Shadowlands 9.2 Tank Tier List for Mythic+ Season 3 - Dratnos and Tettles Predictions

Live Posted 2022/02/28 at 10:00 AM by tettles

Disclaimers About This Tier ListIf you want to make an argument that your spec should be in a higher tier, you are saying that you do not believe it deserves a buff!Patch 9.2 Shadowlands Tank Tier List Predictions for Mythic+ Season 3Tank Tier List Definitions

S: An exceptional choice that we expect will dominate the top of the leaderboard.

A: A great choice, tanks in this tier will be very common to see in top groups.

B: A solid spec that can handle all the content, but relative to the above tiers falls slightly behind in damage, survivability, or utility.

C: A spec with weaknesses that make it a noticeably harder choice to use effectively. No Tanks in this tier.

D: A spec with serious survivability issues that requires an exceptionally high degree of pilot skill and/or tactical sacrifices to complete dungeons. No Tanks in this tier.

F: A spec with horrifying weaknesses that is in immediate need of developer attention and we’d be surprised to see played in many groups at all. No Tanks in this tier.

VideoPatch 9.2 Shadowlands Tank Rankings and ExplanationsS Tier Specs for Mythic+ Season 3

Protection Paladin has a phenomenal kit for Mythic Plus dungeons and is gaining a tremendous amount of value from the 9.2 additions. Their Kyrian build is durable and has damage for every single pull, and gains a fantastic second legendary Bulwark of Righteous Fury & Divine Resonance, while the set bonuses (Glorious Purpose & Glorious Purpose) are strong in almost all situations. They deal high damage on pull and can keep themselves alive through very high uptime on Ardent Defender at this point in the expansion. Paladin utility has a surprisingly high amount of applications in several dungeons as well, with Blessing of Protection and Blessing of Freedom handling several mechanics that can otherwise be quite painful. Paladins can also contribute to the healing of the group during the most stressful moments of healing-intensive bosses like the third boss of Sanguine Depths or the last boss of Plaguefall, where their Disease Dispel also adds value.

Brewmasters brings a set bonus that works very well in Mythic plus Breath of the Cosmos & Keg of the Heavens, amping up both their damage and healing by more than almost any other set bonus. They offer many tools to control pulls with Ring of Peace and Leg Sweep, and contribute some invisible damage with Mystic Touch. Though we expect them to be slightly less powerful than Protection Paladins, their excellent kit still warrants inclusion in the S Tier.

A Tier Specs for Mythic+ Season 3

Guardian Druid is extremely powerful in their Incarnation: Guardian of Ursoc cooldown and the set bonus Architect's Design & Architect's Aligner has enhanced this further. In dungeons where important pulls are large and spaced so that Incarn is available for all of them, and especially in dungeons where the filler pulls are not especially deadly, Guardian will be an exceptional choice. They also have the ability to play Venthyr's Ravenous Frenzy which when coupled with Incarn they do massive damage. Holding them back from the S Tier is their relative weakness outside of their cooldowns, which can be managed with pathing and clever play but is still a notable drawback of the spec. Guardian works particularly well in the setting of PUGs and less coordinated groups, as the spec’s tools are fairly easy to get most of the value from.

B Tier Specs for Mythic+ Season 3

Vengeance Demon Hunter is a solid tank that provides a nice amount of damage (some of which, Chaos Brand, won’t show up on Details as theirs). They also have some unique tools for dealing with pulls in Sigil of Silence and Sigil of Chains, which make a few pulls much easier for groups with Vengeance Demon Hunters than for those without. Their set bonuses Burning Hunger & Rapacious Hunger work well in Mythic Plus and provide a much shorter average cooldown on Fel Devastation this patch than last, which makes them much tankier on average. The spec is in B Tier because they are somewhat fragile against heavy sustained incoming physical damage, which becomes an issue as one pushes for Keystone Hero or Encrypted Hero, and they tend to need to overlap their defensives in order to survive, which means they eventually run out of buttons to press and are forced to kite.

Blood Death Knight gains a fantastic set bonus Endless Rune Waltz & Endless Rune Waltz for Mythic Plus that synergizes very well with the Crimson Rune Weapon legendary to create a high uptime and very powerful Dancing Rune Weapon for most of the dungeon. This helps bring their damage out of the dumpster but fails to bring it up to the point of being a strength of the spec - those are instead their survivability and the Death Grip effects they have access to. If you’re looking for a tank that doesn’t rely on the healer, Blood Death Knight is the choice for you, though if you play with damage dealers that like to burst on pull you may struggle to hold threat!

Warrior is fantastic at mitigating incoming autoattacks, which remain the bulk of Mythic Plus damage. The other tanks have largely caught up to their tankiness in this area, however, while Warrior remains squishy against damage over time effects and against the magic damage that they don’t Spell Reflection. Prot Warrior damage is not bad, though it does not rival Paladin or Brewmaster damage. One powerful piece of utility that Warriors bring is the unique crowd control value from either Spear of Bastion or Ancient Aftershock, which will be further empowered once they can equip their covenant legendary.

Class Guides

Blood DKFrost DKUnholy DK

Havoc DHVengeance DH

Balance DruidFeral DruidGuardian DruidRestoration Druid

Aug EvokerDevastation EvokerPreservation Evoker

BM HunterMM HunterSurvival Hunter

Arcane MageFire MageFrost Mage

Brewmaster MonkMistweaver MonkWindwalker Monk

Holy PaladinProtection PaladinRetribution Paladin

Discipline PriestHoly PriestShadow Priest
Assassination RogueOutlaw RogueSubtlety Rogue

Elemental ShamanEnhance ShamanRestoration Shaman

Affliction WarlockDemo WarlockDestro Warlock

Arms WarriorFury WarriorProtection Warrior

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