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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.
  
  
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| AB
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| [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/ Amazon Basin]
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| Amazon Basin Member
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| AS
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| [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/ Arreat Summit] Battle.net's Diablo II web site
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| B.net/Bnet/BN
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| [https://www.battle.net/ Battle.net]: Blizzard's Diablo II on-line game server
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| CBN
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| Closed Battle.Net, multiplayer mode where characters are saved server-side.
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| Classic
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| Diablo II without [[Lord of Destruction]]; also available as a game mode in LoD and D2R.
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| CM
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| Community Member: any participant in our community
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| D2
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| Diablo II game, released in 2000.
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| D2R
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| [[Resurrected|Diablo II: Resurrected]], Diablo II remake released in 2021.
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| dii
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| [https://www.diabloii.net/ Diabloii.Net]: unoffical Diablo II web site
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| H
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| Hell difficulty level
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| HC
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| Hardcore mode
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| LoD
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| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_II:_Lord_of_Destruction Lord of Destruction] expansion, released in 2001.
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| Mod
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| Moderator: AB member responsible for moderating a forum or channel
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| MP
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| [https://www.diabloii.net/forums/forums/diablo-2-realm-trading.210/ Market Place]: trading site
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| MP
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| Multi-player mode
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| NM
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| Nightmare difficulty level
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| Norm
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| Normal difficulty level
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| OBN
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| Open Battle.Net, multiplayer mode which uses Blizzard servers, but where characters are saved client-side (and usually hacked).
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| PW
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| Password
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| SC
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| Softcore mode
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| SP
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| Single-player: usually refers to single-player mode
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| [[User:TPJ|TPJ]]
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| Thomas Penfield Jackson: founder of our community
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| WT
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| WeaselTech
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'''(X)''' Calculate X first
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==Area==
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<br>'''[X]''' Round down X
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<br>'''3D (3PD):'''  3 Diamond/3 Perfect Diamond. Usually refers to a shield socketed with three perfect diamonds.
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<br>'''A1, A2:'''  Act 1, Act 2, etc.
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<br>'''AB:'''  Amazon Basin.
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| [[Act 1]]
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<br>'''ABM:'''  Amazon Basin Member.
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<br>'''afaic:'''  As far as I'm concerned.
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| A2
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<br>'''afaics:'''  As far as I can see.
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| [[Act 2]]
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<br>'''afaik:'''  As far as I know.
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<br>'''afk:'''  Away from keyboard.
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| A3
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<br>'''Ali Baba:'''  Blade of Ali Baba Exceptional Unique Tulwar.
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| [[Act 3]]
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<br>'''alvl:'''  Affix Level.
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<br>'''Ama:'''  Amazon.
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| A4
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<br>'''Amp:'''  Amplify Damage.  Necro curse to reduce enemies' resistance to physical damage.
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| [[Act 4]]
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<br>'''Ancients (AW):'''  The Ancients' Way in Act 5.
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<br>'''Andy:'''  Andariel.  Act 1 super unique monster.
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<br>'''AoE:'''  Area of Effect.
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| [[Act 5]]
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<br>'''AR:'''  Attack Rating.
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<br>'''Arkaine's (Ark):'''  Arkaine's Valor Elite Unique Balrog Skin.
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| Ancients/AW
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<br>'''Arreat's:'''  Arreat's Face Unique Slayer Guard.
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| [[Ancients' Way]]
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<br>'''AS:'''  Arreat Summit.  Battle.net's website for D2.
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<br>'''Asn (asa, assy):'''  Assassin.
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<br>'''Atlantean:'''  The Atlantean Exceptional Unique Ancient Sword.
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| [[Catacombs Level 2]]
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<br>'''Atma's:'''  Atma's Scarab Unique Amulet.
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<br>'''BA:'''  Blessed Aim.  A Paladin offensive aura.
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| CP
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<br>'''BA:'''  Bone Armor.  A Necromancer defensive skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
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| [[Crystalline Passage]]
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<br>'''Baba (Barb):'''  Barbarian.
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<br>'''Bane:'''  Gladiator's Bane Elite Unique Wire Fleece.
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| CS
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<br>'''Baranar's (Banana):'''  Baranar's Star Elite Unique Devil Star.
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| [[Chaos Sanctuary]]
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<br>'''Bartuc's (Barts):'''  Bartuc's Cut-Throat Unique Greater Talons.
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<br>'''Basher:'''  The Cranium Basher Elite Unique Thunder Maul.
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<br>'''BC (BCry):'''  Battle Cry.  A Barbarian warcry to decrease an enemy's damage and defense.
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| [[Durance of Hate Level 2]]
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<br>'''BC (BCom):'''  Battle Command.  A Barbarian warcry to increase skill levels.
 
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<br>'''BG:'''  Blood Golem.
 
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<br>'''BH:'''  Blessed Hammer.  An attack skill on the Paladin Combat tree.
 
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<br>'''BK:'''  Bul-Kathos.  Usually refers to the Bul-Kathos set items, or the unique Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band Ring.
 
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<br>'''blvl''' Base level
 
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<br>'''BM:'''  Bad Manners.
 
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<br>'''B.net (Bnet):'''  Battle Net.  Blizzard's game server for Diablo II.
 
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<br>'''BO:'''  Battle Orders.  Barbarian warcry to increase life and mana.
 
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<br>'''BoI:'''  Blades of Ice.
 
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<br>'''BoS:'''  Burst of Speed.
 
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<br>'''BP:'''  Bone Prison.  A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
 
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<br>'''brb:'''  Be right back.
 
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<br>'''brt:'''  Be right there.
 
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<br>'''btc:'''  Back to channel.
 
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<br>'''BS:'''  Blade Shield.
 
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<br>'''BS:'''  Bone Spirit.  A Necromancer attack skill.
 
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<br>'''btw:'''  By the way.
 
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<br>'''Burrito (Buriza):'''  Buriza-Do Kyanon Exceptional Unique Ballista.
 
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<br>'''BvB:'''  Barb vs. Barb. A PvP Barbarian who specializes in combat against melee classes.
 
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<br>'''BvC:'''  Barb vs. Caster. A PvP Barbarian who specializes in compat against casters.
 
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<br>'''BW:'''  Bone Wall.  A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
 
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<br>'''Cat 2:'''  Catacombs Level 2 in Act 1.
 
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<br>'''CB:'''  Charged Bolt.  Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.
 
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<br>'''C/C:'''  Claw/Claw.  Refers to an Assassin wielding dual claws.
 
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<br>'''CBF:'''  Cannot be frozen.
 
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<br>'''CCB:'''  Cruel Colossus Blade.
 
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<br>'''CCS:'''  Cruel Colossus Sword.
 
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<br>'''CB:'''  Crushing Blow.
 
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<br>'''CE:'''  Cold Enchanted.
 
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<br>'''CE:'''  Corpse Explosion.  A Necromancer attack skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
 
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<br>'''CG:'''  Clay Golem.
 
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<br>'''cg (grats):'''  Congratulations.
 
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<br>'''Chan?:'''  Go to channel.
 
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<br>'''Char:'''  Character.
 
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<br>'''CI:'''  Cold Immune.
 
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<br>'''CKN (Chu):'''  Chu-ko-nu.  Often refers specifically to the Demon Machine Exceptional Unique Chu-ko-nu Crossbow.
 
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<br>'''CL:'''  Chain Lightning.  Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
 
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<br>'''clvl:'''  Character Level.
 
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<br>'''CM:'''  Claw Mastery.
 
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<br>'''CM:'''  Cold Mastery.
 
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<br>'''CM:'''  Community Member.  Any participant in the Amazon Basin community.
 
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<br>'''Conc:'''  Concentration.  A Paladin offensive aura to increase physical damage.
 
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<br>'''Conv:'''  Conviction.  A Paladin offensive aura to reduce enemy resistances.
 
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<br>'''CoS:'''  Cloak of Shadows.
 
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<br>'''CoT:'''  Claws of Thunder.
 
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<br>'''CP:'''  Crystalline Passage in Act 5.
 
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<br>'''CR:'''  Cold resistance.
 
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<br>'''Crit:'''  Critical Strike.
 
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<br>'''Cranium (C basher):'''  The Cranium Basher Elite Unique Thunder Maul.
 
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<br>'''C/S:'''  Claw/Shield.  Refers to an Assassin using a claw and shield.
 
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<br>'''CS:'''  Chaos Sanctuary in Act 4.
 
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<br>'''CS:'''  Cobra Strike.
 
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<br>'''CS:'''  Critical Strike.
 
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<br>'''CTH:'''  Chance to Hit.
 
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<br>'''CTC:'''  Chance to Cast (on striking, on attack, or when struck).
 
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<br>'''CU:'''  Cursed.
 
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<br>'''Cube:'''  The Horadric Cube.
 
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<br>'''cya:'''  See you.
 
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<br>'''D2:'''  Diablo II.
 
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<br>'''D2M:'''  Damage to Mana.
 
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<br>'''dii:'''  dii.net.  A D2 reference and forum site.
 
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<br>'''D/A/E:'''  Dodge/Avoid/Evade.  Trio of Amazon defensive skills from the Passive and Magic skill tree.
 
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<br>'''DC:'''  Dragon Claw.
 
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<br>'''Decrep:'''  Decrepify.  A Necromancer curse that slows and weakens.
 
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<br>'''Def:'''  Defense.
 
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<br>'''DEX:'''  Dexterity.
 
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<br>'''DF:'''  Dragon Flight.
 
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<br>'''ding:'''  Player announcing they've just leveled.
 
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<br>'''Dmg:'''  Damage.
 
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<br>'''Doombringer (Doom):'''  Doombringer Elite Unique Champion Sword.
 
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<br>'''DR (DR%):'''  Damage Reduced.  Items with this mod reduce physical damage.
 
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<br>'''Dru (droolid):'''  Druid.
 
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<br>'''DS:'''  Deadly Strike.
 
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<br>'''DS:'''  Death Sentry.
 
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<br>'''DT:'''  Dragon Tail.
 
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<br>'''Dur 2:'''  Durance of Hate Level 2 in Act 3.
 
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<br>'''Eagle (Eaglehorn):'''  Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
 
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<br>'''ED:'''  Enhanced Damage.  A mod that increases physical damage.
 
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<br>'''ED:'''  Enhanced Defense.  A mod that increases defense on an item.
 
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<br>'''ED/IAS:'''  Enhanced Damage/IAS.  Typically refers to a rare combination of mods on a jewel.
 
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<br>'''ENE:'''  Energy.
 
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<br>'''EF:'''  Extra Fast.
 
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<br>'''ES:'''  Energy Shield.  Sorceress lightning tree defensive skill.
 
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<br>'''ES:'''  Extra Strong.
 
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<br>'''Eth:'''  Ethereal.
 
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<br>'''EXP:'''  Experience.
 
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<br>'''Eye (EoE):'''  Eye of Etlitch Unique Amulet.
 
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<br>'''FA:'''  Freezing Arrow.  An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow skill tree.
 
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<br>'''Face:'''  Arreat's Face Unique Slayer Guard.
 
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<br>'''Fana:'''  Fanaticism.  A Paladin offensive aura to increase attack speed and physical damage.
 
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<br>'''FB:'''  Fireball.  Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
 
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<br>'''FBR:'''  Faster block rate.
 
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<br>'''FC:'''  Fire Claws.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
 
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<br>'''FCR:'''  Faster cast rate. 
 
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<br>'''FE:'''  Fire Enchanted.
 
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<br>'''FG:'''  Fire Golem.
 
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<br>'''FHR:'''  Faster hit recovery.
 
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<br>'''FI:'''  Fire Immune.
 
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<br>'''Fists:'''  Magefist Unique Light Gauntlets.
 
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<br>'''FN:'''  Frost Nova.  Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
 
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<br>'''FoH:'''  Fist of the Heavens.  An attack skill on the Paladin Combat tree.
 
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<br>'''FoF:'''  Fists of Fire.  An Assassin attack skill on the martial arts tree.
 
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<br>'''FO:'''  Frozen Orb.  (Sometimes called just "Orb.") Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
 
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<br>'''fps:'''  Frames per second.
 
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<br>'''FR:'''  Feral Rage.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
 
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<br>'''FR:'''  Fire Resistance.
 
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<br>'''Frosties:'''  Frostburn Unique Gauntlets.
 
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<br>'''FRW:'''  Faster Run/Walk.
 
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<br>'''FW:'''  Firewall.  Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
 
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<br>'''GA:'''  Guided Arrow.
 
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<br>'''Gaze:'''  Vampiregaze Exceptional Unique Grim Helm.
 
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<br>'''gc:'''  Grand charm.
 
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<br>'''gg:'''  Good game.
 
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<br>'''gfi:'''  Go for it.
 
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<br>'''gj:'''  Good job.
 
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<br>'''Grandfather (gf):'''  The Grandfather Elite Unique Colossus Blade.
 
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<br>'''GS:'''  Glacial Spike.  Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
 
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<br>'''GSA:'''  Goldstrike Arch Exceptional Unique Gothic Bow.
 
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<br>'''gtg:'''  Good to go (or Got to go).
 
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<br>'''Gull:'''  Gull Unique Dagger.
 
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<br>'''H:'''  Hell.  Typically abbreviated with an Act abbreviation (A2 H), or a Basin game name (abasinhch). The third and last level of difficulty in Diablo II.
 
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<br>'''Harley:'''  Harlequin Crest Elite Unique Shako.
 
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<br>'''HB:'''  Holy Bolt.  A Paladin combat skill.
 
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<br>'''HBT:'''  Hit Blinds Target.
 
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<br>'''hc:'''  Hard Core.
 
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<br>'''HCMTF:'''  Hit Causes Monster to Flee.
 
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<br>'''Hellslayer:'''  Hellslayer Elite Unique Decapitator.
 
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<br>'''Heph:'''  Hephasto the Armorer.  Act 4 super unique monster.
 
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<br>'''HF:'''  Holy Freeze.  A Paladin offensive aura to chill enemies.
 
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<br>'''HFT:'''  Hit Freezes Target.
 
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<br>'''HoBL:'''  Hand of Blessed Light Unique Divine Scepter.
 
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<br>'''Homunculus:'''  Homunculus Unique Hierophant Trophy.
 
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<br>'''Horn (Eaglehorn):'''  Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
 
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<br>'''Hot:'''  Warning that a portal is dangerous to enter.
 
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<br>'''HotO:'''  Heart of the Oak. A 1.10 Realms-only runeword.
 
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<br>'''HoW:'''  Heart of Wolverine.  A Druid summoning skill.
 
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<br>'''HoZ:'''  Herald Of Zakarum Unique Gilded Shield.
 
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<br>'''HP:'''  Hit Points.
 
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<br>'''HS:'''  Holy Shield.  A Paladin combat skill to boost shield characteristics.
 
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<br>'''HS:'''  Holy Shock.
 
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<br>'''Jalal's:'''  Jalal's Mane Unique Totemic Mask.
 
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<br>'''IAS:'''  Increased Attack Speed.
 
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<br>'''ID:'''  Identify.
 
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<br>'''IG:'''  Iron Golem.
 
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<br>'''IIRC:'''  If I recall correctly.
 
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<br>'''IK Maul:'''  Immortal King's Stone Crusher Set Ogre Maul.
 
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<br>'''ilvl:'''  Item Level.
 
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<br>'''IMHO:'''  In my humble opinion.
 
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<br>'''Immo:'''  Immolation Arrow.  An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
 
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<br>'''IMO:'''  In my opinion.
 
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<br>'''Ire:'''  Skullder's Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
 
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<br>'''IS:'''  Iron Skin.  A Barbarian mastery to increase defense.
 
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<br>'''ITD:'''  Ignore Target Defense.
 
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<br>'''Izzy:'''  Izual.  Act 4 super unique monster.
 
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<br>'''j/k:'''  Just kidding.
 
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<br>'''JMoD'''  Jeweller's Monarch of Deflecting. A very rare, very highly valued magical shield.
 
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<br>'''k:'''  Okay.
 
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<br>'''KB:'''  Knockback.
 
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<br>'''l337:'''  Elite.
 
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<br>'''LA:'''  Leap Attack.
 
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<br>'''lc: ''' Large charm.
 
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<br>'''LE:'''  Lightning Enchanted.
 
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<br>'''LEB:'''  Lightning Enchanted Boss.
 
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<br>'''LEM:'''  Lightning Enchanted monster.
 
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<br>'''LF:'''  Lightning Fury.  A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
 
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<br>'''LI:'''  Lightning Immune.
 
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<br>'''Lidless:'''  Lidless Wall Exceptional Unique Grim Shield.
 
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<br>'''Lightsabre:'''  Lightsabre Elite Unique Phase Blade.
 
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<br>'''LL:'''  Life Leech.
 
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<br>'''LM:'''  Lightning Mastery.
 
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<br>'''LoD:'''  Lord of Destruction.  The Diablo II expansion.
 
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<br>'''LoH:'''  Laying of Hands Disciple Set Bramble Mitts.
 
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<br>'''LOL:'''  Laughs out loud.
 
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<br>'''LR:'''  Lightning resistance.
 
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<br>'''LR:'''  Lower Resist.  Necro curse to reduce enemies' magic resistance.
 
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<br>'''LS:'''  Lightning Sentry.
 
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<br>'''LS:'''  Lightning Strike.  A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
 
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<br>'''lvl''' Level
 
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<br>'''Lyc:'''  Lycander's Aim Unique Ceremonial Bow.
 
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<br>'''MA:'''  Martial Arts.  Usually a description for an Assassin type of build, or reference to one of the Assassin skill trees.
 
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<br>'''Mara's:'''  Mara's Kaleidoscope Unique Amulet.
 
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<br>'''Mat:'''  Matriarchal bow.
 
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<br>'''max(X,Y)''' Maximum of X or Y
 
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<br>'''MB:'''  Mana Burn.
 
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<br>'''MDR:'''  Magic Damage Reduced.  Items with this mod reduce magical damage.
 
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<br>'''Meph:'''  Mephisto.  Act 3 super unique monster.
 
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<br>'''Merc:'''  Mercenary.
 
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<br>'''MF:'''  Magic Find.
 
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<br>'''MI:'''  Magic Immune.
 
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<br>'''min(X,Y)''' Minimum of X or Y
 
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<br>'''ML:'''  Mana Leech.
 
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<br>'''mlvl:'''  Monster Level.
 
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<br>'''Mod:'''  Modifier.  Adds a characteristic to an item such as a weapon or charm.
 
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<br>'''Mod:'''  Moderator.  An Amazon Basin member responsible for moderating a forum or channel.
 
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<br>'''Moser's:'''  Moser's Blessed Circle Exceptional Unique Round Shield.
 
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<br>'''MP:'''  Market Place.  Trading site for D2 at market.diabloii.net.
 
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<br>'''MP:'''  Multi-Player.
 
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<br>'''MPK:'''  Mana per kill.
 
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<br>'''MR:'''  Magic Resistant.
 
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<br>'''MS:'''  Multiple Shot.  An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
 
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<br>'''MS:'''  Multi-Shot.  A mod available to boss monsters.
 
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<br>'''MSLE (MSLEB):'''  Multi-Shot Lightning Enchanted.
 
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<br>'''nbd:'''  No big deal.
 
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<br>'''Nec (necro):'''  Necromancer. 
 
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<br>'''newb:'''  Newbie.
 
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<br>'''ng:'''  New game.
 
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<br>'''NM:'''  Nightmare.  The second level of difficulty in Diablo II.
 
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<br>'''nm (nvm):'''  Never mind.
 
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<br>'''n00b:'''  Newbie.
 
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<br>'''Norm:'''  Normal.  Usually refers to the first level of difficulty in Diablo II.
 
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<br>'''NR:'''  Natural Resistance.  A Barbarian mastery to increase resistance to magic damage.
 
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<br>'''NRG:'''  Energy.
 
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<br>'''Oak:'''  Oak Sage.  A Druid summoning skill.
 
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<br>'''Occy (Oculus):'''  The Oculus Unique Swirling Crystal.
 
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<br>'''OK:'''  Oblivion Knight.
 
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<br>'''OMG:'''  Oh my god.
 
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<br>'''OTOH:'''  On the other hand.
 
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<br>'''Pally (Pali):'''  Paladin.
 
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<br>'''PDR:'''  Physical Damage Reduction.
 
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<br>'''PI:'''  Physical Immune.  A monster immune to physical damage attack.
 
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<br>'''PK:'''  Player Killer.
 
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<br>'''PKK:'''  Player Killer Killer.  A player who kills player killers.
 
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<br>'''PN:'''  Poison Nova.  A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
 
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<br>'''PR:'''  Poison resistance.
 
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<br>'''PS:'''  Phoenix Strike.
 
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<br>'''PvM:'''  Player versus Monster.
 
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<br>'''PvP:'''  Player versus Player.
 
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<br>'''PW:'''  Password.
 
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<br>'''qlvl''' Quality level
 
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<br>'''r:'''  Ready.  This is the standard signal among players in a group before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area.
 
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<br>'''Reaver (Messy Reaver):'''  Messerschmidt's Reaver Elite Unique Champion Axe.
 
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<br>'''Req:'''  Requirement.
 
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<br>'''res:'''  Resurrect.
 
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<br>'''rl:'''  Real life.
 
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<br>'''rlvl''' Required level
 
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<br>'''RoF:'''  Rate of Fire.
 
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<br>'''RoF:'''  River of Flame in Act 4.
 
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<br>'''ROFL:'''  Rolling on the floor laughing.
 
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<br>'''sc:'''  Small charm.
 
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<br>'''sc:'''  Soft core.
 
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<br>'''Schaefer's:'''  Schaefer's Hammer Elite Unique Legendary Mallet.
 
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<br>'''SD:'''  Shadow Disciplines.  One of the Assassin skill trees.
 
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<br>'''Sec:'''  Hang on a second.
 
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<br>'''SF:'''  Static Field.  Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.
 
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<br>'''Shaft:'''  Shaftstop Exceptional Unique Mesh Armor.
 
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<br>'''Shako:'''  Harlequin Crest Elite Unique Shako.  (Technically, a Shako is the entire class of elite Shako helms, but the term almost always refers to its Unique version.)
 
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<br>'''Silks:'''  Silks of the Victor Unique Ancient Armor.
 
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<br>'''Sin (Sinner):'''  Assassin.
 
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<br>'''Skullder's:'''  Skullder's Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
 
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<br>'''Slow:'''  Slows Target.  Item mod that slows enemies.
 
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<br>'''slvl:'''  Skill Level.
 
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<br>'''SM (Master):'''  Shadow Master.
 
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<br>'''SM:'''  Slow Missiles.  A skill on the Amazon Passive and Magic tree.
 
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<br>'''SoJ:'''  Stone of Jordan Unique Ring.
 
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<br>'''Sorc (socer):'''  Sorceress.
 
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<br>'''SH (Spec):'''  Spectral Hit.
 
−
<br>'''SP:'''  Single Player.  Usually refers to single-player mode of Diablo II.
 
−
<br>'''Spear:'''  Bone Spear.  A Necromancer attack skill.
 
−
<br>'''Spike:'''  Wizardspike Elite Unique Bone Knife.
 
−
<br>'''Spirit:'''  Bone Spirit.  A Necromancer attack skill.
 
−
<br>'''Spirit (dual Spirits):'''  A 1.10 Realms-only runeword that works in both swords and shields.
 
−
<br>'''SS:'''  Stone Skin.
 
−
<br>'''S/S:'''  Sword/Shield.
 
−
<br>'''SS (Storm):'''  Stormshield Elite Unique Monarch Shield.
 
−
<br>'''Stormspire:'''  Stormspire Elite Unique Giant Thresher.
 
−
<br>'''STR:'''  Strength.
 
−
<br>'''String (SoE):'''  String of Ears Exceptional Unique Demonhide Sash.
 
−
<br>'''SW (Warrior):'''  Shadow Warrior.
 
−
<br>'''SW:'''  Shock Wave.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
 
−
<br>'''Tal's Orb:'''  Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye Set Swirling Crystal.
 
−
<br>'''Tarn:'''  Tarnhelm Unique Skull Cap.
 
−
<br>'''TE (Tele):'''  Teleport.
 
−
<br>'''thx:'''  Thanks.
 
−
<br>'''TGod (TGV):'''  Thundergod's Vigor Exceptional Unique War Belt.
 
−
<br>'''Tiamat's:'''  Tiamat's Rebuke Exceptional Unique Dragon Shield.
 
−
<br>'''Titan's:'''  Titan's Revenge Unique Ceremonial Javelin.
 
−
<br>'''TK:'''  Telekinesis.
 
−
<br>'''TP:'''  Town Portal.
 
−
<br>'''TP:'''  Teleport.  A Sorceress skill on the lightning tree.
 
−
<br>'''TPJ:'''  Thomas Penfield Jackson.  Founder of the Amazon Basin.
 
−
<br>'''Trav:'''  Travincal in Act 3.
 
−
<br>'''TS:'''  Thunderstorm.  Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.
 
−
<br>'''TS:'''  Tiger Strike.
 
−
<br>'''ttyl:'''  Talk to you later.
 
−
<br>'''Tucs:'''  Bartuc's Cut-Throat Unique Greater Talons.
 
−
<br>'''Twitch:'''  Twitchthroe Unique Studded Leather Armor.
 
−
<br>'''ty:'''  Thank you.
 
−
<br>'''tyt:'''  Take your time.
 
−
<br>'''tyvm:'''  Thank you very much.
 
−
<br>'''Ume's:'''  Ume's Lament Unique Grave Wand.
 
−
<br>'''Valk:'''  Valkyrie.  A skill on the Amazon Passive and Magic tree.
 
−
<br>'''Valor:'''  Arkaine's Valor Elite Unique Balrog Skin.
 
−
<br>'''Vamp:'''  Vampiregaze Exceptional Unique Grim Helm.
 
−
<br>'''VIT:'''  Vitality.
 
−
<br>'''w8:'''  Wait.
 
−
<br>'''wb:'''  Welcome back.
 
−
<br>'''WC:'''  War Cry.  A Barbarian warcry.
 
−
<br>'''WF (Windforce):'''  Windforce Elite Unique Hydra Bow.
 
−
<br>'''Wizardspike (Wizzy):'''  Wizardspike Elite Unique Bone Knife.
 
−
<br>'''WoF:'''  Wake of Fire.
 
−
<br>'''WoI:'''  Wake of Inferno.
 
−
<br>'''Wote (WOE):'''  Wall of the Eyeless Unique Bone Shield.
 
−
<br>'''WP:'''  Waypoint.
 
−
<br>'''WSK (WK2):'''  Worldstone Keep Level 2 in Act 5.
 
−
<br>'''WT:'''  WeaselTech.
 
−
<br>'''WB:'''  WereBear.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
 
−
<br>'''WW:'''  WereWolf.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
 
−
<br>'''WW:'''  Whirlwind.  A Barbarian combat skill.
 
−
<br>'''WWS:'''  Witchwild String Exceptional Unique Short Siege Bow.
 
−
<br>'''YMMV:'''  Your mileage may vary.
 
−
<br>'''y:'''  Yes.
 
−
<br>'''yw:'''  You're welcome.
 
−
<br>'''Zerk:'''  Berzerk.  A Barbarian combat skill.
 
−
<br>'''Zon:'''  Amazon.
 
−
<br>
 
−
 
 
−
==Amazon Basin==
 
−
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 
−
!width=172|ABM
 
−
|Amazon Basin Member
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CM
+
| RoF
−
|Community Member: any participant in our community
+
| [[River of Flame]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!TPJ
+
| Trav
−
|Thomas Penfield Jackson: founder of our community
+
| [[Travincal]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!WT
+
| WSK/WK2
−
|WeaselTech
+
| [[Worldstone Keep Level 2]]
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br>
+
<br/>
  
−
==Conversational==
+
==Calculation==
−
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
+
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
−
!width=172|afaic
+
|-
−
|As far as I'm concerned
+
|width=25%| (X)
 +
| Calculate X first
 
|-
 
|-
−
!afaics
+
| X < Y
−
|As far as I can see
+
| X is less than Y
 
|-
 
|-
−
!afaik
+
| X ≤ Y
−
|As far as I know
+
| X is less than or equal to Y
 
|-
 
|-
−
!afk
+
| X > Y
−
|Away from keyboard
+
| X is greater than Y
 
|-
 
|-
−
!brb
+
| X ≥ Y
−
|Be right back
+
| X is greater than or equal to Y
 
|-
 
|-
−
!brt
+
| X^Y
−
|Be right there
+
| X to the power of Y
 
|-
 
|-
−
!btc
+
| [X]
−
|Back to channel
+
| Round down X
 
|-
 
|-
−
!btw
+
| {X}
−
|By the way
+
| Round up X
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Chan?
+
| (X-Y)
−
|Go to channel
+
| Random value from X to Y
 
|-
 
|-
−
!cg (grats)
+
| ~X
−
|Congratulations
+
| Approximately X
 
|-
 
|-
−
!cya
+
| alvl
−
|See you
+
| [[Affix]] level
 
|-
 
|-
−
!ding
+
| blvl
−
|Player announcing they've just levelled
+
| Base skill level (hard points only)
 
|-
 
|-
−
!gfi
+
| clvl
−
|Go for it
+
| Character level
 
|-
 
|-
−
!gg
+
| fps
−
|Good game
+
| Frames per second
 
|-
 
|-
−
!gj
+
| ilvl
−
|Good job
+
| [[Item]] level
 
|-
 
|-
−
!gtg
+
| lvl
−
|Good to go (or Got to go)
+
| Level
 
|-
 
|-
−
!j/k
+
| max(X , Y)
−
|Just kidding
+
| Maximum of X or Y
 
|-
 
|-
−
!IIRC
+
| min(X , Y)
−
|If I recall correctly
+
| Minimum of X or Y
 
|-
 
|-
−
!IMHO
+
| mlvl
−
|In my humble opinion
+
| [[Monster]] level
 
|-
 
|-
−
!IMO
+
| qlvl
−
|In my opinion
+
| Quality level
 
|-
 
|-
−
!k
+
| rlvl
−
|Okay
+
| [[Requirements|Required]] level
 
|-
 
|-
−
!LOL
+
| RoF
−
|Laughs out loud
+
| Rate of Fire
 
|-
 
|-
−
!nbd
+
| slvl
−
|No big deal
+
| [[Skill]] level (total, with bonuses)
 +
|}
 +
<br/>
 +
 
 +
==Class==
 +
<br/>
 +
 
 +
===Amazon===
 +
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 
|-
 
|-
−
!ng
+
|width=25%| Ama
−
|New game
+
| [[Amazon]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!nm (nvm)
+
| bow
−
|Never mind
+
| [[Bow and Crossbow Skills]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!np
+
| bowazon/bowzon
−
|No problem
+
| [[Bow and Crossbow Skills]] Amazon build
 
|-
 
|-
−
!OMG
+
| Crit/CS
−
|Oh my god
+
| [[Critical Strike]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!OTOH
+
| CS
−
|On the other hand
+
| [[Critical Strike]], [[Charged Strike]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!r
+
| D/A/E
−
|Ready: standard signal before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area
+
| [[Dodge]]/[[Avoid]]/[[Evade]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!rl
+
| dexazon
−
|Real life
+
| Damage focused Amazon build allocating most/all stat points into [[Dexterity]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
!ROFL
+
| FA
−
|Rolling on the floor laughing
+
| [[Freezing Arrow]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Sec
+
| frostmaiden
−
|Hang on a second
+
| [[Freezing Arrow]] Amazon build
 
|-
 
|-
−
!thx
+
| GA
−
|Thanks
+
| [[Guided Arrow]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!ttyl
+
| Immo
−
|Talk to you later
+
| [[Immolation Arrow]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!ty
+
| java
−
|Thank you
+
| [[Javelin and Spear Skills]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!tyt
+
| Javazon
−
|Take your time
+
| [[Javelin and Spear Skills]] Amazon build
 
|-
 
|-
−
!tyvm
+
| LF
−
|Thank you very much
+
| [[Lightning Fury]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!w8
+
| LS
−
|Wait
+
| [[Lightning Strike]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!wb
+
| MS
−
|Welcome back
+
| [[Multiple Shot]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!YMMV
+
| SM
−
|Your mileage may vary
+
| [[Slow Missiles]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!y
+
| Valk
−
|Yes
+
| [[Valkyrie]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!yw
+
| Zon
−
|You're welcome
+
| Amazon
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br>
+
<br/>
  
−
==Game play==
+
===Assassin===
−
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
+
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 +
|-
 +
|width=25%| Asn/asa/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]]
 +
|-
 +
| LS
 +
| [[Lightning Sentry]]
 +
|-
 +
| MA
 +
| [[Martial Arts]]
 +
|-
 +
| mosaicsin
 +
| [[Martial Arts]] Assassin build using two [[Mosaic|{{Ub|=Mosaics}}]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
!width=172|Ancients (AW)
+
| PS
−
|[[D2 The Ancients' Way|Ancients' Way]]
+
| [[Phoenix Strike]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BA
+
| SD
−
|[[D2 Blessed Aim|Blessed Aim]]
+
| [[Shadow Disciplines]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BO
+
| Sin/Sinner
−
|[[D2 Battle Orders|Battle Orders]]
+
| Assassin
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Cat 2
+
| SM/Master
−
|[[D2 The Catacombs Level 2|Catacombs Level 2]]
+
| [[Shadow Master]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CE
+
| SW/Warrior
−
|Cold Enchanted
+
| [[Shadow Warrior]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CI
+
| trapsin
−
|Cold Immune
+
| Assassin build using [[Traps]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Conv
+
| TS
−
|Conviction
+
| [[Tiger Strike]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CP
+
| WoF
−
|Crystalline Passage
+
| [[Wake of Fire]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CS
+
| WoI
−
|Chaos Sanctuary
+
| [[Wake of Inferno]]
 +
|}
 +
<br/>
 +
 
 +
===Barbarian===
 +
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CU
+
|width=25%| Baba/Barb
−
|Cursed
+
| [[Barbarian (Diablo II)|Barbarian]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Dur 2
+
| BC/BCom
−
|Durance of Hate Level 2
+
| [[Battle Command]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!EF
+
| BC/BCry
−
|Extra Fast
+
| [[Battle Cry]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!ES
+
| BO
−
|Extra Strong
+
| [[Battle Orders]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Fana
+
| horker
−
|Fanaticism
+
| Barbarian build using [[Find Item]], equipped with Magic Find and Gold Find gear.
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FE
+
| IS
−
|Fire Enchanted
+
| [[Iron Skin]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FI
+
| LA
−
|Fire Immune
+
| [[Leap Attack]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!HS
+
| NR
−
|Holy Shock
+
| [[Natural Resistance]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!LE
+
| S/S
−
|Lightning Enchanted
+
| [[Sword]]/[[Shield]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!LEB
+
| singer
−
|Lightning Enchanted Boss
+
| [[War Cry]] Barbarian build.
 
|-
 
|-
−
!LI
+
| WC
−
|Lightning Immune
+
| [[War Cry]] or [[Warcries]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!MB
+
| WW
−
|Mana Burn
+
| [[Whirlwind]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!MI
+
| Zerk
−
|Magic Immune
+
| [[Berserk]]
 +
|}
 +
<br/>
 +
 
 +
===Druid===
 +
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 
|-
 
|-
−
!MR
+
|width=25%| Dru/droolid
−
|Magic Resistant
+
| [[Druid (Diablo II)|Druid]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!MS
+
| ele
−
|Multiple Shots
+
| [[Elemental]] skills
 
|-
 
|-
−
!MSLE (MSLEB)
+
| FC
−
|Multiple Shots Lightning Enchanted (Boss)
+
| [[Fire Claws]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!PI
+
| FR
−
|Physical Immune
+
| [[Feral Rage]]
−
|-valign=top
 
−
!r
 
−
|Ready: standard signal before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
!RoF
+
| HoW
−
|River of Flame
+
| [[Heart of Wolverine]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!SH (Spec)
+
| Oak
−
|Spectral Hit
+
| [[Oak Sage]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!TE (Tele)
+
| SS, shape
−
|Teleport
+
| [[Shape Shifting]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!TP
+
| SW
−
|Town Portal
+
| [[Shock Wave]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Trav
+
| WB
−
|Travincal
+
| [[Werebear]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!WP
+
| wind druid
−
|Waypoint
+
| [[Elemental]] Druid build using [[Tornado]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
!WSK (WK2)
+
| WW
−
|Worldstone Keep (Level 2)
+
| [[Werewolf]]
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br>
+
<br/>
  
−
==Amazon==
+
===Necromancer===
−
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
+
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 +
|-
 +
|width=25%| Amp
 +
| [[Amplify Damage]]
 +
|-
 +
| BA
 +
| [[Bone Armor]]
 +
|-
 +
| BG
 +
| [[Blood Golem]]
 +
|-
 +
| bonemancer
 +
| Necromancer build using [[Teeth]], [[Bone Spear]] and [[Bone Spirit]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
!width=172|Ama
+
| BP
−
|Amazon
+
| [[Bone Prison]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CS
+
| BS
−
|Critical Strike
+
| [[Bone Spirit]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!D/A/E
+
| BW
−
|Dodge/Avoid/Evade
+
| [[Bone Wall]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FA
+
| CE
−
|Freezing Arrow
+
| [[Corpse Explosion]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!GA
+
| CG
−
|Guided Arrow
+
| [[Clay Golem]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Immo
+
| Decrep
−
|Immolation Arrow
+
| [[Decrepify]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!LF
+
| FG
−
|Lightning Fury
+
| [[Fire Golem]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!LS
+
| IG
−
|Lightning Strike
+
| [[Iron Golem]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!MS
+
| IM
−
|Multiple Shot
+
| [[Iron Maiden]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!SM
+
| LR
−
|Slow Missiles
+
| [[Lower Resist]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Valk
+
| novamancer
−
|Valkyrie
+
| [[Poison Nova]] Necromancer build.
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Zon
+
| Nec/necro
−
|Amazon
+
| [[Necromancer]]
 +
|-
 +
| PB/P&B/PnB
 +
| [[Poison and Bone Spells]]
 +
|-
 +
| poisonmancer
 +
| [[Poison Nova]] Necromancer build.
 +
|-
 +
| PN
 +
| [[Poison Nova]]
 +
|-
 +
| Spear
 +
| [[Bone Spear]]
 +
|-
 +
| Spirit
 +
| [[Bone Spirit]]
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br>
+
<br/>
  
−
==Assassin==
+
===Paladin===
−
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
+
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 
|-
 
|-
−
!width=172|Asn (asa, assy)
+
| auradin
−
|Assassin
+
| Paladin build using [[Holy Fire]], [[Holy Freeze]] or [[Holy Shock]] aura (or a combination of)
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BS
+
| avenger
−
|Blade Shield
+
| Paladin build using [[Vengeance]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BoI
+
|width=25%| BA
−
|Blades of Ice
+
| [[Blessed Aim]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BoS
+
| BH
−
|Burst of Speed
+
| [[Blessed Hammer]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!C/C
+
| Conc
−
|Claw/Claw: refers to an Assassin using two claws
+
| [[Concentration]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!C/S
+
| Conv
−
|Claw/Shield: refers to an Assassin using a claw and shield
+
| [[Conviction]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CM
+
| Conv
−
|Claw Mastery
+
| [[Conviction]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CoS
+
| def
−
|Cloak of Shadows
+
| [[Defensive Auras]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CoT
+
| dragondin
−
|Claws of Thunder
+
| [[Holy Fire]] Paladin build equipped with two [[Dragon|{{Ub|=Dragons}}]] (and [[Hand of Justice|{{Ub|=Hand of Justice}}]]).
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CS
+
| dreamdin
−
|Cobra Strike
+
| [[Holy Shock]] Paladin build equipped with two [[Dream|{{Ub|=Dreams}}]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
!DC
+
| Fana
−
|Dragon Claw
+
| [[Fanaticism]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!DF
+
| FoH
−
|Dragon Flight
+
| [[Fist of the Heavens]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!DS
+
| hammer
−
|Death Sentry
+
| [[Blessed Hammer]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!DT
+
| hammerdin/hdin
−
|Dragon Tail
+
| Paladin build using [[Blessed Hammer]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FoF
+
| HB
−
|Fists of Fire
+
| [[Holy Bolt]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!LS
+
| HF
−
|Lightning Sentry
+
| [[Holy Fire]], [[Holy Freeze]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!MA
+
| HS
−
|Martial Arts
+
| [[Holy Shield]], [[Holy Shock]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!PS
+
| off
−
|Phoenix Strike
+
| [[Offensive Auras]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!SD
+
| omnidin
−
|Shadow Disciplines
+
| Paladin build using multiple damaging offensive auras
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Sin (Sinner)
+
| Pala/Pali/Pally
−
|Assassin
+
| [[Paladin (Diablo II)|Paladin]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!SM (Master)
+
| PC
−
|Shadow Master
+
| [[Combat Skills (Paladin)|Paladin Combat]] skills
 
|-
 
|-
−
!SW (Warrior)
+
| smiter
−
|Shadow Warrior
+
| [[Smite]] Paladin build
 
|-
 
|-
−
!TS
+
| tesladin
−
|Tiger Strike
+
| [[Holy Shock]] Paladin build
 
|-
 
|-
−
!WoF
+
| zealot
−
|Wake of Fire
+
| [[Zeal]] Paladin build
−
|-
 
−
!WoI
 
−
|Wake of Inferno
 
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br>
+
<br/>
  
−
==Barbarian==
+
===Sorceress===
−
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
+
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 +
|-
 +
|width=25%| CB
 +
| [[Charged Bolt]]
 +
|-
 +
| CL
 +
| [[Chain Lightning]]
 +
|-
 +
| CM
 +
| [[Cold Mastery]]
 +
|-
 +
| ench
 +
| [[Enchant]]
 +
|-
 +
| enchantress
 +
| [[Enchant]] Sorceress build
 +
|-
 +
| ES
 +
| [[Energy Shield]]
 +
|-
 +
| FB
 +
| [[Fire Ball]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!width=172|Baba (Barb)
+
| FN
−
|Barbarian
+
| [[Frost Nova]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BC (BCry)
+
| FM
−
|Battle Cry
+
| [[Fire Mastery]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BC (BCom)
+
| FO
−
|Battle Command
+
| [[Frozen Orb]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BO
+
| FW
−
|Battle Orders
+
| [[Fire Wall]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!IS
+
| GS
−
|Iron Skin
+
| [[Glacial Spike]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!LA
+
| LM
−
|Leap Attack
+
| [[Lightning Mastery]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!NR
+
| mana tank
−
|Natural Resistance
+
| Defensive Sorceress build using [[Energy Shield]] and allocating most/all stat points into [[Energy]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
!S/S
+
| orb
−
|Sword/Shield
+
| [[Frozen Orb]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!WC
+
| Sorc
−
|War Cry
+
| [[Sorceress]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!WW
+
| SF
−
|Whirlwind
+
| [[Static Field]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Zerk
+
| Tele
−
|Berserk
+
| [[Teleport]]
 +
|-
 +
| TK
 +
| [[Telekinesis]]
 +
|-
 +
| TS
 +
| [[Thunder Storm]]
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br>
+
<br/>
  
−
==Druid==
+
==Conversational==
−
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
+
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 +
|width=25%| 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)
 +
|-
 +
| n00b
 +
| Noob, newbie
 +
|-
 +
| nbd
 +
| No big deal
 +
|-
 +
| newb
 +
| Newbie
 +
|-
 +
| ng
 +
| New game
 +
|-
 +
| nm/nvm
 +
| Never mind
 +
|-
 +
| np
 +
| No problem
 +
|-
 +
| o
 +
| Offer (an item to sell)
 +
|-
 +
| OMG
 +
| Oh my god
 +
|-
 +
| OTOH
 +
| On the other hand
 +
|- valign=top
 +
| 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
 
|-
 
|-
−
!width=172|FC
+
| thx
−
|Fire Claws
+
| Thanks
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FR
+
| ttyl
−
|Feral Rage
+
| Talk to you later
 
|-
 
|-
−
!HoW
+
| ty
−
|Heart of Wolverine
+
| Thank you
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Oak
+
| tyt
−
|Oak Sage
+
| Take your time
 
|-
 
|-
−
!SW
+
| tyvm
−
|Shock Wave
+
| Thank you very much
 
|-
 
|-
−
!WB
+
| w8
−
|Werebear
+
| Wait
 
|-
 
|-
−
!WW
+
| wb
−
|Werewolf
+
| Welcome back
 +
|-
 +
| y
 +
| Yes
 +
|-
 +
| YMMV
 +
| Your mileage may vary
 +
|-
 +
| yw
 +
| You're welcome
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br>
+
<br/>
  
−
==Necromancer==
+
==Game play==
−
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
+
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 
|-
 
|-
−
!width=172|Amp
+
|width=25%| AoE
−
|Amplify Damage
+
| Area of Effect
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BA
+
| BM
−
|Bone Armor
+
| Bad Manners
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BG
+
| BvB
−
|Blood Golem
+
| Barbarian vs Barbarian: PvP Barbarian specializing in combat with melee opponents
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BP
+
| BvC
−
|Bone Prison
+
| Barb vs Caster: PvP Barbarian specializing in combat with caster opponents
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BS
+
| Char
−
|Bone Spirit
+
| Character
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BW
+
| farcast
−
|Bone Wall
+
| An exploit that allows a player to use melee skills (such as [[Charged Strike]]) at range.
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CE
+
| Hot
−
|Corpse Explosion
+
| Warning that a town portal is dangerous to enter. Used mostly in [[Hardcore]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CG
+
| ID
−
|Clay Golem
+
| Identify
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Decrep
+
| Merc
−
|Decrepify
+
| [[Mercenary]], hireling
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FG
+
| PK
−
|Fire Golem
+
| Player Killer
 
|-
 
|-
−
!IG
+
| PKK
−
|Iron Golem
+
| PK Killer
 
|-
 
|-
−
!IM
+
| pp
−
|Iron Maiden
+
| Party, please - a request to be invited to a party. Fell out of use in D2R because of the auto-party invite.
 
|-
 
|-
−
!LR
+
| PvM, PvE
−
|Lower Resist
+
| Player vs Monster, Player vs Environment
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Nec (necro)
+
| PvP
−
|Necromancer
+
| Player vs Player
 +
|- valign=top
 +
| r
 +
| Ready: standard signal before triggering a monster urn/shrine, entering a particularly treacherous area or starting a PvP duel.
 
|-
 
|-
−
!PN
+
| res
−
|Poison Nova
+
| Resurrect
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Spear
+
| s
−
|Bone Spear
+
| Safe. Refers to the [[Town Portal]] without any monsters nearby; used mostly in [[Hardcore]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Spirit
+
| TP
−
|Bone Spirit
+
| 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]]
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br>
+
<br/>
  
−
==Paladin==
+
==Item==
−
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
+
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 +
|-
 +
|width=25%| 3D/3PD
 +
| 3 [[Diamond]]/3 [[Perfect Diamond]]: usually refers to [[shield]] socketed with three Perfect Diamonds
 +
|-
 +
| 3/20/20
 +
| {{Mb|=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]].
 +
|-
 +
| 6/40
 +
| {{Mb|=Magic}} [[Amazon javelin]] with +6 [[Javelin and Spear Skills]] (+3 from automod, +3 from {{Mb|=Lancer's}} prefix) and +40% [[Increased Attack Speed]]; very valuable
 +
|-
 +
| Ali Baba
 +
| [[Blade of Ali Baba|{{Ub|=Blade of Ali Baba Tulwar}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| amu
 +
| [[amulet]]
 +
|-
 +
| Anni
 +
| [[Annihilus|{{Ub|=Annihilus Small Charm}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| AP
 +
| [[Archon Plate]]
 +
|-
 +
| Arkaine's/Ark
 +
| [[Arkaine's Valor|{{Ub|=Arkaine's Valor Balrog Skin}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Arreat's
 +
| [[Arreat's Face|{{Ub|=Arreat's Face Slayer Guard}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Atma's
 +
| [[Atma's Scarab|{{Ub|=Atma's Scarab Amulet}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| BA
 +
| [[Berserker Axe]]
 +
|-
 +
| Bane
 +
| [[The Gladiator's Bane|{{Ub|=The Gladiator's Bane Wire Fleece}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Baranar's/Banana
 +
| [[Baranar's Star|{{Ub|=Baranar's Star Devil Star}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Bartuc's/Barts
 +
| [[Bartuc's Cut-Throat|{{Ub|=Bartuc's Cut-Throat Greater Talons}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Basher
 +
| [[The Cranium Basher|{{Ub|=The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| BK
 +
| Bul-Kathos: usually refers to [[Bul-Kathos' Children|{{Ub|=Bul-Kathos' Children}}]] or [[Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band|{{Ub|=Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band Ring}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| BotD
 +
| [[Breath of the Dying|{{Ub|=Breath of the Dying}}]] weapon
 +
|-
 +
| Burrito/Buriza
 +
| [[Buriza-Do Kyanon|{{Ub|=Buriza-Do Kyanon Ballista}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| CA
 +
| [[Cryptic Axe]]
 +
|-
 +
| CCBoQ
 +
| {{Mb|=Cruel [[Colossus Blade]] of Quickness}}
 +
|-
 +
| CCSoQ
 +
| {{Mb|=Cruel [[Colossus Sword]] of Quickness}}
 +
|-
 +
| circ
 +
| Circlet ([[item type]] or item).
 +
|-
 +
| CKN/Chu
 +
| Chu-ko-nu:  Often refers specifically to [[Demon Machine|{{Ub|=Demon Machine Chu-Ko-Nu}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Cranium/C basher
 +
| [[The Cranium Basher|{{Ub|=The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| CtA
 +
| [[Call to Arms|{{Ub|=Call to Arms}}]] weapon
 +
|-
 +
| CoA
 +
| [[Crown of Ages|{{Ub|=Crown of Ages Corona}}]] armor
 +
|-
 +
| CoH
 +
| [[Chains of Honor|{{Ub|=Chains of Honor}}]] armor
 +
|-
 +
| CV
 +
| [[Colossus Voulge]]
 +
|-
 +
| Cube
 +
| [[Horadric Cube|{{Ub|=Horadric Cube}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| dual Dream
 +
| [[Dream|{{Ub|=Dream}}]] in helm and shield
 +
|-
 +
| dual Dragon
 +
| [[Dragon|{{Ub|=Dragon}}]] in armor and shield
 +
|-
 +
| dual Spirit
 +
| [[Spirit|{{Ub|=Spirit}}]] in sword and shield
 +
|-
 +
| Dungo's
 +
| [[Verdungo's Hearty Cord)|{{Ub|=Verdungo's Hearty Cord Mithril Coil}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| dusk
 +
| [[Dusk Shroud]]
 +
|-
 +
| Dracul's/Dracs
 +
| [[Dracul's Grasp|{{Ub|=Dracul's Grasp Vampirebone Gloves}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| DW
 +
| [[Death's Web|{{Ub|=Death's Web Unearthed Wand}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Eagle
 +
| [[Eaglehorn|{{Ub|=Eaglehorn Crusader Bow}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Eni
 +
| [[Enigma|{{Ub|=Enigma}}]] armor
 +
|-
 +
| eth
 +
| [[Ethereal]]
 +
|-
 +
| Eye/EoE
 +
| [[The Eye of Etlich|{{Ub|=The Eye of Etlitch Amulet}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Face
 +
| [[Arreat's Face|{{Ub|=Arreat's Face Slayer Guard}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Fists
 +
| [[Magefist|{{Ub|=Magefist Light Gauntlets}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Flickering
 +
| [[Flickering Flame|{{Ub|=Flickering Flame}}]] helm
 +
|-
 +
| Forti
 +
| [[Fortitude|{{Ub|=Fortitude}}]] armor/weapon
 +
|-
 +
| Frosties
 +
| [[Frostburn|{{Ub|=Frostburn Gauntlets}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Gaze
 +
| [[Vampire Gaze|{{Ub|=Vampire Gaze Grim Helm}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| gc
 +
| [[Grand Charm]]
 +
|-
 +
| gf
 +
| [[The Grandfather|{{Ub|=The Grandfather Colossus Blade}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Gheed's
 +
| [[Gheed's Fortune|{{Ub|=Gheed's Fortune Grand Charm}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| GSA
 +
| [[Goldstrike Arch|{{Ub|=Goldstrike Arch Gothic Bow}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| GT
 +
| [[Giant Thresher]]
 +
|-
 +
| Gull
 +
| [[Gull|{{Ub|=Gull Dagger}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Harley
 +
| [[Harlequin Crest|{{Ub|=Harlequin Crest Shako}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| HotO
 +
| [[Heart of the Oak|{{Ub|=Heart of the Oak}}]] mace/staff
 +
|-
 +
| HoBL
 +
| [[Hand of Blessed Light|{{Ub|=Hand of Blessed Light Divine Scepter}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Horn
 +
| [[Eaglehorn|{{Ub|=Eaglehorn Crusader Bow}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| HR
 +
| high [[rune]] - Vex and above
 
|-
 
|-
−
!width=172|BA
+
| HoZ
−
|Blessed Aim
+
| [[Herald of Zakarum|{{Ub|=Herald Of Zakarum Gilded Shield}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BH
+
| IK
−
|Blessed Hammer
+
| [[Immortal King|{{Sb|=Immortal King}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Conc
+
| IK Maul
−
|Concentration
+
| [[Immortal King's Stone Crusher|{{Sb|=Immortal King's Stone Crusher Ogre Maul}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Conv
+
| Infi
−
|Conviction
+
| [[Infinity|{{Ub|=Infinity}}]] polearm/spear
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Fana
+
| Insi
−
|Fanaticism
+
| [[Insight|{{Ub|=Insight}}]] polearm/staff/missile weapon
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FoH
+
| Ire
−
|Fist of the Heavens
+
| [[Skullder's Ire|{{Ub|=Skullder's Ire Russet Armor}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!HB
+
| Jalal's
−
|Holy Bolt
+
| [[Jalal's Mane|{{Ub|=Jalal's Mane Totemic Mask}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!HF
+
| JMoD
−
|Holy Freeze
+
| {{Mb|=Jeweller's [[Monarch]] of Deflecting}}: very rare, valuable magic shield
 
|-
 
|-
−
!HS
+
| key
−
|Holy Shield
+
| Most often refers to [[Key of Terror]], [[Key of Hate]] or [[Key of Destruction]] rather than to [[Key]].
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Pally (Pali)
+
| lc
−
|Paladin
+
| [[Large Charm]]
−
|}
+
|-
−
<br>
+
| Lidless
−
 
+
| [[Lidless Wall|{{Ub|=Lidless Wall Grim Shield}}]]
−
==Sorceress==
+
|-
−
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
+
| LoH
 +
| [[Laying of Hands|{{Sb|=Laying of Hands Bramble Mitts}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| LW
 +
| [[Last Wish|{{Ub|=Last Wish}}]] axe/hammer/sword
 +
|-
 +
| Lyc
 +
| [[Lycander's Aim|{{Ub|=Lycander's Aim Ceremonial Bow}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Mara's
 +
| [[Mara's Kaleidoscope|{{Ub|=Mara's Kaleidoscope Amulet}}]]
 +
|-
 +
| Mat
 +
| [[Matriarchal Bow]]
 +
|-
 +
| Moser's
 +
| [[Moser's Blessed Circle|{{Ub|=Moser's Blessed Circle Round Shield}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!width=172|CB
+
| MP
−
|Charged Bolt
+
| [[Mage Plate]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CL
+
| Occy
−
|Chain Lightning
+
| [[The Oculus|{{Ub|=The Oculus Swirling Crystal}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CM
+
| PB
−
|Cold Mastery
+
| [[Phase Blade]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!ES
+
| Reaver/Messy Reaver
−
|Energy Shield
+
| [[Messerschmidt's Reaver|{{Ub|=Messerschmidt's Reaver Champion Axe}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FB
+
| rejuv
−
|Fireball
+
| [[Rejuvenation Potion]] or [[Full Rejuvenation Potion]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FN
+
| Req
−
|Frost Nova
+
| [[Requirements]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FM
+
| sc
−
|Fire Mastery
+
| [[Small Charm]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FO
+
| Schaefer's
−
|Frozen Orb: sometimes just called Orb
+
| [[Schaefer's Hammer|{{Ub|=Schaefer's Hammer Legendary Mallet}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!FW
+
| Shaft
−
|Firewall
+
| [[Shaftstop|{{Ub|=Shaftstop Mesh Armor}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!GS
+
| Shako
−
|Glacial Spike
+
| [[Harlequin Crest|{{Ub|=Harlequin Crest Shako}}]]: the term almost always refers to its [[Unique (item)|Unique]] version
 
|-
 
|-
−
!LM
+
| Silks
−
|Lightning Mastery
+
| [[Silks of the Victor|{{Ub|=Silks of the Victor Ancient Armor}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Sorc (socer)
+
| Skiller
−
|Sorceress
+
| {{Mb|=Magic}} [[Grand Charm]] with +1 to any skill tree prefix
 
|-
 
|-
−
!SF
+
| Skullder's
−
|Static Field
+
| [[Skullder's Ire|{{Ub|=Skullder's Ire Russet Armor}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Tele
+
| SoJ
−
|Teleport
+
| [[The Stone of Jordan|{{Ub|=The Stone of Jordan Ring}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!TK
+
| Spike
−
|Telekinesis
+
| [[Wizardspike|{{Ub|=Wizardspike Bone Knife}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!TS
+
| SS/Storm
−
|Thunderstorm
+
| [[Stormshield|{{Ub|=Stormshield Monarch}}]]
−
|}
 
−
<br>
 
−
 
 
−
==Statistical==
 
−
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|-
 
|-
−
!width=172|(X)
+
| String/SoE
−
|Calculate X first
+
| [[String of Ears|{{Ub|=String of Ears Demonhide Sash}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
![X]
+
| Sunder
−
|Round down X
+
| {{Ub|=Unique}} [[Grand Charm]] with [[Sunder]] property; usually with an element ("fire sunder")
 
|-
 
|-
−
!alvl
+
| Tal's
−
|Affix level
+
| [[Tal Rasha's Wrappings|{{Sb|=Tal Rasha's Wrappings}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!AR
+
| Tal's Orb
−
|Attack Rating
+
| [[Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye|{{Sb|=Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye Swirling Crystal}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!blvl
+
| Tarn
−
|Base level
+
| [[Tarnhelm|{{Ub|=Tarnhelm Skull Cap}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!clvl
+
| TGod/TGV
−
|Character level
+
| [[Thundergod's Vigor|{{Ub|=Thundergod's Vigor War Belt}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CTH
+
| Tiamat's
−
|Chance-to-hit
+
| [[Tiamat's Rebuke|{{Ub|=Tiamat's Rebuke Dragon Shield}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Def
+
| Titan's
−
|Defense
+
| [[Titan's Revenge|{{Ub|=Titan's Revenge Ceremonial Javelin}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!DR (DR%)
+
| Torch
−
|Damage Reduction: reduces physical damage
+
| [[Hellfire Torch|{{Ub|=Hellfire Torch Large Charm}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!ED
+
| Tucs
−
|Enhanced Damage: increases physical damage
+
| [[Bartuc's Cut-Throat|{{Ub|=Bartuc's Cut-Throat Greater Talons}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!ED
+
| Twitch
−
|Enhanced Defense: increases defense
+
| [[Twitchthroe|{{Ub|=Twitchthroe Studded Leather}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!ilvl
+
| Ume's
−
|Item level
+
| [[Ume's Lament|{{Ub|=Ume's Lament Grim Wand}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!lvl
+
| Valor
−
|Level
+
| [[Arkaine's Valor|{{Ub|=Arkaine's Valor Balrog Skin}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!max(X,Y)
+
| Vamp
−
|Maximum of X or Y
+
| [[Vampire Gaze|{{Ub|=Vampire Gaze Grim Helm}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!min(X,Y)
+
| Verdungo's
−
|Minimum of X or Y
+
| [[Verdungo's Hearty Cord)|{{Ub|=Verdungo's Hearty Cord Mithril Coil}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!mlvl
+
| WF
−
|Monster level
+
| [[Windforce|{{Ub|=Windforce Hydra Bow}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!PDR
+
| Wizzy
−
|Physical Damage Reduction
+
| [[Wizardspike|{{Ub|=Wizardspike Bone Knife}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!qlvl
+
| WotE/WOE
−
|Quality level
+
| [[Wall of the Eyeless|{{Ub|=Wall of the Eyeless Bone Shield}}]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!rlvl
+
| wyrm
−
|Required level
+
| [[Wyrmhide]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!slvl
+
| WWS
−
|Skill level
+
| [[Witchwild String|{{Ub|=Witchwild String Short Siege Bow}}]]
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br>
+
<br/>
  
−
==Item==
+
==Modifier==
−
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+
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 +
|-
 +
|width=25%| @
 +
| [[All Resistances]] (e.g. 45@)
 +
|-
 +
| AR
 +
| [[Attack Rating]]
 +
|-
 +
| CBF
 +
| [[Cannot be Frozen]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!width=172|Ali Baba
+
| CB
−
|Blade of Ali Baba Tulwar
+
| [[Crushing Blow]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Arkaine's (Ark)
+
| CTC
−
|Arkaine's Valor Balrog Skin
+
| [[Chance to Cast]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Arreat's
+
| CTH
−
|Arreat's Face Slayer Guard
+
| Chance-to-hit
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Atma's
+
| D2M
−
|Atma's Scarab Amulet
+
| [[Damage Taken Goes to Mana]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Atlantean
+
| Def
−
|The Atlantean Ancient Sword
+
| [[Defense]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Bane
+
| DEX
−
|Gladiator's Bane Wire Fleece
+
| [[Dexterity]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Baranar's (Banana)
+
| Dmg
−
|Baranar's Star Devil Star
+
| [[Damage]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Bartuc's (Barts)
+
| DR/DR %
−
|Bartuc's Cut-Throat Greater Talons
+
| [[Damage Reduced]]/[[Damage Resist|Damage Reduced by %]]: reduces physical damage
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Basher
+
| DS
−
|The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul
+
| [[Deadly Strike]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!BK
+
| ED
−
|Bul-Kathos: Usually refers to Bul-Kathos' Children or Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band Ring
+
| [[Enhanced Damage]]: increases physical damage
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Burrito (Buriza)
+
| ED
−
|Buriza-Do Kyanon Ballista
+
| [[Enhanced Defense]]: increases defense
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CCB
+
| ED/IAS
−
!{{D2 Magic|=Cruel Colossus Blade}}
+
| Enhanced Damage/IAS: typically refers to a rare combination of mods on a {{Mb|=Jewel}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CCS
+
| ENE
−
!{{D2 Magic|=Cruel Colossus Sword}}
+
| [[Energy]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!CKN (Chu)
+
| EXP
−
|Chu-ko-nu:  Often refers specifically to Demon Machine Chu-ko-nu
+
| [[Experience]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Cranium (C basher)
+
| FBR
−
|The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul
+
| [[Faster Block Rate]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Doombringer (Doom)
+
| FCR
−
|Doombringer Champion Sword
+
| [[Faster Cast Rate]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Eagle (Eaglehorn)
+
| FHR
−
|Eaglehorn Crusader Bow
+
| [[Faster Hit Recovery]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Eye (EoE)
+
| FR
−
|Eye of Etlitch Amulet
+
| [[Fire Resist]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Face
+
| FRW
−
|Arreat's Face Slayer Guard
+
| [[Faster Run/Walk]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Fists
+
| GF
−
|Magefist Light Gauntlets
+
| Gold Find ([[Extra Gold From Monsters]])
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Frosties
+
| HCMTF
−
|Frostburn Gauntlets
+
| [[Hit Causes Monster to Flee]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Gaze
+
| HFT
−
|Vampiregaze Grim Helm
+
| Hit [[Freezes Target]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!gc
+
| HP
−
|Grand Charm
+
| [[Life|Hit Points]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Grandfather (gf)
+
| IAS
−
|The Grandfather Colossus Blade
+
| [[Increased Attack Speed]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!GSA
+
| ITD
−
|Goldstrike Arch Gothic Bow
+
| [[Ignore Target's Defense]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Gull
+
| KB
−
|Gull Dagger
+
| [[Knockback]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Harley
+
| LL
−
|Harlequin Crest Shako
+
| [[Life Stolen|Life Leech]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Hellslayer
+
| LR
−
|Hellslayer Decapitator
+
| [[Lightning Resist]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!HoBL
+
| MDR
−
|Hand of Blessed Light Divine Scepter
+
| [[Magic Damage Reduced]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Homunculus
+
| MF
−
|Homunculus Hierophant Trophy
+
| Magic Find ([[Better Chance of Getting Magic Items]])
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Horn (Eaglehorn)
+
| ML
−
|Eaglehorn Crusader Bow
+
| [[Mana Stolen|Mana Leech]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!HoZ
+
| Mod
−
|Herald Of Zakarum Gilded Shield
+
| [[:Category:Modifiers|Modifier]]: adds a stat to an item
 
|-
 
|-
−
!IK Maul
+
| MPK
−
|Immortal King's Stone Crusher Ogre Maul
+
| [[Mana After Each Kill|Mana per kill]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Ire
+
| NRG
−
|Skullder's Ire Russet Armor
+
| [[Energy]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Jalal's
+
| OW
−
|Jalal's Mane Totemic Mask
+
| [[Open Wounds]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!lc
+
| PDR
−
|Large Charm
+
| [[Damage Reduced|Physical Damage Reduction]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Lidless
+
| PR
−
|Lidless Wall Grim Shield
+
| [[Poison Resist]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Lightsabre
+
| Slow
−
|Lightsabre Phase Blade
+
| [[Slows Target]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!LoH
+
| STR
−
|Laying of Hands Bramble Mitts
+
| [[Strength (attribute)|Strength]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Lyc
+
| VIT
−
|Lycander's Aim Ceremonial Bow
+
| [[Vitality]]
 +
|}
 +
<br/>
 +
 
 +
==Monster==
 +
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Mara's
+
|width=25%| Andy
−
|Mara's Kaleidoscope Amulet
+
| [[Andariel|{{Ub|=Andariel}}]] boss
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Mat
+
| BA
−
|Matriarchal bow
+
| [[Aura Enchanted]] with [[Blessed Aim]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Moser's
+
| CE
−
|Moser's Blessed Circle Round Shield
+
| [[Cold Enchanted]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Occy (Oculus)
+
| CI
−
|The Oculus Swirling Crystal
+
| [[Immune to Cold|Cold Immune]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Reaver (Messy Reaver)
+
| Conv
−
|Messerschmidt's Reaver Champion Axe
+
| [[Aura Enchanted]] with [[Conviction]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!sc
+
| CU
−
|Small Charm
+
| [[Cursed]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Schaefer's
+
| DC
−
|Schaefer's Hammer Legendary Mallet
+
| [[Diablo (World Event)|Diablo Clone, Über Diablo]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Shaft
+
| EF
−
|Shaftstop Mesh Armor
+
| [[Extra Fast]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Shako
+
| ES
−
|Harlequin Crest Shako: the term almost always refers to its Unique version
+
| [[Extra Strong]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Silks
+
| Fana
−
|Silks of the Victor Ancient Armor
+
| [[Aura Enchanted]] with [[Fanaticism]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Skullder's
+
| FE
−
|Skullder's Ire Russet Armor
+
| [[Fire Enchanted]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!SoJ
+
| FI
−
|Stone of Jordan Ring
+
| [[Immune to Fire|Fire Immune]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!SS (Storm)
+
| Heph
−
|Stormshield Monarch
+
| [[Hephasto the Armorer|{{Ub|=Hephasto the Armorer}}]] superunique
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Stormspire
+
| HS
−
|Stormspire Giant Thresher
+
| [[Aura Enchanted]] with [[Holy Shock]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!String (SoE)
+
| Izzy
−
|String of Ears Demonhide Sash
+
| [[Izual|{{Ub|=Izual}}]] boss
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Tal's Orb
+
| LE
−
|Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye Swirling Crystal
+
| [[Lightning Enchanted]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Tarn
+
| LEB
−
|Tarnhelm Skull Cap
+
| Lightning Enchanted [[Boss]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!TGod (TGV)
+
| LEM
−
|Thundergod's Vigor War Belt
+
| Lightning Enchanted monster
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Tiamat's
+
| LI
−
|Tiamat's Rebuke Dragon Shield
+
| [[Immune to Lightning|Lightning Immune]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Titan's
+
| Lister
−
|Titan's Revenge Ceremonial Javelin
+
| [[Lister the Tormentor|{{Ub|=Lister the Tormentor}}]] superunique
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Tucs
+
| MB
−
|Bartuc's Cut-Throat Greater Talons
+
| [[Mana Burn]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Twitch
+
| Meph
−
|Twitchthroe Studded Leather
+
| [[Mephisto|{{Ub|=Mephisto}}]] boss
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Ume's
+
| MI
−
|Ume's Lament Grim Wand
+
| [[Immune to Magic|Magic Immune]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Valor
+
| MR
−
|Arkaine's Valor Balrog Skin
+
| [[Magic Resistant]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Vamp
+
| MS
−
|Vampiregaze Grim Helm
+
| [[Multiple Shots]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!WF (Windforce)
+
| MSLE (MSLEB)
−
|Windforce Hydra Bow
+
| Multiple Shots Lightning Enchanted (Boss)
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Wizardspike
+
| OK
−
|Wizardspike Bone Knife
+
| [[Oblivion Knight]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Wote (WOE)
+
| PI
−
|Wall of the Eyeless Bone Shield
+
| [[Immune to Physical|Physical Immune]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
!WWS
+
| SH/Spec
−
|Witchwild String Short Siege Bow
+
| [[Spectral Hit]]
 +
|-
 +
| SS
 +
| [[Stone Skin]]
 +
|-
 +
| TE/Tele/TP
 +
| [[Teleportation]]
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br>
+
<br/>
  
 
==Glossary==
 
==Glossary==
−
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
+
{| cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100% style=text-align:left
−
|-valign=top
+
|- valign=top
−
!width=172|Cheese
+
!width=25% align=left| 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.
+
 
−
|-valign=top
+
| 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.
+
|- valign=top
 +
!align=left| 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.
 +
----
 +
|-
 +
!align=left| Flaming
 +
| Making a personal attack or insulting remark, intended to incite anger.
 +
----
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Flaming
+
!align=left| Muling
−
|Making a personal attack or insulting remark, intended to incite anger.
+
| The process of transferring items involving 2 or more characters not currently playing in the game.
 +
----
 +
|- valign=top
 +
!align=left| 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.
 +
----
 +
|- valign=top
 +
!align=left| Powerleveling
 +
| Gaining multiple levels quickly by repeatedly running the same areas with a high level character killing the monsters.
 +
----
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Muling
+
!align=left| Rushing/taxi
−
|The process of transferring items involving 2 or more characters not currently playing in the game.
+
| 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.
−
|-valign=top
+
----
−
!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.
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
!Storing
+
!align=left| Storing
−
|Transferring items from one in-game character to a character not in game.
+
| Transferring items from one in-game character to a character not in game.
−
|-valign=top
+
----
−
!Transferring
+
|- valign=top
−
|Interchanging items between characters, including activites referred to as muling, twinking and storing.
+
!align=left| Transferring
−
|-valign=top
+
| 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.
+
|- valign=top
−
|-valign=top
+
!align=left| Trolling
−
!Twinking
+
| Making provocative, controversial or offensive remarks, intended to create a confrontational response.
−
|Transferring items from one character not currently in-game to a character in game for the latter character's use, and the reciprocal transer 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 be found solely in playing that character.
+
----
 +
|- valign=top
 +
!align=left| Twinking
 +
| Transferring items from one character not currently in-game to a character in game for the latter character's use, and the reciprocal transer 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.
 
|}
 
|}
−
<br>
+
<br/>
  
 
==Reference==
 
==Reference==
−
*Grimborn and the Amazon Basin, [http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/abbreviation_guide.php D2 Abbreviations and Acronyms] (2003, reprinted with permission)
+
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150711173803/http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/abbreviation_guide.php D2 Abbreviations and Acronyms]
−
 
 
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[[Category:Diablo II]]
 

Latest revision as of 10:32, 20 September 2024

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale
Classic Expansion Resurrected Patch Multiplayer Single Player Hardcore Ladder Difficulty

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
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
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

Asn/asa/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
LS Lightning Sentry
MA Martial Arts
mosaicsin Martial Arts Assassin build using two Mosaics.
PS Phoenix Strike
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

Baba/Barb 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 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
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
Sorc 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)
n00b Noob, newbie
nbd No big deal
newb Newbie
ng New game
nm/nvm Never mind
np No problem
o Offer (an item to sell)
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
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.
6/40 Magic Amazon javelin with +6 Javelin and Spear Skills (+3 from automod, +3 from Lancer's prefix) and +40% Increased Attack Speed; 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
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
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.
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
PB Phase Blade
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
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 ("fire sunder")
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
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


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
LL Life Leech
LR Lightning Resist
MDR Magic Damage Reduced
MF Magic Find (Better Chance of Getting Magic Items)
ML Mana Leech
Mod Modifier: adds a stat to an item
MPK Mana per kill
NRG Energy
OW Open Wounds
PDR Physical Damage Reduction
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 transer 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
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