Hildibrand for relic? Really?

[Kazhar]

I need to cut you off right there because there's something people seem to forget about relics. They're not actually end-game. They're always a step behind savage weaponry. Not since Heavensward has Savage content even been a requirement to progress.

X.55 relics are always BiS for the whole expac. And relic weapons are actually used as TEA BiS for certain jobs (if not all).
So the idea that relic weapons are entirely disconnected from high-end content is simply wrong.