As a SNS player, should my secondary be either hammer or longsword?

[The Dreamer]

Howdy! Trying to figure out a nice secondary, which should i pick?

[Matt & the Cat]

why not another sns?

[The Dreamer]

Originally posted by Matt & the Cat:

why not another sns?

This is true, but i hear element isnt particularly good, so i was thinking of running my main sns that has para, then a hammer for wakeups.

Or maybe replace the longsword option with GS for real wakeups

[Scipo0419]

Honestly, another SnS.
If the question was "as a Longsword player what should my secondary weapon be?" I'd say another Longsword.

Just bring a Paralysis Version of the same weapon type in the secondary slot, open with it then swap once the monster changes areas. Then you can have a Hammer/Para Hammer, SnS/Para SnS, and Longsword/Para Longsword sets.

Edit:
Regarding elements not being that good, it's confirmation bias. The hit zone values for element aren't that bad, problem is that building for Element requires different skills and more weapons, plus Raw Crit Meta is easy to set up. Burst+Element Attack+Critical Element (if you have affinity) is pretty solid. If the hitzone values aren't bugged, a 160 Raw/140 Element Slashing weapon on a Rathian on average would require a 191 Raw weapon to break even. This is before skills are taken into account.

[Nihrahk]

I'd say whatever weapon that feels the best. Swaxe is pretty cool, you could give it a spin if you haven't already.

[Krowle]

Originally posted by The Dreamer:

Howdy! Trying to figure out a nice secondary, which should i pick?

Have you try applying oil to your SNS?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjOL9XYk07k

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by The Dreamer:

Originally posted by Matt & the Cat:

why not another sns?

This is true, but i hear element isnt particularly good, so i was thinking of running my main sns that has para, then a hammer for wakeups.

Or maybe replace the longsword option with GS for real wakeups

Great Sword is the correct choice.

[StarExile]

The second weapon should be personal preferences

[Generic-Raider]

Depends are you gonna use it? i def not gonna so i just pick the one with a handle that match colors i use /shrug

[Ccrack]

bring a chargeblade, that way you have a little sword and shield and a big boy sword and shield

[Катюша]

Out of those choices? Long Sword, probably. I don't think Hammer is in a good spot at the moment, but bonking is still somewhat fun.

Personally I use Dual Blades as my Secondary, when playing Sword and Shield. Just personal preference.

[Jey Kama]

You want something that complements whatever you have socketed into your armor.

For me, I have Max Might so using something that drains stamina (like DB or Bow) is a no-go. I have HBG currently as a secondary (machinegun goes burrrr) but I like Evade Extender with it which is useless for SnS. I'll probably change it for LBG for general use or GS for the surprise birthday parties.

[Iggi]

Originally posted by The Dreamer:

Originally posted by Matt & the Cat:

why not another sns?

This is true, but i hear element isnt particularly good, so i was thinking of running my main sns that has para, then a hammer for wakeups.

Or maybe replace the longsword option with GS for real wakeups

Honestly element is just slightly better than raw, specifically for sns, the only reason people don’t go for it is because it’s dependent on what you’re fighting and takes much longer to gear out per monster. So you have people suggesting to go with raw damage over element for ease of use.

If you truly wanted to min-max and do the most damage, element is the way to go. At least in this game. Again though, you would need to swap to specific gear sets for each monster you fought. Some would have overlap at least, but it would still be a lot of sets to make.