Grief + ss I think better than ebotd. But a problem is on SS you don't get the ED (I think just the + to max dmg). Also, with a 15% verdungos or string of ears with metamorphosis you hit 35% dr with Mark of the bear. So you only gain 15% dr from stormshield so it's a bit redundant
End game imo therefore not thar great since putting a Protector's stone in a shield isn't optimal and the dr from stormshield is mostly not needed
BOTD Archon staff out dps grief/phoenix by a large margin, fury druid can get some of the highest phys dmg in the game for pvm, brand swap for perma amp basically, just melts p8.