TF axes pre-u23 were broken if you had Quickdraw trained.

So you lose some throwing speed by going axes.

Also:
15-20x3 (swashbuckling T axe) ----- .7(1)*.3x(3) = 1.6
15-20x2 (x2) ----- .7(1)*.3(2) = 1.3 (x2 for Shuriken Expertise) = 2.6.

Raw physical damage is a bit higher on shuriken even without Ninja Master.

Unless and until they fix Swashbuckling and thrown weapons, Bard throwers just don't make much sense. Maybe you could do a /6 Ranger that uses handaxes in Fury with slayer arrow, but you lose exploit weakness, which is powerful.

More importantly, Slayer Arrow + Adrenaline is really only gamebreaking with Manyshot (bow). Otherwise, it's sort of meh.

yeah hey dont get me wrong, it wouldn't be a joke or a gimp or whatever, but right now it's also just not going to be top of the heap either.

If you did the pure bard version of this build what feat order would make the most sense?

Mentioned in the OP were the feats PBS, Quickdraw, Rapidshot, PS, IPS, IC: Thrown, Shuriken Proficiency, Shuriken Expertise. I also think Precision has an argument for it but not sure it could be fit in to the build - 2ap + Precision though gives 5% to-hit, 25% fort reduction, and +5 damage per hit from the T5 bard enhancement. I've been away awhile though and not sure how much damage each one amounts to now and therefore what order makes the most sense.