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 (198)
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.
Marvel Rivals Resurrection of the Horsemen: Missions and Rewards
Season 9's free mission event explained: the full Death Seed and Resurrect structure, every reward including the exclusive Units, the Luxury pass token boost, and where it fits among the season's deadlines.
How to Unlock Competitive in Marvel Rivals: Level 15 Fast
Competitive unlocks at account level 15, permanently. How profile XP really works, the fastest legitimate route, the idle-farming ban risk, and what happens the moment ranked opens.
Marvel Rivals Beginner's Guide: Your First 10 Hours Done Right
The efficient route through your first hours of Marvel Rivals: day-one setup, the modes that matter, forgiving starter heroes per role, the habits that win games before aim does, and the road to ranked.
Marvel Rivals Battle Pass Guide: Rewards, Cost and How It Works
The Season 9 Faith-Harvesting Engine pass explained: token progression, all three tiers, the never-expires rule and its fine print, every headline skin, and the season-end settlement rules.
Marvel Rivals Best Settings: Max FPS, Low Latency, Full Sheet
The complete Marvel Rivals settings sheet: the Lumen fix worth 30 to 60 FPS, the right upscaler per GPU, the one setting worth paying frames for, hardware expectations by tier, and stutter fixes.
Marvel Rivals Proficiency Guide: How to Get the Lord Title Fast
The current 70-level Proficiency system explained: exact point costs to Lord, all four challenge types, which modes count, every reward including the hidden currency payout, and the fastest farming route.
Marvel Rivals Roles Explained: Vanguard, Duelist, Strategist
What each Marvel Rivals role actually does: Vanguard archetypes, the five Duelist playstyles, Strategist habits that win fights, team composition templates, and which role fits your goals.
Marvel Rivals Currency Guide: Lattice, Units and Chrono Tokens
All six Marvel Rivals currencies explained: every free source of Units, the full conversion map with rates, Accessory Point caps, Chrono Token reset rules, and the spending order that maximizes value.
How to Rank Up Fast in Marvel Rivals: The Climbing Guide
The math and habits that actually move rank points: win-rate compounding, hidden MMR, hero pool strategy, bracket-specific skills, Season 9 reset tactics, and the mistakes that keep players hard-stuck.
Marvel Rivals Black Widow Rework: New Kit, Combos and Builds
Black Widow's Season 9 rework explained: the full new kit, Assassin's Focus ultimate, Widow's Bite Slam combos, Burning Bullets vs Allied Agents, and why her win rate is misleading.
Diablo 4 Season 14 Mythic Unique Farm: Best Methods & Loop
Every way to farm Mythic Uniques in Diablo 4 Season 14, ranked and current: the guaranteed Torment 12 Undercity Tribute, the Corrupted Reaper, Horadric Cube upgrades, Lair Bosses, the Blacksmith Sparks recipe, the new Superior Lair Key sources, and the full farming loop after patch 3.1.1a and the latest hotfix.