Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (2025)

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From the weakest to the strongest specialization, each provideunique character distinction and add value toward shaping the seasonal"meta" of Mythic+. These PTR-based Tank specialization rankings provided forThe War Within's second Season of Mythic+ are based on pure Tanking survivability, DPS andgroup-added-value such as utility, mobility, and defensive options.

This list will be updated as new tuning and class changes come outover the course of leading up to the season's start and beyond.

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About the PTR Tier List

Our analysis provides an estimate of the current Mythic+ meta with weekly updates every Sundayon the website, immediately after Sunday live on stream,until Season 2 arrives. However, it is important to remember that there will be many more changes, andwhat you see is not the final product. Instead, it is a progression of how each specialization performsfrom the start of the beta to the actual season release.

If you are interested in the DPS and Tank versions of this 11.1 PTR Tier List,check the links below!

DPS Patch 11.1 Mythic+ PTR Rankings Healer Patch 11.1 Mythic+ PTR Rankings

If you are interested in our current tier list for Season 1 Patch 11.0.7, you can find that below:

Current Patch 11.0.7 Mythic+ Tank Rankings

Please note that anything I say is purely subjective and represents my opinion. However, it is an educated guessbased on numerous hours of PTR testing and extensive discussions with some of the best theorycrafters from each oftheir specs. If you have a different opinion, that is perfectly fine. I will be happy to answer any questions in thecomment section. After the Beta testing is completed, we will compile all the data and create the official Tier Listof Season 2. Thank you for reading, and enjoy!

This tier list is entirely based on several factors, such as tank durability, group composition synergy,mobility, damage profile, self-sustain, and external party-wide cooldowns.

Please keep in mind that what you're about to read is a preliminary iteration of the 11.0.2Season 2 tier list in The War Within expansion, and it WILL change before the season is released. Nothing written here is aguarantee or promise. All opinions are subjective and should be taken with a grain of salt.I update this tier list every Sunday at 14:00 CEST live on my stream,before being uploaded on the website. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

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Tank Tier List for Season 2 of Mythic+ in The War Within

Below, you can find the full rankings for Tank specializations in The War Within Mythic+. We encourage youto read further and understand why some classes are placed lower or higher than expected, with several factorsconsidered, such as having a 4-piece tier-set active at all times and the key levels.

Last UPDATED - 19th of January.

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Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (1) Protection Paladin

Protection Paladinis looking yet again incredibly strong, with them already being one of the most durabletanks on PTR, they will also retain their signature overpowered utility. Although theirdamage profile might not look as incredible as in Season 1, they will still haveone of the highest outputs across all tanks. In addition, they have incredible mob controlwhich is another reason why the spec is so highly desired. Overall, they are currentlythe best tank on PTR; only future tuning will show if they remain this way.

Protection Paladin Guide

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Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (2) Vengeance Demon Hunter

Vengeance Demon Hunteris entering Season 2 in a much better spot compared to the previous season. One of thebiggest changes is the buff to the durability toolkit of the spec, allowing you to haveless "kiting" tanking than before. The spec still possesses one of the best mobcontrols across any tanking spec in Mythic+, which will turn valuable for any team lookingfor a tank. Although their damage is great, their defensive profile must be further bolsteredto be up to par with the rest of the tank specializations, we consider them a much betterpick than last season.

Vengeance Demon Hunter Guide

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Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (3) Blood Death Knight

Unfortunately, for Blood Death Knight thereare not a lot of changes leading to the Season 2 of Mythic+. They are getting a new tier setsupported by a hefty amount of RNG and arguably worse than what the Season 1 set had to offer.In addition, both defensively and offensively are at a disadvantage compared to thetop-ranked tanks, which further pushes them down the list. Overall, it is still early to havea final estimate of how the spec will rank, but preliminary thoughts are not great.

Blood Death Knight Guide

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Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (4) Guardian Druid

Guardian Druidreceived a complete shuffle on the general talent tree, which will positivelyimpact them. They have introduced some new cool talents (like Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (5) Symbiotic Relationshipand further addressing the Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (6) Raze issues (bye Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (7) Maul). Although their damage profileappears to be just fine, durability is still an issue for the spec as it fails to compete againstthe higher-rated tanks at this stage of PTR. In addition to this, they are often the tank that hasquite an aggro issue and is still something that must be worked on. And although their utilityis great in Mythic+ (especially if you are the sole bearer of Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (8) Mark of the Wild), furtherdurability buffs must be present to rank you higher.

Guardian Druid Guide

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Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (9) Brewmaster Monk

Unfortunately for Brewmaster Monk,received no major changes leading up to Season 2. Unfortunately, a rather disappointing startto the PTR season for the spec as not only didn't they receive any significant changes, butit also appears their rotation has been stuck in a loop for years (same old same old). Theusual issues yet remain to be solved: not enough self-sustain, leading to durability issues.On top of this, they are one of the most difficult tanks to master, further pushing the barrierof entry higher and higher (especially with that many buttons in your rotation).We expect further tuning to hit PTR and hopefully, we can revisit the rankings.

Brewmaster Monk Guide

Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (10) Protection Warrior

Protection Warriorhas received negative changes leading to the next season, primarily nerfing their damage outputand rage generation, which in turn further reduces their survivability. Gameplay wise, the classwill play A LOT slower. Although compensation buffs has come, (% flat damage adjustments andstronger Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (11) Ignore Pain are one of them) this does not make up for all the other nerfs.We expect further tuning for this spec to come in the following weeks, and hopefully resolve someof the core issues they have.

Protection Warrior Guide

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Full Tank Class Rankings

3.1.

S-tier

3.1.1.

Protection Paladin

Utility Package
FunctionalitySpellsNotes
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (12) Avenger's ShieldExtra interrupt option that has a follow-upsilence effect.
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (13) Devotion AuraPermanent 3% group/raid-wide damage reductionaura.
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (14) Lay on HandsHeals a member of your party/raid to full health.
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (15) IntercessionCombat-resurrection
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (16) Blessing of SpellwardingGranting magical damage immunity for 10 secon a chosen ally.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (17) Blessing of SacrificeHelps a single member of your raid in acritical situation. This can be further improved by talentingMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (18) Sacrifice of the Just.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (19) Blessing of ProtectionPhysical immunity, which can help you withsome boss encounters.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (20) Blessing of FreedomImmunity to movement impairing effects.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (21) Cleanse ToxinsRemoves all Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (22)Poison and Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (23)Disease effectsfrom the target.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (24) Turn EvilBe able to fear any Undead, Aberration orDemon, which is an additional form of crowd control.

Protection Paladin Mythic+

3.2.

A-tier

3.2.1.

Vengeance Demon Hunter

Utility Package
FunctionalitySpellsNotes
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (25) Chaos Brand3% extra Magical damage
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (26) Darkness% chance to avoid all damage from an attack.
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (27) Sigil of SilenceSilences all enemies affected by the Sigil fora short time.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (28) Sigil of ChainsAll enemies affected by the Sigil are pulledto its center and snared.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (29) ImprisonSingle-target out of combat crowd-control.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (30) Consume MagicRemove 1 beneficial Magic effect.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (31) Sigil of MiseryAoE disturb effect.

Vengeance Demon Hunter Mythic+

3.3.

B-tier

3.3.1.

Blood Death Knight

Utility Package
Functionality Spells Notes
Core Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (32) Anti-Magic Zone Provides extra durability against heavy magical damage.
Core Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (33) Death Grip Repositions an enemy of your choice.
Core Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (34) Raise Ally Combat-resurrection.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (35) Blinding SleetAoE disturb effect.
Optional Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (36) Abomination Limb Every 1 sec an enemy is pulled close to you.
Optional Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (37) Gorefiend's Grasp Mass-grip.
Optional Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (38) Insidious Chill Reduces the auto-attack speed of your target by 5% stacking up 4 times.
Optional Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (39) Control Undead Mind-control an undead enemy to fight on your side.
Optional Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (40) Asphyxiate 5 sec single-target stun.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (41) Vestigial ShellAdding Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (42) Anti-Magic Shell on 2 nearbyallies.

Blood Death Knight Mythic+

3.4.

C-tier

3.4.1.

Guardian Druid

Utility Package
FunctionalitySpellsNotes
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (43) Mark of the WildIncreasing the Versatility of your raid/partyby 3%.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (44) InnervateAllowing 1 friendly healer to castspells without spending mana for 8 sec.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (45) Stampeding RoarIncreasing the movement speed to all raidmembers by 60% for 8 sec.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (46) Remove CorruptionRemoves all Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (47)Curse and Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (48)Poison effectsfrom a friendly target.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (49) SootheDispelling all Enrage Effects from anenemy target.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (50) HibernateSingle-target crowd-control effects againstbeasts and dragonkins.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (51) Incapacitating Roar / Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (52) Mighty BashYou have the choice between AoE disturb effector a single-target stun.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (53) TyphoonAoe knockback.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (54) Mass Entanglement / Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (55) Ursol's VortexYou have the choice between AoE root effect orAoE wind-of-vortex, pulling all the mobs to one location.

Guardian Druid Mythic+

3.5.

Unsure

3.5.1.

Brewmaster Monk

Utility Package
FunctionalitySpellsNotes
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (56) Mystic Touch5% extra Physical damage for your raid.
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (57) Leg Sweep3 sec stun effect.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (58) Tiger's LustRemoves all roots and snares.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (59) Ring of PeaceIt can be used to help your tank kite and as aAoE disturb effect.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (60) DetoxRemoves all Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (61)Poison and Mythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (62)Disease effectsfrom the target.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (63) ParalysisSingle-target disturb effect.

Brewmaster Monk Mythic+

3.5.2.

Protection Warrior

Utility Package
FunctionalitySpellsNotes
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (64) Rallying CryTemporary increasing the health of your raid/party.
CoreMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (65) Battle ShoutExtra 5% attack power.
OptionalMythic+ Tank Rankings: PTR Tier List for The War Within (Patch 11.1 / Season 2) (66) Spell ReflectionUsable in niche situations.

Protection Warrior Mythic+

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Changelog

  • 19 Jan. 2025: First update for Season 2 tierlist after the most recent PTR changes.
  • 18 Aug. 2024: Update #7 of the progressive Beta TWW tierlist.
  • 11 Aug. 2024: Update #6 of the progressive Beta TWW tierlist.
  • 04 Aug. 2024: Update #5 of the progressive Beta TWW tierlist.
  • 28 Jul. 2024: Update #4 of the progressive Beta TWW tierlist.
  • 21 Jul. 2024: Update #3 of the progressive Beta TWW tierlist.
  • 14 Jul. 2024: Update #2 of the progressive Beta TWW tierlist.
  • 07 Jul. 2024: Update #1 of the progressive Beta TWW tierlist.
  • 29 Oct. 2023: New round of changes after the most recent PTR Build.
  • 22 Oct. 2023: Second round of updates after the most recent PTR changes.
  • 15 Oct. 2023: Page added.

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