>>536834151
>Bad stats,
Can be mitaged with a good master. His stats are also unironically irrelevant. Projection scales him to be as skilled and fast with the weapons he projects as the original wielder was. That's why Shirou was able to push back Kuzuki once he projected Kanshou and Bakuya. That's why Shirou was able to surpass "godspeed" and use Hercule's Nine Live Blade Works versus Berserker Herc. That's why Shirou was able to replicate Triple Crane Wing, despite the fact that he'd never seen it.
>NP takes a long time to charge up in a normal setting,
It's just a chant, lol. It's not that long. Emiya can use prep time to set it up before a fight. Or he can use Rho Ahias to defend while he's doing it. It'll work too considering Rho Ahias can block ranged Gae Bolgs and even attacks from EA (Proof: https://lparchive.org/Fatestay-night/Update%20227/ (scroll down to the very end where Gil draws EA))
>mediocre hand to hand skills compared to a normal servant,
Meme. He has projection.