User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-25033519-20150319184031

Sorry if this has been asked before, but it's been on my mind lately.

So the relic weapons seem to have "tiers" from what I've seen, with weapons from Shagaru magala, Teostra, and Chameleos being the best. Is this the case, or is there some other factor that influences how good a relic weapon is? I am asking in case there is a weapon model which I prefer over the one you get from the 3 aformentioned elder dragons. For instance, I prefer the Giltanas Espee sword and shield (obtained from Yian Garuga and Rajang) over the Golden Falchion. Will there be stat differences because the models are different tiers, or are the tiers set by different groups of monsters? This is also assuming that the guild quests are the same level (say 140, for simplification purposes)