Aug - Orb of Augmentation. Can be used as a verb when using this Orb on an item
AG - Animate Guardian
Annul (Noun) - Orb of Annulment
Annul (Verb) - Remove a modifier with an Orb of Annulment
AoE - Area of Effect
AS - Attack Speed
Alch - Orb of Alchemy. Can be used as a verb to describe using this Orb on an item. eg. "I Alched this item to try get an upgrade"
AOC - Acolyte of Chayula
Aurabot - A support build that uses many auras to buff their team instead of dealing damage
Autobomber - A build that kills monsters without having to push any/very few buttons
AFK - Away From Keyboard (not currently at the computer and unable to respond)
Ammy - Amulet
APS - Attacks per Second
Act Boss - The big boss at the end of an Act that you must defeat to proceed
Active vs Passive - A skill or mechanic that is in effect. May also refer to having to manually make an effect happen such as Active Block versus Passive Block
Alch and Go - A mapping strategy that involves making your Map Rare with an Orb of Alchemy and clearing it without juicing it further
Attr - Attribute
Automate - Make a Skill work with some form of trigger instead of manual usage
Brick - An item that has been permanently ruined, often with a Vaal Orb or Annul. Can also be used to describe failure in another way, or something that isn't able to be completed. For example "I went over a Cold Immune Remnant and bricked my Logbook"
Buff (Verb) - When an item, skill, class or game mechanic is improved with game updates
Buff (Noun) - A temporary or permanent boost to a character's power with a skill or item
Build - The type of character you are playing with regards to items, Passive Skill Tree and Skill Gems
Build Guide - A guide that explains how create a similar version of an existing build
Bonk - Cute way of referring to big slam skills often with two-handed weapons
Bait - Joking or inflammatory term to describe a bad build or thing that is made to seem better than it actually is
Blast - To move/clear areas/kill monsters very quickly
Bot (Trade) - A non-player controlled character that sells currency. Not allowed but they exist
Bot (Build) - A character created for group play that doesn't deal damage but buffs their team
Bosser - A build that focuses on killing bosses/powerful monsters more quickly thang groups of monsters
Boss - A large monster at the end of campaign, maps, or
BIS - Best-in-slot
Boat - Boat league
Bork - To break an item or fail a task but not in an unrecoverable way. "I borked my build. Help"
Burning Ground - A ground effect that deals fire damage over time and is very annoying
Ben - The best PoE player
Bex - The previous PoE community manager. Absolute legend.
Bulk - Selling large amounts of a single item type in one go. Eg. 50 Essences of one type
Balance - Describes the perceived power of something in game. "Unbalanced" might mean something is either too strong or too weak and needs to be updated in a future patch by the game developers
Base - An item with no modifiers often used for crafting
Crit - Critical Strike
Crit Multi - Critical Strike Bonus. In Path of Exile 1, this stat was known as Critical Strike Multiplier
CoC - Cast on Critical Support
Class - The character type you are playing
Chest - Refers to Body Armour
Chaos - Chaos Orb
c - Chaos Orb. eg 15c refers to 15 Chaos Orbs
Clear Speed - How quickly a character kills large groups of monsters or finishes Maps
Clear (verb) - To complete a Map or area in game
CWC - Cast While Channeling
Char - Character
Cap / Capped - Having the maximum amount of a Stat. eg "Resistance Capped" meaning you have 75% of All Resistances
Carry - A player with a stronger build who performs a service to a weaker character
CB - Corrupted Blood
Curse Bot - A group-play build that is designed to use as many Curses as possible on enemies
CI - Chaos Inoculation (Keystone)
CD - Cooldown
CDR - Cooldown Reduction
Chonk / Chunk - A big, heavy hit
Chip - Small, repeated hits. "Chip Damage"
Currency - Refers to all crafting Orbs in the game eg. Exalted, Chaos, Augmentation Orbs
Conc Effect - Concentrated Effect (Gem)
CC - Crowd Control (effects that stun or slow groups of enemies)
Chris Mark Jonathan - The lead developers at Grinding Gear Games most often seen on camera
Click to Move - Using the Mouse to move your character instead of WASD
Crafter - A player who generates currency by crafting items and selling them to other players
Craft - To create an item in game by using various methods and Currencies
Chalupa - A silly way of referring to "Chayula." Also a delicious Mexican dish
Dex - Dexterity (Attribute)
DOT - Damage Over Time
DD - Detonate Dead (Skill)
Div - Divine Orb
D - Divine Orb. eg. 15D means 15 Divine Orbs
Div Card - Divination Card
Drop (Noun) - An item that falls on the ground (usually a good one). "A nice drop"
Drop (Verb) - When a good item falls on the ground. "I dropped a Headhunter"
Ding - To level up you character
DPS - Damage per second - how much damage a character or entity does
"Deeps" - Shorthand for DPS
Degen - An effect that reduces your Life/Mana/Energy Shield over time. Burning ground is a "Ground Degen"
Deli - Delirium (League Mechanic)
DND - Do Not Disturb
DC - Disconnect
DD - Double Damage. "10% DD" to refer to "10% chance to deal Double Damage"
Divine (Verb) - Attempt to improve the rolls of modifiers on an item by using a Divine Orb
EO - Elemental Overload
EE - Elemental Equilibrium
EHP - Effective Hit Pool (how much damage a character can take when all defensive stats are taken into account beyond just the Health)
ES - Energy Shield
Ex - Exalted Orb
Eva - Evasion Rating
EB - Eldritch Battery
EXP - Experience (how close your character is to leveling up)
Expi - Expedition (League Mechanic)
EDWAS - Elemental Damage with Attack Skills
Explode/Explodey - A mechanic that causes enemies to explode on death dealing damage to enemies around them
eDPS - Elemental Damage Per Second
Endgame - Every part of the game after the Campaign
Economy - Refers to the nature of how much various items sell for to other players
F - Way of paying respects to a failed attempt or death of a hardcore character
Fishing - Redacted
Filter - Loot Filter used to hide and highlight loot that falls on the ground
Farm - Repeat similar content to generate Currency or specific items using a specific strategy
Flicker - Flicker Strike (Skill)
Frag - Fragment
F2P - Free to Play
Flex - To show off in some way
Flip - To buy an item on the Trade site with the intention of selling it for a higher price
GG - Good Game
Gamble - To engage in a risk/reward encounter like handing in a set of Divination Cards, using a Vaal Orb on an expensive item. May be referrred to as "Gamba"
Gear - The items your character has equipped
GCP - Gemcutter's Prism
GGG - Grinding Gear Games (the people who made Path of Exile)
Godly - A very strong item or thing in game
Ground Effect - An effect that applies an Ailment to the player when it is stood on. Eg Burning, Shocked, Chilled, Desecrated Ground
Ground Degen - A ground effect that deals damage over time to your character. Eg Burning Ground or Desecrated Ground
Giga - A way to describe a large amount of, or extreme power of, something
God Gamer - A way to compliment a player who does something impressive in game
HP - Health (how much Life a character or enemy in the game has)
HH - Headhunter Leather Belt
HC - Hardcore as in Hardcore League where characters that die are moved to their Softcore parent league instead of respawning at the nearest checkpoint or town.
Hideout Warrior - Someone who spends more time in their base than running maps.
HO, H/O - Hideout
HoI - Herald of Ice
HoA - Herald of Ash
HoT - Herald of Thunder
HCSSF - Hardcore Solo Self Found
Int - Intelligence (Attribute)
IIR - Increased Item Rarity
IGN - In Game Name (the name of your character or account)
ilvl - Item Level
inv - "Invite me to party"
IIQ - Increased Item Quantity
Inventory Management - How a player organises items in their inventory. Keeping things clean and neat is good inventory management
ID/id - Identify (as in to Identify an item)
Inc - Increased. eg. Inc AoE (Increased Area of Effect)
IPD - Increased Physical Damage (modifier)
Juice - To increase the difficulty of a type of content to improve its rewards
Krangle - Meme to describe something broken in the game.
League - A temporary, permanent or seasonal game mode in which players can only interact with others in the same league. Eg. Standard League, Breach League
Loot - Items that fall on the ground. Can be used as a verb to describe picking up an item as in "I looted that monster" or "Let me loot this map"
Logout Macro - A short script that allows players to exit the game at an instant. Not against TOS but possibly unneeded in Path of Exile 2
League Start - The start of a new Temporary Challenge League. Christmas Day for Path of Exile players!
League Starter - A build that is designed to be able to complete much of the game's content with no pre-existing gear or Currency
LL - Low Life
Lab - Refers to the Eternal Labyrinth in Path of Exile 1 which was the mechanic that allowed players to Ascend their characters
League Launch - The day on which a new league starts
Legacy - An item or modifier that exists in a pre-nerfed or buffed state in Standard league. Eg. Legacy Kaom's Heart
List/Listing - To place an item on sale on the Trade site
LOGIN - A way of expressing excitement when an Exile likes something
LOGOUT - A way of expressing dislike for something in game
Lowball - To make an offer while trading that is drastically lower than the asking price
lvl - Level, as in ilvl for Item Level or reqlvl for Required Level
Layer - A group of modifiers that work to accomplish a single effect, such as "Defensive layers" or "My build has a great layered defense"
MOM - Mind Over Matter (Keystone)
MF - Magic Find
MS - Movement Speed
MB - Mageblood Heavy Belt
Mob - A pack of monsters. Sometimes may be used to describe a single monster
Max Hit - The biggest hit a character can take of a certain type of damage. eg 500,000 fire max hit
Mitigation - To reduce the amount of damage of a specific type received by your character
Mod - An affix on an entity in the game. "Modifier" - how is the item, map, thing being changed from its base form
Main - Your primary character that you play
Map/Mapping (verb) - The act of clearing a Map. "I am mapping right now, be with you in a sec" or "I love to map"
Mapper - A character designed to clear endgame Maps very quickly. Often lacks single-target damage
Min Max - To create a character as perfect as possible, where all items, stats and elements are as maximised as possible
Melt - To deal damage very quickly to boss. Or to die quickly. "I melted"
MTX - Microtransaction such as a Skill Effect, Armour Skin or Stash Tab bought through the in-game store with in game points purchased with real money. These provide no power advantage to the player.
Mirror - Mirror of Kalandra - the rarest and most valuable Currency item in the game, used to create copies of other non-Unique items
Mirror-Tier - An item that is worthy of being Mirrored with a Mirror of Kalandra. Almost always crafted, but this denotes an item that has been crafted to perfection
Mobility - A character's ability to move swiftly in combat
Macro - A short, legal script that allows a player to perform a chat command quickly to perform an action such as teleporting them to their Hideout, or logging out of the game
Meta - The meta refers to which skills, items, builds or stategies are currently popular
Mule - Using a character of another class to gain access to a desired gem at a low level
Map Boss - A large, powerful monster found at the end of some Maps
Mathil Effect - A massive spike in popularity and value of an item or thing after the release of a video from a content creator
Max - Maximum
Mediumcore - An in-game mechanic where the player has only one chance to succeed and failure is punished
Merc - Mercenary (Class)
Mirror Fee - The price a player pays, along with a Mirror of Kalandra, to get a copy of an item from another player
MK/MKB - Mouse and Keyboard
Market - Another way of referring to the Economy - See "Economy"
Nolife / Nolifer - A person who plays too much
Nuke - A large burst of damage over a very short period of time
Neversink - The creator of Filterblade, the tool we use to create Loot Filters
Nerf - To reduce in power, often through patches and changes by the developers
NPC - Non-Playing Character, such as a Vendor
Notable - A large passive point on the Passive Skill tree
Name in Lights - A global message that alerts all players to the achievement of a specific player
OOS - Orb of Storms or Out of Sync
OP - Overpowered
Overleech - Leech effects that do not remove after Unreserved Life is Filled
Overlay - Refers to players who prefer their Map covering their screen instead of off to the top corner
Overtuned - A skill, item, enemy or thing in game which is too strong
Optimise/Optimize - To improve or refine a build or process
Off-Meta - A build, item, or skill that isn't commonly used
One Shot - To be killed by a single hit from an enemy
On Hit - An effect that occurs when you hit an enemy, or an enemy hits you
On Kill - An effect that occurs when you kill an enemy
On Death Effect - A damaging effect that happens after you kill a monster
OOM - Out of Mana (Rarely Used)
Overcap (term) - The amount of something above the maximum. For example, if you have 300 Fire resistance, but only 75% maximum, you could say "My Fire Resistance is overcapped by 225%"
Overflow (Mechanic) - A mechanic that allows the maximum amount of something to be exceeded by 2 times. For example, Life Overflow allows you to have 2000 life even when your maximum is only 1000
PoE - Path of Exile
PoB - Path of Building (a tool used for creating and sharing builds)
PoB - Another word for a Build shared in Path of Building. Eg "Please link your PoB"
PDR - Physical Damage Reduction
Phys - Short for Physical as in Physical Damage or Physical Damage Mitigation
PVP - Player Versus Player
Pop - Explode an enemy. Eg. "Bleed pops"
Passive (Skill Tree) - A Passive Point on the Passive Skill Tree
pDPS - Physical Damage {er Second
Pen - Penetration. For example Elemental, Fire, Cold, Lightning or Chaos Penetration
Proc - To trigger an effect by performing an action. For example, "This Cast on Crit setup is used to Proc my Fireball"
Pathing - The routing a player uses on their Passive Skill Tree
P2W - Pay to Win - a derisive term to refer to a way that players can spend money to gain an advantage
Party - A group of people who play together in the same game together
Party Play - To play in a group with other people
Passive Quest - An optional side Quest that grants a Passive Skill Point as a reward
Perma - Permanent
PoB Warrior - A way to describe a Path of Building build that has unrealistic damage or defence numbers because of unrealistic configurations
Points - Points that you can use to buy Microtransactions such as Skill Effects, Tabs and Armour Sets in the in-game store
Print - To generate a large amount of Currency or desirable in-game item very rapidly
Prolif - Proliferation - a way to make an effect spread throughout packs of enemies
Profit Craft - To spend Currency to create items that will sell for more Currency to another player than they cost to create
Passive (Effect) - Something that happens automatically. For example "Passive Block Chance" versus "Active Block Chance"
QOL - Quality of Life - an improvement to an otherwise repetitive or annoying task in game
QoF - Queen of the Forest
Quad (Tab) - A special Stash Tab that is 4x the size of a usual one
Quant - Quantity, often referring to Item Quantity of a Map
Qual - Quality as in 10% qual to refer to a Weapon with 10% Quality
Q / q - Quality shorthand
RIP - Condolences after a failed attempt or death of a Hardcore character (Rest in Peace)
Reroll - To make a new Character
Res - Resistance
Relog - To log out and log back into the game quickly
Regen - Regeneration. May refer to Life, Mana or recovery of another resource over time
RNG - Random Number Generation/Luck. "I have bad RNG" means "I have bad luck"
RMR - Reduced Mana Reserved. A mechanic that reduces the amount of Spirit, Life or Mana a Skill Gem reserves
Rota - Rotation. A party will form and each player will provide some materials to perform the same task repeatedly to all gain something of value together. More efficient than doing something alone or solo
RF - Righteous Fire
RMT - Real Money Trading. To purchase in-game items with real money. This is against GGG's terms of service and will get you banned
Req - Requirements
Roll - To use Currency on an item while crafting to change its properties
ROI - Return on Investment
Run (verb) - Doing an in-game task or strategy such as a Map. "I just want to run this map, then I will be right there"
Returns - The items you get after completing a series of runs of a specific strategy
Respec - To change points on your Passive Skill Tree (respecialise)
Strat - A strategy used to generate Currency/loot
Squishy - A build, character or enemy that is killed easily
SS - Stay Safe. Often used in Hardcore leagues to bid farewell to fellow Exiles
Sec - "Just wait a second"
Sorc - Sorceress (Class)
Slam (Crafting) - To use an Exalted Orb on a piece of gear
SC - Softcore
Standard - The permanent League to which all characters migrate after Temporary Leagues end
Scam (Slang) - Something that seems good but isn't. "That item is a scam"
Scam (Trading) - When one player tricks another into giving them a valuable item through dishonest methods
SSF - Solo Self Found (a mode of play in which the player cannot trade or interact with anyone else)
Schwing - A sound made when a valuable item drops
Slam (Boss Attack) - A big, charged up attack from an enemy, often with a large Area of Effect
Support (Build) - A party-play-only character designed to make their allies more powerful, but deals little damage themselves
Stack/Stacker/Stacking - A build that tries to gain as much of a specific modifier in game to increase their power. Such as "Accuracy Stacking" or "Dex Stacking"
Spec - To allocate a Point. "I specced into Chaos Inoculation"
Stat - Refers to Modifier or Attribute on a character or item
Start - As in "Witch Starting Area"
Speedrun - To get through the campaign or piece of content as quickly as possible
Single Target - A character's ability to deal damage to a single enemy, such as a boss
Service - A task carried out by one player for another for a price. For example, a boss carry service
Shotgun - The ability for multiple projectiles from a single action to hit a single monster multiple times
Simu - Simulacrum (Delirium League Mechanic)
Skill Effect - A Microtransaction that alters the way a Skill looks visually (does not affect power)
SRS - Summon Raging Spirit
Stack (Item) - Certain items can be grouped an ungrouped in a single inventory slot up to a certain amount. For example, a full stack of Divine Orbs means "20/20 Divine Orbs"
Standalone vs Steam - The method a player uses to load Path of Exile 2. It can be loaded through Steam, or a client provided by GGG known as the Standalone Client
Stock - How much of a certain item a player has
Streamer RNG - A way to joke about being very lucky in game
Streamer Client - A way to tease a streamer when they get lucky in-game, implying they have access to a special version of the game that improves the items they find
Synergy - Two things that work together to improve one another
Setup (Gear) - A group of items used to perform a specific action or strategy. For example some builds will have a "Mapping Setup" and a "Bossing Setup" to optimise their efficiency when doing those specific things.
Setup (Skill) - The combination of skills a character is using. Some setups may change depending on the content a player is doing, such as having a Bossing Setup or a Mapping Setup
Tech - A clever use of in game mechanics to achieve great power
Toucan - le toucan has arrived
Trigger - To make something happen in game by performing an action. For example, "This Cast on Crit setup triggers my Fireball setup"
Tanky - A character or monster that is very hard to kill
Trade - A league that isn't Solo Self-Found in which players can freely transfer items between one another
Temp League - A temporary league that lasts for a period of 3-4 months
Twink - A low-level character with powerful gear that allows it to progress through the game much more quickly than usual
Tink - A sound made when a valuable item drops
TFT The Forbidden Trove - a popular Discord server in which players are able to seek or provide in-game services for one another
TY - Thank You
T4T - Thank You For Trade
TS - Tornado Shot
Tab - A Stash Tab in which you can store items
Tooltip - When hovering over a Skill on the Skill bar, the information that is displayed is known as the Tooltip
Tank (verb) - To take damage from a big hit and survive. "I tanked that boss slam"
T - Tier as in T16 for Tier 16. Can also refer to the modifier tier on an item. eg t6 life/t1 fire res
TP - Town Portal, or Portal. Can be used as a verb as in "I'm going to TP out of this zone before I die"
Trade Site - The official site on which players can search for items being sold by other players
Trash - Something in game such as an item or skill that is extremely weak
TOS - Terms of Service
Tooltip DPS - The amount of damage displayed on a skill in game. This is often inaccurate, but is still an indication of a character's power
Uber - The strongest version of a boss
Underpowered - An item, Skill or thing in game that is weaker than it should be
Undergeared - A character that has gear that isn't strong enough for the content they are doing
Upgrade - To improve an item or aspect of a character. "I just found a huge upgrade" when identifying a new Amulet
Uncapped - The total of something, ignoring the maximum amount. For example, if you have 300% Fire Resistance, even though the cap is 75%, your uncapped Fire Resistance is 300%
Uptime - How long an effect lasts before ending. "My build has 100% Flask uptime" implies your Flasks are always active
Vendor (noun) - An NPC that sells items to, or buys items from Players
Vendor (verb) - To sell an item to an NPC. "I accidentally vendored my Headhunter!"
Value - How much an item is worth
WED - Elemental Damage with Attacks. You may hear players say "wed" which is a vestige of when this modifier was known as "Weapon Elemental Damage"
WTB - Want to Buy
WTS - Want to Sell
WAZDEE/WASD - Method of play where the Keyboard is used to move the character
Well-Rounded Beast - A character that can do all content in the game well. Often used ironically
White - An item that is of Normal rarity
WP - Waypoint
Xbow - Crossbow
XP - Experience as in how much Experience your character has until they reach their next level
X to Y - Describes a conversion that has occurred. For example "Physical Hits Taken as Fire Damage" might be referred to as "Phys to Fire"
XP Penalty - The amount of Experience that is lost by a character when they die after the Campaign
Xfer - Transfer
Yolo - To perform an action that one knows is unwise and has a low chance of a good outcome
Yoink - To steal something from another player
ZDPS - A build or skill that does very little damage. "Zero Damage per Second"
ZHP - A build that dies very easily. "Zero Hit Points"
Zerg - To die repeatedly to the same thing
ZLAM - Another way of saying "Slam" which is to use an Exalted Orb on an item
Zoom - To move very quickly
Zana - We miss her
Zone - An area in the game
3S - 3 Sockets
4S - 4 Sockets
5S - 5 Sockets
6S - 6 Sockets
/deaths - A chat command that tells the player how many times they have died. Often said mockingly to other people to imply they die often
#.## - Refers to the patch number, such as 3.25 to refer to Settler's League
/played - A chat command that tells the player how many hours, minutes and seconds they have played their character
#-man/manning to describe party size - 5-manning implies playing in a party of 5 people
40/40 - To complete all Challenges in a Challenge League
6 Portal - To completely fail a Map or Boss Fight (PoE 1 reference since maps/bosses had 6 portals until failure while PoE 2 has only one chance)
