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An uber list of abbreviations, acronyms, and other terms specifically related to Diablo III. Some common online chat/forum usage terms are included as well, since they are frequently asked about. Many terms are linked to articles that explain them in greater detail.

This list will grow greatly once the game is released and players start to create more short hand references.

See the Diablo Glossary for a concise list of common Diablo III game terms/concepts, with links to full pages of info.
See the uber list of Diablo II Abbreviations and Acronyms for a similar list of Diablo 2-exclusive terms.
- This list does not contain terms that are specific to Diablo I or Diablo II and not Diablo III.

Numbers

1337 -- Leet as in 'leet speak'. Also "l33t." Originally meant as elite. Now usually used ironically.
10 chars - All posts made on the Diii.net forums need 10 characters to be able to be posted. If you see this, the poster is making up the numbers.
1H - one-handed weapon.
2H - two-handed weapon.

A

A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 - Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, Act V (In Diablo II: I, II, III, IV, V)
AC - Armor Class.
afaic - As far as I'm concerned.
afaics - As far as I can see.
afaik - As far as I know
afk - Away From keyboard
Alvl - Affix Level or Area Level
Ama/Azn/zon - Amazon.
Amp - Amplify Damage. Necromancer curse to reduce enemies' resistance to physical damage. Also available as charges on some items.
Amu/Ammy - Amulet
Andy - Andariel. Diablo II Act 1 superunique monster.
AoD - Area of Denial. The usual effect of an AoE spell, since it causes players to move out of the affected area, in effect denying them that portion of the screen.
AoE - Area of Effect. A spell that targets an large area, dealing damage (or benefits) to anything in the vicinity.
AP - Arcane Power, the Wizard resource that replaced Instability, which replaced mana.
AR - Attack Rating.
AS - Arreat Summit, the level or Battle.net's official website for Diablo II at Blizzard's site.
ASAP - As soon as possible.
Asn/asa/assy/sin - Assassin.
ATM - At the Moment.
ATMA - A Tenshi Muling Application, which is a single player muling utility, that includes a very useful drop calculator.

B

B.net/Bnet - Battle.net. Blizzard's game server for Diablo II.
B/O - Best Offer. Used in trading items.
Baba/Barb - Barbarian.
BB or bb -Short for Bye Bye
BBL - Be Back Later
BBS - Be back soon
Big D/Big Red - Diablo (the big Prime Evil in person).
BIN - Buy it now. A fixed price, no negotiation.
Blk - Block.
bm - Bad manners. Indicating a PvP ruleset.
BoE - Bind on Equip. Items that can not be removed without being destroyed once they are equipped. Only in Diablo III.
Boost - also tush or turbo. To use a higher level character to help a lower level one advance very quickly through the game, usually in order to gain greater rewards at a later point.
BoP - Bind on Pick-up. Items that can not be dropped or traded once they are picked up. Only Quest items will be BoP in Diablo III.
BM - the Barbarian's Battlemaster Skill Tree, or a Barbarian who specializes in that tree.
Bp - Breakpoint. A general mark at which something improves further than before.
Brb - Be right back.
Brt - Be right there.
Btc - Back to channel.
BTS - Blizzard Technical Support.
BTW - By the way.
BvB - Barbarian versus Barbarian dueling.
BvC - Barbarian v Caster (PvP).

C

CB - Charged Bolt. Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
CB - Crushing Blow.
CBF - Cannot be frozen.
C/O - Current Offer. Used when trading different items.
CD/CDam/CDmg - Cold Damage
CE - Cold Enchanted.
Cg/grats/gz - Congratulations.
Chan? - Go to channel.
Char - Character.
chippies - chipped gems.
CI - Cold Immune.
CL - Chain Lightning. Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
Closed - Closed Battle.net. Online play with Battle.net-only characters.
Clvl - Character level.
CM - CM has multiple meanings in regards to gaming and Diablo games:
- Community Manager (like Bashiok).
- Community Member (like you!).
CO - Current Offer, related to trading.
Combo - A type of multi-hit Monk skill.
Coop/Co-op - Cooperative play, playing with others in PvE mode.
CP - Checkpoint. The save points reached at the start of most dungeon levels in Diablo 3.
CR/CRes - Cold resistance.
Crit - Critical hit or critical strike. A blow that deals double damage + other effects, depending on damage type. May occur with all damage types in Diablo 3, while it was only from physical damage in Diablo II.
CRM - Colour Rune Mod - Single Player utility that turns runes any colour.
CtC - Chance to cast.
CTH - Chance to Hit.
Cube - The Salvage Cube. Refers to the Horadric Cube in Diablo II.
CU - Cursed, a debuff.
Cya - See you.

D

D - Diablo
D2 - Diablo II
D2C - Diablo 2 Classic.
D2X - Lord of Destruction Diablo 2 expansion.
D2M - Damage to Mana
Dam - Damage
DC (D Clone) - Diablo Clone.
DD - Don't die
Def - Defense
Desynch - refers to desynchronizing with the server. That way, you appear to be somewhere other than your actual location on the opponent's screen. It is usually done by some form of very rapid movement. Note that instant movement (such as teleport) won't do this, and will in fact resynch with the server.
DEX - Dexterity.
DL - deadline in a trade EG DL10 = 10 hours before close
dii - , also Diii.net. Diabloii.net. Longest running Diablo fansite.
diii, also Diii.net. A D3 reference and forum site.
ding - Player announcing they've just leveled. (For the sound effect that's heard.)
ding - Sound of a ring/amulet dropping. (Mostly used in Diablo I, where that sound was very distinctive and thrilling.)
DIS - Desperately in search of
Dmg - Damage
DOH - Durance of Hate
DOT - Damage Over Time.
DPA - Damage Per Attack.
DPS - Damage Per Second.
DR (DR%) - Damage Reduced. Items with this mod reduce physical damage.
Dropping (of items) - The 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.
DS - Deadly Strike.
dupe - an item which has been duplicated.
Durry - Duriel
Dvd - Damage versus Demons.
Dvm - Defense versus missiles.
Dvu - Damage versus Undead.
dweb - deaths web unearthed wand.

E

ED - Enhanced Defense. A mod that increases defense on an item.
ED/IAS - Enhanced Damage/IAS. Typically refers to a rare combination of mods on a jewel.
EF - Extra Fast.
eg - exempli gratia (Latin). Used to mean 'for example'.
EIAS - Effective Increased Attack Speed.
ENE (ENG. ERG) - Energy.
ES (e-shield) - Energy Shield. Sorceress lightning tree defensive skill.
ES - Extra Strong.
ETF - European Trade Forum.
Eth - Ethereal.
exp - Experience.
Eye (EoE) - Eye of Etlitch Unique Amulet.
EZPK - easy player kill, killing another player usually by ambushing them.

F

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions.
FB - Fireball. Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
FB - Fire Bolt. Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
FBR - Faster block rate.
FCR - Faster cast rate.
FD (FDam, FDmg) - Fire damage.
FE - Fire enchanted.
FHR - Faster Hit Recovery.
FI - Fire Immune.
Flaming - Making a personal attack or insulting remark, intended to incite anger.
Flavie - Single player reporting system that uses ATMA information and reports what sets/uniques/runes/gems the player has.
Fpa - Frames per Attack.
FPS - First Person Shooter, a game genre like Doom or Quake.
FPS - Frames Per Second (command needed /fps).
FR (FRes) - Fire Resistance.
FRW - Faster Run/Walk.
FT - For trade or Fast Trade (BIN) depending on realm.
FTW - for the win.
FWIS - For what it is worth.
FYI - For your information.

G

gfi - Go for it.
gg - good game. Standard response to your opponent after a PvP duel. Can also mean "good gear."
Gj -- Good job.
Gl -- Good luck.
Glass cannon - A character that is very powerful (cannon) but not very durable (glass). This term most often refers to mage characters who deal out huge damage but die easily.
gosu - godly or awesome. Very good.
Grail - players attempting to find at least one of every set item and unique item in the game. Usually associated with single player because of ATMA.
grush - glitched rush, where an attempt to rush a low level character has gone awry.
GS - Ground Stomp, A Barbarian skill from the Juggernaut Skill Tree.
gtg - Good to go (or Got to go)

H

H -- Hell. Third and last difficulty of Diablo 1 and 2.
Hack -- (v) To cheat or use exploits in a game. (n) A program that enables such cheats.
HC -- Hardcore. One death and game over.
HCMTF - Hit Causes Monster to Flee.
Hork(ing) - Using the Barbarian skill Find Item on corpses of slain enemies can yield items, dubbed horking for onomatopoeia reasons.
Hot -- Warning that a portal or waypoint is dangerous to enter due to monsters crowding around the other end.
HP -- Hit Points.

I

i.e. - That is, for example. (id est in Latin).
IAS - Increased Attack Speed/Initial Attack Speed.
ID - Identify.
IIRC - If I recall correctly.
Ilvl - Item Level.
IMHO - In my humble/honest opinion.
IMO - In my opinion.
Ind - Indestructible.
Inv - Inventory.
Ironman - A LotL-related play style that does not allow characters to return to town or interact with NPCs in anyway, other than as required to complete quests.
ISO - in search of.
ITD - Ignore Target's Defense.

J

j/k -- Just kidding.
Jugg or Juggs or Juggz or Jugger -- The Barbarian's Juggernaut Skill Tree, or a Barbarian who specializes in that tree.

K

k - Okay.
kk - ok.
KA - Kick ass (very good).
KB - Knockback.

L

L - Ladder. (Usually seen in trade Forums).
l337 - Elite.
LAEK - Life After Every Kill. An item modifier.
LCS - The Lying Character Screen. The Diablo 2 Character window was notorious for displaying incorrect information. It's hoped the Diablo 3 character screen will be more accurate.
LD - (LDam, LDmg) - Lightning damage.
LE - Lightning Enchanted.
LEB - Lightning enchanted boss.
Leech - (noun) One who leeches. (Experience or items from other, more active players. Usually a derogatory term)
Leech - (verb) Life or Mana steal. Expected to be very rare in Diablo III.
Leeching - Gaining experience by standing around and letting others fight (rather than actually playing the game).
legit - legitimate item, not a dupe.
LEM - Lightning Enchanted monster.
LHC - ladder hard core.
LI - Lightning immune.
LL - Life Leech.
LLD - Low level dueling. PvP dueling characters at a pre-set level to limit their equipment choices and skill options.
lmao - laughing my ass off.
LoD - Lord of Destruction. The Diablo II expansion. Also referred to as D2X.
LOL - Laughs out loud.
LotL - Live off the Land. A play style in which characters use only items they find themselves, and do not purchase anything from NPCs.
LR - Lightning resistance.
LS - Locust Swarm, a Witch Doctor skill from the Plague Skill Tree.
LSC - ladder soft core.
LTB - Looking to Buy.
LTT - Looking To Trade.
Lvl - Level.

M

Max - Maximum.
MB - Mana Burn.
MD (MDam, MDmg) - Magic Damage.
Meph - Mephisto. Brother to Baal and Diablo and one of the three Prime Evils. The Act 3 Act Boss in Diablo 2.
Merc - Mercenary.
MF - Magic Find.
MI - Magic Immune.
MiC - Meet in Channel (also MiP).
Min - Minimum.
ML - Mana Leech. Unknown in Diablo III.
MLD - Mid Level Duel. Characters used for dueling at a set maximum level to limit their skill and equipment use. See also vLLD and LLD.
mlvl - Monster Level.
MM - Magic Missile, a Wizard skill from the Arcane Skill Tree.
Mod - Modifier. Adds a characteristic to an item such as a weapon or charm.
Mod - Moderator. A member responsible for moderating a forum or channel.
Mod - Modified game version of Diablo 2. (allowing varied game play of an old favorite)
Moron - Merc or Mercernary.
MP - Multi-Player.
MP - Mana Points.
MPK - Mana per kill
MR - Magic Resistant.
MS - Multi -Shot. A mod available to boss monsters.
msg - message.
MSLE or MSLEB - Multi -Shot Lightning Enchanted. Extremely dangerous combination of boss mods in Diablo 2, prior to v1.10.
Mules - characters used to store extra items
Muling - moving items from one character to another for storage or onto a character to be used. Either mules or ATMA (D2 single player only).

N

N00b - Newb. Nub. Newbie. Newcomer to the game. (generally used as an insult).
Nat's _______ - Piece of Natalya's Odium set. Made for the Assassin.
nbd - No big deal.
NDE - Near Death Experience (when a character JUST manages to escape a very dangerous situation).
Necro - Necromancer.
Nerf - Generally refers to spells or weapons that have their effectiveness reduced in a patch.
Newb - Newbie. Newcomer to the game. (often used as an insult).
NG - New Game/Next Game.
nking - naked killng. IE killing someone retrieving their body.
NL - non -ladder (also NLSC, NLHC [see HC, SC#2]).
NM - Nightmare. The second level of difficulty in Diablo 1 and 2.
Nm (nvm) - Never mind.
Norm - Normal. Usually refers to the first level of difficulty in Diablo II.
No -Twink (Untwinked) - No-twink groups and players use and equip only what they find specifically with that character, rather than bringing in items, usually much higher level items, found by others.
NP - No Problem.
NPC - Non-Player Character.
Nr=Nt or NRNT - No Response means No Thanks.
NRG - Energy.
NTC - No Title Char for acquiring SoJs in classic CS.
NTPP - New Traders Probationary Period. See SPTF Rules for details.

O

OMG - Oh my god.
Open - Open Battle.net. Online play with characters saved on your computer. Diablo 2 only.
orgset - organ set.
os - open socket.
OT - Off Topic.
OTF - Off-Topic Forum.
OTOH - On the other hand.
OTOH - On the other hand.
OW - Open Wounds (more used than 'wounds'). A special modifier that may or may not return in Diablo III.

P

Pally - Paladin
Parked/parking - having a monster follow you to a certain point and then runing away fast enough to leave it there
PC - Price Check. This means they want to know how much something is worth.
PD (PDam, PDmg) - Poison Damage.
PDR - Physical Damage Reduction.
pdsc - Poison damage small charm.
'perm - a FAKE way of making a duped item not poof. They don't work, don't ask
perm a game- holding a game open for five minutes so it says there when you leave. Often used for muling.
PG (PGems) - Perfect Gems
pi - physical or poison immune
PK - Player killing. Usually associated with ambushing players to kill them. A form of PvP not to be confused with dueling. PKing is not possible in Diablo III, since there is no PvP option in normal games.
PKK - Player Killer Killer. A player who kills player killers.
PMH - Prevent Monster Heal.
poof - have an item disappear.
Porter - Teleporting Boss.
Pots - Potions.
PR (PRes, PsnRes) - Poison resistance.
Proc - "Process"/"Special Procedure. Means chance of a skill or item effect to be activated under certain circumstances.
Psn - Poison.
Purist - Characters who only use items they found themselves. No trading, transfering of items from other characters, or Magic Finding.
PvE - Player versus Environment. Also PvM.
PvM - Player versus Monster. Also PvE.
PvP - Player v Player combat. Dueling. Not to be confused with PKing.
PW - Password.

Q

QFT - Quoted For Truth; what s/he said is correct.
qlvl - quality level.

R

r - Ready. This is the standard signal among players in a group before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a treacherous area.
R/W - Run Walk
read - usually in trade games. e.g., "UM 4 read" means for details read the description
Rec - Recovery.
Regen - Regeneration.
Rejuv - Rejuvenation Potion.
Req - Requirement.
Res - Resistance.
rl - Real life (the messy and often unpleasant world found away from the computer screen).
Rlvl - Required Level.
RMT - Real Money Trading. Selling game items for real world cash money. Prohibited by Blizzard and generally frowned on by gamers.
ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing.
RQ -Used to refer Hellforge quest.
RtM - Read the Manual.
run - to repeatedly kill monsters in a certain area or a boss in an effort to find items. (Usually done with magic find.
Rush - Also turbo or taxi. To use a high level character to assist a lower level character(s) in moving quickly through the game.
Rushing - A 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.

S

SC - Soft Core. Non-Hardcore characters.
script - descriptions, usually in trade games, e.g., "UM 4 script" means for details read the description.
SD - Shadow Disciplines. One of the Assassin skill trees.
S/E - Save and exit. Usually to avoid an untimely death. Considered poor form in some circles, usually Hardcore.
Sec - Hang on a second.
Single Pass - going through the game without re-running an area.
slivering - taking a moster down to the bare minimum of health before killing, usually with some other weapon for greater magic find benefit, or to let another character get the last hit (such as while rushing) to give the lower level character the kill credit.
Slow - Slows Target. Item mod that slows enemies.
Slvl - Skill Level.
SoJ - Stone of Jordan Unique Ring.
Sorc - Also Soso, Sasa. Sorceress. D2 character.
SP - Single Player. Usually refers to single-player mode.
spdc - small poison damage charm.
Spec - Spectral Hit.
SPF - Single Player Forum.
SPTF - Single Player Trade Forum.
SPoints - Skill Points.
S/S - Sword/Shield.
SS - Stone Skin. Wizard skill.
ST - Slow Time, a Wizard skill.
Stam - Stamina.
Storing - Transferring items from one in-game character to a character not in game.
STR - Strength.
Strat - Strategy.
Synch - refers to synchronizing with the server, thus going back to normal. Can be done through instant movements (teleportation, waypoints, portals) to defeat a desynched state.
Synergy - Skills that directly boost or are boosted by points in other skills. Very common in D2.

T

TC - Treasure Class. Organizational system for item spawning.
TE (Tele) - Teleport. A Wizard skill.
tft or t4t - thanks for that or thanks for trade
TG - Town Guarding. Hanging around outside town to kill anyone coming out. See PK. No longer an issue in Diablo III.
thx - Thanks.
tking - town killing.
T/O - Top Offer. Used in trading items.
TP - Trading Post.
TP - Town Portal. Not included in Diablo III.
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. Usually found in forums.
ttyl - Talk to you later.
Twink/Twinked/Twinking - To give high quality items to new characters, usually other characters on your own account. Twinking is the process of doing this. Twinked refers to a character who has been so equipped. Twinking is most often done to brand new characters to make the leveling up process easier, but the term also refers to equipping high level characters with great items they haven't found themselves.
ty - Thank you.
tyt - Take your time.
tyvm - Thank you very much.

U

Uber -- Awesome, Ultimate, Elite. Often used ironically.
UI -- User Interface. Also GUI, Graphical User Interface.
Unid'd or Un'ID'ed -- Unidentified item.
Untwinked -- Characters using only what they find. See twink.
Uped (Up'd. Upd) - Upgraded version of the item. Achieved with the Horadric Cube. Normal ->Exceptional ->Elite
USETF - United States East Trade Forum.

V

Vanilla - Single Player term means without mods
VIT - Vitality.
Vlld - Also vLLD. Very low level dueling, usually level 9 in Diablo II. This greatly limits the skills and equipment that can be used, and simplifies the dueling experience somewhat. See also LLD and MLD.

W

W8 - Wait.
WB - Weapon Block. An Assassin Shadow Disciplines Skills.
wb - Welcome back
WD - Witch Doctor.
Weap - Weapon.
WiP - Work in Progress.
Wiz - Wizard.
Woot - w00t. Yippee!
Wounds - Open Wounds.
WoW - World of Warcraft. Blizzard's other RPG.
WoZ - Wall of Zombies, one of the Witch Doctor skills.
WP - Waypoint.
WSM - weapon speed modifier or base weapon speed
WTF - What the F***. What was that?! Or (US)West Trading Forum.
WUG - "What you got?". Common B.Net Trade talk meaning "What do you have to offer?"
WUW - "What you want?". Common B.Net Trade talk meaning "What do you want for that item?"
WW - Whirlwind. A Barbarian combat skill found in Diablo 2 and Diablo 3.

X

Xbow - Crossbow.
Xfer - Transfer.
XP - Experience.

Y

y - Yes
yw - You're welcome.

Z

Zanmato -Using a VERY cheap skill to kill something.
Zerk - The Berserker Skill Tree, one of the Barbarian's skill trees
Zerker - A barbarian who specializes in skills from the Berserker Skill Tree
Zon - Amazon.

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 * See the [[Glossary|Diablo Glossary]] for a concise list of common Diablo III game terms/concepts, with links to full pages of info.
-* See the uber list of {{Diablo II Abbreviations and Acronyms}} for a similar list of Diablo 2-exclusive terms.
+* See the uber list of {{iw|Abbreviations_and_Acronyms Diablo II Abbreviations and Acronyms}} for a similar list of Diablo 2-exclusive terms.
 ** This list does not contain terms that are specific to Diablo I or Diablo II and '''not''' Diablo III.
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 ==Numbers==
-* '''1337''' -- Leet as in 'leet speak'. Originally meant as elite. Awesome outstanding. An overused term now usually.
+* '''1337''' -- Leet as in 'leet speak'. Also "l33t." Originally meant as elite. Now usually used ironically.
-* '''5%''' - generally relates to +5% all resistances small {{iw|Charm charms}}.
-* '''7%''' - usually refers to a 7% magic find small {{iw|Charm charms}}.
-* '''0.8/0.9/1.10/1.11/1.12''' - Patches. Many changes have varied the way the game has been played. The [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=670054 Single Player Forum FAQ] has a good explanation of version differences.
 * '''10 chars''' - All posts made on the [[Diii.net]] forums need 10 characters to be able to be posted. If you see this, the poster is making up the numbers.
 * '''1H''' - one-handed weapon.
 * '''2H''' - two-handed weapon.
-* '''3/20/20''' - small {{iw|Charm charm}} that adds 3 to maximum damage, 20 to [[AR]] and 20 to [[life]].
-* '''3d/4d Shield''' - A [[socket]]ed shield with 3/4 perfect [[diamond]]s in it giving you 57%/76% [[resistance]] to all.
 ==A==
 * '''A1, A2, A3, A4, A5''' - [[Act I]], [[Act II]], [[Act III]], [[Act IV]], [[Act V]] (In ''[[Diablo II]]'': {{iw|Act_I I}}, {{iw|Act_II II}}, {{iw|Act_III III}}, {{iw|Act_IV IV}}, {{iw|Act_V V}})
-* '''abc/ddd''' - Used on [[Battle.net]]: abc being the game name - ddd is the password
 * '''AC''' - [[Armor Class]].
 * '''afaic''' - As far as I'm concerned.
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 * '''afaik''' - As far as I know
 * '''afk''' - Away From keyboard
-* '''Ali Baba''' - {{iw|Blade_of_Ali_Baba Blade of Ali Baba}} - Exceptional [[Unique]] Tulwar that gives [[MF]] and [[GF]] based on [[Clvl]].
 * '''Alvl''' - [[Affix Level]] or [[Area Level]]
 * '''Ama/Azn/zon''' - [[Amazon]].
 * '''Amp''' - {{iw|Amplify_Damage Amplify Damage}}. {{iw|Necromancer Necromancer}} curse to reduce enemies' [[resistance]] to [[physical]] damage. Also available as charges on some items.
 * '''Amu/Ammy''' - [[Amulet]]
-* '''Ancients''' - The Three [[Ancient]]s in ''[[Diablo II]]'s'' {{iw|Act_V Act 5}}.
 * '''Andy''' - [[Andariel]]. ''[[Diablo II]]'' {{iw|Act_I Act 1}} [[superunique]] [[monster]].
-* '''Anni''' - [[Annihilus]] (the one and only [[unique]] small {{iw|Charm charm}})
 * '''AoD''' - [[Area of Denial]]. The usual effect of an [[AoE]] spell, since it causes players to move out of the affected area, in effect denying them that portion of the screen.
 * '''AoE''' - [[Area of Effect]]. A spell that targets an large area, dealing damage (or benefits) to anything in the vicinity.
-* '''AoKL''' - {{iw|Arm_of_King_Leoric Arm of King Leroic}} tomb wand.
+* '''AP''' - [[Arcane Power]], the [[Wizard]] [[resource]] that replaced [[Instability]], which replaced [[mana]].
 * '''AR''' - [[Attack Rating]].
-* '''Arach''' - {{iw|Arachnid_Mesh_Belt Arachnid Mesh Belt}}. [[Unique]] belt that gives +1 [[skill]]s.
-* '''Arkaine's/Ark''' - {{iw|Arkaine's_Valor Arkaine's Valor}} Elite Unique Balrog Skin.
-* '''Arreat's''' - {{iw|Arreat's_Face Arreat's Face}} Unique Slayer Guard.
 * '''AS''' - Arreat Summit, the [[Arreat Summit|level]] or [[Battle.net]]'s  official website for ''[[Diablo II]]'' at [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard's]] site.
 * '''ASAP''' - As soon as possible.
 * '''Asn/asa/assy/sin''' - [[Assassin]].
-* '''Atlantean''' - {{iw|The_Atlantean_Exceptional The Atlantean Exceptional}} Unique Ancient Sword.
 * '''ATM''' - At the Moment.
 * '''ATMA''' - [[ATMA|'''A''' '''T'''enshi '''M'''uling '''A'''pplication]], which is a single player muling utility, that includes a very useful drop calculator.
-* '''Atma's''' - {{iw|Atma's_Scarab Atma's Scarab}} Unique Amulet.
-* '''AW''' - The {{iw|Ancients'_Way Ancients' Way}} [[level]] in ''[[Diablo II]]'' {{iw|Act_V Act 5}}.
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 * '''B.net'''/'''Bnet''' - [[Battle.net]]. Blizzard's game server for Diablo II.
 * '''B/O''' - Best Offer. Used in trading items.
-* '''BO''' -Barbarian skill "Battle Orders"
-* '''BA''' - {{iw|Bone_Armor Bone Armor}} ({{iw|Necromancer Necro}} skill)
-* '''BA''' - {{iw|Blessed_Aim Blessed Aim}} ({{iw|Paladin Paladin}} skill)
 * '''Baba'''/'''Barb''' - [[Barbarian]].
-* '''Bane''' - {{iw|Gladiator's_Bane Gladiator's Bane}} Elite Unique Wire Fleece.
-* '''Baranar's'''/'''Banana''' - {{iw|Baranar's_Star Baranar's Star}} Elite Unique Devil Star.
-* '''Bartuc's'''/'''Barts''' - {{iw|Bartuc's_Cut-Throat Bartuc's Cut-Throat}} Unique Greater Talons.
-* '''Basher''' - {{iw|The_Cranium_Basher The Cranium Basher}} Elite Unique Thunder Maul
 * '''BB or bb''' -Short for Bye Bye
 * '''BBL''' - Be Back Later
 * '''BBS''' - Be back soon
-* '''BC'''/'''BCom)''' - {{iw|Battle_Command Battle Command}}. A {{iw|Barbarian Barbarian}} warcry to increase skill levels.
-* '''BC/BCry''' - {{iw|Battle_Cry Battle Cry}}. A {{iw|Barbarian Barbarian}} warcry to decrease an enemy's damage and defense.
-* '''BF/BFury''' - {{iw|Blade_Fury Blade Fury}}. An {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} Trap Tree skill.
-* '''BF''' - {{iw|Bloody_Foothills Bloody Foothills}} ''[[Diablo II]]'' [[level]].
-* '''BG''' - {{iw|Blood_Golem Blood Golem}}.
-* '''BH''' - {{iw|Blessed_Hammer Blessed Hammer}} ({{iw|Paladin Paladin}} skill).
 * '''Big D/Big Red''' - [[Diablo]] (the big [[Prime Evil]] in person).
 * '''BIN''' - Buy it now. A fixed price, no negotiation.
-* '''BK''' - Bul-Kathos (unique ring/barbarian set).
 * '''Blk''' - Block.
 * '''bm''' - Bad manners. Indicating a [[PvP]] ruleset.
-* '''BO''' - {{iw|Battle_Orders Battle Orders}}, a {{iw|Barbarian Barbarian}} skill.
 * '''[[BoE]]''' - [[Bind on Equip]]. Items that can not be removed without being destroyed once they are equipped. Only in ''[[Diablo III]]''.
-* '''BoI''' - {{iw|Blades_of_Ice Blades of Ice}}, an {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} skill.
+* '''Boost''' - also [[tush]] or [[turbo]]. To use a higher level character to help a lower level one advance very quickly through the game, usually in order to gain greater rewards at a later point.
-* '''Boost''' - [[Rush]], [[turbo]]. To pave the way for a new player, so he can defeat all [[act boss]]es without actually doing anything himself.
+* '''[[BoP]]''' - [[Bind on Pick-up]]. Items that can not be dropped or traded once they are picked up. Only [[Quest]] items will be BoP in Diablo III.
-* '''[[BoP]]''' - [[Bind on Pick-up]]. Items that can not be dropped or traded once they are picked up. [[Quest]] items only, in ''[[Diablo 3]]''.
-* '''BoS''' - {{iw|Burst_of_Speed Burst of Speed}}, an {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} skill.
-* '''BotD''' - {{iw|Breath_of_the_Dying Breath of the Dying}}. A v1.10 {{iw|Runeword Runeword}}.
 * '''BM''' - the [[Barbarian]]'s [[Battlemaster Skill Tree]], or a Barbarian who specializes in that tree.
 * '''Bp''' - [[Breakpoint]]. A general mark at which something improves further than before.
-* '''BP''' - {{iw|Bone_Prison Bone Prison}} ({{iw|Necromancer Necromancer}} skill).
 * '''Brb''' - Be right back.
 * '''Brt''' - Be right there.
-* '''BS/BSentinel''' - {{iw|Blade_Sentinel Blade Sentinel}}. An {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} skill on the Trap tree.
-* '''BS/BShield''' - {{iw|Blade_Shield Blade Shield}}. an {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} skill on the Trap tree.
-* '''BS/BSpear''' - {{iw|Bone_Spear Bone Spear}}. A {{iw|Necromancer Necromancer}} attack skill.
-* '''BS/Bspirit''' - {{iw|Bone_Spirit Bone Spirit}}. A {{iw|Necromancer Necromancer}} attack skill.
-* '''B-Star''' - {{iw|Barnard's_Star Barnard's Star}} (unique mace).
 * '''Btc''' - Back to channel.
 * '''BTS''' - [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]] Technical Support.
 * '''BTW''' - By the way.
-* '''Burrito/Buriza''' - {{iw|Buriza-Do_Kyanon Buriza-Do Kyanon}} Exceptional Unique Ballista.
 * '''BvB''' - [[Barbarian]] versus Barbarian [[duel]]ing.
 * '''BvC''' - [[Barbarian]] v [[Caster]] ([[PvP]]).
-* '''BW''' - {{iw|Bone_Wall Bone Wall}}. A {{iw|Necromancer Necromancer}} skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
 ==C==
-* '''CA''' - {{iw|Chilling_Armor Chilling Armor}}. A {{iw|Sorceress Sorceress}} skill on the Cold tree.
-* '''Cat 2''' - {{iw|Catacombs Catacombs}} Level 2 in {{iw|Act_I Act 1}}.
-* '''CCB''' - Cruel Colossus Blade.
-* '''CCS''' - Cruel Colossus Sword.
 * '''CB''' - {{iw|Charged_Bolt Charged Bolt}}. {{iw|Sorceress Sorceress}} lightning tree attack skill.
 * '''CB''' - Crushing Blow.
-* '''CB''' - Colossus Blade. Elite Sword.
 * '''CBF''' - Cannot be frozen.
-* '''CBS''' - {{iw|Charged_Bolt_Sentry Charged Bolt Sentry}}. {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} Trap Tree skill.
-* '''C/C''' - Claw/Claw. Refers to an {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} wielding dual claws.
 * '''C/O''' - Current Offer. Used when [[trade|trading]] different [[item]]s.
-* '''C/S''' - Claw/Shield. Refers to an {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} using a claw and shield.
 * '''CD/CDam/CDmg''' - Cold Damage
 * '''CE''' - Cold Enchanted.
-* '''CE''' - {{iw|Corpse_Explosion Corpse Explosion}}. A {{iw|Necromancer Necromancer}} attack skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
-* '''CG''' - {{iw|Clay_Golem Clay Golem}}. A {{iw|Necromancer Necromancer}} [[summon]]ing skill.
 * '''Cg/grats/gz''' - Congratulations.
 * '''Chan?''' - Go to channel.
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 * '''chippies''' - chipped [[gems]].
 * '''CI''' - Cold Immune.
-* '''CKN/Chu''' - {{iw|Chu-ko-nu Chu-ko-nu}}. Often refers specifically to the Demon Machine Exceptional Unique Chu-ko-nu Crossbow.
 * '''CL''' - {{iw|Chain_Lightning Chain Lightning}}. {{iw|Sorceress Sorceress}} lightning tree attack skill.
 * '''Closed''' - Closed [[Battle.net]]. Online play with Battle.net-only [[character]]s.
 * '''Clvl''' - [[Character level]].
 * '''CM''' - CM has multiple meanings in regards to gaming and [[Diablo game]]s:
-** {{iw|Claw_Mastery Claw Mastery}}, an {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} skill.
-** {{iw|Cold_Mastery Cold Mastery}}. {{iw|Sorceress Sorceress}} Cold tree skill.
 ** Community Manager (like [[Bashiok]]).
 ** Community Member (like you!).
-** {{iw|Council_Member Council Member}}, a ''[[Diablo II]]'' [[monster]].
 * '''CO''' - Current Offer, related to [[trade|trading]].
-* '''CoA''' - {{iw|Crown_of_ages Crown of Ages}} unique item.
-* '''CoH''' - {{iw|Chains_of_Honor Chains of Honor}} unique item.
 * '''[[Combo]]''' - A type of multi-hit [[Monk skill]].
-* '''Conc''' - Two meanings:
-** {{iw|Concentrate Concentrate}}, a {{iw|Barbarian Barbarian}} skill.
-** {{iw|Concentration Concentration}}, a {{iw|Paladin Paladin}} [[Aura]].
-* '''Conv''' - {{iw|Conviction Conviction}}. A {{iw|Paladin Paladin}} offensive [[aura]] to reduce enemy [[resistance]]s.
 * '''Coop/Co-op''' - [[Cooperative play|Cooperative play]], playing with others in [[PvE]] mode.
-* '''CoS''' - {{iw|Cloak_of_Shadows Cloak of Shadows}}, ab {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} skill.
-* '''CoT''' - {{iw|Claws_of_Thunder Claws of Thunder}}, an {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} skill.
 * '''CP''' - [[Checkpoint]]. The save points reached at the start of most dungeon levels in ''[[Diablo 3]]''.
-* '''CP''' - {{iw|Crystalline_Passage Crystalline Passage}} in ''[[Diablo II]]'s'' {{iw|Act_V Act 5}}.
 * '''CR/CRes''' - Cold [[resistance]].
-* '''Cranium/C basher''' - {{iw|The_Cranium_Basher The Cranium Basher}} Elite Unique Thunder Maul.
-* '''Crest''' - {{iw|Harlequin_Crest Harlequin Crest}} Elite unique Shako.
 * '''Crit''' - [[Critical hit]] or critical strike. A blow that deals double damage + other effects, depending on damage type. May occur with all damage types in ''[[Diablo 3]]'', while it was only from [[physical]] damage in ''[[Diablo II]]''.
 * '''CRM''' - Colour Rune Mod - Single Player utility that turns runes any colour.
-* '''CS''' - Several meanings for CS:
-** Crystal sword
-** Critical hit. See "Crit" above.
-** Colossus Sword.
-** {{iw|Cobra_Strike Cobra Strike}}, an {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} skill.
-** {{iw|Chaos_Sanctuary Chaos Sanctuary}} in ''[[Diablo II]]'' {{iw|Act_IV Act 4}}.
-* '''CtA''' - {{iw|Call_to_Arms Call to Arms}} {{iw|Runeword runeword}}.
 * '''CtC''' - Chance to cast.
 * '''CTH''' - Chance to Hit.
-* '''Cube''' - The {{iw|Horadric_Cube Horadric Cube}}.
+* '''Cube''' - The [[Salvage Cube]].  Refers to the {{iw|Horadric_Cube Horadric Cube}} in Diablo II.
 * '''CU''' - Cursed, a [[debuff]].
-* '''CV''' - colossus voulge.
 * '''Cya''' - See you.
 ==D==
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 * '''D2''' - [[Diablo II]]
 * '''[[D2C]]''' - Diablo 2 Classic.
+* '''D2X''' - [[Diablo II: Lord of Destruction|Lord of Destruction Diablo 2 expansion]].
 * '''D2M''' - Damage to Mana
-* '''D2X''' - [[Diablo II: Lord of Destruction|Lord of Destruction Diablo 2 expansion]].
-* '''D/A/E''' - Dodge/Avoid/Evade. Trio of Amazon defensive skills from the Passive and Magic skill tree.
 * '''Dam''' - Damage
-* '''DC''' - Dragon Claw. A skill on the Assassin's Martial Arts Tree.
 * '''DC''' (D Clone) - Diablo Clone.
 * '''DD''' - Don't die
-* '''Decrep''' - Decrepify. A Necromancer curse that slows and weakens.
 * '''Def''' - Defense
 * '''Desynch''' - refers to desynchronizing with the server. That way, you appear to be somewhere other than your actual location on the opponent's screen. It is usually done by some form of very rapid movement. Note that instant movement (such as teleport) won't do this, and will in fact resynch with the server.
 * '''DEX''' - Dexterity.
-* '''DF''' - Dragon Flight. A skill on the Assassin's Martial Arts Tree.
 * '''DL''' - deadline in a trade EG DL10 = 10 hours before close
-* '''dii''' - [[Diii.net]]. A D2 news, reference and forum site.
+* '''dii''' - , also Diii.net. [[Diabloii.net]]. Longest running Diablo fansite.
-* '''Dii.net''' - [[Diabloii.net]]. Longest running Diablo fansite.
+* '''diii''', also [[Diii.net]]. A D3 reference and forum site.
-* '''diii''' - [[Diii.net]]. A D3 reference and forum site.
-* '''Diii.net''' - [[Diii.net]]. Longest running Diablo fansite.
 * '''ding''' - Player announcing they've just leveled. (For the sound effect that's heard.)
 * '''ding''' - Sound of a ring/amulet dropping. (Mostly used in Diablo I, where that sound was very distinctive and thrilling.)
 * '''DIS - Desperately in search of
-* '''DKK''' - Don't Kill King (cow king)
 * '''Dmg''' - Damage
 * '''DOH''' - Durance of Hate
-* '''Doombringer (Doom)''' - Doombringer Elite Unique Champion Sword
 * '''DOT''' - [[Damage Over Time]].
 * '''DPA''' - Damage Per Attack.
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 * '''DR''' (DR%) - Damage Reduced. Items with this mod reduce physical damage.
 * '''Dropping (of items)''' - The 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.
-* '''Dru''' - Druid.
 * '''DS''' - Deadly Strike.
-* '''DS''' - Death Sentry. A skill on the Assassin's Traps Tree.
+* '''dupe''' - an item which has been duplicated.
-* '''DT''' - Dragon Tail. A skill on the Assassin's Martial Arts Tree.
-* '''dupe''' - an item which has been duplicated. This forum doesn't condone them so don't ask.
 * '''Durry''' - Duriel
 * '''Dvd''' - Damage versus Demons.
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 * '''Dvu''' - Damage versus Undead.
 * '''dweb''' - deaths web unearthed wand.
 ==E==
-* '''Eagle (Eaglehorn)''' - Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
-* '''eBotD''' - Ethereal breath of the dying.
 * '''ED''' - Enhanced Defense. A mod that increases defense on an item.
 * '''ED/IAS''' - Enhanced Damage/IAS. Typically refers to a rare combination of mods on a jewel.
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 * '''Eye''' (EoE) - Eye of Etlitch Unique Amulet.
 * '''EZPK''' - easy player kill, killing another player usually by ambushing them.
 ==F==
-* '''FA''' - Freezing Arrow. An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow skill tree.
-* '''FA''' - Frozen Armor. A Sorceress skill on the Cold Tree.
-* '''Face''' - Arreat's Face Unique Slayer Guard
-* '''Fana''' - Fanaticism. A Paladin offensive aura to increase attack speed and physical damage
 * '''FAQ''' - Frequently Asked Questions.
 * '''FB''' - Fireball. Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
 * '''FB''' - Fire Bolt. Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
-* '''FB''' - Fire Blast. Assassin Trap tree skill.
 * '''FBR''' - Faster block rate.
-* '''FC''' - Fire Claws. A Druid shape shifting skill.
 * '''FCR''' - Faster cast rate.
 * '''FD''' (FDam, FDmg) - Fire damage.
 * '''FE''' - Fire enchanted.
-* '''FG''' - Fire Golem.
 * '''FHR''' - Faster Hit Recovery.
 * '''FI''' - Fire Immune.
-* '''FI''' - Find Item. A Barbarian War Cry Skill.
-* '''Fishy(mancer)''' - Summoner necro. Nightfish wrote the guide.
-* '''Fists''' - Magefist Unique Light Gauntlets.
 * '''Flaming''' - Making a personal attack or insulting remark, intended to incite anger.
 * '''Flavie''' - Single player reporting system that uses ATMA information and reports what sets/uniques/runes/gems the player has.
-* '''FM''' - Fire Mastery. Sorcerees Fire Tree skill.
-* '''FN''' - Frost Nova. Sorceress cold tree attack skill
-* '''FO''' - Frozen Orb. Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
-* '''FoF''' - Fists of Fire. An Assassin attack skill on the martial arts tree.
-* '''FoH''' - Fist of the Heavens. An attack skill on the Paladin Combat tree.
-* '''Forge''' - Hell forge quest in act IV. Hell can drop up to a Hel to Gul.
 * '''Fpa''' - Frames per Attack.
 * '''FPS''' - [[First Person Shooter]], a game genre like Doom or Quake.
 * '''FPS''' - [[Frames Per Second]] (command needed /fps).
-* '''FR''' - Feral Rage. A Druid shape shifting skill.
 * '''FR (FRes)''' - Fire Resistance.
-* '''Frosties (Frosts)'' - Frostburn Unique Gauntlets.
 * '''FRW''' - Faster Run/Walk.
 * '''FT''' - For trade or Fast Trade (BIN) depending on realm.
 * '''FTW''' - for the win.
-* '''FW''' - Firewall. Sorceress fire tree attack skill
 * '''FWIS''' - For what it is worth.
 * '''FYI''' - For your information.
 ==G==
-* '''GA''' - Guided Arrow.
-* '''Gaze''' - Vampiregaze Exceptional Unique Grim Helm.
-* '''GC''' - Grand Charm.
-* '''Geddon''' - Armageddon. A Druid Elemental Tree skill.
-* '''GF''' - Grandfather (sword).
 * '''gfi''' - Go for it.
 * '''gg''' - good game. Standard response to your opponent after a PvP duel. Can also mean "good gear."
-* '''Gheed's''' - Gheed's Fortune Unique Grand Charm.
 * '''Gj''' -- Good job.
 * '''Gl''' -- Good luck.
 * '''[[Glass cannon]]''' - A character that is very powerful (cannon) but not very durable (glass). This term most often refers to mage characters who deal out huge damage but die easily.
-* '''Gm''' - Golem Mastery.
-* '''GMB''' - grand matron bow
 * '''gosu''' - godly or awesome. Very good.
-* '''Grail''' - players attempting to get one of each set/unique in the game. Usually associated with single player because of ATMA.
+* '''Grail''' - players attempting to find at least one of every set item and unique item in the game. Usually associated with single player because of ATMA.
-* '''Grandfather (gf)''' - The Grandfather Elite Unique Colossus Blade. D Spirit of Barbs. Gris' _______ - Piece of Griswold's Legacy set. Made for the Paladin.
 * '''grush''' - glitched [[rush]], where an attempt to rush a low level character has gone awry.
-* '''GS''' - Glacial Spike. Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
 * '''GS''' - [[Ground Stomp]], A Barbarian skill from the [[Juggernaut Skill Tree]].
-* '''GSA''' - Goldstrike Arch Exceptional Unique Gothic Bow.
 * '''gtg''' - Good to go (or Got to go)
-* '''Gull''' - Gull Unique Dagger.
-* '''GW''' - Grim Ward. A Barbarian War Cry Skill.
 ==H==
 * '''H''' -- Hell. Third and last difficulty of Diablo 1 and 2.
 * [[Hack]] -- (v) To cheat or use exploits in a game. (n) A program that enables such cheats.
-* '''Harley''' - Harlequin Crest Elite Unique Shako.
+* '''HC''' -- [[Hardcore]]. One death and game over.
-* '''HB''' - Holy Bolt. A Paladin combat skill.
-* '''HC''' -- [[Hard Core]]. One death and game over.
-* '''HC''' - High Council (uniques found in the Travincal Act3, Durrance of hate lvl 3 Act3 and Worldstone Keep lvl 3).
 * '''HCMTF''' - Hit Causes Monster to Flee.
-* '''Hellslayer''' - Hellslayer Elite Unique Decapitator
+* '''Hork(ing)''' - Using the Barbarian skill Find Item on corpses of slain enemies can yield items, dubbed horking for onomatopoeia reasons.
-* '''Heph''' - Hephasto the Armorer. Act 4 super unique monster.
+* '''Hot''' -- Warning that a portal or waypoint is dangerous to enter due to monsters crowding around the other end.
-* '''HF''' - Holy Freeze. A Paladin offensive aura to chill enemies. Also used to refer Hellforge Quest.
-* '''HoBL''' - Hand of Blessed Light Unique Divine Scepter
-* '''HoJ''' - Hand of Justice. A v1.10 Runeword.
-* '''Homunculus''' - Homunculus Unique Hierophant Trophy
-* '''Hork(ing)''' - Using the Barbarian skill Find Item on corpses of slain enemies can yield items, dubbed horking.
-* '''Horn (Eaglehorn)''' - Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
-* '''Hot''' -- Warning that a portal is dangerous to enter.
-* '''HotO''' - Heart of the Oak. A v1.10 Runeword.
-* '''HoW - Heart of Wolverine. A Druid summoning skill
-* '''HoZ''' - Herald Of Zakarum Unique Gilded Shield.
 * '''HP''' -- Hit Points.
-* '''HR''' - high rune - definitions vary, depending on the realm
-* '''HS '''- Holy Shield. A Paladin combat skill to boost shield characteristics.
-* '''HS''' - Holy Shock.
 ==I==
 * '''i.e.''' - That is, for example. (''id est'' in Latin).
 * IAS - Increased Attack Speed/Initial Attack Speed.
-* IB - Ice Blast. An attack skill on the Sorceress' Cold Tree.
-* IBS - Invisible Bone Spirit. Bone spirit no longer becomes visible if off screen. Hazard in duels. Contact your local Necro for more details.
 * '''ID''' - Identify.
-* IG - Iron Golem.
 * '''IIRC''' - If I recall correctly.
-* IK _______ - Piece of Immortal King's Set. Made for Barbarians.
-* IK Maul - Immortal King's Stone Crusher Set Ogre Maul.
 * '''Ilvl''' - Item Level.
-* IM - Iron Maiden. A Necromancer Curse.
 * '''IMHO''' - In my humble/honest opinion.
-* Immo - Immolation Arrow. An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
 * '''IMO''' - In my opinion.
 * '''Ind''' - Indestructible.
 * '''Inv''' - Inventory.
-* Ire - Skullder's Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
 * '''[[Ironman]]''' - A [[LotL]]-related play style that does not allow characters to return to town or interact with NPCs in anyway, other than as required to complete quests.
-* IS - Iron Skin. A Barbarian mastery to increase defense.
 * '''ISO''' - in search of.
 * ITD - Ignore Target's Defense.
-* Izzy - Izual. Act 4 super unique monster.
 ==J==
 * '''j/k''' -- Just kidding.
-* Jalal's - Jalal's Mane Unique Totemic Mask.
 * '''Jugg''' or '''Juggs''' or '''Juggz''' or '''Jugger''' -- The [[Barbarian]]'s [[Juggernaut Skill Tree]], or a Barbarian who specializes in that tree.
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 * '''KA''' - Kick ass (very good).
 * '''KB''' - Knockback.
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 * '''L''' - Ladder. (Usually seen in trade Forums).
 * '''l337''' - Elite.
-* LA - Leap Attack.
+* [[LAEK]] - [[Life After Every Kill]]. An item modifier.
-* [[LAEK]] - [[Life After Every Kill]]. A item modifier.
 * [[LCS]] - The [[Lying Character Screen]]. The Diablo 2 Character window was notorious for displaying incorrect information. It's hoped the Diablo 3 character screen will be more accurate.
 * '''LD''' - (LDam, LDmg) - Lightning damage.
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 * '''Leech''' - (verb) Life or Mana steal. Expected to be very rare in Diablo III.
 * '''Leeching ''' - Gaining experience by standing around and letting others fight (rather than actually playing the game).
 * '''legit''' - legitimate item, not a dupe.
 * '''LEM''' - Lightning Enchanted monster.
-* '''LF''' - Lightning Fury. A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
 * '''LHC''' - [[ladder]] hard core.
 * '''LI''' - Lightning immune.
-* '''Lid D (Little D)''' - Duriel. A Super Unique in Act 2.
-* '''Lidless''' - Lidless Wall Exceptional Unique Grim Shield.
-* '''Lightsabre''' - Lightsabre Elite Unique Phase Blade.
-* '''LiT''' - Leg in town. [[Wirt's leg]] has been retrieved and is in town, available for any character who can use it to create a red portal to the [[secret cow level]].
-* '''LK''' - Lower Kurast. Good for gems/skillers and runes.
 * '''LL''' - Life Leech.
 * '''LLD''' - Low level dueling. [[PvP]] dueling characters at a pre-set level to limit their equipment choices and skill options.
-* '''LM''' - Lightning Mastery. Sorceress Lightning Tree skill.
 * '''lmao''' - laughing my ass off.
 * '''LoD''' - Lord of Destruction. The Diablo II expansion. Also referred to as D2X.
-* '''LoH''' - Laying of Hands Disciple Set Bramble Mitts.
 * '''LOL''' - Laughs out loud.
-* '''[[LotL]]''' - Live off the Land. A play style in which characters use only items they find themselves.
+* '''[[LotL]]''' - Live off the Land. A play style in which characters use only items they find themselves, and do not purchase anything from [[NPCs]].
-* '''LR''' - Lower Resist. Necro curse to reduce enemies' Cold/Fire/Lightning/Poison resistance.
 * '''LR''' - Lightning resistance.
-* '''LS''' - Lightning Strike. A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
 * '''LS''' - [[Locust Swarm]], a Witch Doctor skill from the [[Plague Skill Tree]].
 * '''LSC''' - ladder soft core.
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 * '''LTT''' - Looking To Trade.
 * '''Lvl''' - Level.
-* '''Lyc''' - Lycander's Aim Unique Ceremonial Bow.
 ==M==
-* '''MA''' - Martial Arts. Usually a description for an Assassin type of build, or reference to one of the Assassin skill trees.
-* '''Manald''' - Manald Heal Unique Ring.
-* '''Mara's''' - Mara's Kaleidoscope Unique Amulet.
-* '''Mat''' - Matriarchal bow.
-* '''Mav's''' _______ - Piece of M'avina's Battle Hymn set. Made for the Amazon.
 * '''Max''' - Maximum.
 * '''MB''' - Mana Burn.
-* '''MB - Mind Blast. An Assassin Shadow Disciplines Skill.
-* '''MB''' - Molten Boulder. A Druid Elemental tree skill.
 * '''MD''' (MDam, MDmg) - Magic Damage.
-* '''Meph''' - Mephisto. Act 3 super unique monster.
+* '''Meph''' - [[Mephisto]]. Brother to [[Baal]] and [[Diablo]] and one of the three [[Prime Evils]]. The Act 3 Act Boss in Diablo 2.
 * '''Merc''' - Mercenary.
 * '''MF''' - Magic Find.
-* '''MFSC/SMFC''' - Magicfind Small Charm/Small Magicfind Charm.
 * '''MI''' - Magic Immune.
 * '''MiC''' - Meet in Channel (also MiP).
 * '''Min''' - Minimum.
-* '''ML''' - Mana Leech
+* '''ML''' - Mana Leech. Unknown in Diablo III.
 * '''MLD''' - Mid Level Duel. Characters used for dueling at a set maximum level to limit their skill and equipment use. See also vLLD and LLD.
 * '''mlvl''' - Monster Level.
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 * '''Mod''' - Moderator. A member responsible for moderating a forum or channel.
 * '''Mod''' - Modified game version of Diablo 2. (allowing varied game play of an old favorite)
-* '''Moron''' - Mercernary
+* '''Moron''' - Merc or [[Mercernary]].
-* '''Moser's''' - Moser's Blessed Circle Exceptional Unique Round Shield
 * '''MP''' - Multi-Player.
 * '''MP''' - Mana Points.
 * '''MPK''' - Mana per kill
 * '''MR''' - Magic Resistant.
-* '''MS''' - Multiple Shot. An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
 * '''MS''' - Multi -Shot. A mod available to boss monsters.
 * '''msg''' - message.
-* '''MSLE (MSLEB)''' - Multi -Shot Lightning Enchanted.
+* '''MSLE''' or '''MSLEB''' - Multi -Shot Lightning Enchanted. Extremely dangerous combination of boss mods in Diablo 2, prior to v1.10.
 * '''Mules''' - characters used to store extra items
 * '''Muling''' - moving items from one character to another for storage or onto a character to be used. Either mules or ATMA (D2 single player only).
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 * '''Nm (nvm)''' - Never mind.
 * '''Norm''' - Normal. Usually refers to the first level of difficulty in Diablo II.
-* '''No -Twink (Untwinked)''' - No-twink groups and players use and equip only what they find specifically with that character, rather than bringing in items found by others.
+* '''No -Twink (Untwinked)''' - No-twink groups and players use and equip only what they find specifically with that character, rather than bringing in items, usually much higher level items, found by others.
 * '''NP''' - No Problem.
 * [[NPC]] - Non-Player Character.
-* '''NR''' - Natural Resistance. A Barbarian mastery to increase resistance to magic damage.
+* '''Nr=Nt''' or NRNT - No Response means No Thanks.
-* '''Nr=Nt''' - No Response means No Thanks.
 * '''NRG''' - Energy.
 * '''NTC''' - No Title Char for acquiring SoJs in classic CS.
 * '''NTPP''' - New Traders Probationary Period. See SPTF Rules for details.
 ==O==
-* '''Oak''' - Oak Sage. A Druid summoning skill.
-* '''Oks''' - Oblivion Knights (also "OK").
-* '''Occy (Occu)''' - The Oculus Unique Swirling Crystal.
-* '''OK''' - Oblivion Knight.
 * '''OMG''' - Oh my god.
 * '''Open''' - Open [[Battle.net]]. Online play with characters saved on your computer. Diablo 2 only.
-* '''orb''' - frozen orb.
 * '''orgset''' - organ set.
 * '''os''' - open socket.
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 * '''OTOH''' - On the other hand.
 * '''OTOH''' - On the other hand.
-* '''OW''' - open wounds (more used than 'wounds').
+* '''OW''' - Open Wounds (more used than 'wounds'). A [[special modifier]] that may or may not return in Diablo III.
 ==P==
-* '''PA''' - perfect amethist
 * '''Pally''' - Paladin
-* '''Pand''' - Pandemonium Fortress.
 * '''Parked/parking''' - having a monster follow you to a certain point and then runing away fast enough to leave it there
 * '''PC''' - Price Check. This means they want to know how much something is worth.
-* '''P/B''' - Necromancer's Poison and Bone skill tree.
-* '''PB''' -phase blade
-* '''PC''' - Poison Creeper. A Druid Summoning Tree skill.
-* '''PC''' - Price Check. This means they want to know how much something is worth.
-* '''Pcombat/Pcomb/PC Skiller''' - Paladin combat skill charm.
-* '''PD (PDagger)''' - Poison Dagger. A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
 * '''PD (PDam, PDmg)''' - Poison Damage.
 * '''PDR''' - Physical Damage Reduction.
 * '''pdsc''' - Poison damage small charm.
-* '''PE''' - Poison Explosion. A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
 * '''perm'' - a FAKE way of making a duped item not poof. They don't work, don't ask
 * '''perm a game'''- holding a game open for five minutes so it says there when you leave. Often used for muling.
 * '''PG (PGems)''' - Perfect Gems
-* '''PH''' - Psychic Hammer. An Assassin skill on the Shadow Disciplines Tree.
 * '''pi''' - physical or poison immune
-* '''Pindle''' - Pindle the monster accessible through the Portal next to Anya in Act 5
+* '''[[PK]]''' - [[Player killing]]. Usually associated with ambushing players to kill them. A form of [[PvP]] not to be confused with [[dueling]]. PKing is not possible in Diablo III, since there is no PvP option in normal games.
-* '''Pits''' - Pit in Tamae Highliand in Act 1. Start from Outer Cloister and follow the road.
-* '''PJ (PlJ''') - Plague Javelin. An Amazon skill on the Javelin and Spear skill tree.
-* '''[[PK]]''' - [[Player killing]]. Usually associated with ambushing players to kill them. A form of [[PvP]] not to be confused with [[dueling]].
 * '''PKK''' - Player Killer Killer. A player who kills player killers.
 * '''PMH''' - Prevent Monster Heal.
-* '''PN(ova)''' - Poison Nova. A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
 * '''poof''' - have an item disappear.
 * '''Porter''' - Teleporting Boss.
 * '''Pots''' - Potions.
-* '''PP''' - Party please.
-* '''PR''' - Perfect ruby.
 * '''PR (PRes, PsnRes)''' - Poison resistance.
 * '''[[Proc]]''' - "Process"/"Special Procedure. Means chance of a [[skill]] or [[item]] effect to be activated under certain circumstances.
-* '''PS''' - Phoenix Strike.
-* '''PS''' - Perfect Skull.
-* '''PSa''' - perfect sapphire .
 * '''Psn''' - Poison.
-* '''PT''' - perfect topaz.
 * '''Purist''' - Characters who only use items they found themselves. No trading, transfering of items from other characters, or Magic Finding.
 * '''[[PvE]]''' - Player versus Environment. Also PvM.
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 * '''[[PvP]]''' - Player v Player combat. Dueling. Not to be confused with [[PK]]ing.
 * '''PW''' - Password.
 ==Q==
-* QFT - quoted for truth; what s/he said is correct.
+* QFT - Quoted For Truth; what s/he said is correct.
 * qlvl - quality level.
 ==R==
-* '''r''' - Ready. This is the standard signal among players in a group before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area.
+* '''r''' - Ready. This is the standard signal among players in a group before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a treacherous area.
 * '''R/W''' - Run Walk
 * '''read''' - usually in trade games. e.g., "UM 4 read" means for details read the description
-* '''Reaver (Messy Reaver)''' - Messerschmidt's Reaver Elite Unique Champion Axe.
 * '''Rec''' - Recovery.
 * '''Regen''' - Regeneration.
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 * '''rl''' - Real life (the messy and often unpleasant world found away from the computer screen).
 * '''Rlvl''' - Required Level.
-* '''RMT''' - [[Real Money Trading]].
+* '''RMT''' - [[Real Money Trading]]. Selling game items for real world cash money. Prohibited by Blizzard and generally frowned on by gamers.
-* '''RoF''' - River of Flame in Act 4.
 * '''ROFL''' - Rolling on the floor laughing.
-* '''RRM''' - Red Rune Mod - Single Player utility that turns runes read.
-* '''RS''' - Raise Skeleton. A Necromancer summoning skill.
 * '''RQ''' -Used to refer Hellforge quest.
 * '''RtM''' - Read the Manual.
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 * '''Rush - Also turbo or taxi. To use a high level character to assist a lower level character(s) in moving quickly through the game.
 * '''Rushing''' - A 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.
-* '''RWM''' - Rune Word Mod - Single Player utility that enables Realm only runeword.
 ==S==
-* '''SA''' - Shiver Armor. A Sorceress Cold skill.
-* '''Sc''' - Small charm.
 * '''SC''' - Soft Core. Non-[[Hardcore]] characters.
-* '''Schaefer's''' - Schaefer's Hammer Elite Unique Legendary Mallet.
 * '''script''' - descriptions, usually in trade games, e.g., "UM 4 script" means for details read the description.
 * '''SD''' - Shadow Disciplines. One of the Assassin skill trees.
 * '''S/E''' - Save and exit. Usually to avoid an untimely death. Considered poor form in some circles, usually Hardcore.
 * '''Sec''' - Hang on a second.
-* '''SF''' - Static Field. Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
-* '''SH (Spec)''' - Spectral Hit.
-* '''Shaft''' - Shaftstop Exceptional Unique Mesh Armor.
-* '''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).
-* '''Silks''' - Silks of the Victor Unique Ancient Armor.
-* '''Sin (Sinner)''' - Assassin.
 * '''Single Pass''' - going through the game without re-running an area.
-* '''Skiller''' - Grand charm with +1 skill tree.
-* '''Skullder's''' - Skullder's Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
 * '''slivering''' - taking a moster down to the bare minimum of health before killing, usually with some other weapon for greater [[magic find]] benefit, or to let another character get the last hit (such as while rushing) to give the lower level character the kill credit.
 * '''Slow''' - Slows Target. Item mod that slows enemies.
 * '''Slvl''' - Skill Level.
-* '''SM''' - Skeleton Mage. A Necromancer summoning skill.
-* '''SM''' - Slow Missiles. A skill on the Amazon Passive and Magic tree.
-* '''SM''' (Master) - Shadow Master.
-* '''SoE''' - String Of Ears (belt).
-* '''SoH''' - Standard of Heroes. When you defeat all 3 Ubers one will drop for each player in the game along with the Hellfiretorch. It doesn't do anything.
 * '''SoJ''' - Stone of Jordan Unique Ring.
 * '''Sorc''' - Also Soso, Sasa. Sorceress. D2 character.
 * '''SP''' - Single Player. Usually refers to single-player mode.
-* '''Sparky''' - Bremm Sparkfist. Super Unique in Act 3.
 * '''spdc''' - small poison damage charm.
-* '''Spear''' - Bone Spear. A Necromancer attack skill.
 * '''Spec''' - Spectral Hit.
 * '''SPF''' - Single Player Forum.
-* '''spider sash''' - Arachnid's Mesh (belt).
-* '''Spike''' - Wizardspike Elite Unique Bone Knife.
-* '''Spirit''' - Bone Spirit. A Necromancer attack skill.
-* '''spirit packs''' - Tal, Thul, Ort, Amn plus (sometimes) Hel runes. To make the Spirit Runeword.
 * '''SPTF''' - Single Player Trade Forum.
 * '''SPoints''' - Skill Points.
 * '''S/S''' - Sword/Shield.
-* '''SS''' - Stone Skin.
+* '''SS''' - Stone Skin. Wizard skill.
-* '''SS''' (Storm) - Stormshield Elite Unique Monarch Shield.
-* '''SS''' - Shape shifting (druid skill).
 * '''ST''' - [[Slow Time]], a Wizard skill.
 * '''Stam''' - Stamina.
 * '''Storing''' - Transferring items from one in-game character to a character not in game.
-* '''Stormspire''' - Stormspire Elite Unique Giant Thresher.
 * '''STR''' - Strength.
-* '''String (SoE)''' - String of Ears Exceptional Unique Demonhide Sash.
 * '''Strat''' - Strategy.
-* '''SW''' - Shock Wave. A Druid shape shifting skill.
-* '''SW''' - Shock Web. An Assassin Trap Tree skill.
-* '''SW''' (Warrior) - Shadow Warrior.
 * '''Synch''' - refers to synchronizing with the server, thus going back to normal. Can be done through instant movements (teleportation, waypoints, portals) to defeat a desynched state.
 * '''[[Synergy]]''' - Skills that directly boost or are boosted by points in other skills. Very common in D2.
 ==T==
-* '''Tal's ________''' - Piece of Tal Rasha's Wrappings Set. Made for Sorceresses
+* '''TC''' - [[Treasure Class]]. Organizational system for item spawning.
-* '''Tarn''' - Tarnhelm Unique Skull Cap
+* '''TE (Tele)''' - [[Teleport]]. A Wizard skill.
-* '''TC''' - [[Treasure Class]]
-* '''TE (Tele)''' - Teleport. A Sorceress Skill on the lightning tree.
 * '''tft''' or '''t4t''' - thanks for that or thanks for trade
-* '''TG''' - Town Guarding. Hanging around outside town to kill anyone coming out. See [[PK]].
+* '''TG''' - Town Guarding. Hanging around outside town to kill anyone coming out. See [[PK]]. No longer an issue in Diablo III.
-* '''TGod (TGV)''' - Thundergod's Vigor Exceptional Unique War Belt.
 * '''thx''' - Thanks.
-* '''Tiamat's''' - Tiamat's Rebuke Exceptional Unique Dragon Shield.
-* '''Titan's''' - Titan's Revenge Unique Ceremonial Javelin.
-* '''TK''' - Telekinesis. A Sorceress Skill on the lightning tree.
 * '''tking''' - town killing.
 * '''T/O''' - Top Offer. Used in trading items.
-* '''Torch''' - Hellfire Torch (unique large charm).
 * '''TP''' - Trading Post.
-* '''TP''' - Teleport. A Sorceress skill on the lightning tree.
+* '''TP''' - [[Town Portal]]. Not included in Diablo III.
-* '''TP''' - Town Portal.
-* '''tppk''' - Town Portal Personnal Kill.
-* '''Trang's _______''' - Piece of Trang -Oul's Avatar set. Made for the Necromancer.
 * '''Transferring''' - Interchanging items between characters, including activites referred to as muling, twinking and storing.
-* '''Trav''' - Travincal in Act 3.
 * '''Trolling''' - Making provocative, controversial or offensive remarks, intended to create a confrontational response. Usually found in forums.
-* '''TS''' - Thunderstorm. Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
-* '''TS''' - Tiger Strike.
 * '''ttyl''' - Talk to you later.
-* '''Tucs''' - Bartuc's Cut -Throat Unique Greater Talons.
 * [[Twink]]/Twinked/Twinking - To give high quality items to new characters, usually other characters on your own account. Twinking is the process of doing this. Twinked refers to a character who has been so equipped. Twinking is most often done to brand new characters to make the leveling up process easier, but the term also refers to equipping high level characters with great items they haven't found themselves.
-* '''Twitch''' - Twitchthroe Unique Studded Leather Armor.
 * '''ty''' - Thank you.
 * '''tyt''' - Take your time.
 * '''tyvm''' - Thank you very much.
 ==U==
 * '''Uber''' -- Awesome, Ultimate, Elite. Often used ironically.
-* '''UD''' - Uber Diablo.
+* '''UI''' -- [[User Interface]]. Also GUI, Graphical User Interface.
-* '''Ume's''' - Ume's Lament Unique grim Wand.
-* '''UI''' -- [[User Interface]].
 * '''Unid'd''' or '''Un'ID'ed''' -- Unidentified [[item]].
 * '''Untwinked''' -- Characters using only what they find. See [[twink]].
 * '''Uped (Up'd. Upd)''' - Upgraded version of the item. Achieved with the Horadric Cube. Normal ->Exceptional ->Elite
 * '''USETF''' - United States East Trade Forum.
 ==V==
-* '''Valk''' - Valkyrie. A skill on the Amazon Passive and Magic tree.
-* '''Valor''' - Arkaine's Valor Elite Unique Balrog Skin
-* '''Vamp''' - Vampiregaze Exceptional Unique Grim Helm.
 * '''Vanilla''' -  Single Player term means without mods
 * '''VIT''' - Vitality.
-* '''Vlld''' - Also vLLD. Very low level dueling, usually level 9. This greatly limits the skills and equipment that can be used, and simplifies the dueling experience somewhat. See also LLD and MLD.
+* '''Vlld''' - Also vLLD. Very low level dueling, usually level 9 in Diablo II. This greatly limits the skills and equipment that can be used, and simplifies the dueling experience somewhat. See also LLD and MLD.
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 * '''WB''' - Weapon Block. An Assassin Shadow Disciplines Skills.
 * '''wb''' - Welcome back
-* '''WB''' - WereBear. A Druid shape shifting skill.
-* '''WC''' - War Cry. A Barbarian warcry
 * '''WD''' - [[Witch Doctor]].
 * '''Weap''' - Weapon.
 * '''[[WiP]]''' - Work in Progress.
 * '''Wiz''' - [[Wizard]].
-* '''Wizzy''' - Wizardspike Elite Unique Bone Knife.
-* '''WoF''' - Wake of Fire.
-* '''WoI''' - Wake of Inferno.
 * '''Woot''' - w00t. Yippee!
-* '''Wote (WOE)''' - Wall of the Eyeless Unique Bone Shield.
 * '''Wounds''' - Open Wounds.
 * '''[[WoW]]''' - [[World of Warcraft]]. Blizzard's other RPG.
 * '''WoZ''' - [[Wall of Zombies]], one of the [[Witch Doctor skills]].
 * '''WP''' - [[Waypoint]].
-* '''WSK (WK2''') - Worldstone Keep Level 2 in Act 5.
 * '''WSM''' - weapon speed modifier or base weapon speed
 * '''WTF''' - What the F***. What was that?! Or (US)West Trading Forum.
 * '''[[WUG]]''' - "What you got?". Common B.Net Trade talk meaning "What do you have to offer?"
 * '''WUW''' - "What you want?". Common B.Net Trade talk meaning "What do you want for that item?"
-* '''WW''' - WereWolf. A Druid shape shifting skill.
+* '''WW''' - [[Whirlwind]]. A [[Barbarian]] combat skill found in Diablo 2 and Diablo 3.
-* '''WW''' - [[Whirlwind]]. A [[Barbarian]] combat skill. {{iw|Whirlwind Returning from}} in Diablo 2.
-* '''WWS''' - Witchwild String Exceptional Unique Short Siege Bow.
 ==X==
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 * '''Xfer''' - Transfer.
 * '''XP''' - Experience.
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 * '''y''' - Yes
 * '''yw''' - You're welcome.
 ==Z==
 * '''Zanmato''' -Using a VERY cheap skill to kill something.
 * '''Zerk''' - The [[Berserker Skill Tree]], one of the Barbarian's skill trees
 * '''Zerker''' - A barbarian who specializes in skills from the [[Berserker Skill Tree]]
-* '''zod'ed''' - an item socketed with the Zod Rune
 * '''Zon''' - Amazon.

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