They... Both seem valid actually. Bane says you need to pick an subtype if your target is an outsider. Both Evil Outsider and Demon are subtypes.
Generally speaking Evil (Outsider) is more popular since it encompasses both Demons, Daemons and Devils, but I believe Demon is still a legal option.
Bane (Demon) is a good choice if you're also an evil outsider such as a devil and you're paranoid about wielding a weapon that could be turned against you.
Outsiders (pick one subtype)
Demon Subtype: Demons are chaotic evil outsiders that call the Abyss their home. Demons possess a particular suite of traits (unless otherwise noted in a creature's entry) as summarized here.
That is the rule saying that demons are a subtype. Unless someone can find a ruling saying that does not count then it works by the rules. You can't really get more official than the book, unless the book is countered by FAQ or errata.
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Bane (Demon) is a good choice if you're also an evil outsider such as a devil and you're paranoid about wielding a weapon that could be turned against you.I'd think it'd be this.
Wouldn't be popular for a Hellknight to carry around something that Infernal allies would have to fear just as much.
A chaotic outsider bane weapon would be more useful, seeing as they could use it to fight proteans or azata.
But demonbane weapons are not only legal but traditional.
Bane (Demon) is a good choice if you're also an evil outsider such as a devil and you're paranoid about wielding a weapon that could be turned against you.I'd think it'd be this.
Wouldn't be popular for a Hellknight to carry around something that Infernal allies would have to fear just as much.
Actually, it should be very popular to the extent that it is obtainable, since the Hellknight initiation rites start with slaying a Devil of greater hit dice than your own. Hellknights seek to emulate Hell's organization, and are often Lawful Evil, but they don't necessarily get along with Devils. For that matter, Infernal commander Devils probably wouldn't mind having a weapon that works against those they have to keep in line, as well as against potential rivals. On the other hand, such commander Devils probably wouldn't want their subordinates to have such a weapon -- that's what the Demon-bane weapons would be for.
Others have pointed out that both "demon" and "evil" count as subtypes for outsiders and both can be chosen for your favored enemy as a ranger and both can be selected for bane weapon.
Not sure what ruling there is on stacking the abilities, but I could already see shenanigans happening with a "Demon-Outsider" bane, "Evil-Outsider" bane weapon...
If the stacking I suggested isn't possible by the rules (and I honestly have no idea if it would be legal) then you still have in game reasons for choosing the more narrow option even though it seems silly from a player perspective.
It doesn't stack. Here is the FAQ.
Alrighty. Wraithstrike clearly showed that my shenanigans couldn't be done within the rules. I am very happy with that. Doesn't remove the potential in game reasons to make a more narrow option bane weapon, which is what we are left with.
What do you mean by more narrow option? Do you mean something like Bane <evil outsiders> which would allow you to cover more creatures in most games?
Alrighty. Wraithstrike clearly showed that my shenanigans couldn't be done within the rules. I am very happy with that. Doesn't remove the potential in game reasons to make a more narrow option bane weapon, which is what we are left with.What do you mean by more narrow option? Do you mean something like Bane <evil outsiders> which would allow you to cover more creatures in most games?
More narrow would be, say, demon-bane, or daemon-bane, as opposed to evil outsider-bane.
More narrow would be, say, demon-bane, or daemon-bane, as opposed to evil outsider-bane.Alrighty. Wraithstrike clearly showed that my shenanigans couldn't be done within the rules. I am very happy with that. Doesn't remove the potential in game reasons to make a more narrow option bane weapon, which is what we are left with.What do you mean by more narrow option? Do you mean something like Bane <evil outsiders> which would allow you to cover more creatures in most games?
I completely misread what you were trying to say. I agree that there would be potential in-game reasons to go after demons instead of chaotic outsiders as an example, with regard to bane.