IMHO, the issue with bows is arrow burn rate since it’s a limited resource. Even if bracer arrows and you can last the fight, it adds to the downtime of making more. In big fights or solo challenges it’s a matter of if you can kill the mob with all your stacks.
For comparing bows I do the damage + arrow + damage bonus / delay. Really though, the exquisite/priceless/primal has the ideal speed to take advantage of the Earthshaker damage bonus and the ratio so be efficient per shot. I’ve done mid 40’s off disc with bracer arrows on Zlexak and about 100 on disc (vs HoT trash) with an Exquisite. Higher damage bows just give you a bigger gas tank to keep on plunking.
There are cases for the Windsaber or Bow of the Destroyer but my workhorse for a long time was an Exquisite. I’ve not yet had the Dagarn crack over 100dps but parsing it is annoying. The Windstriker has a pretty meh ratio but is the end goal for racers and efficient arrow use. I still need mine
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