I'm considering investing in my barbarian and stuck between using a 2-handed giant thresher EBOTD and going sword/shield with Greif (Not rich enough to get 2 good weapons).

Thoughts? I like the range/"style" of the BOTD giant thresher, BUT grief/shield = same damage? and far more survivability? Should you grief a phase blade or colossus Blade?

Grief PB you don't want to go to repair every 30 seconds.

2H EBOTD should be more damage than grief/sword by a good margin, either keep that or take 2 grief PB.

Wait a bit until you can get the second grief, and then do the change if you want.