Sword "Butterfly"
Best E. Roar Weapon and therefore the best non-premium and non evo thunder weapon in the game. Earplugs is nice to have but I wouldn't see it as a plus.
Rondo Sword "Swan"
Best B. Zero option once you have a good Z-Sigil. Very Strong despite the useless Z-Skill.
Can be used to kill many Musous such as Elze, Zino, Boga, Durem and is therefore also very good for Legion.
Lethe Sword "Ashura"
Good looking and potent C. Demon Choice. Very similar dps output as the Terra Rubersaber but its looks make a good argument. Wind Res is sadly not the best Z-Skill.
Terra Rubersaber
Your second C. Demon choice that has SSU, which allows more flexibility. It does have less element though and therefore a very similar dps output.
Kase-bake Sword "Parade"
The best Dark SnS in the game. Defitinely has some usecases against zeniths and can even be strong enough to kill Musou Zeru. Can only be bought with BC.
Twelfth Paladin Sword VI (Premium)
Probably the best Wind SnS in the game. Not many good wind matchups exist but this weapon can shine in those rare cases. SSU is also really nice to have.
Attending Sword "Bind"
The best L. Rod weapon in the game. The element is not used often though and the z-skill is pretty useless too. Can only be bought with BC
Best Poison SnS in the game.
The only usable tower weapon is Sacred Worlds. Building it will require you to put Tower Sigils in the weapon and then upgrading the respective stats of the weapon.
Sigils to put for SnS: Beam Slash | Element of your choice | Poison for solo play, para for multi
You should: Upgrade sharpness once, max out your status, and put the rest into your element.
A correctly maxxed tower weapon with poison will look like the picture to the right.
Weapons to choose when doing g-gear restricted bounties
Holy Galatine (Premium)
The strongest G-weapon but its banned in most cases. If you are allowed to use it its stats are incredible with 2400 Light AND para.
Raw Victoria
Your best Light choice if galatine is banned.
Pure Victoria
Best choice for Dark damage.
Magi Victoria
Best choice for Wind element.
Heavenly Shantien Sword
Good for many matchups that are weak to water and thunder.
DD38・ルヴァンホォン
Even without Cyan sharpness the really high amounts of blaze element make this weapon really strong.
2039・改トラグ・エスカー
Best G music weapon. On the seph/rain patch upgrading this will crash the game on a specific level. To still get it to max switch to the vanilla files. After upgrading its perfectly fine to use it on any patch.
Ceris Escar+
Best G Sound weapon.