Quote Originally Posted by Noahlimits View Post
It will always be the strongest weapon. Whenever new weapons outclass it, it will eventually have a way to upgrade it to +2, +3, or gain a new name entirely. This was/is the plan at launch. The relic weapons are always supposed to reign supreme at the end of the road. So you'll get new weapons, use those weapons for dungeons quests / etc until the new way to unlock a stronger version of the relic appears.
Except for some Jobs, they don't. Scholar is one Example, Allagan book is superior to Omnilex +1.