What SHOULD a relic step be?

[Crafoutis]

Doubt it, I'm sure there is a common thread within those hundred responses. Wouldn't it be funny if the majority of the answers are just the same thing worded differently, lol?

Here are some methods I've seen recommended just off the top of my head:

Tomestones
Light grind
Atma
Crafted, exclusively
Crafted, tradeable
Solo challenge dungeons
Raid-unlocked
Trial-unlocked
RNG grind
Non-RNG grind
Time-gated and attendance-based

What's the common thread that all of them share?