Diablo 2 Resurrected Acronyms, Terms and Abbreviations

This guide is meant to provide a comprehensive list of abbreviations, acronyms and terms used when playing Diablo 2 and Diablo II Resurrected.

Abbreviations in Alphabetical Order

• 3D:  3 Diamond  Usually refers to a shield socketed with three perfect diamonds.
• A1, A2:  Act 1, Act 2, etc.
• AB:  Amazon Basin.
• ABM:  Amazon Basin Member.
• afaic:  As far as I’m concerned.
• afaics:  As far as I can see.
• afaik:  As far as I know.
• afk:  Away from keyboard.
• Ali Baba:  Blade of Ali Baba Exceptional Unique Tulwar.
• alvl:  Affix Level.
• Ama:  Amazon.
• Amp:  Amplify Damage.  Necro curse to reduce enemies’ resistance to physical damage.
• Ancients (AW):  The Ancients’ Way in Act 5.
• Andy:  Andariel.  Act 1 super unique monster.
• AoE:  Area of Effect.
• AR:  Attack Rating.
• Arkaine’s (Ark):  Arkaine’s Valor Elite Unique Balrog Skin.
• Arreat’s:  Arreat’s Face Unique Slayer Guard.
• AS:  Arreat Summit.  Battle.net’s website for D2.
• Asn (asa, assy):  Assassin.
• Atlantean:  The Atlantean Exceptional Unique Ancient Sword.
• Atma’s:  Atma’s Scarab Unique Amulet.
• BA:  Blessed Aim.  A Paladin offensive aura.
• BA:  Bone Armor.  A Necromancer defensive skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
• Baba (Barb):  Barbarian.
• Bane:  Gladiator’s Bane Elite Unique Wire Fleece.
• Baranar’s (Banana):  Baranar’s Star Elite Unique Devil Star.
• Bartuc’s (Barts):  Bartuc’s Cut-Throat Unique Greater Talons.
• Basher:  The Cranium Basher Elite Unique Thunder Maul.
• BC (BCry):  Battle Cry.  A Barbarian warcry to decrease an enemy’s damage and defense.
• BC (BCom):  Battle Command.  A Barbarian warcry to increase skill levels.
• BG:  Blood Golem.
• BH:  Blessed Hammer.  An attack skill on the Paladin Combat tree.
• BK:  Bul-Kathos.  Usually refers to the Bul-Kathos set items, or the unique Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band Ring.
• BM:  Bad Manners.
• B.net (Bnet):  Battle Net.  Blizzard’s game server for Diablo II.
• BO:  Battle Orders.  Barbarian warcry to increase life and mana.
• BoI:  Blades of Ice.
• BoS:  Burst of Speed.
• BP:  Bone Prison.  A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
• brb:  Be right back.
• brt:  Be right there.
• btc:  Back to channel.
• BS:  Blade Shield.
• BS:  Bone Spirit.  A Necromancer attack skill.
• btw:  By the way.
• Burrito (Buriza):  Buriza-Do Kyanon Exceptional Unique Ballista.
• BW:  Bone Wall.  A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
• Cat 2:  Catacombs Level 2 in Act 1.
• CB:  Charged Bolt.  Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.
• C/C:  Claw/Claw.  Refers to an Assassin wielding dual claws.
• CBF:  Cannot be frozen.
• CCB:  Cruel Colossus Blade.
• CCS:  Cruel Colossus Sword.
• CB:  Crushing Blow.
• CE:  Cold Enchanted.
• CE:  Corpse Explosion.  A Necromancer attack skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
• CG:  Clay Golem.
• cg (grats):  Congratulations.
• Chan?:  Go to channel.
• Char:  Character.
• CI:  Cold Immune.
• CKN (Chu):  Chu-ko-nu.  Often refers specifically to the Demon Machine Exceptional Unique Chu-ko-nu Crossbow.
• CL:  Chain Lightning.  Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
• clvl:  Character Level.
• CM:  Claw Mastery.
• CM:  Cold Mastery.
• CM:  Community Member.  Any participant in the Amazon Basin community.
• Conc:  Concentration.  A Paladin offensive aura to increase physical damage.
• Conv:  Conviction.  A Paladin offensive aura to reduce enemy resistances.
• CoS:  Cloak of Shadows.
• CoT:  Claws of Thunder.
• CP:  Crystalline Passage in Act 5.
• CR:  Cold resistance.
• Crit:  Critical Strike.
• Cranium (C basher):  The Cranium Basher Elite Unique Thunder Maul.
• C/S:  Claw/Shield.  Refers to an Assassin using a claw and shield.
• CS:  Chaos Sanctuary in Act 4.
• CS:  Cobra Strike.
• CS:  Critical Strike.
• CTH:  Chance to Hit.
• CU:  Cursed.
• Cube:  The Horadric Cube.
• cya:  See you.
• D2:  Diablo II.
• D2M:  Damage to Mana.
• dii:  dii.net.  A D2 reference and forum site.
• D/A/E:  Dodge/Avoid/Evade.  Trio of Amazon defensive skills from the Passive and Magic skill tree.
• DC:  Dragon Claw.
• Decrep:  Decrepify.  A Necromancer curse that slows and weakens.
• Def:  Defense.
• DEX:  Dexterity.
• DF:  Dragon Flight.
• ding:  Player announcing they’ve just leveled.
• Dmg:  Damage.
• Doombringer (Doom):  Doombringer Elite Unique Champion Sword.
• DR (DR%):  Damage Reduced.  Items with this mod reduce physical damage.
• Dru (droolid):  Druid.
• DS:  Deadly Strike.
• DS:  Death Sentry.
• DT:  Dragon Tail.
• Dur 2:  Durance of Hate Level 2 in Act 3.
• Eagle (Eaglehorn):  Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
• ED:  Enhanced Damage.  A mod that increases physical damage.
• 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.
• ENE:  Energy.
• EF:  Extra Fast.
• ES:  Energy Shield.  Sorceress lightning tree defensive skill.
• ES:  Extra Strong.
• Eth:  Ethereal.
• EXP:  Experience.
• Eye (EoE):  Eye of Etlitch Unique Amulet.
• FA:  Freezing Arrow.  An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow skill tree.
• Face:  Arreat’s Face Unique Slayer Guard.
• Fana:  Fanaticism.  A Paladin offensive aura to increase attack speed and physical damage.
• FB:  Fireball.  Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
• FBR:  Faster block rate.
• FC:  Fire Claws.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
• FCR:  Faster cast rate.
• FE:  Fire Enchanted.
• FG:  Fire Golem.
• FHR:  Faster hit recovery.
• FI:  Fire Immune.
• Fists:  Magefist Unique Light Gauntlets.
• FN:  Frost Nova.  Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
• FoH:  Fist of the Heavens.  An attack skill on the Paladin Combat tree.
• FoF:  Fists of Fire.  An Assassin attack skill on the martial arts tree.
• FO:  Frozen Orb.  (Sometimes called just “Orb.”) Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
• fps:  Frames per second.
• FR:  Feral Rage.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
• FR:  Fire Resistance.
• Frosties:  Frostburn Unique Gauntlets.
• FRW:  Faster Run/Walk.
• FW:  Firewall.  Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
• GA:  Guided Arrow.
• Gaze:  Vampiregaze Exceptional Unique Grim Helm.
• gc:  Grand charm.
• gg:  Good game.
• gfi:  Go for it.
• gj:  Good job.
• Grandfather (gf):  The Grandfather Elite Unique Colossus Blade.
• GS:  Glacial Spike.  Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
• GSA:  Goldstrike Arch Exceptional Unique Gothic Bow.
• gtg:  Good to go (or Got to go).
• Gull:  Gull Unique Dagger.
• 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.
• Harley:  Harlequin Crest Elite Unique Shako.
• HB:  Holy Bolt.  A Paladin combat skill.
• hc:  Hard Core.
• HCMTF:  Hit Causes Monster to Flee.
• Hellslayer:  Hellslayer Elite Unique Decapitator.
• Heph:  Hephasto the Armorer.  Act 4 super unique monster.
• HF:  Holy Freeze.  A Paladin offensive aura to chill enemies.
• HoBL:  Hand of Blessed Light Unique Divine Scepter.
• Homunculus:  Homunculus Unique Hierophant Trophy.
• Horn (Eaglehorn):  Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
• Hot:  Warning that a portal is dangerous to enter.
• HoW:  Heart of Wolverine.  A Druid summoning skill.
• HoZ:  Herald Of Zakarum Unique Gilded Shield.
• HP:  Hit Points.
• HS:  Holy Shield.  A Paladin combat skill to boost shield characteristics.
• HS:  Holy Shock.
• Jalal’s:  Jalal’s Mane Unique Totemic Mask.
• IAS:  Increased Attack Speed.
• ID:  Identify.
• IG:  Iron Golem.
• IIRC:  If I recall correctly.
• IK Maul:  Immortal King’s Stone Crusher Set Ogre Maul.
• ilvl:  Item Level.
• IMHO:  In my humble opinion.
• Immo:  Immolation Arrow.  An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
• IMO:  In my opinion.
• Ire:  Skullder’s Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
• IS:  Iron Skin.  A Barbarian mastery to increase defense.
• ITD:  Ignore Target Defense.
• Izzy:   Izual.  Act 4 super unique monster.
• j/k:  Just kidding.
• k:  Okay.
• KB:  Knockback.
• l337:  Elite.
• LA:  Leap Attack.
• lc:  Large charm.
• LE:  Lightning Enchanted.
• LEB:  Lightning Enchanted Boss.
• LEM:  Lightning Enchanted monster.
• LF:  Lightning Fury.  A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
• LI:  Lightning Immune.
• Lidless:  Lidless Wall Exceptional Unique Grim Shield.
• Lightsabre:  Lightsabre Elite Unique Phase Blade.
• LL:  Life Leech.
• LM:  Lightning Mastery.
• LoD:  Lord of Destruction.  The Diablo II expansion.
• LoH:  Laying of Hands Disciple Set Bramble Mitts.
• LOL:  Laughs out loud.
• LR:  Lightning resistance.
• LR:  Lower Resist.  Necro curse to reduce enemies’ magic resistance.
• LS:  Lightning Sentry.
• LS:  Lightning Strike.  A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
• Lyc:  Lycander’s Aim Unique Ceremonial Bow.
• MA:  Martial Arts.  Usually a description for an Assassin type of build, or reference to one of the Assassin skill trees.
• Mara’s:  Mara’s Kaleidoscope Unique Amulet.
• Mat:  Matriarchal bow.
• MB:  Mana Burn.
• MDR:  Magic Damage Reduced.  Items with this mod reduce magical damage.
• Meph:  Mephisto.  Act 3 super unique monster.
• Merc:  Mercenary.
• MF:  Magic Find.
• MI:  Magic Immune.
• ML:  Mana Leech.
• mlvl:  Monster Level.
• Mod:  Modifier.  Adds a characteristic to an item such as a weapon or charm.
• Mod:  Moderator.  An Amazon Basin member responsible for moderating a forum or channel.
• Moser’s:  Moser’s Blessed Circle Exceptional Unique Round Shield.
• MP:  Market Place.  Trading site for D2 at market.diabloii.net.
• MP:  Multi-Player.
• 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.
• MSLE (MSLEB):  Multi-Shot Lightning Enchanted.
• nbd:  No big deal.
• Nec (necro):  Necromancer.
• newb:  Newbie.
• ng:  New game.
• NM:  Nightmare.  The second level of difficulty in Diablo II.
• nm (nvm):  Never mind.
• n00b:  Newbie.
• Norm:  Normal.  Usually refers to the first level of difficulty in Diablo II.
• NR:  Natural Resistance.  A Barbarian mastery to increase resistance to magic damage.
• NRG:  Energy.
• Oak:  Oak Sage.  A Druid summoning skill.
• Occy (Oculus):  The Oculus Unique Swirling Crystal.
• OK:  Oblivion Knight.
• OMG:  Oh my god.
• OTOH:  On the other hand.
• Pally (Pali):  Paladin.
• PDR:  Physical Damage Reduction.
• PI:  Physical Immune.  A monster immune to physical damage attack.
• PK:   Player Killer.
• PKK:  Player Killer Killer.  A player who kills player killers.
• PN:  Poison Nova.  A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
• PR:  Poison resistance.
• PS:  Phoenix Strike.
• PvM:  Player versus Monster.
• PvP:  Player versus Player.
• PW:  Password.
• r:  Ready.  This is the standard signal among players in a group before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area.
• Reaver (Messy Reaver):  Messerschmidt’s Reaver Elite Unique Champion Axe.
• Req:  Requirement.
• res:  Resurrect.
• rl:  Real life.
• RoF:  Rate of Fire.
• RoF:  River of Flame in Act 4.
• ROFL:  Rolling on the floor laughing.
• sc:  Small charm.
• sc:  Soft core.
• Schaefer’s:  Schaefer’s Hammer Elite Unique Legendary Mallet.
• SD:  Shadow Disciplines.  One of the Assassin skill trees.
• Sec:  Hang on a second.
• SF:  Static Field.  Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.
• 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.
• Skullder’s:  Skullder’s Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
• Slow:  Slows Target.  Item mod that slows enemies.
• slvl:  Skill Level.
• SM (Master):  Shadow Master.
• SM:  Slow Missiles.  A skill on the Amazon Passive and Magic tree.
• SoJ:  Stone of Jordan Unique Ring.
• Sorc (socer):  Sorceress.
• SH (Spec):  Spectral Hit.
• SP:  Single Player.  Usually refers to single-player mode of Diablo II.
• Spear:  Bone Spear.  A Necromancer attack skill.
• Spike:  Wizardspike Elite Unique Bone Knife.
• Spirit:  Bone Spirit.  A Necromancer attack skill.
• SS:  Stone Skin.
• S/S:  Sword/Shield.
• SS (Storm):  Stormshield Elite Unique Monarch Shield.
• Stormspire:  Stormspire Elite Unique Giant Thresher.
• STR:  Strength.
• String (SoE):  String of Ears Exceptional Unique Demonhide Sash.
• SW (Warrior):  Shadow Warrior.
• SW:  Shock Wave.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
• Tal’s Orb:  Tal Rasha’s Lidless Eye Set Swirling Crystal.
• Tarn:  Tarnhelm Unique Skull Cap.
• TE (Tele):  Teleport.
• thx:  Thanks.
• TGod (TGV):  Thundergod’s Vigor Exceptional Unique War Belt.
• Tiamat’s:  Tiamat’s Rebuke Exceptional Unique Dragon Shield.
• Titan’s:  Titan’s Revenge Unique Ceremonial Javelin.
• TK:  Telekinesis.
• TP:  Town Portal.
• TP:  Teleport.  A Sorceress skill on the lightning tree.
• TPJ:  Thomas Penfield Jackson.  Founder of the Amazon Basin.
• Trav:  Travincal in Act 3.
• TS:  Thunderstorm.  Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.
• TS:  Tiger Strike.
• ttyl:  Talk to you later.
• Tucs:  Bartuc’s Cut-Throat Unique Greater Talons.
• Twitch:  Twitchthroe Unique Studded Leather Armor.
• ty:  Thank you.
• tyt:  Take your time.
• tyvm:  Thank you very much.
• Ume’s:  Ume’s Lament Unique Grave Wand.
• 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.
• VIT:  Vitality.
• w8:  Wait.
• wb:  Welcome back.
• WC:  War Cry.  A Barbarian warcry.
• WF (Windforce):  Windforce Elite Unique Hydra Bow.
• Wizardspike:  Wizardspike Elite Unique Bone Knife.
• WoF:  Wake of Fire.
• WoI:  Wake of Inferno.
• Wote (WOE):  Wall of the Eyeless Unique Bone Shield.
• WP:  Waypoint.
• WSK (WK2):  Worldstone Keep Level 2 in Act 5.
• WT:  WeaselTech.
• WB:  WereBear.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
• WW:  WereWolf.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
• WW:  Whirlwind.  A Barbarian combat skill.
• WWS:  Witchwild String Exceptional Unique Short Siege Bow.
• YMMV:  Your mileage may vary.
• y:  Yes.
• yw:  You’re welcome.
• Zerk:  Berzerk.  A Barbarian combat skill.
• Zon:  Amazon.

Abbreviations by Category

Amazon Basin Abbreviations

• ABM:  Amazon Basin Member.
• CM:  Community Member.  Any participant in the Amazon Basin community.
• TPJ:  Thomas Penfield Jackson.  Founder of the Amazon Basin.
• WT:  WeaselTech.

Conversational Abbreviations

• afaic:  As far as I’m concerned.
• afaics:  As far as I can see.
• afaik:  As far as I know.
• 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 leveled.
• gfi:  Go for it.
• gg:  Good game.
• gj:  Good job.
• gtg:  Good to go (or Got to go).
• j/k:  Just kidding.
• IIRC:  If I recall correctly.
• IMHO:  In my humble opinion.
• IMO:  In my opinion.
• k:  Okay.
• LOL:  Laughs out loud.
• nbd:  No big deal.
• ng:  New game.
• nm (nvm):  Never mind.
• np:  No problem.
• OMG:  Oh my god.
• OTOH:  On the other hand.
• r:  Ready.  This is the standard signal among players in a group before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area.
• rl:  Real life.
• ROFL:  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.
• YMMV:  Your mileage may vary.
• y:  Yes.
• yw:  You’re welcome.

In-Game Abbreviations

• Ancients (AW):  The Ancients’ Way in Act 5.
• BA:  Blessed Aim.
• BO:  Battle Orders.  Barbarian warcry to increase life and mana.
• Cat 2:  Catacombs Level 2 in Act 1.
• CE:  Cold Enchanted.
• CI:  Cold Immune.
• Conv:  Conviction.
• CP:  Crystalline Passage in Act 5.
• CS:  Chaos Sanctuary in Act 4.
• CU:  Cursed.
• Dur 2:  Durance of Hate Level 2 in Act 3.
• EF:  Extra Fast.
• ES:  Extra Strong.
• Fana:  Fanaticism.
• FE:  Fire Enchanted.
• FI:  Fire Immune.
• HS:  Holy Shock.
• LE:  Lightning Enchanted.
• LEB:  Lightning Enchanted Boss.
• LI:  Lightning Immune.
• MB:  Mana Burn.
• MI:  Magic Immune.
• MR:  Magic Resistant.
• MS:  Multi-Shot.  A mod available to boss monsters.
• MSLE (MSLEB):  Multi-Shot Lightning Enchanted.
• PI:  Physical Immune.  A monster immune to physical damage attack.
• r:  Ready.  This is the standard signal among players in a group before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area.
• RoF:  River of Flame in Act 4.
• SH (Spec):  Spectral Hit.
• TE (Tele):  Teleport.
• TP:  Town Portal.
• Trav:  Travincal in Act 3.
• WP:  Waypoint.
• WSK (WK2):  Worldstone Keep Level 2 in Act 5.

Amazon Abbreviations

• Ama:  Amazon.
• CS:  Critical Strike.  Damage enhancing skill on the Passive and Magic tree.
• D/A/E:  Dodge/Avoid/Evade.  Trio of Amazon defensive skills from the Passive and Magic tree.
• FA:  Freezing Arrow.  An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
• GA:  Guided Arrow.  An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
• Immo:  Immolation Arrow.  An attack skill on the Bow and Crossbow tree.
• LF:  Lightning Fury.  A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
• LS:  Lightning Strike.  A skill on the Amazon Javelin and Spear tree.
• MS:  Multiple Shot.  An attack skill on the Amazon Bow and Crossbow tree.
• SM:  Slow Missiles.  A skill on the Amazon Passive and Magic tree.
• Valk:  Valkyrie.  A skill on the Amazon Passive and Magic tree.
• Zon:  Amazon.

Assassin Abbreviations

• Asn (asa, assy):  Assassin.
• BS:  Blade Shield.
• BoI:  Blades of Ice.
• BoS:  Burst of Speed.
• C/C:  Claw/Claw.  Refers to an Assassin wielding dual 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.  Usually a reference either to an Assassin type of build, or reference to one of the Assassin skill trees.
• PS:  Phoenix Strike.
• SD:  Shadow Disciplines.  One of the Assassin skill trees.
• Sin (Sinner):  Assassin.
• SM (Master):  Shadow Master.
• SW (Warrior):  Shadow Warrior.
• TS:  Tiger Strike.
• WoF:  Wake of Fire.
• WoI:  Wake of Inferno.

Barbarian Abbreviations

• Baba (Barb):  Barbarian.
• BC (BCry):  Battle Cry.  A Barbarian warcry to decrease an enemy’s damage and defense.
• BC (BCom):  Battle Command.  A Barbarian warcry to increase skill levels.
• BO:  Battle Orders.  Barbarian warcry to increase life and mana.
• IS:  Iron Skin.  A Barbarian mastery to increase defense.
• LA:  Leap Attack.
• NR:  Natural Resistance.  A Barbarian mastery to increase resistance to magic damage.
• S/S:  Sword/Shield.
• WC:  War Cry.  A Barbarian warcry.
• WW:  Whirlwind.  A Barbarian combat skill.
• Zerk:  Berzerk.  A Barbarian combat skill.

Druid Abbreviations

• FC:  Fire Claws.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
• FR:  Feral Rage.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
• HoW:  Heart of Wolverine.  A Druid summoning skill.
• Oak:  Oak Sage.  A Druid summoning skill.
• SW:  Shock Wave.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
• WB:  WereBear.  A Druid shape shifting skill.
• WW:  WereWolf.  A Druid shape shifting skill.

Necromancer Abbreviations

• Amp:  Amplify Damage.  A curse to reduce enemies’ resistance to physical damage.
• BA:  Bone Armor.  A Necromancer defensive skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
• BG:  Blood Golem.
• BP:  Bone Prison.  A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
• BS:  Bone Spirit.  A Necromancer attack skill.
• BW:  Bone Wall.  A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
• CE:  Corpse Explosion.  A Necromancer attack skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
• CG:  Clay Golem.
• Decrep:  Decrepify.  A Necromancer curse that slows and weakens.
• FG:  Fire Golem.
• IG:  Iron Golem.
• IM:   Iron Maiden.  A curse that magnifies and returns damage inflicted.
• LR:  Lower Resist.  A Necromancer curse to reduce enemies’ magic resistance.
• Nec (necro):  Necromancer.
• PN:  Poison Nova.  A Necromancer skill on the Poison and Bone tree.
• Spear:  Bone Spear.  A Necromancer attack skill.
• Spirit:  Bone Spirit.  A Necromancer attack skill.

Paladin Abbreviations

• BA:  Blessed Aim.  A Paladin offensive aura.
• BH:  Blessed Hammer.  An attack skill on the Paladin Combat tree.
• Conc:  Concentration.  A Paladin offensive aura to increase physical damage.
• Conv:  Conviction.  A Paladin offensive aura to reduce enemy resistances.
• Fana:  Fanaticism.  A Paladin offensive aura to increase attack speed and physical damage.
• FoH:  Fist of the Heavens.  An attack skill on the Paladin Combat tree.
• HB:  Holy Bolt.  A Paladin combat skill.
• HF:  Holy Freeze.  A Paladin offensive aura to chill enemies.
• HS:  Holy Shield.  A Paladin combat skill to boost shield characteristics.
• Pally (Pali):  Paladin.

Sorceress Abbreviations

• CB:  Charged Bolt.  Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.
• CL:  Chain Lightning.  Sorceress lightning tree attack skill.
• CM:  Cold Mastery.
• ES:  Energy Shield.  Sorceress lightning tree defensive skill.
• FB:  Fireball.  Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
• FN:  Frost Nova.  Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
• FM:   Fire Mastery.
• FO:  Frozen Orb.  (Sometimes called just “Orb.”) Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
• FW:  Firewall.  Sorceress fire tree attack skill.
• GS:  Glacial Spike.  Sorceress cold tree attack skill.
• LM:  Lightning Mastery.
• Sorc (socer):  Sorceress.
• SF:  Static Field.  Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.
• Tele:  Teleport.
• TK:  Telekinesis.
• TS:  Thunderstorm.  Sorceress lighting tree attack skill.

Statistical Abbreviations

• alvl:  Affix Level.
• AR:  Attack Rating.
• clvl:  Character Level.
• CTH:  Chance to Hit.
• Def:  Defense.
• DR (DR%):  Damage Reduced.  Items with this mod reduce physical damage.
• ED:  Enhanced Damage.  A mod that increases physical damage.
• ED:  Enhanced Defense.  A mod that increases defense on an item.
• ilvl:  Item Level.
• mlvl:  Monster Level.
• PDR:  Physical Damage Reduction.
• slvl:  Skill Level.

Item Abbreviations

• Ali Baba:  Blade of Ali Baba Exceptional Unique Tulwar.
• Arkaine’s (Ark):  Arkaine’s Valor Elite Unique Balrog Skin.
• Arreat’s:  Arreat’s Face Unique Slayer Guard.
• Atma’s:  Atma’s Scarab Unique Amulet.
• Atlantean:  The Atlantean Exceptional Unique Ancient Sword.
• Bane:  Gladiator’s Bane Elite Unique Wire Fleece.
• Baranar’s (Banana):  Baranar’s Star Elite Unique Devil Star.
• Bartuc’s (Barts):  Bartuc’s Cut-Throat Unique Greater Talons.
• Basher:  The Cranium Basher Elite Unique Thunder Maul.
• BK:  Bul-Kathos.  Usually refers to the Bul-Kathos set items, or the unique Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band Ring.
• Burrito (Buriza):  Buriza-Do Kyanon Exceptional Unique Ballista.
• CCB:  Cruel Colossus Blade.
• CCS:  Cruel Colossus Sword.
• CKN (Chu):  Chu-ko-nu.  Often refers specifically to the Demon Machine Exceptional Unique Chu-ko-nu Crossbow.
• Cranium (C basher):  The Cranium Basher Elite Unique Thunder Maul.
• Doombringer (Doom):  Doombringer Elite Unique Champion Sword.
• Eagle (Eaglehorn):  Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
• Eye (EoE):  Eye of Etlitch Unique Amulet.
• Face:  Arreat’s Face Unique Slayer Guard.
• Fists:  Magefist Unique Light Gauntlets.
• Frosties:  Frostburn Unique Gauntlets.
• Gaze:  Vampiregaze Exceptional Unique Grim Helm.
• gc:  Grand charm.
• Grandfather (gf):  The Grandfather Elite Unique Colossus Blade.
• GSA:  Goldstrike Arch Exceptional Unique Gothic Bow.
• Gull:  Gull Unique Dagger.
• Harley:  Harlequin Crest Elite Unique Shako.
• Hellslayer:  Hellslayer Elite Unique Decapitator.
• HoBL:  Hand of Blessed Light Unique Divine Scepter.
• Homunculus:  Homunculus Unique Hierophant Trophy.
• Horn (Eaglehorn):  Eaglehorn Elite Unique Crusader Bow.
• HoZ:  Herald Of Zakarum Unique Gilded Shield.
• IK Maul:  Immortal King’s Stone Crusher Set Ogre Maul.
• Ire:  Skullder’s Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
• Jalal’s:  Jalal’s Mane Unique Totemic Mask.
• lc:  Large charm.
• Lidless:  Lidless Wall Exceptional Unique Grim Shield.
• Lightsabre:  Lightsabre Elite Unique Phase Blade.
• LoH:  Laying of Hands Disciple Set Bramble Mitts.
• Lyc:  Lycander’s Aim Unique Ceremonial Bow.
• Mara’s:  Mara’s Kaleidoscope Unique Amulet.
• Mat:  Matriarchal bow.
• Moser’s:  Moser’s Blessed Circle Exceptional Unique Round Shield.
• Occy (Oculus):  The Oculus Unique Swirling Crystal.
• Reaver (Messy Reaver):  Messerschmidt’s Reaver Elite Unique Champion Axe.
• sc:  Small charm.
• Schaefer’s:  Schaefer’s Hammer Elite Unique Legendary Mallet.
• 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.
• Skullder’s:  Skullder’s Ire Exceptional Unique Russet Armor.
• SoJ:  Stone of Jordan Unique Ring.
• SS (Storm):  Stormshield Elite Unique Monarch Shield.
• Stormspire:  Stormspire Elite Unique Giant Thresher.
• String (SoE):  String of Ears Exceptional Unique Demonhide Sash.
• Tal’s Orb:  Tal Rasha’s Lidless Eye Set Swirling Crystal.
• Tarn:  Tarnhelm Unique Skull Cap.
• TGod (TGV):  Thundergod’s Vigor Exceptional Unique War Belt.
• Tiamat’s:  Tiamat’s Rebuke Exceptional Unique Dragon Shield.
• Titan’s:  Titan’s Revenge Unique Ceremonial Javelin.
• Tucs:  Bartuc’s Cut-Throat Unique Greater Talons.
• Twitch:  Twitchthroe Unique Studded Leather Armor.
• Ume’s:  Ume’s Lament Unique Grave Wand.
• Valor:  Arkaine’s Valor Elite Unique Balrog Skin.
• Vamp:  Vampiregaze Exceptional Unique Grim Helm.
• WF (Windforce):  Windforce Elite Unique Hydra Bow.
• Wizardspike:  Wizardspike Elite Unique Bone Knife.
• Wote (WOE):  Wall of the Eyeless Unique Bone Shield.
• WWS:  Witchwild String Exceptional Unique Short Siege Bow.