Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.2 / Season 3)

Protection Warrior has seen a ton of changes leading to Season 3, which made the spec much better in a 5-man content. The spec self-sustain has skyrocketed, which improves the durability of Protection Warrior, and although continuous magical damage can be an issue, they are quite durable against heavy physical damage. In addition, they have the highest damage output across all tank specs, which is a large influence on their overall rankings. At last, their utility and mob control is an area where they could benefit from  further changes, the sheer raw power of specs makes them one of the best tanks so far on PTR.

Vengeance Demon Hunter is entering Season 3 even better than Season 2. One of the biggest changes is their great tier set, which is considered one of the strongest tank tier sets so far. The spec still possesses one of the best mob control across any tanking spec in Mythic+. They have incredibly high damage output, extremely high self-sustain, and are one of the most durable tanks so far on the PTR. We believe their current performance warrants S-tier.

Brewmaster Monk received a significant rework leading up to Season 3, which has been focusing on improving their durability, self-sustain, and damage. Their performance is currently amazing, with significantly better mitigation and one of the highest damage outputs. We believe that Brewmaster monk is the perfect contender tank for the physical comps, which can further elevate their rankings due to the Mystic Touch value (it also got recently buffed from 5% to 8%. Further tuning will showcase their final placement for the tier list, but for now, they are currently performing better than ever on the PTR servers.

Protection Paladin hasn't seen any significant change from their playstyle from the last season, apart from the introduction of their new tier-set. Although their damage profile is looking to be incredible, durability improvements are needed in order for them to climb the rankings, as it is their only issue for now. They have incredible mob control, one of the best 5-man utilities, and an immunity, which is a reason why the spec is so highly desired when properly tuned. If they receive their long-awaited durability buffs, I won't be surprised to see them in a commanding position.

Guardian Druid received minor changes leading up to the next season, with the most significant one being their newly introduced tier set. Guardian's most recent nerf hit its durability and self-sustainability, which was its biggest asset in the previous week. We would like to see a slight positive adjustment on behalf of their damage before ranking them higher, as every other requirement is so far completed for them. At last, Druid has one of the strongest 5-man party buffs in the face of Mark of the Wild, which holds immense value for the group. Once we get closer to the release of the season,n we will have much more accurate placement for Guardian, but given the nerfs last week, they will go down a place for now.

Unfortunately, for Blood Death Knight there has mostly been negative changes, which will diminish their performance and likely move the tank towards the bottom half of the rankings. Most notable is their tier set, which doesn't offer as much power spike compared to its tank competition, and the removal of Abomination Limb, which will make stacking mobs much harder. Blood Death Knight is the only tank spec without a raid buff, further crippling them in a 5-man content. In addition, defensively and offensively are at a disadvantage compared to the top-ranked tanks, further pushing them down the list. Overall, it is too early to have a final estimate of how the spec will rank, Still, preliminary thoughts are that the spec performance will likely change by the time they make it to the live servers and positive changes will come their way (hopefully).