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)
WoW Midnight: What to Do Before Season 2 (Full Checklist)
The complete Season 1 closeout checklist for World of Warcraft Midnight: every reward that locks when Season 2 (patch 12.1) begins - the PvP elite set, Keystone Master, raid mounts, Ahead of the Curve and Cutting Edge - plus the gold, alt and profession prep that carries over, and a priority order to finish it all in time.
WoW Midnight Housing Gets Basic Building Blocks in Patch 12.1
Patch 12.1 brings a set of basic building blocks to WoW Midnight housing - wall and floor panels, triangular tiles, columns, and redesigned straight and spiral stairs, all sold by housing-district vendors for 25 to 100 gold.
Diablo 4 Talisman System Guide
Complete Diablo 4 Talisman System guide, current for Season 14: how Seals, Charm slots, Set Bonuses and Unique Charms work, every class set bonus, the three Mythic Seals, crafting and Transfiguration, and where Charms and Seals drop.
Diablo 4 Season 14 Mythic Uniques 3.0: Complete Crafting Guide
Complete Diablo 4 Season 14 Mythic Uniques 3.0 guide: every crafting recipe (Horadric Cube, Jeweler, Blacksmith), the patch 3.1.1 four-Fragment cost, the removed one-crafted-Mythic limit, the slot-pool rules, the Pandemonium Fragment economy, all three affix-reroll methods, and the Iconic Mythic changes.
Diablo 4 Patch 3.1.1 & 3.1.1a Hotfix: Every Change (S14)
Full overview of Diablo 4 patch 3.1.1 and the 3.1.1a hotfix for Season 14: the 4-Fragment Mythic craft, the double-buffed Corrupted Reaper, guaranteed Superior Lair Keys, the removed one-crafted-Mythic limit, the drop-bug fixes, and the Gift of the Tree event.
Diablo 4 Gift of the Tree Event: Dates, Rewards & Best Farm
Full Gift of the Tree event guide for Diablo 4 Season 14: the July 14 to 21 dates, how the bonus-cache mechanic works, what the caches contain, the best five-favor dungeon bounties, the Tree of Whispers upgrade nodes, the farming loop, and the Mother's Blessing overlap.
Diablo 4 Mythic Charm: What It Is & the 3.1.1a Hotfix (S14)
What Mythic Charms are in Diablo 4 Season 14: the July 14 shadow drop, what the 3.1.1a hotfix changed, whether you can still get one, how they differ from Mythic Seals and Mythic Uniques, and why you should not salvage your Mythics chasing them.
Diablo 4 Mythic Seals: All 3 Seals, Effects & How to Get Them
Full Mythic Seals guide for Diablo 4 Season 14: what the Seal of the Diamond Mind, Golden Epiphany and Severed Finger do, how they rank, where they drop, the key-conversion farm route, the War Plan setup, and whether 3 Unique Charms is worth it.
Diablo 4 Season 14 Crafting Cheat Sheet: Mythic, Runes & Gems
Diablo 4 Season 14 crafting cheat sheet with the Mythic Uniques 3.0 upgrade recipes (Horadric Cube, Jeweler and Blacksmith), the patch 3.1.1 four-Fragment cost, Resplendent Spark costs, rune and gem conversions, Amalgamation, and gear cache materials.
Diablo 4 Iconic Mythics: All 13 Items, Drop Odds & How to Get
Full Iconic Mythics guide for Diablo 4 Season 14: all 13 items, how they differ from standard Mythics, the real drop odds, the patch 3.1.1 buffs, the best bosses to farm, and the Blacksmith Sparks craft.
Diablo 4 Pandemonium Fragments: How to Get & Spend Them (S14)
Full Pandemonium Fragments guide for Diablo 4 Season 14: every source, the Upgrade to Mythic recipe rules, the patch 3.1.1 changes (4-Fragment cost, double Reaper drops), the fastest farming loop, and when to spend them.
Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt Guide: Bosses, Builds and Rewards
The complete Blood Hunt guide for the final weeks: build systems, the full boss gauntlet including the hidden Kingpin fight, every expiring reward, and a triage plan before the July 30 cutoff.