IMO I would be fine if they made Savage gear the iLvl of Augmented Tome +5 with selectable stats. (605) for this tier. Then come the next tier the crafted gear is also the same iLvl as the previous savage gear.

This gives raiders a bit more value from their previous tier and don't have to deal with the day 1 crafting shit show for raid prog before the prices divebomb to what the gear is really worth.

Crafted gear would still have it's value for people who did not clear Savage which is a large chunk of the player base.