Antosha (Anton Stepanov)
Antosha has played World of Warcraft for over 15 years, across PvP, raids, and seasonal content. He's an 11-time Rank 1 Gladiator and a regular competitor in Blizzard's official PvP tournaments, and a former official Blizzard tournament caster who called Arena matches live for the WoW community.
Away from arena, he's raided at a high level for years, with deep experience in modern Mythic progression and the endgame eras before it. On NextTier he writes guides about what wins games at the top of the ladder: meta picks, comps, real cutoffs, and the small things most guides skip past.
Articles by Antosha (197)
Blizzard Fires a WoW Game Master for Boosting Friends' Key
A Blizzard Game Master was fired after using developer tools to instantly kill bosses in a friend's high Mythic+ run. Reddit combat logs exposed it, Blizzard confirmed the firing, and the complicit player accounts now face action too.
Diablo 4 Damage Guide: Multipliers, Buckets & How to Boost DPS
How Diablo 4 damage is actually calculated in Season 14: the full formula, which bucket every stat lands in, why additive stats hit diminishing returns while [x] multipliers do not, the tooltip values that mislead you, attack speed caps and breakpoints, and the audit that explains why your character hits softer than the build guide.
Diablo 4 Uber Boss Farming Guide: Best Bosses, Keys & Loot Route
Which Diablo 4 uber bosses are worth your keys in Season 14: the full Initiate, Greater and Exalted ladder with locations and Hoard costs, post-hotfix efficiency numbers, the Corrupted Reaper Mythic route, Torment tier guidance, and the farming loop that keeps every key topped up.
BlizzCon 2026 Cosmetic Bundles: Every Skin, Mount and Reward
BlizzCon 2026 returns to Anaheim on September 12 to 13 with paid cosmetic bundles for WoW, Overwatch, Diablo 4, Diablo Immortal and Hearthstone, a $49.99 Ultimate Collection, and free Battle.net gifts for StarCraft 2 and Heroes of the Storm.
Diablo 4 Auradin Sorceress (S14): The AFK Blizzard Build
Complete Diablo 4 Season 14 Auradin Sorceress guide: how the Blizzard Enchantment and permanent Barrier automation works, the Temerity and Life on Hit loop, the Nagu and Ceh runeword, core gear, stat priorities, the setup routine and where the build stops working.
Diablo 4 Season 15 Preparation Guide: What to Save & Spend
How to prepare for Diablo 4 Season 15: the confirmed Horadric Cube direct Mythic upgrade, the hotfix that just went live, exactly what carries over to a new season, what to spend before the rollover, what is genuinely worth saving, and a phase-by-phase timeline.
Palworld High Quality Pal Oil (1.0): Farm & Uses
Everything about High Quality Pal Oil in Palworld 1.0: it cannot be crafted, so this guide covers the best Pals to farm it from, the passive Dumud Ranch method, buying it from merchants, farming tricks, and every weapon, saddle, station, and Polymer recipe it feeds.
Palworld PvP (1.0): Arena Modes, Rewards & How to Start
A complete guide to PvP in Palworld 1.0: the two separate PvP systems, the Arena's Challenge, PvP, and Spectate modes, how to start a match and set the rules, server-wide open-world PvP, Battle Ticket and Champion's Emblem rewards, and the competitive strategy that wins fights.
Palworld Corrosive Solvent (1.0): Recipe, Farm & Uses
Everything about Corrosive Solvent in Palworld 1.0: the simple two-ingredient recipe, how to unlock it early and farm both ingredients passively, where it sits in the material chain, and every weapon, lightweight armor piece, crafting station, and saddle it feeds.
Palworld Bellanoir Libero: How to Beat the Raid Boss
The complete Bellanoir Libero raid guide for Palworld 1.0: how to summon it, why you must burst its self-healing HP, surviving the two-phase freeze attack, the best Dragon and Fire team, every drop, the Ultra variant, and how to hatch your own Bellanoir Libero.
Palworld Wildlife Sanctuaries (1.0): Locations & Rare Pals
The complete Palworld 1.0 Wildlife Sanctuary guide: all three island locations, the rare Pals and guardian boss on each, how the trespassing and poaching wanted system works, what the chests drop, and the smash-and-grab strategy for getting in and out clean.
Palworld AI Core (1.0): Recipe, Farm & Every Use
Everything about AI Core in Palworld 1.0: the exact four-ingredient recipe, how to unlock and craft the most expensive material in the game, the fastest way to farm each ingredient, where it sits at the top of the material chain, and every weapon, armor piece, and gadget it gates.