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Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale Diablo II Classic Expansion Patch Multiplayer Single Player Hardcore Ladder Difficulty Resurrected Reign of the Warlock Patch (D2R) Ladder (D2R) Notation, terms, abbreviations and acronyms used in our forums, channels and games are divided into categories and listed alphabetically below. If you are unsure of category, use your browser's Find function to see if you can find what you're looking for on this page. AB Amazon Basin ABM Amazon Basin Member AS Arreat Summit Battle.net's Diablo II web site B.net/Bnet/BN Battle.net: Blizzard's Diablo II on-line game server CBN Closed Battle.Net, multiplayer mode where characters are saved server-side. Classic Diablo II without Lord of Destruction; also available as a game mode in LoD and D2R. CM Community Member: any participant in our community D2 Diablo II game, released in 2000. D2R Diablo II: Resurrected, Diablo II remake released in 2021. dii Diabloii.Net: unoffical Diablo II web site; now defunct and migrated to PureDiablo.com [1] [2] H Hell difficulty level HC Hardcore mode LoD Lord of Destruction expansion, released in 2001. Mod Moderator: AB member responsible for moderating a forum or channel MP Market Place: trading site MP Multi-player mode NM Nightmare difficulty level Norm Normal difficulty level OBN Open Battle.Net, multiplayer mode which uses Blizzard servers, but where characters are saved client-side (and usually hacked). PW Password RotW Reign of the Warlock expansion, released in 2026 SC Softcore mode SP Single-player: usually refers to single-player mode TPJ Thomas Penfield Jackson: founder of our community WT WeaselTech Area A1 Act 1 A2 Act 2 A3 Act 3 A4 Act 4 A5 Act 5 Ancients/AW Ancients' Way Cat 2 Catacombs Level 2 CP Crystalline Passage CS Chaos Sanctuary Dur 2 Durance of Hate Level 2 RoF River of Flame Trav Travincal WSK/WK2 Worldstone Keep Level 2 Calculation (X) Calculate X first X < Y X is less than Y X ≤ Y X is less than or equal to Y X > Y X is greater than Y X ≥ Y X is greater than or equal to Y X^Y X to the power of Y [X] Round down X {X} Round up X (X-Y) Random value from X to Y ~X Approximately X alvl Affix level blvl Base skill level (hard points only) clvl Character level fps Frames per second ilvl Item level lvl Level max(X , Y) Maximum of X or Y min(X , Y) Minimum of X or Y mlvl Monster level qlvl Quality level rlvl Required level RoF Rate of Fire slvl Skill level (total, with bonuses) Class Amazon ama Amazon bow Bow and Crossbow Skills bowazon/bowzon Bow and Crossbow Skills Amazon build Crit/CS Critical Strike CS Critical Strike, Charged Strike D/A/E Dodge/Avoid/Evade dexazon Damage focused Amazon build allocating most/all stat points into Dexterity. FA Freezing Arrow frostmaiden Freezing Arrow Amazon build GA Guided Arrow Immo Immolation Arrow java Javelin and Spear Skills Javazon Javelin and Spear Skills Amazon build LF Lightning Fury LS Lightning Strike MS Multiple Shot SM Slow Missiles Valk Valkyrie Zon Amazon Assassin asa/asn/ass/assy Assassin BS Blade Shield BoI Blades of Ice BoS Burst of Speed C/C Claw/Claw: refers to an Assassin using two claws C/S Claw/Shield: refers to an Assassin using a claw and shield CM Claw Mastery CoS Cloak of Shadows CoT Claws of Thunder CS Cobra Strike DC Dragon Claw DF Dragon Flight DS Death Sentry DT Dragon Tail FoF Fists of Fire kicksin Assassin build using Dragon Talon LS Lightning Sentry MA Martial Arts mosaicsin Martial Arts Assassin build using two Mosaics. PS Phoenix Strike riftsin Assassin build using Dragon Talon in order to proc Frozen Orbs from Rift (or Voice of Reason). SD Shadow Disciplines Sin/Sinner Assassin SM/Master Shadow Master SW/Warrior Shadow Warrior trapsin Assassin build using Traps. TS Tiger Strike WoF Wake of Fire WoI Wake of Inferno Barbarian bar/barb/baba Barbarian BC/BCom Battle Command BC/BCry Battle Cry BO Battle Orders horker Barbarian build using Find Item, equipped with Magic Find and Gold Find gear. IS Iron Skin LA Leap Attack NR Natural Resistance S/S Sword/Shield singer War Cry Barbarian build. WC War Cry or Warcries WW Whirlwind Zerk Berserk Druid dru/droolid/dudu Druid ele Elemental skills FC Fire Claws FR Feral Rage HoW Heart of Wolverine Oak Oak Sage SS, shape Shape Shifting SW Shock Wave WB Werebear wind druid Elemental Druid build using Tornado. WW Werewolf Necromancer Amp Amplify Damage BA Bone Armor BG Blood Golem bonemancer Necromancer build using Teeth, Bone Spear and Bone Spirit. BP Bone Prison BS Bone Spirit BW Bone Wall CE Corpse Explosion CG Clay Golem Decrep Decrepify FG Fire Golem IG Iron Golem IM Iron Maiden LR Lower Resist novamancer Poison Nova Necromancer build. nec/necro Necromancer PB/P&B/PnB Poison and Bone Spells poisonmancer Poison Nova Necromancer build. PN Poison Nova Spear Bone Spear Spirit Bone Spirit Paladin auradin Paladin build using Holy Fire, Holy Freeze or Holy Shock aura (or a combination of) avenger Paladin build using Vengeance BA Blessed Aim BH Blessed Hammer Conc Concentration Conv Conviction Conv Conviction def Defensive Auras dragondin Holy Fire Paladin build equipped with two Dragons (and Hand of Justice). dreamdin Holy Shock Paladin build equipped with two Dreams. Fana Fanaticism FoH Fist of the Heavens hammer Blessed Hammer hammerdin/hdin Paladin build using Blessed Hammer HB Holy Bolt HF Holy Fire, Holy Freeze HS Holy Shield, Holy Shock off Offensive Auras omnidin Paladin build using multiple damaging offensive auras pal/pala/pali/pally Paladin PC Paladin Combat skills smiter Smite Paladin build tesladin Holy Shock Paladin build zealot Zeal Paladin build Sorceress CB Charged Bolt CL Chain Lightning CM Cold Mastery ench Enchant enchantress Enchant Sorceress build ES Energy Shield FB Fire Ball FN Frost Nova FM Fire Mastery FO Frozen Orb FW Fire Wall GS Glacial Spike LM Lightning Mastery mana tank Defensive Sorceress build using Energy Shield and allocating most/all stat points into Energy. orb Frozen Orb sor/sorc/soso Sorceress SF Static Field Tele Teleport TK Telekinesis TS Thunder Storm Conversational afaic As far as I'm concerned afaics As far as I can see afaik As far as I know afair As far as I remember afk Away from keyboard brb Be right back brt Be right there btc Back to channel btw By the way Chan? Go to channel cg/grats Congratulations cya See you ding Player announcing they've just levelled gfi Go for it gg Good game gj Good job gtg Good to go/Got to go IIRC If I recall correctly IMHO In my humble opinion IMO In my opinion j/k Just kidding k Okay l337 Elite LOL Laughs out loud n Need (an item to buy); often used in game names n00b Noob, newbie nbd No big deal newb Newbie ng New game; used after the end of a run to announce that a new game with the next number will be created nm/nvm Never mind np No problem o Offer (an item to sell); often used in game names offer when trading: instead of demanding a specific item, expecting the other party to make a suitable offer ("O Zaka N offer") OMG Oh my god OTOH On the other hand r Ready: standard signal before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area rl Real life ROFL/ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing sec Hang on a second thx Thanks ttyl Talk to you later ty Thank you tyt Take your time tyvm Thank you very much w8 Wait wb Welcome back y Yes YMMV Your mileage may vary yw You're welcome Game play AoE Area of Effect BM Bad Manners BvB Barbarian vs Barbarian: PvP Barbarian specializing in combat with melee opponents BvC Barb vs Caster: PvP Barbarian specializing in combat with caster opponents Char Character farcast An exploit that allows a player to use melee skills (such as Charged Strike) at range. Hot Warning that a town portal is dangerous to enter. Used mostly in Hardcore. ID Identify Merc Mercenary, hireling PK Player Killer PKK PK Killer pp Party, please - a request to be invited to a party. Fell out of use in D2R because of the auto-party invite. PvM, PvE Player vs Monster, Player vs Environment (those are synonyms) PvP Player vs Player r Ready: standard signal before triggering a monster urn/shrine, entering a particularly treacherous area or starting a PvP duel. res Resurrect s Safe. Refers to the Town Portal without any monsters nearby; used mostly in Hardcore. TP Town Portal TPPK Town Portal Player Kill(er). An old exploit that alloweded a player to kill another nearby non-hostile player by shooting projectiles (such as Ice Blast) at it and then quickly using a Town Portal and becoming hostile to it, so the projectiles hit and kill the target, or a player using such an exploit. Usually done with the aid of cheating tools which automatized this process. WP Waypoint Item 3D/3PD 3 Diamond/3 Perfect Diamond: usually refers to shield socketed with three Perfect Diamonds 3/20/20 Fine Small Charm of Vita with perfect rolls: +3 Maximum Damage, +20 Attack Rating and +20 Life; sought after by weapon-based builds 3x3 3 sets of Key of Terror, Key of Hate and Key of Destruction; used to open 3 different portals for the Pandemonium Event. 40/15 Ruby Jewel of Fervor with +40% Enhanced Damage (perfect roll) and +15% Increased Attack Speed; sought after by weapon-based builds 6/40 Magic Amazon javelin with +6 Javelin and Spear Skills (+3 from automod, +3 from Lancer's prefix) and +40% Increased Attack Speed (from of Quickness suffix); very valuable Ali Baba Blade of Ali Baba Tulwar amu amulet Anni Annihilus Small Charm AP Archon Plate Arkaine's/Ark Arkaine's Valor Balrog Skin Arreat's Arreat's Face Slayer Guard Atma's Atma's Scarab Amulet BA Berserker Axe Bane The Gladiator's Bane Wire Fleece Baranar's/Banana Baranar's Star Devil Star Bartuc's/Barts Bartuc's Cut-Throat Greater Talons Basher The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul BK Bul-Kathos: usually refers to Bul-Kathos' Children or Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band Ring blue/blue essence Twisted Essence of Suffering BotD Breath of the Dying weapon Burrito/Buriza Buriza-Do Kyanon Ballista CA Cryptic Axe CCBoQ Cruel Colossus Blade of Quickness CCSoQ Cruel Colossus Sword of Quickness circ Circlet (item type or item). CKN/Chu Chu-ko-nu: Often refers specifically to Demon Machine Chu-Ko-Nu Cranium/C basher The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul CtA Call to Arms weapon CoA Crown of Ages Corona armor CoH Chains of Honor armor CV Colossus Voulge Cube Horadric Cube dual Dream Dream in helm and shield dual Dragon Dragon in armor and shield dual Spirit Spirit in sword and shield Dungo's Verdungo's Hearty Cord Mithril Coil dusk Dusk Shroud Dracul's/Dracs Dracul's Grasp Vampirebone Gloves DW Death's Web Unearthed Wand Eagle Eaglehorn Crusader Bow Eni Enigma armor eth Ethereal Eye/EoE The Eye of Etlitch Amulet Face Arreat's Face Slayer Guard Fists Magefist Light Gauntlets Flickering Flickering Flame helm Forti Fortitude armor/weapon Frosties Frostburn Gauntlets Gaze Vampire Gaze Grim Helm gc Grand Charm gf The Grandfather Colossus Blade Gheed's Gheed's Fortune Grand Charm green/green essence Festering Essence of Destruction GSA Goldstrike Arch Gothic Bow GT Giant Thresher Gull Gull Dagger Harley Harlequin Crest Shako HotO Heart of the Oak mace/staff HoBL Hand of Blessed Light Divine Scepter Horn Eaglehorn Crusader Bow HR high rune - Vex and above HoZ Herald Of Zakarum Gilded Shield IK Immortal King IK Maul Immortal King's Stone Crusher Ogre Maul Infi Infinity polearm/spear Insi Insight polearm/staff/missile weapon Ire Skullder's Ire Russet Armor Jalal's Jalal's Mane Totemic Mask JMoD Jeweller's Monarch of Deflecting: very rare, valuable magic shield key Most often refers to Key of Terror, Key of Hate or Key of Destruction rather than to Key. key set 3 Pandemonium Event keys: Key of Terror, Key of Hate and Key of Destruction. lc Large Charm Lidless Lidless Wall Grim Shield LoH Laying of Hands Bramble Mitts LW Last Wish axe/hammer/sword Lyc Lycander's Aim Ceremonial Bow Mara's Mara's Kaleidoscope Amulet Mat Matriarchal Bow Moser's Moser's Blessed Circle Round Shield MP Mage Plate Occy The Oculus Swirling Crystal organ set 3 Pandemonium Event organs: Mephisto's Brain, Diablo's Horn and Baal's Eye. PB Phase Blade red/red essence Burning Essence of Terror Reaver/Messy Reaver Messerschmidt's Reaver Champion Axe rejuv Rejuvenation Potion or Full Rejuvenation Potion Req Requirements sc Small Charm Schaefer's Schaefer's Hammer Legendary Mallet Shaft Shaftstop Mesh Armor Shako Harlequin Crest Shako: the term almost always refers to its Unique version Shard Spectral Shard Blade - used in Classic mode Silks Silks of the Victor Ancient Armor Skiller Magic Grand Charm with +1 to any skill tree prefix Skullder's Skullder's Ire Russet Armor SoJ The Stone of Jordan Ring Spike Wizardspike Bone Knife SS/Storm Stormshield Monarch String/SoE String of Ears Demonhide Sash Sunder Unique Grand Charm with Sunder property; usually with an element (for instance "fire sunder" = Flame Rift) Tal's Tal Rasha's Wrappings Tal's Orb Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye Swirling Crystal Tarn Tarnhelm Skull Cap TGod/TGV Thundergod's Vigor War Belt Tiamat's Tiamat's Rebuke Dragon Shield Titan's Titan's Revenge Ceremonial Javelin token Token of Absolution Torch Hellfire Torch Large Charm Tucs Bartuc's Cut-Throat Greater Talons Twitch Twitchthroe Studded Leather Ume's Ume's Lament Grim Wand Valor Arkaine's Valor Balrog Skin Vamp Vampire Gaze Grim Helm Verdungo's Verdungo's Hearty Cord Mithril Coil WF Windforce Hydra Bow Wizzy Wizardspike Bone Knife WotE/WOE Wall of the Eyeless Bone Shield wyrm Wyrmhide WWS Witchwild String Short Siege Bow yellow/yellow essence Charged Essence of Hatred Modifier @ All Resistances (e.g. 45@) AR Attack Rating CBF Cannot be Frozen CB Crushing Blow CTC Chance to Cast CTH Chance-to-hit D2M Damage Taken Goes to Mana Def Defense DEX Dexterity Dmg Damage DR/DR % Damage Reduced/Damage Reduced by %: reduces physical damage DS Deadly Strike ED Enhanced Damage: increases physical damage ED Enhanced Defense: increases defense ED/IAS Enhanced Damage/IAS: typically refers to a rare combination of mods on a Jewel ENE Energy EXP Experience FBR Faster Block Rate FCR Faster Cast Rate FHR Faster Hit Recovery FR Fire Resist FRW Faster Run/Walk GF Gold Find (Extra Gold From Monsters) HCMTF Hit Causes Monster to Flee HFT Hit Freezes Target HP Hit Points IAS Increased Attack Speed ITD Ignore Target's Defense KB Knockback LAEK, LPK Life After Each Kill, Life per kill LL Life Leech LR Lightning Resist MAEK, MPK Mana After Each Kill, Mana per kill MDR Magic Damage Reduced MF Magic Find (Better Chance of Getting Magic Items) ML Mana Leech Mod Modifier: adds a stat to an item NRG Energy OW Open Wounds PDR Physical Damage Reduction PMH Prevent Monster Heal PR Poison Resist Slow Slows Target STR Strength VIT Vitality Monster Andy Andariel boss BA Aura Enchanted with Blessed Aim CE Cold Enchanted CI Cold Immune Conv Aura Enchanted with Conviction CU Cursed DC Diablo Clone, Über Diablo EF Extra Fast ES Extra Strong Fana Aura Enchanted with Fanaticism FE Fire Enchanted FI Fire Immune Heph Hephasto the Armorer superunique HS Aura Enchanted with Holy Shock Izzy Izual boss LE Lightning Enchanted LEB Lightning Enchanted Boss LEM Lightning Enchanted monster LI Lightning Immune Lister Lister the Tormentor superunique MB Mana Burn Meph Mephisto boss MI Magic Immune MR Magic Resistant MS Multiple Shots MSLE (MSLEB) Multiple Shots Lightning Enchanted (Boss) OK Oblivion Knight PI Physical Immune SH/Spec Spectral Hit SS Stone Skin TE/Tele/TP Teleportation Glossary Cheese Low level character getting pushed through levels of the game by a much higher level character, where the lower character could not play effectively alone. Dropping (of items) Act of entering a game to present any player in that game with items as freely given gifts, to be distributed among the players in the game as they see fit. Flaming Making a personal attack or insulting remark, intended to incite anger. Muling The process of transferring items involving 2 or more characters not currently playing in the game. No-Twink No-twink groups and players use and equip only what they find in no-twink play. No items are brought into no-twink play from outside games or sources. Powerleveling Gaining multiple levels quickly by repeatedly running the same areas with a high level character killing the monsters. Rushing/taxi Helping a low level character to complete the difficulty level (usually only the mandatory quests or those with rewards) by a much higher level character. Commonly includes Hell's Forge, which reward is given to the high level character as a payment. Storing Transferring items from one in-game character to a character not in game. Transferring Interchanging items between characters, including activites referred to as muling, twinking and storing. Trolling Making provocative, controversial or offensive remarks, intended to create a confrontational response. Twinking Transferring items from one character not currently in-game to a character in game for the latter character's use, and the reciprocal transfer of items from the playing character to a mule. "Twinking" is often referred to as using muled items to equip a character with superior items than would not be found solely in playing that character. Reference D2 Abbreviations and Acronyms