# Abbreviation index for newbies **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [November 3, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/abbreviation-index-for-newbies/66888 "2020-11-03T02:34:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WishKiller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/wishkiller/32/36914_2.png) [@WishKiller](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/WishKiller)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/abbreviation-index-for-newbies/66888/1 "2020-11-03T02:34:33Z")
I was thinking post abbreviations and their meanings.. not everyone knows what “tpk” “tds” “AT” means. Would be a good reference point for the new players and older players that use the names instead of the abbreviations. ---
**Author:** ![awryan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/awryan/32/74650_2.png) [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/abbreviation-index-for-newbies/66888/2 "2020-11-03T02:45:28Z")
Kurandangerous = Enraged Kurandara (not really an abbreviation but a better name. AW = Arachnean Weaver EK = Emperor Korvash ---
**Author:** ![ButtStallion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@ButtStallion](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ButtStallion)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/abbreviation-index-for-newbies/66888/3 "2020-11-03T04:41:06Z")
Not all of these are commonly used but this is a list of the ones I’ve used or seen used before. Edit: added the contributions from @Potemkinz, @Sytro TH = Treasure Hunt VK = Vault Key EPK = Epic Vault Key FA = Faction Assault AB = Adventure Board Key = Skeleton Key DB = Dawnbringer LD,LnD = Life and Death EoE = Essence of Evil RD = Rope Dart RoG = Reflection of Good SoU = Shield of Urskaya CoT = City of Thieves ASE = All Seeing Eye CP = Coin Purse GR = Gold Ring PC = Priest Chalice KC = King’s Crown GL = Genie’s Lamp ST = Sacred Treasure LT = Legendary Task DoS = Depths of Sin BT = Basic Task ET = Epic Task WE = World Event RB = Raid Boss GW = Guild Wars Troops AW = Arachnaean Weaver Aqua = Aquaticus CoA = Champion of Anu Ish = Divine Ishbaala or can also be Ishtara Thief = Egg Thief EK = Emperor Khorvash FB = Fire Bomb FoZ = Fist of Zorn FMA = First Mate Axellubber HKI = High King Irongut HST = Holy St. Astra KoS = Keeper of Souls KtB or KB = Ketras the Bull Lep = Leprechaun Ra = Pharos Ra Pho = Phoenicia TDS = The Dragon Soul TGK = The Gray King TGM = The Great Maw LoS = The Lord of Slaughter TPK = The Possessed King TWQ = The Wild Queen Uba = Ubastet I’m sure there are others but these are the ones that stood out. ---
**Author:** ![FREDDY](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/freddy/32/63726_2.png) [@FREDDY](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/FREDDY)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/abbreviation-index-for-newbies/66888/4 "2020-11-03T05:49:40Z")
RQ+ Rage Quit ---
**Author:** ![WishKiller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/wishkiller/32/36914_2.png) [@WishKiller](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/WishKiller)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/abbreviation-index-for-newbies/66888/5 "2020-11-03T06:06:38Z")
Awesome list, thanks for your contribution ---
**Author:** ![Sytro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sytro](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sytro)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/abbreviation-index-for-newbies/66888/6 "2020-11-03T09:06:31Z")
Few more troops: Zuul → Zuul’Goth Yao → Yao Guai Also Weapons: LD,LnD → Life and Death EoE → Essence of Evil RD → Rope Dart RoG - Reflection of Good SoU - Shield of Urskaya Also some meta-team have their shorts: “LD Weaver”/ “LD Orbweaver” would be a generic name for most teams using Orbweaver with LD weapon + AW on the same team (usually King Avelorn also included and an empowered converter troop) “SK team”, used to be: Cederic, Egg Thief, Key weapon, Greed (i presonally prefer Leprechaun instead of Greed) Also “RD team”, usually refers to: Ish, Quilin, RD Frostmage, Moon Rabbit Another of the older metas: “yao team” Sunspear with Flammifer,Yao Guai,Queen Titania,Tai-Pan (nowdays Child of Summer is more popular) ---
**Author:** ![Potemkinz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/potemkinz/32/74067_2.png) [@Potemkinz](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Potemkinz)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/abbreviation-index-for-newbies/66888/7 "2020-11-03T10:22:44Z")
i havent seen LT in that abbreviation list… hmm… soo… KtB is Ketras the Bull? additional abbrev. Weapon SK = Skeleton Key DB = Dawn Bringer Rope = Rope and Dart ---
**Author:** ![ButtStallion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@ButtStallion](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ButtStallion)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/abbreviation-index-for-newbies/66888/8 "2020-11-03T11:36:41Z")
Lol KB also works but I’ve seen it both ways. Back on the Xbox I used ketras a lot. Obviously ktb has a different meaning now. ---
**Author:** ![WishKiller](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/wishkiller/32/36914_2.png) [@WishKiller](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/WishKiller)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 5:21am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/abbreviation-index-for-newbies/66888/9 "2020-11-05T05:21:19Z")
That was a typo, sorry ---
**Author:** ![Potemkinz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/potemkinz/32/74067_2.png) [@Potemkinz](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Potemkinz)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 7:43am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/abbreviation-index-for-newbies/66888/10 "2020-11-06T07:43:45Z")
it’s okay, i was just messing around with ButtStallion, lol, and there’s a mamber called Ktb in our guild as well. Butt added LT in his list now