I feel there needs to be two things that happen when relics are released: at minimum, they should be the same ilvl as the base Tomestone gear throughout and then Savage level at the final step. Two, new content should be the best route to get the gear with alternative, more casual but grindier ways available.

Neither of these apply to relics. They are objectively worse than even the non-augmented Tomestone gear AND the casual grind is really the only option. And in some steps BETTER than the Bozja grind.