UPDATED Shadowlands TANK RANKINGS | Best and Worst tank specs in Raids and M+ (November Tierlist)

Do you want to know which tank is best to bring with you while grinding in Mythic Plus raids? The following ranking list will guide you on their different strengths and weaknesses depending on Castle Nathria raids and in Mythic Plus raiding scenarios from average to above average. Note that all tanks discussed are more than capable of achieving AOTC and keystone master.

Priority Tank Ranking in Castle Nathria Raids:
TIERTANK SPEC PROS CONS
BVengeance Demon Hunter
Havoc Demon Hunter
• strong damage.
• great self-sustain.
• gaps in their mitigation without their ability to kite which leads them to tank opponents without proper cooldown ability.

• tank damage has less value in raids than in mythic plus.

• they don’t have great utility.
BProtection Warriors
Fury Warrior
• exceptionally strong in physical damage mitigation.

• average damage.
• still, the worst tank to play in shadowlands than in BFA usually because of reduced gear level and talent rearrangement.

• similar mitigation gaps and also lacking in utility quite similar to the Vengeance DH.

• very weak to bleeds and magic damage.
AGuardian Druid
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• exceptionally “tanky”, is due to a legendary in the natural orders will.

• strong damage mitigation.
• lowest damage of all tanks.

• offers very poor raid utility.
ABrewmaster Monk
Windwalker Monk
• a staple in mythic progression for years.

• Stagger ability still smoothens their damage being able to handle bleed and magic damage which are very present in Castle Nathria.

• provides Mystic Touch debuff.
• poor self-sustain.

• decent damage but is great with a legendary.
AProtection Paladin
Paladin Class Bundle
• pump out amazing damage with amazing utility.

• Paladin Blessings are always helpful when it comes to raids (especially when it comes to bleed effects).

• great offensive choice for Mythic raids by bringing more damage and raid utility compared to BM and GD.
• lack of overall “tanky-ness
SBlood Death Knight
Unholy Death Knight
• they bring the best self-sustain out of all tanks.

• brings an extremely powerful raid cooldown withAnti-Magic Zone.

• can time their death strikes more efficiently.
• bottom tanks in terms of damage.
Priority Tank Ranking in High Mythic Plus Keys:
TIERTANK SPECPROSCONS
CBlood Death Knight
Unholy Death Knight
• fantastic mob control with the death grip and mass grip.

• solid self-sustain.
• grips can lose value depending on the dungeon.

• high damage intake that is less predictable than the range damage profile that causes them to struggle to live.

• one of the two lowest damage tanks.

• poor options for pushing high keys due to lacking the damage front.
CProtection Warrior
Fury Warrior
• strong in damage mitigation thanks to melee attacks.• bleeds in magic damage and are less prevalent in dungeons than in raids.

• lacks in terms of utility and self-sustain needing them to rely on their healer to stay alive.
BProtection Paladin
Paladin Class Bundle
• great utility party damage reduction aura, tons of interrupts, and many target stun.

• great damage in the tank role especially in AOE situations as they are empowered by legendary effects.

• survivability in pushing higher keys.
• struggles a bit with mythic plus damage compared to raids.

• has trouble deciding between active mitigation or self-sustains.
ABrewmaster Monk
Windwalker Monk
• extremely durable.

• great pairs with healers.

• utility is more accurate with dungeons than in raids that are great tools for kiting.

• good tank damage when skills are paired with legendaries.

bring fantastic survivability combined with solid damage and utility.
• stagger can be hard to handle in heal specs as it requires fairly attention to deal with.

• below-average damage baseline.
AGuardian Druid
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• extremely durable.

• can make use of their utility compared to their low tank damage with great mob control.

• makes up low damage with survivability especially when in dungeons as well as a ton of utility.

• great option when looking to pushing higher keys.
• particularly low in damage
SVengeance Demon Hunter
Havoc Demon Hunter
• puts out a ton of damage and is quite tanky.

• fantastic self-sustain which suits nicely healers.

their Sigils are much more useful in dungeons than in raids providing great utility in AOE grip, silence, and disorient.

• provides boosts to strong classes like mages and Boomkin.
• problem in mitigation gaps still remain but are less of a problem in Mythic plus.

Video Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:54 Vengeance DH (Raids)
2:06 Prot Warrior (Raids)
3:04 Guardian Druid (Raids)
3:57 Brewmaster Monk (Raids)
4:55 Prot Paladin (Raids)
5:57 Blood DK (Raids)
6:48 Blood DK (M+)
8:04 Prot Warrior (M+)
9:03 Prot Paladin (M+)
10:10 Brewmaster Monk (M+)
11:02 Guardian Druid (M+)
11:47 Vengeance DH (M+)

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