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.

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.

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