If you are a fan of Bows, Daikyu is worth adding to your Arsenal. It has some of the highest base Damage, second only to Lenz. Unlike a lot of weapons, it has a near even split amongst the IPS Damage types. It also pulls in with a base 20% Crit Chance and 50% Status Chance and guaranteed Impact procs on enemy hits. It does have one drawback in that it can only be fired with a full charge. Releasing your Fire Button or performing other actions will cancel your shot, but this is balanced with it having the fastest arrow Flight Speed tying with Rakta Cernos. Adding a Fire Rate Mod will make a noticable difference and cut your Draw Time in half.
With the Jovian Concord Update from May 2019, Daikyu was one of the 5 weapons to receive a weapon-specific Amalgam Mod. You won’t be able to farm for Amalgam Daikyu Target Acquired until after The War Within Quest, so you’ll have to wait until Late-Game to add this to your Station. Once you get a hold of it, you’ll be able to add +75% Headshot Multiplier as well as a 60% Chance to Pickup Used Arrows. The Mod will also add +3% Life Steal to Nikanas if you equip that for your Melee.
Great article. I initially did not give the Daikyu much of a chance when I first tried it. It seemed so slow and just “basic” compared to the other bows I have tried.
I think I’ll be giving it another chance now.