Heading towards CIS-2020.

The same random that will deal in the starting zones + red is imbalanced, no? Melee, yes, but hero players don't really like melee heroes.

There are 7 zones on one side (without relics on the ground). Surely among that many there will be something to break into the treasure zone. And there are 3 treasure zones, one player is unlikely to immediately consume/block access to all of them at once.
IMHO, there's less randomness here, and the games are also more spectacular. And it should be considered as a compromise between more drawn-out templates and Jebus Cross maps.

I didn't understand the comment about red at all. There are trades for that. On Jebus Cross, the influence of color is far greater.