Terminology (Game)

The following article contains a glossary for general game terms related to Deepwoken. If you were looking for the in-game dialogue mechanic, see Glossary.
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==General Terms==
===Boosted===
adjective 
#A player that uses high-quality equipment yet lacks the skill to back it up.
##Ex. "I just killed some boosted trash when they tried to gank me earlier"
#Player that needs help from friends cause he cannot fight a boss or beat a mob without their help, they also seek attention to play with someone who boosts them
The point of the term is that it makes the assumption that the player being talked about was 'boosted up' by being given good items by more experienced friends of theirs.
===Chime===
noun 
#A shortened version of "Chime of Conflict".
===<U>Comp</u>===
adjective
#(Competitive) A very good, very competitively viable build, Talent or other ability; meta.
##Ex. "Is Twister Kicks comp?"
#A PvP/competitively focused guild.
##Ex. "Yo guys join my comp guild"
noun
#Competitive play (PvP, chime).
===Freshie===
noun
# A newly created character, usually wearing the Stranded, Diver Apprentice, or Whaler Initiate outfit. The threshold for the maximum power level for being classified as a freshie differs, but is usually around Power 6.
# New player into deepwoken, people normally call them freshies, because they don't know how to play the game or just a little.
##Ex. "I saw a freshie get ganked earlier, they didn't stand a chance."
##Ex. "The freshie from lower erisia tried to fight a sharko but, cause of his skill issue, he got crushed"
=== Health pack===
noun
# A weak player or enemy who's easy to beat or bad at the game. 
## Ex: "I'm not playing with you freshie, because you're a healthpack and you gonna die to everything"
## Ex. "No way he is so trash in ganking bro, we lost the war because of him. What a healthpack!"
===Permafreshie===
noun 
#Someone who often plays the game but never progresses beyond freshie level.
##Ex. "Just ganked some permafreshie, he had some good loot."
# A player who is inexperienced or underskilled in Deepwoken.
## Ex. that permafreshie died to a sharko, there's no way he can't parry a simple slash
Permanent + Freshie = Permafreshie
==Combat Terms==
===Active Frames===
noun 
#The animation frames of an attack where the player is damaged if contact is made during them.
This term originated from 2D fighting games such as Street Fighter and was adopted by Deepwoken from Dark Souls and Bloodborne.
===Bar===
noun 
#Referring to one of the 5 sections of a player or boss's health bar, used as a measurement of damage or referring to health remaining.
## Ex. "Why did i just take 3 bars from that..."
##Ex. "I'm at 2 bars help me!!!"
##Ex. "Bro that squibbo had me on half a bar"
Can also refer to a bar section of another resource like Blood or Hunger.
====5 Bar/[n] Bar====
verb
#To deal damage equivalent to [number] sections of health to an opponent, or to still have 5 (full HP) or [number] bars of health remaining after fighting an opponent. 
##Ex. "If we ever fought i would 5 bar u"
"5 barred" or "5 bar" can be used to humiliate someone bad at PvP, or imply that they are. It can also be used in a joking or ironic context.
===Block===
verb
# To block a Mantra/attack. This is achieved by holding F. You won't take damage, but your posture will increase. Once your posture bar is full, you will bleed and take heavy damage as well as being stunned.
## Ex. Light weapons are hard to parry but not hard to block as they deal little posture damage.
=== Block/Guard/Posture Break===
verb
#To exceed a player or humanoid enemy's Posture, resetting their Posture but stunning them brutally. Common sources for getting block broken is having your block getting struck or being hit with enough attacks or high posture-damaging Mantras.
===Chip Damage===
noun
#Value indicating a percentage of damage that goes through a player's block. Chip Damage will not occur if the attack is parried. E.g. 75% chip damage means that 75% of the supposed damage value if it is met by a block.
===Counter===
verb, noun 
#Abilities/moves that allow the user to retaliate and not take damage without the use of blocking, parrying or dodging. 
##Ex. the following Mantras, Prediction, Punishment, and Equalizer are all Counters.
# (Counterplay) Is an effective strategy against in combat.
##Ex. "What counters Jetstrikers?"
Not to be confused with the Payback Resonance, nicknamed "Full Counter".
===Cycle/[n] Cycle===
verb
#To defeat a boss that can periodically become invulnerable within a certain amount of its vulnerable periods.
##Ex. "My PVE build can one cycle Ethiron!"
noun
#When a usually invulnerable boss (e.g. Chaser, Ethiron) becomes vulnerable for a short period of time.
##Ex. "This Chaser fight will probably only take us a couple cycles."
=== Depths Gank/Depths Ganker ===
noun
#People/guilds in The Depths that gank weaker players with the intent of wiping them.
##Ex. "Help I'm getting depths ganked!"
verb
# Ganking lower powers in the Depths.
## Ex "Lets depths gank these power 3's"
===Execute===
verb
# To finish a player, enemy or monster. (The term 'grip' is also used.)
===Feint===
verb
#To stop your weapon or Mantra windup while swinging, used to bait people to parry which make them unable to parry the next immediate attack you use. Successfully done can make your opponent block your next attack, messing up their parry timing and increasing their posture. Can be performed by pressing M2 right after initiating your M1 attack.
##Ex. "You can't just hit me while I'm feinting!!!"
===Flood/Flooding===
verb
#To fill up a server with players that are in the same guild.
#Guild that fills up a server to gank and spin back against intruders or do Hell Mode or Diluvian in the Depths.
===Flourish ===
verb
#To use the fourth, kick attack of your weapon, knocking your opponent back.
##Ex. "The freshie died to a single flourish from my Silentheart detonation Petra's Anchor build."
===Gank===
verb 
#To hunt for or attack and battle with other players with the intent to kill, usually done in groups. Also known as getting Jumped. 
##Ex. "Hop on, we're ganking at Songseeker."
##Ex. "Help, I'm getting jumped!"
noun
#(rarely) A hunt to find and kill other players, usually used as a noun when planning to do so or retrospectively after already doing so.
##Ex. "I almost got wiped in a gank—thank god I escaped!"
===Grip===
verb
# To finish off a player, enemy or monster.
===I-frames===
verb
#(Invincibility frames) When a Mantra or passive makes the user invincible to damage.
##Ex. The Talent Ghost gives you a few seconds of I-frames when you successfully dodge an attack.
=== Knock===
verb
#To incapacitate a player or humanoid enemy usually by reducing their health to 0%, ragdolling them. When a player is knocked, they can be gripped/executed (B) or carried (V). When a player is knocked, they are unable to do anything for the most part.
===Knock-down===
noun
#A type of stun that's almost identical to being guard broken but with its duration varying based off the source. Results in the victim getting knocked flat on the ground against their back.
=== Knock-up ===
noun
#An effect that hovers people above the ground with the person that caused this effect. The actions of the victim are limited. The most common source is "Uppercut".
===Movestack===
verb
#To use an attack or other move (typically a Critical) immediately after another move (a Mantra, roll, or M1), causing the move to be performed immediately after the first one's animation ends.
=== Parry===
verb 
#To perfectly block an attack by pressing the "F" key at the right time. There will be a large, yellow spark at the clash of your weapon and their attack. This will stun the opponent for an extremely short duration. Parrying will reduce your posture, negate damage, remove End-lag, and is the cornerstone of Deepwoken's combat system.
##Ex. "When parrying NPCs, try not to move around in order to focus on your timing."
=== Pdodge===
verb
# (Perfect Dodge) To roll during the active frames of an attack, preventing damage.
===Proc===
verb
# When a passive Talent or ability activates
## Ex. Roll cancelling before hitting an enemy's back with a critical or basic attack will cause Spinecutter (Talent) to proc.
===Spin back/Spinback===
verb 
#Going back to a player you died to previously, usually on a higher power slot, to rechallenge them
##Ex. "Stay here imma spin back."
===Spot Dodge===
verb
#To roll through the active frames of an attack and immediately cancel your roll afterwards, which allows you to counter and stay in the same position. Also known as roll-cancelling, dodge-cancelling, etc.
===Stat-check===
verb
#To overpower with attributes (stats) as opposed to skill.
##Ex. "Due to the fact that the Owl has 1.8k health, it is possible to stat check it if you are at a high enough Power due to PvE scaling,"(source)
===Void/Voiding===
verb
#The action of jumping into the void in layer 1 of The Depths while above 75% HP to avoid getting wiped by a mob or player. 
##Ex. "Someone is attacking me, i'm gonna void"
===Whiff===
verb
#To miss an attack
##Ex. “He whiffed that attack”
===Wind-up===
noun
#The time between when an attack begins and when its hitbox is active.
##Ex. Fang and Coil's critical has 0.25 seconds of windup.
##Ex. "Eclipse Kick has really long windup, be wary when using it."
Not to be confused with the Wind-Up Resonance.
== Death Terms==
(terms having to do with the player's lives, drowns, etc)
=== Ascension/Ascend===
noun
#The ritual in The Depths that sends a character back to the surface
===Drown ===
verb
#To die in a manner that results in your soul sinking to The Depths. (e.g. dying with a stained health bar, dying in a voidzone, etc)
===Restore===
verb
# To be revived from Fragments of Self by a moderator after making a ticket due to an unfair death or buying a Drowned Favor for 1000 Robux
=== Sink===
verb
#to descend to The Depths without dying (e.g. whirlpools and Call of the Deep) allowing the player to enter Castle Light and the Chariot’s Spire.
===Stain===
verb 
#To die whilst having your second life, or regular health bar, resulting in having a stained/rusty health bar.
===Wipe===
verb
#To die in The Depths (Scyphozia, The Eternal Gale) and spawn in Fragments of Self.
==Resonance Terms==
===Bell ===
noun
#A nickname for Resonance, used widely by the community.
===Bell-check===
verb
# to check if you or someone else has enough Resonance Progress to unlock a Resonance through dying, usually done alone by fall damage, in Layer 2 with a Light Hook, or with friends.
===Corrupted/Cursed===
adjective
#A special variant of a Resonance which is rare to get. Corrupted Resonances are stronger than their normal variant but give a debuff upon activation.
===Full Counter/Counter===
noun
#Nickname for the Payback Resonance.
===Kamui===
noun
# Nickname for the legendary Dimension Travel Resonance. It is also a reference to Obito Uchiha's Kamui ability from Naruto Shippuden.
===Legendary===
adjective
#A Resonance which is significantly more rare than the other Resonances, there are currently two legendary Resonances in the game, being Teleportation and Dimensional Travel.
===Reaper ===
noun 
#Nickname for the the Blood Scourge Resonance, used to instantly execute any downed players, enemies or monsters in a small radius around where it was cast. 
##Ex. "He just got knocked, reaper him"
##Ex. "Getting knocked in a friendly 1v1 is not an invitation for your ally to drop a corrupted reaper on me"
=== TP ===
noun
# Nickname for the legendary Teleportation Resonance.
===Yoru===
noun
#Nickname for the Portals Resonance, used to turn invisible and gain I-frames for a set duration. It is a reference to a Valorant character named Yoru. The Resonance is similar to his ultimate ability.
==Outside Combat==
===AA-Gun/AA-Gunned===
noun, verb
#(Anti Air Gun) nickname for an anti-cheat mechanism that automatically kills the player if it detects them to be flying (in mid-air for a long time, at a high altitude, or clicks and holds the top tab of their Roblox client to freeze themselves in mid-air). It's most often encountered when being flung due to a collision issue. It can also refer to the act of being flung itself.
##Ex. "I just got AA gunned and wiped!"
The term originates from the AA Gun from Rogue Lineage, a cannon that served the same purpose of shooting down exploiters who utilize flying exploits.
===Bar/Bars ===
noun
# Referring to the number of colored bars seen on the server details at the top of the screen, indicating good or bad ping.
##Ex. "On California servers i would always get 3 bars until recently" 
#The number of bars on a player's health, ether, armor, or posture. (Bars are divided by the ticks at the bottom and top of the whole bar)
##Ex. "I'm on 1 bar of health"
===Drip ===
verb, noun
#The appearance of one's character. Usually used to describe characters that look particularly good 
##Ex. "This man's dripping out!"
##Ex. "Your drip doesn't look (or isn't) that good. Maybe you should try this out instead."
=== Guild hopping ===
verb
# To be in a guild but change your guild constantly, or are in multiple guilds at same time.
# Seen by the community as, the unwanted members, irrelevant skill 
# Mostly, the people with skill issue and no friends,have more chances to become another one
===Hook===
Verb
#To activate the Lighthook in The Eternal Gale and ascend back to Scyphozia.
##Ex. "I got 2 minutes left. I’m hooking outta here!"
===Log/Logging===
verb
#To leave the game as fast as possible when not in combat, usually when being hunted by Voidwalkers and players alike.
#Ex. "I just heard a guy wipe, we should log"
==Enemies / Monsters==
===Corrupted ===
adjective
#attribute; Possessing greater health and attack power than normal. Highlighted by the dark purple smoke/aura.
##Ex. "I got gripped by a corrupted sharko"
Exclusive to monsters found in The Depths.
===Croc / Crocodile===
noun
# Refers to a Thresher.
===Health pack===
noun
# Refers to a player, NPC or Monster that is weak and only serves to replenish health when killed.
#Examples depends on the context.
##If it's in the First Layer of the Depths, it refers to the Gigamed (Small version)
##If it's during the Scion of Ethiron fight, it refers to the Kyrsgarde that spawns.
#Being healed via knocking a player, humanoid, or killing a monster.
===Jelly / Jellyfish===
noun
#Refers to a Gigamed. Also known as Health Packs to players strong enough to one-shot them.
===Kaido===
noun
#Refers to the Dread Serpent. The name comes from Kaido from One Piece who has a similar appearance to the Dread Serpent in his dragon form.
===Monkey / Monke===
noun
# Refers to Primadon.
===Prim===
noun
# Refers to Primadon.
===Sharko===
noun
#Refers to a Megalodaunt. Originates from the Pathfinder Gathering event's unique NPC-to-NPC conversation.
===Squibbo===
noun
#Refers to a Nautilodaunt.
==Build-Related Terms==
===Chase===
noun, verb
#How much mobility/anti-mobility a build has, mainly for chasing people and stopping them from running away. examples of chase Talents and Mantras are: Revenge, Encircle, Pursuit, Crippling Comeuppance, etc.
===Minmax===
verb, adjective
#To get the most optimal possible combination of Talents and Mantras in your build.
##Ex. "I've wiped like 10 times while trying to minmax this build."
##Ex. "My minmaxed PvE build can one-cycle Chaser!"
===Mage ===
noun 
#A type of build that mainly focuses on empowering their Mantras and uses almost solely Mantras and sometimes a Hero Blade.
===Shrine===
verb
#To use the Shrine of Order, a Deep Shrine commonly used in builds for its ability to take away and redistribute the player's stats after having spent them on Talents or Mantras with high stat requirements while keeping those Talents or Mantras, allowing for the player to save points to be invested into other stats.
##"Is it ok to shrine at power 14?"
noun
#Shorthand for the Shrine of Order.
Deep Shrines other than the Shrine of Order are always referred to with their full name.
====Post-Shrine====
adjective, noun
#Referring to the stats, Talents/Mantras obtained, or state of a build after using the Shrine of Order, available to use starting at Power 8.
##Ex. "Is 60 strength postshrine good?"
====Pre-Shrine, Pre====
adjective, noun
#Referring to the stats, Talents/Mantras obtained, or state of a build before using the Shrine of Order, available to use starting at Power 8.
##Ex. "I always run 80 willpower preshrine"
====Shrine down====
verb
#To reduce a stat using the Shrine of Order.
##Ex. "I shrined down agility"
===Sustain===
noun, verb
#How much healing a build has, or how long it can last in a fight (usually one on one). Does not include tankiness. Sustain can be defined as Bloodless Gems, Flame Wisp, Potions, and other aspects of healing mid-combat without campfires or Graceful Flame. 
##"My Linkstrider build has so much sustain it's crazy"
===Trackstar===
noun
# A type of build, usually using the Jetstriker Oath, that specializes in movement speed, either to run away from opponents in PvP or to make traversal across the game faster.
##Ex. "I hate trackstar builds, they're so annoying!!!"
==Acronyms/Short Forms==
===Attributes===
Each attribute has an abbreviation. These can be seen next to the respective attribute's name at Attributes. Below are some examples of such, along with a list of a few abbreviations that people sometimes use instead of the official ones:
==== HVY ====
noun
#Heavy weapons attribute.
## Ex. The Enforcer's Axe requires 75 HVY to wield.
==== LHT====
noun
#Light weapons attribute.
##Ex. The Krulian Knife requires 75 LHT to wield.
====Other abbreviations====
*Fort: Fortitude
*AGI: Agility (instead of AGL)
*Will/WIL: Willpower (instead of WLL)
*CHR: Charisma (instead of CHA)
*FLM: Flamecharm (instead of FIR)
*THN/THD: Thundercall (instead of LTN)
*SHD: Shadowcast (instead of SDW)
*Galebreath: Galebreathe
===Attless ===
noun, adjective
#Short form for Attunement-less.
===BMing===
verb, adjective
#Black-Marketing. It is the action of trading in-game items for out-of-game compensation (Real life counts too).
##Ex. "Yo, gimme a curved (CBOW or Curved Blade Of Winds) and ama give you 1200 Robux."
BMing or black-marketing is a very strictly prohibited thing, do not risk your account for something you can get yourself or earn in-game.
===CBOW/Curved===
noun 
#Short form for Curved Blade of Winds, a legendary weapon for the Galebreathe Attunement.
===Clog/Combat Log===
(Read as "c-log")
verb
#A short term for Combat Log - leaving or disconnecting while you are in combat. Doing this will automatically make you be "killed" by the player/mob that granted you the combat tag. This is separate from logging in that it's specifically related to logging during combat.
##"Ex. "This guy clogged while we were fighting, probably because of his wifi. He has good loot though."
Not to be confused with the verb outside of Deepwoken to clog.
To assure you are not combat logging, always use the door button on the top left of your screen that makes your character despawn the moment you click.
===Ctag/Combat Tag===
(Read as "c-tag")
verb
# A short term for Combat Tag - hitting a player to prevent them from leaving the game, forcing them to fight or run from by the tagger.
##Ex. "Let me ctag him real quick."
##Ex. "I can't leave, he ctagged me."
noun
#A combat tag, usually from a player. 
##Ex. "Remove my combat tag, or else."
Referring to the loading screen's tip, you can say "my bad [name]" to remove combat tag from the respective player. For lazy players, you can say "mb all" to remove all combat tags from everyone you have tagged.
===DvM===
noun
# Short form of "Damage versus Monsters". An equipment attribute that increases your damage towards monsters by percentage stated. 
##Ex. "There is a possibility that a player can reach 60% DvM in a build"
===KoS===
noun
#(Kill on Sight) A list of people who are to be killed as soon as any member of someone's guild sees them.
##Ex. "I'm putting you on kos"
===LFT===
noun
# Short form for Light's Final Toll, a Fist weapon scaling off Willpower
===PEN===
noun
#Armor penetration.
##Ex. The Curved Blade of Winds has 15% PEN, meaning it penetrates 15% of a player's armor value.
===RA===
noun
#Short form for Reinforced Armor, a Talent that reduces all incoming PEN by 30%.
##Ex. "If you take RA preshrine I'm going to wipe you"
===Run a 1/Run [the] 1's===
verb
#Short form of "Do a 1v1". 1v1s refer to the act of sparring another player with or without murderous intent. This phrase mostly indicates friendly spars
##Ex. "Yo bro can we run 1s?"
===SK===
noun
#Short form for Shattered Katana, an upgraded version of the Katana that requires 90 MED to be used
===T1, T2, T3===
noun
#Short form for tiers 1, 2 or 3 of Insanity, each tier causing increasingly severe negative effects.
===To1===
noun
#Short form for Trial of One.
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