Phantom Dancer has an annoying build path
I know there are other items that build out of 3 items, but Phantom Dancer could totally build out of Zeal and Recurve bow instead of Zeal and 2 daggers.
Is there a reason it is this way?
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Probably because they don't want PD to have more damage - it is a defensive option, after all. If it included Recurve, you'd need to retain the 15 on-hit damage (at least).
Recurve Bow provides on-hit damage, Kirchei's Shard provides the Energize passive, and if you make a new item just for Phantom Dancer, things get just a little bit more confusing than they're worth. I don't like Phantom Dancer's build path either, but there isn't a catch-all solution based off the current state of the game.