Why do I see Yangs recurve being used in the GoD build? It only affects multishot and multishot is not used in this build. Am I missing something???
Probably because of the heavy resource cost reduction that makes it useful in speed builds for rifts and bounties.
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Also, any good dmg weapon can be used for this build (2H Xbows, Bows, 1H Xbows). So, in general, you will pick the highest dmg weapon you have and adjust so to reach the rigth asp breakpoint.
Besides, RCR in the mix can’t hurt. 
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You can keep Shadow Power Gloom up for a long time with Yang’s Recurve (100% uptime if you also use Preparation Focused Mind), which makes it a very good defensive option. I like it better than Fortress Ballista unless the shield is needed for keeping Squirt’s Necklace buff up.
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You can keep perma Shadow Power with any weapon and Preparation (barely), if you hit it at the time it wears of. Otherwise not.
As already said - it is usually used in speeds (t16/Bounties/“low”/speed GRs for gem leveling).
A lot of guides recommend it. I think Icy veins …? Did no check that it - it is very nice for speeds with Smoke Screen - Displacement + Tactical Advantage.
Preparation solves the problem - but you have to drop another skill for it (FoK/Boar … ) - so less toughness - more relevant for speeds not for “high” GRs.
Numbers:
SP - Gloom costs 14 disc. 12,6 with 10 RCR via para. It lasts for 5 seconds and we get +1 disc per second. So 5 seconds are free - 7,6s remain downtime remain if disc is empty and you activate it every 5 seconds and not just in dire situations.
With a 50% RCR Yang you’d have 55% RCR - so SP costs 7,7 Disc. -5 seconds, 2,7s downtime. Not spammable - but it should be usually be available if you need it.
Decent toughness boost + LoH - so good option if you got a superb/primal Yang (and and awesome Cirri with <20% IAS) for high GRs.
But the answer to the question is probably: Speeds.
With 50% Yang’s, 10% from paragon and Perfectionist (an okay defensive passive itself), SP costs 5.67 discipline which means if you wait 1 second between every use you won’t run out of discipline even without Preparation.
It should be 14 x 0.45 = 6.3
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tl;dw
It allows you to constantly Strafe without losing hatred.