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 (73)
Looking for the best trinkets in Midnight Season 1? Here’s a fast shortlist by role (DPS/Healer/Tank), plus the complete raid and dungeon trinket tables from The Dreamrift, The Voidspire, March on Quel’Danas, and all Season 1 dungeons.
Learn how to unlock the Haranir Allied Race in Midnight: the exact campaign requirements, where to start the final quest, which classes Haranir can play, and a full list of racial abilities.
Quickly check the exact item level rewards in Midnight Season 1 from Mythic+ end-of-dungeon chests, raid bosses, Delves, and the weekly Great Vault — organized by key level, difficulty, and upgrade track.
Step-by-step gearing plan for WoW Midnight Season 1: what to do before the season, where each gear track comes from, how Dawncrests and discounts work, and how to push toward item level 289 without wasting upgrades.
WoW Midnight tier sets are the biggest power spike system in Season 1. This guide covers what we know so far about 2-piece and 4-piece tier set bonuses, where Midnight Season 1 tier sets drop, how tier set pieces are obtained outside raids, and how tier set appearances unlock.
Apex Talents are Midnight’s new specialization add-on layer placed at the bottom of your spec tree. They enhance signature abilities, add extra interactions, and provide meaningful power without turning your rotation into a mess.
- Unlock progression: Level 81 → 84 → 90
- Sequential path: later nodes require earlier nodes
- Class-by-class breakdown to plan builds for raids and Mythic+
Hero Talents are Midnight’s extra build layer that shapes how each spec performs in raids and Mythic+. This guide explains what changed in patch 12.0, how Hero Trees unlock and scale, and provides a clear class-by-class overview with capstone highlights to help you plan your builds.
- Two Hero Tree options per specialization — pick based on your content goals
- Unlock at level 71, then earn one point per level until the tree is filled
- Raid vs Mythic+ — quick guidance on choosing the right tree
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.