[Autumn]

Isn't the best bow currently a mutated shuriken? Then maybe the true bows need to be looked at.

Not quite for the reasons you would imagine, also it once again fell behind Magnifying Glass in raw damage due to the tool tag addition being added to shurikens. I don't think mag glass will be as useful as it once was either, due to having slightly reduced scaling on top of having to deal with its own problems like Elytra and being a 'melee' weapon as a bow.

The reason why shuriken bow was strong was cause of its utility + the damage it provided, now its just the utility again as  it'll compare pretty evenly among most bows assuming around a 50-75% chance to crit against most targets.

Tamaki Shuriken was good because:

-Auto Snake Wrap on successful infliction with Snake Shot (Which could be combo'd into pulling shot)
-Higher range than most bows due to how mutation functions with weapons turning into bows
-Great potential + poison tick damage
-Ninja Talents should you desired them.

But by far some of the best bows in the game are not these bows, some of the best bows in the game are bows people are perfectly willing to build STR to use such as with Hunting Bow, Grandia, Filcherbird, Star Shooter, Kraken's Sigh, Fae Bow etc.