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)

Diablo 4 Bloodless Scream (S14): Effect, Necro Build & Farm

Diablo 4 Bloodless Scream (S14): Effect, Necro Build & Farm

Full Bloodless Scream guide for Diablo 4 Season 14: exact effect and freeze mechanics, the stats and affixes to chase, the Darkness Necromancer build and pairings, where to farm it, and how to Temper and upgrade it to Mythic.

~4 min
Diablo 4 Doombringer (S14): Sword Effect, Changes & Is It Worth It

Diablo 4 Doombringer (S14): Sword Effect, Changes & Is It Worth It

Full Doombringer guide for Diablo 4 Season 14: its exact Shadow and damage-reduction effect, the affixes and stats to chase, whether the defensive 1H sword is worth using, the builds that want it, where to farm it, and how to craft it.

~4 min
Diablo 4 Andariel's Visage (S14): Poison Nova Effect & Farm

Diablo 4 Andariel's Visage (S14): Poison Nova Effect & Farm

Full Andariel's Visage guide for Diablo 4 Season 14: its exact poison nova effect and mechanics, the stats and affixes to chase, the poison Rogue build and pairings, where to farm it, and how to craft and upgrade it.

~4 min
Diablo 4 Tyrael's Might (S14): Effect, Changes & Is It Worth It

Diablo 4 Tyrael's Might (S14): Effect, Changes & Is It Worth It

Full Tyrael's Might guide for Diablo 4 Season 14: its Divine Barrage and 20% Damage Reduction effect, what the 3.1 rework and bug fix changed, the guaranteed affixes and stats, whether it is worth using, and how to craft it.

~6 min
Diablo 4 Shroud of False Death (S14): Cheat Death & Nerfs

Diablo 4 Shroud of False Death (S14): Cheat Death & Nerfs

Full Shroud of False Death guide for Diablo 4 Season 14: its cheat-death effect, the 3.1 nerfs (lost +1 passives, disabled until town), the affixes, whether it is still worth using, where to farm it, and how to craft it.

~4 min
Diablo 4 Heir of Perdition (S14): Nerf, Effect & Is It Worth It

Diablo 4 Heir of Perdition (S14): Nerf, Effect & Is It Worth It

Everything about Heir of Perdition in Diablo 4 Season 14: its Mother's Favor effect cut from 80% to 15%, the lost Critical Strike Chance, why a legacy copy is secretly better, whether it is still worth using, and how to get it.

~5 min
Diablo 4 Harlequin Crest (Shako) S14: Effect, Builds & Farm

Diablo 4 Harlequin Crest (Shako) S14: Effect, Builds & Farm

Everything about the Harlequin Crest (Shako) in Diablo 4 Season 14: its reworked +6 All Skills effect and lost Damage Reduction, whether it is still good, the builds that use it, where it drops, and the Blacksmith recipe that targets it.

~5 min
Diablo 4 War Plans (Season 14): Best Nodes for Every Activity

Diablo 4 War Plans (Season 14): Best Nodes for Every Activity

The complete Diablo 4 Season 14 War Plans guide: how the system and reward tiers work, Group War Plans and refreshing for Mythic nodes, the activity tier list, and the best skill-tree nodes for Helltides, Undercity, Lair Bosses, Nightmare Dungeons, the Pit and more.

~7 min
Diablo 4 Paragon Leveling (Season 14): Fastest XP & Glyphs

Diablo 4 Paragon Leveling (Season 14): Fastest XP & Glyphs

The fastest way to level Paragon in Diablo 4 Season 14: reach the Level 70 cap, farm all 342 Paragon Points from the densest high-Torment content, and level your Glyphs to 150 in The Pit - with an advanced Hellwyrm XP method.

~7 min
Diablo 4 Across the Threshold (S14): Realmwalker Quest Guide

Diablo 4 Across the Threshold (S14): Realmwalker Quest Guide

How to complete Across the Threshold in Diablo 4 Season 14: force a guaranteed Realmwalker at the world event south-east of Zarbinzet, clear the Deathtoll Chamber, return to Dannica, and unlock the Corrupted Reaper and Mythic farm.

~7 min
Diablo 4 Ring of Starless Skies (S14): Effect & Builds

Diablo 4 Ring of Starless Skies (S14): Effect & Builds

Everything about Ring of Starless Skies in Diablo 4 Season 14: its resource-spend damage effect, why it is still best-in-slot for many builds, which classes use it, where it drops, and the Blacksmith recipe that targets it.

~5 min
Diablo 4 The Grandfather (S14): Effect, Builds & How to Get

Diablo 4 The Grandfather (S14): Effect, Builds & How to Get

Everything about The Grandfather in Diablo 4 Season 14: its Critical Strike Damage and Chance effect, why it is the top Iconic Mythic, the Barbarian and Necromancer builds that use it, where it drops, and the Blacksmith recipe that targets it.

~5 min