Should V get a weapon?

[Kish]

In one or more Versions of D&D, all elves are proficient with bows and rapiers. (not entirely sure about the specifics)

In 3.0 and 3.5ed D&D, all elves are proficient with Long Bows, Short Bows, and Long Swords. Not rapiers. Of course this is far more useful to a wizard than to most classes; an elf fighter gets those proficiencies from both race and class, and either the racial proficiency in them or the class proficiency in them is wasted.