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Bard only gets 1 additional weapon damage by putting +1 on relic. Tanks just need to hold agro and adding a % to their damage may not matter much. These could *DEBATABLY* be exceptions to the "always buy relic+1 first" rule.
Personally as a warrior I bought Relic+1 as soon as possible. And I haven't regretted it. Needed all the agro I could for turn4 coil.
For everyone else, the weapon damage does a lot for your heal amount or damage amount. Conventional wisdom = buy relic+1 first.
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Speaking purely as a Paladin. A Relic +1 is essential. Because if you group with another player who has a Relic +1, they will always pull the agro off you. So it behooves you to get your +1 asap.