Which is the best weapon to import from BG1 to BG2?

robotron

Just about to complete BG1 and was thinking about which weapon to take

The Burning Earth +1
Ashideena +2
Bala’s Axe, Wizard Slayer
Suryris’s Blade +2
The Grave Binder +2
Staff Spear +2
Staff Mace +2
Sling +3
Varscona +2
Krotan’s Skullcrusher +2
Kiel's Morning Star

based on how easy it is to find an better version early on in BG2 and companion's weapon proficiencies, from the bit of research i've done i'm leaning towards sling +3, but am anxious about leaving a gem of a weapon behind. (my main character only has Weapon Proficiency in katanas and two weapon type so that doesn't affect the choice here)

edit: actually i think Staff Mace is best for Jaheira

jmerry

Most of the unique weapons show up in BG2 if you don't import them.

The Burning Earth is found in the Druid Grove, on one of the druid enemies at the end.
Ashideena is found in the Unseeing Eye quest, in a container in the forgotten temple level.
Bala's Axe is found in the Planar Sphere, in a container in the engine room.
The Grave Binder shows up in the stock of Gul Dukeem, a merchant in Neera's quest
Varscona is on Ribald, replacing his equipped weapon.

The +3 sling is a weird one; it's the named sling Arla's Dragonbane in BG1, and if you don't import you find Arla's Dragonbane in the shade temple. If you do import it, you get generic +3 slings in both places, which are identical except for lower prices.

Staff spear and staff mace ... those are generic, and you'll find some in BG2 no matter what. Suryris' Blade is just a +2 halberd. Only Kiel's Morning Star is truly unavailable in BG2 unless you import it. If you really like cursed berserking weapons, importing that is essential.

robotron

thanks for the response, i won't stress about the choice too much then