why so many?

i was leveling my pet in masked warrior then i noticed a lot of players with bow+katana...

why? is there a new dps build with those equips? most of them was using bow skills as main dmg...

 

Bow is the new meta for dmg.
And katana for easy access to 100% critical rate.

 

yeah, i know about the dmg with bow... but why with ktn on secondary slot???? to not get the from -5% crit dmg from mekyo?? with elemental arrow you get a lot of more dmg...

i did not see them using katana skills, but why ktn skills are not strong with bow on main slot? last time i used bow it was 50% less dmg (edit: i forgot about the +50% dmg in critical hits from "two hand" passive)

 

bowtana has been around for a long time, it is more versatile than bow arrow

 

the 6th anniversary bow grants +10% stability when a katana is equipped.
maybe that's why.
less than arrows, but it buffs meikyo and kaikiri.