It took me 38 Smoldering Protean Crystals on my Bard to reach over 650 stat points on my Pyros Bard Bow, and now the stats I have aren't even optimal. I'm gonna have to go and try for more eventually, but I don't have the patience right now. I already have a full set of every class's elemental gear and 2,500 Pyros Crystals to spare.

Light farming is already the worst part of every relic. Adding even more RNG to this step is insult to injury. I don't think anyone sane was clamoring for random stats on a relic weapon.