Glossary

Glossary of Dragon Nest terms go here in alphabetical order.

A

* **ABN/Arch**: Archbishop Nest
* **Academic**: Tinkerer class name used in server that other than NA Server
* **ACL**: Astral Coven Laboratory - popular grinding spot for lvl 16-24
* **Acro**: Acrobat
* **Agi**: Agility. Affects Ranged Physical Damage, Critical Chance and Critical Resist.
* **Aggro**: Aggravation. Refers to how likely the monster will attack the player. The player with the highest aggro will be the target of the monster's attack.
* **Alch**: Alchemist
* **Auction/Auction House/AH**: The Marketplace.
* **AoE**: Area of Effect. A skill that can hit multiple things at once. Dragon Nest does not use a targeting system, so nearly all attacks can hit more than one monster.
* **Apo/Apoc**: Apocalypse Nest or items related to the boss.
* **Atk**: Refers to Physical Damage or an elemental damage multiplier (eg. Fire Attk)

B

* **"B>"**: "Buying this item here". The Greater Than sign is used as an arrow to point to the item.
* **Bag**: Inventory.
* **BL/Blacklist**: A list of skills that players have agreed not to use in 1v1 PvP matches outside of Ladder or Wipeout modes.
* **BO**: "Best Offer". The highest price a buyer is willing to pay for an item **or** the highest offer received by a seller during the selling period.
* **Boots**: General term for all footwear.
* **BSD/Domain**: Black Sovereign Domain
* **Bottom**: General term for all lower body equipment (not footwear).
* **Build**: The way skills are leveled for the character.
* **Buff**: Positive status effect. Also refers to an increase in a skill's damage or effectiveness.
* **Buffer**: Character with many Skill Points in Buff skills.

C

* **"10c"**: "Ten Copper", a "c" at the end of a number signifies Copper, which is a denomination of Dragon Nest's currency.
* **Cash Item**: Items from the Dragon Vault.
* **Cap**: A set limit to stats or level. Currently, the level cap is 80.
* **CDN/cDN**: Chinese Dragon Nest - popular version where many players try out content unreleased in the North American or SEA version.
* **Cerb**: Cerberus Nest or items related to the boss.
* **Ch**: Server channel, e.g. 'Ch 1'
* **Clean**: No Enhancements, Hidden Abilitiess, prefixes or suffixes. Wealthier player often buy clean items to have better control over their upgrades.
* **Closing Offer**: Buyer's offer that results in an immediate sale. Lower offers may result in negotiation or rejection. Also written as c/o.
* **Corrupt**: Short for Corrupted. Refers to Titan-related items or drops.
* **Crit**: Critical rating.
	+ **Crit cap**: The maximum critical rate allowed in this game. Currently, it is 89% or 17800 critical at 50 cap.
* **Crus**: Crusader

D

* **Debuff**: Negative status effect.
* **Def/Pdef**: Physical Defense
* **Deso**: Desolation Point
* **DPS**: Damage per Second. Refers to how much damage is done over time, or a class this excels in dealing damage (usually an Elementalist, Engineer, Lunar Knight, or a Warden).
* **Duel**: 1v1 PvP.
* **Dun/Dung**: Dungeon.

E

* **Ele**: Elementalist
* **Engi**: Engineer

F

* **FD**: Final Damage - a powerful but expensive damage multiplier.

G

* **"10g"**: "Ten gold". A "g" at the end of a number signifies Gold, which is a currency.
* **Glad**: Gladiator
* **GM**: Game Moderator. Also refers to Gear Masters.
* **GN**: Guardian Nest
* **Grinding**: A leveling method in which the player runs his/her character though a dungeon repeatedly to gain more EXP. Popular grinding spots include Astral Coven Laboratory (lv 16-24), Black Sovereign Domain (24-32), Desolation Point (32-40), and Ruined Village/Dragon Cultist Base (40-50).
	+ Less commonly refers to running dungeons to obtain loot to sell or to make equipment.

H

* **Hat/Helm**: General term for all headgear.
* **HP**: Hit Points. Refers to the character's health.

I

* **Imba**: Short for **imbalanced**. Often, but not necessarily interchangeable with "OP". Refers to when a skill/character is too powerful to compete with other skills/characters.
* **Int**: Intellect. Affects Magic Damage, Magic Defense and Max MP.
* **Inv**: Inventory.

J

K

* **KDN/kDN**: Korean Dragon Nest

L

* **L-grade/Legendary**: Refers to Legend grade items.
* **LF**: (LF>) Looking for
	+ Light Fury
* **LK**: Lunar Knight

M

* **Manti**: Manticores, typically the Manticore Nest boss and its signature drops.
* **Matk/Mdmg/Mag**: Magic damage.
* **Merc**: Mercenary
* **ML**: Short for **Moonlord**, the name used to refer to Lunar Knight overseas
* **Mob**: Shorthand for Monster
* **Mod**: Refers to
	+ Moderator
	+ Game modification (**Note**: Game modifications are currently against the ToS and may be illegal)
* **Mdef**: Magic defense.
* **Mino**: Minotaur Nest. Also refers to the creature, Minotaur.
* **MP**: Mana or Magic Points. Less commonly refers to Magic Power, a weapon suffix.
* **MT**: Main Tank. Usually a Paladin.

N

* **NADN/DN NA**: Dragon Nest North America
* **Neck**: General term for all necklaces.
* **Nerf**: Reduction of a skills damage or effectiveness.
* **Nesting**: Refers to when a player is running a nest for the purpose of obtaining crafting materials to either make equipment for self or for profit.
* **NONR**: "No Offer No Reply". Seller will reject any message or trade that doesn't immediately offer a buying price. Usually used when selling high demand items.
* **NPC**: Non Player Character.
* **NX**: The cash currency used in the North American version of Dragon Nest. Derived from the publisher's name; **Nexon**.

O

* **OBO**: "Or Best Offer". Tells a buyer that this person is willing to negotiate the price.
* **Offhand**: Refers to the secondary weapon.
* **OP**: Overpowered. Used to describe skills that gives the caster a greater advantage over their opponent.

P

* **Pala/Pally**: Paladin
* **Patk/Pdmg/Phys**: Physical Damage.
	+ Phys also refers to the Physician class.
* **PKN**: Professor K Nest
* **PM**: Private Message, i.e. Whisper ('/w')
* **Potential**: Hidden Abilities.
* **Proc**: A crafted weapon's Equip Ability
* **PvE/PvM**: Player vs Environment/Monster. Refers to when the player is fighting against AI-controlled monsters.
* **PvP**: Player vs Player. Refers to when the player is fighting against another human-controlled player.

Q

* **Questing**: A leveling method in which a player uses quests to gain EXP. Slower than grinding, but allows the player to enjoy the storyline and obtain more items.

R

* **"R>"**:"Recruiting for this guild". Used to find members to join a guild. The Greater Than sign is used as an arrow.
* **Raid**: Eight member party that can be formed under certain circumstances. Currently only used for the Sea Dragon Nest.
* **Res**: Resistance.
* **Rez**: Resurrection using Life Stones or  Resurrection Scrolls. The latter use is more common as players usually do not inform others when resurrecting themselves.
* **Runner**: Term used by Black Sovereign Assembly grinding parties, referring to characters who can rush ahead of the party to kill drummers before they trigger map changes. Usually a Warrior or Acrobat. Also refers to a player who refuses to fight an opponent in a PvP match.
* **Rush**: First-come-first-serve basis, typically without negotiation.
* **RV**: Ruined Village

S

* **"10s"**: 1. "Ten Silver". A "s" and the end of a number signifies Silver, which is a currency. 2 "Ten Seconds".
* **"S>"**: "Selling this item here". The Greater Than sign is used as an arrow to point to the item.
* **SEA/DNSEA**: South East Asia Dragon Nest
* **SM**: Swordsman (Sword Master for servers that other than NA and EU Server)
* **SS**: Refers to:
	+ Sharpshooters
	+ Shooting Stars
	+ A screenshot
* **Sorc**: Sorceress
* **Stack**: Maximum number of an item that can fit in a single inventory slot. Active traders usually sell consumables in stacks.
* **Str**: Strength. Affects Melee Physical Damage, Paralyze Chance, Paralyze Resist and Stun Chance.
* **Suffix**: Refers to the craft an equipment has (eg. Ancient Totem Axe (Windswept)). This modifies stats an equipment has. It can be reverted using a Suffix Revert Cube.
	+ Suffix 2/Suffix II: Refers to an additional suffix added to suffixed equipment (eg. Ancient Totem Axe (Wind II)). Consequently, the original suffix is called Suffix 1/Suffix I

T

* **T3**: The previous skill system used in NADN and SEA until August 2012.
* **T4**: The current skill system in place since August 2012.
* **Tank**: The party member who holds aggro from monsters. Usually a Paladin, but a Mercenary can also fill in for this role.
* **Tink**: Tinkerer
* **TKN**: Typhoon Krag Nest
* **Top**: General term for all upper body equipment.
* **Totem**: Short for Ancient Totem. Refers to Archbishop-related items or drops.

U

V

* **Vit**: Vitality. Affects Physical Defense, Stun Resist and Max HP.
* **VOM**: Valley of Mourning Popular grinding spot for Lv. 9/10-16

W

* **"WTB>"**: Willing to Buy. Alternative form of "B>"
* **"WTS>"**: Willing to Sell. Alternative form of "S>"
* **Weap**: Weapon.
* **WW**: Windwalker

X

Y

Z