Antosha

Antosha (Anton Stepanov)

NextTier Guides Author

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)

WoW Midnight DPS Tier List (Best Specs for Season 1)

WoW Midnight DPS Tier List (Best Specs for Season 1)

A highly detailed WoW Midnight DPS tier list for pre-patch and early Season 1 — rankings by specialization with strengths, weaknesses, and best picks for raids and Mythic+ dungeons.


~9 min
WoW Midnight Tank Tier List (Season 1) — Best Tank Specs for Raids & Mythic+

WoW Midnight Tank Tier List (Season 1) — Best Tank Specs for Raids & Mythic+

Midnight Season 1 tanking is all about stability: smoothing damage spikes, keeping control in fast dungeon pulls, and surviving mechanic overlaps in raids. This guide ranks every tank spec with a clear tier list and adds practical tips you can use immediately.

~8 min
WoW Midnight Healer Tier List  - Best Healing Specs & Practical Tips

WoW Midnight Healer Tier List - Best Healing Specs & Practical Tips

WoW Midnight Season 1 puts healing under real pressure—raid-wide damage patterns, movement-heavy mechanics, and fast dungeon pacing. This guide breaks down the best healer specs with a clear tier list, plus practical tips you can apply immediately in raids and Mythic+ dungeons.

~8 min
WoW Midnight Delves Guide (Season 1)

WoW Midnight Delves Guide (Season 1)

Delves in WoW Midnight are short, role-agnostic adventures you can run solo or with friends — with meaningful progression tied to Season 1 rewards. This guide covers every delve, how tiers and Bountiful rotations work, how to use keys efficiently, and how to get consistent Great Vault value each week.

~7 min
WoW Midnight Weekly Checklist (Early Access → Week 7+)

WoW Midnight Weekly Checklist (Early Access → Week 7+)

How to use this checklist: Follow the section for your current week (based on your region’s reset). Each list is written as a “do this after reset” routine.

Core rule: When a week says “don’t spend Crests yet” — treat it as a hard stop.

~5 min
Fast Leveling to 90 in WoW Midnight: Routes, Crafting XP, and Pre-Launch Prep

Fast Leveling to 90 in WoW Midnight: Routes, Crafting XP, and Pre-Launch Prep

Fast leveling to 90 in WoW Midnight is a planning problem, not a grinding problem. This guide turns the spreadsheet route into a clear step-by-step plan: key XP breakpoints, when War Mode actually matters, how crafting “first crafts” add big experience, and how to prepare account-bound turn-ins (including pet battles) so your leveling run stays smooth and predictable.

~11 min
WoW Midnight Gold Farming Guide (Best Gold Methods 2026)

WoW Midnight Gold Farming Guide (Best Gold Methods 2026)

WoW Midnight Gold Farming Guide – How to Make Gold Efficiently in 2026

~3 min
WoW Midnight Raids Overview – Bosses, Release Schedule & Season 1 Structure

WoW Midnight Raids Overview – Bosses, Release Schedule & Season 1 Structure

Everything you need to know about WoW Midnight raids: Voidspire, Dreamrift, and March on Quel’Danas. Full boss list, release schedule, and Season 1 raid structure explained.


~8 min
WoW Midnight PvP Guide (Season 1): Changes, Modes, Gear, Rewards, and Meta

WoW Midnight PvP Guide (Season 1): Changes, Modes, Gear, Rewards, and Meta

A complete guide to World of Warcraft Midnight Season 1 PvP: the slower attrition-style meta, the reworked diminishing returns and crowd-control rules, every rated and unrated mode, PvP gear and scaling, the full rating reward track, seasonal mounts and titles, and the Elite transmog sets.

~9 min
WoW Midnight Dungeons Guide (Season 1): All Dungeons, Mythic+ System, Locations, Loot, and Rewards

WoW Midnight Dungeons Guide (Season 1): All Dungeons, Mythic+ System, Locations, Loot, and Rewards

The complete guide to every World of Warcraft Midnight dungeon: the eight new dungeons and the Season 1 Mythic+ pool, where to find each one, all bosses and their best loot, plus the full Mythic+ system - affixes, timers, enemy scaling, the Great Vault and crest item levels, mounts, and achievements.

~11 min
WoW Early Pre-Patch Tier Set Catalysts in Midnight

WoW Early Pre-Patch Tier Set Catalysts in Midnight

Players can catalyze Warbound gear during the Midnight pre-patch to unlock level 70 tier set bonuses early. Here’s how it works and what item level is required.

~1 min
WoW Midnight Fast Leveling Guide (80–90 Route, Dungeons & Speed Tips)

WoW Midnight Fast Leveling Guide (80–90 Route, Dungeons & Speed Tips)

The complete guide to leveling from 80 to 90 in WoW Midnight. Optimized campaign route, dungeon timing, delves, launch-week efficiency tips, travel discipline, and common mistakes to avoid.


~11 min