Well hello there, i've read and i have to agree to 2 things here, Mythics by far are the hardest weapons to obtain, and prolly yes Emp > Relic on WS numbers.

But why all this rage? I started playing on 2004 and ppl had 1-2relics and were the best fornt line jobs for like 7years or more, empyreans barely have a year existing, and idk why ppl complain more, i've seen ppl with relic and empyrean, empyreans are so easy to make, i have 2 empyreans by that case, all low maned with 6-10ppls, so if u want numbers make an empyrean, and keep ur relic as a Hard work Treasure.

On a side note, There will always be something better to what u currently have or sometimes not, but dont fear to changes.