One steel for the rest of your life. Which one and why?

I am a big fan of Elmax at 58-60 RHC. Tough, stainless, and great edge retention. I could live with VG10 though.
 
Fällkniven Lam.CoS or M390 for knives since stainless prevents grey hair popping up. Choppers/hatchets on the other hand....
 
3V or any of its analogs. I love it's overall performance, toughness, and with good heat treat it's plenty stainless. I have a Cruwear Spyderco that I stuck in a lemon for 20 minutes and then left sitting out another 15 and it didn't change color at all.
 
Vibranium. If it's good enough for Captain America, it's good enough for me.

...or plain old 1095. It's a great steel for blades, easy to sharpen, holds it's edge well, and durable. I prefer it in my fixed blades as well as my folders.
 
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