Zombies is the only reason why I run a relic removal. Playing against them without one is torture. It might've been fine before the buff, but the favor dampening effects of it is one of the most annoying things ever, up there with repeated board sleep. Granted I don't run any in my aggro war deck, but with most other decks, I feel my winrate against zombies is much much higher if I remove their relic at least once. And with the rewards re-structure, I see a bunch of zombie decks on the weekend.