wow Castle Nathria Tank and Healer Log Rankings and Analysis

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It's been quite a while since we checked in with the tanks and healers in Castle Nathria, so here we are looking at the Mythic logs for the past few weeks! We'll also be looking at Vengeance and Guardian tanks with our guide writers, as well as Resto Shaman and Druid healers.

With healers and tanks we don't have to worry about under-representation messing with the numbers, as the least played spec has over 8,000 logs (and the most played, Resto Sham, 62,000). We'll start with the healers, as the HPS numbers are more relevant than the tanks' DPS, with the 95th percentile chart first, as Resto Druids jump up a lot in the higher bracket:

95th percentile Mythic data by Warcraft Logs.

All percentiles Mythic data by Warcraft Logs.

Restoration Druid by Torty:

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Restoration Druid healing throughput remains competitive with all other healers, sometimes performing better or worse depending on the encounter, skill level and CD assignments. The main throughput draw of Resto Druids remains a heavy cooldown oriented playstyle, allowing them to do more burst healing than other healer specs if needed.

The flexibility to use Convoke the Spirits for damage on pull along with access to Heart of the Wild gives Druids higher damage throughput than they used to have in the past, but still falling a bit short of Discipline Priest damage. On top of that, incredible survivability both from Soulbinds and the base kit makes Druids a solid choice for progression in the third or fourth healer slot.

Restoration Shaman by Seksi:

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Shaman continues to be the most represented class in Mythic Nathria (coming in at 62,000 vs. the next spec at 39,000). It brings very strong HPS while also having very strong priority healing and a huge amount of raid cooldowns and utility tools.

As a practical example, you want to bring as many Restoration Shamans as you can to the hardest fight this tier, Stone Legion Generals, as Spirit Link Totem is a life saver when the whole raid is immune to healing due to the Stone Goliath's Soultaint Effigy, Wind Rush Totem is a huge help in counteracting Skirmisher's Stonegale Effigy and Ancestral Protection Totem allows you to have a Priest Mass Dispel the Heart Rend debuffs and die from Heart Hemorrhage for free, freeing a lot of healing for the raid.

Overall, you can stack up in Healing Rain in every fight and the mechanics favor Shamans, thus leading to the high representation seen, but we still have weaknesses: weak spread healing and relatively low DPS output, which might be showing up in the next tiers, so make sure to enjoy the sunny times while they last!

And on to the tank DPS, starting with the 95th percentile:

95th percentile Mythic data by Warcraft Logs.

All percentiles Mythic data by Warcraft Logs.

Guardian Druid by Pumps:

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Guardian is performing fantastically in the first season of Shadowlands, excelling in both a raiding and Mythic+ environment from a defensive and offensive standpoint.

Offensively for both activities, we are one of the highest damage dealing tanks overall, only slightly behind Paladins, however we have to often engage in some rather risky play (like tanking in cat/owl) to perform at our highest levels.

Defensively, we have performed excellently throughout the first season of Mythic+ and the first raid, Castle Nathria, bringing huge key utility to many of the encounters in addition to massive survivability.

Vengeance Demon Hunter by Excidias:

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Vengeance Demon Hunter is a staple choice as one of the main tanks in Mythic Castle Nathria. The spec was prominent in the World First race for the first time since the class was released in Legion. With Chaos Brand providing an extra 5% magic damage, having a Demon Hunter in the raid is mandatory. Unfortunately, Havoc is sitting low on overall damage compared to other damage classes so bringing a Vengeance tank allows the raid to bring in another dps spec that is over performing.

Outside of currently being the best spec for the class, Vengeance brings high survivability. The base kit provides a built in cheat death, high passive magic mitigation when using the Viscous Ink Conduit, and low cooldown of Fiery Brand for additional 30% damage reduction when using the Fiery Soul legendary.

The single target damage for Vengeance is low relative to the other tanks. Where the spec excels is in AoE and cleave fights if using the Kyrian Covenant and Elysian Decree. If the survivability isn't needed, it is possible to maximize AoE damage by switching to Spirit Bomb which provides a consistent snap threat that excels on fights like Sun King's Salvation.

Finally, Vengeance bings amazing mobility that can trivialize mechanics on fights like Artificer Xy'Mox and Stone Legion Generals. Overall, Vengeance Demon Hunter is an excellent pick for Castle Nathria all the way through Mythic Sire Denathrius.

 

You can also check out this week's DPS log rankings here, and as always, for more details on the classes and specs themselves, check out our guides!