# Guide to Troop Name Slang **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Guides\ **Created:** [February 26, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580 "2017-02-26T21:49:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kurokazna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kurokazna/32/11246_2.png) [@Kurokazna](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kurokazna)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/1 "2017-02-26T21:49:10Z")
Aby/Abby: Abynissia [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6170](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6170) Alch: Alchemist [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6005](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6005) BD: Bone Dragon > **[Bone Dragon - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6129)** > > Strip Flesh (15 Purple/Brown): Eliminate up to 25 Armor on an Enemy. Create 9 Skulls, boosted by Armor eliminated. Gain \[Magic\] Armor. \[4:1\] Brian: Brian the Lucky [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6092](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6092) Bun/Bunni: Bunni’Nog [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6185](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6185) RAINBOW SNAKE: Couatl > **[Couatl - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6237)** > > Prismatic Tornado (12 Yellow/Purple): Create 12 Gems of a random Color. Bat/CB: Crimson Bat > **[Crimson Bat - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6078)** > > Blood Feast (15 Blue/Red): Deal \[Magic + 1\] true damage to all Enemies. Gain 16 Life. Cathy: Cthryzyx > **[Cthyryzyx - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6121)** > > Insanity (11 Blue/Purple): Deal (half)-\[Magic + 8\] damage to a random Enemy. Increase a random Skill by 8, then a 50% chance to Jumble the board. Drak/Draak: Draakulis > **[Draakulis - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6169)** > > Vampiric Blade (20 Blue/Green/Red): Steal \[Magic + 5\] Life from all Enemies. Dracos: DRACOS 1337 > **[DRACOS 1337 - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6252)** > > Disintegrate (15 Yellow/Purple): Silence, Stun, and drain \[Magic + 1\] Mana from an enemy, with a 25% chance to destroy them. EK/Khorvash/Khorv: Emperor Khorvash > **[Emperor Khorvash - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6227)** > > Crown of Anu (15 Blue/Brown): Deal \[Magic + 3\] true damage to the first 2 enemies. Stun them and drain their Mana. FG/Mini-Groot: Forest Guardian > **[Forest Guardian - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6298)** > > Nature's Ally (18 Green/Yellow): Transform Purple Gems to Skulls and transform Brown Gems to Green. Allied beasts gain Barrier. Gard/GA: Gard’s Avatar > **[Gaard's Avatar - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6296)** > > Gaard's Wrath (24 Red/Yellow/Brown): Deal \[(Magic / 2) + 2\] damage to all Enemies, boosted by my Armor. Burn Undead, and Silence Daemon Enemies. \[2:1\] Spider/GS: Giant Spider > **[Giant Spider - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6110)** > > Swarm (13 Blue/Green): Transform a selected Mana color to Purple. Summon a Spider Swarm. Emo-tree: Gloom Leaf (Flavor text: Emo-tree is not amused) > **[Gloom Leaf - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6071)** > > Corruption (14 Green/Red): Steal \[Magic\] Armor and 5 Attack from all Enemies. Rocket: Goblin Rocket > **[Goblin Rocket - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6137)** > > Blast Off! (11 Red/Yellow): Explode a gem. Deal \[Magic + 3\] light splash damage to a random Enemy. Gain an extra turn. Gorg/Gorgo//Gotha: Gorgotha > **[Gorgotha - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6075)** > > Doomstones (15 Yellow/Brown): Explode \[Magic + 3\] Gems. Cleanse myself. Hob: Hobgoblin > **[Hobgoblin - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6128)** > > Hack and Slash (11 Green/Red): Deal \[Magic + 3\] damage to an Enemy and a random Enemy. Gain an extra turn. IK: Infernal King > **[Infernal King - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6183)** > > Inferno (18 Yellow/Purple): Convert Green Gems to Skulls and Brown Gems to Red. Deal \[Magic + 9\] scatter damage. Jarl: Jarl Firemantle > **[Jarl Firemantle - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6080)** > > Fire Hammer (15 Red/Brown): Create 9 Red and 9 Yellow Gems, then deal \[Magic + 4\] damage to an Enemy. KoS: Keeper of Souls > **[Keeper of Souls - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6074)** > > Soul Strike (15 Purple/Brown): Transform all Gems of a chosen color to Skulls. Coro/Coronet/KC: Knight Coronet > **[Knight Coronet - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6059)** > > Cleave (12 Blue/Yellow): Remove all Purple Gems. Deal \[Magic + 1\] damage to the first Enemy, boosted by Gems removed. Then deal the same to the last Enemy. \[2:1\] Kruarg: Kruarg the Dread (Probably named for the sound it makes) > **[Kruarg the Dread - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6244)** > > Abyssal Portal (15 Green/Red): Deal \[Magic + 4\] damage to the last two enemies. If there are 13 or more Red gems, summon a random Daemon. Nax/Krys/Shiny: Krystenax > **[Krystenax - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6328)** > > Bejeweled (16 Blue/Green): Remove all Gems of a chosen Color. Deal \[Magic + 4\] damage to all Enemies, boosted by Gems removed. Summon a Silver Drakon. \[2:1\] Ana/Anariel/Lady A: > **[Lady Anariel - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6239)** > > Elven Star (13 Blue/Purple): Create 8 Blue and 8 Green Gems. All allies gain \[Magic + 1\] Life. Sirrian: Luther (I occasionally mix them up) > **[Luther - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6081)** > > Call to Arms (11 Blue/Brown): Give \[Magic + 2\] Attack to all Allies. Manti: Manticore > **[Manticore - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6225)** > > Endless Song (9 Green/Yellow): Stun an enemy and drain their Mana by 7. Gain \[Magic + 1\] Attack. Mercy: This isn’t short for anything. > **[Mercy - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6167)** > > Divine Grace (12 Blue/Green): Give \[Magic\] Life to the weakest Ally, transform Purple Gems to Yellow to boost the effect. Cleanse all allies. \[3:1\] Morthani: Either Morthani’s Will or Morthani’s Scythe > **[Morthani's Will - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6205)** > > Spirit Sword (11 Blue/Purple): Steal \[Magic + 2\] Armor from an enemy and deal 4 true damage. Drain their mana and gain half of it. \[2:1\] > **[Morthani's Scythe - Weapons - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/weapons/1051)** > > Morthani's Scythe (15 Purple): Deal \[Magic + 4\] damage to all Enemies. If an Enemy dies, create 7 Skulls. Pharos: Pharos-ra > **[Pharos-Ra - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6297)** > > Solar Eclipse (24 Blue/Purple/Brown): Transform Yellow Gems to Purple. Deal \[Magic + 1\] damage to an enemy, boosted by my Souls. Give 20 Souls. \[1:1\] Elspeth: Princess Elspeth > **[Princess Elspeth - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6326)** > > Royal Demand (12 Blue/Yellow): Create 11 Gems of a chosen Ally's Mana Color and kill them. Summon a Knight troop. Also might be [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=elspeth+tirel](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=elspeth+tirel) Mab: Queen Mab > **[Queen Mab - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6191)** > > Nevermore (15 Blue/Purple): Mana Burn all Enemies. If there are 13 or more Blue Gems, gain an extra turn. Ysa: Queen Ysabelle > **[Queen Ysabelle - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6259)** > > Royal Decree (15 Blue/Green): Deal damage to the first Enemy equal to an Ally's Attack, then give \[Magic + 1\] Attack and Armor to them . Give 3-8 Mana to all Allies other than myself. \[1:1\] SD: Shadow Dragon > **[Shadow Dragon - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6079)** > > Evernight (14 Yellow/Purple): Poison all enemies, and deal \[Magic + 1\] true damage to a random enemy. Transform all Yellow Gems to Purple to boost the effect. \[3x\] Sooth: Soothsayer > **[Soothsayer - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6139)** > > Spirit's Call (9 Green/Brown): Choose a Purple Gem, and destroy its row and column. Then give 1 to all Skills on all other Allies. Sylv/Salad Dragon: Sylvanimora > **[Sylvanimora - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6241)** > > Tremor (17 Green/Brown): Explode a column. Deal \[Magic + 3\] damage to all enemies. TDS/DS: The Dragon Soul > **[The Dragon Soul - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6236)** > > Fallen Stars (16 Red/Purple): Explode \[(Magic / 2) + 3\] random Gems. Deal 8 damage to all enemies, boosted by number of Dragon allies. Gain 15 Souls. \[3x\] Maw: The Great Maw > **[The Great Maw - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6160)** > > Sandstorm (24 Yellow/Brown): Devour an Enemy. Create 8 Yellow and 8 Brown Gems. One cast only. Valk: Valkyrie > **[Valkyrie - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6062)** > > Valhalla (10 Red/Yellow): Transform a selected Mana color to Blue. Gain \[Magic + 1\] Soul(s). Wulf: Wulfgarok > **[Wulfgarok - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6300)** > > Fangs and Claws (22 Green/Red/Purple): Deal \[Magic + 2\] damage to an enemy, boosted by Wargare Allies. If the enemy dies, devour a random enemy. \[4x\] Converter: Any troop that changes one gem type to another. Primary converters are troops that transform any color to a specific gem type. There is one for each color, and then one to convert any color to skulls. Because of the ability to convert any color to a color of your choice, these troops are considered some of the strongest in the game for their ability to foster synergies and provide entire teams with mana, often without even passing the turn to your opponent. Primary Converters: Alchemist: Yellow [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6005](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6005) Apothercary: Brown > **[Apothecary - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6256)** > > Stone Draught (10 Blue/Green): Transform a selected Mana color to Brown. Cleanse all allies. Giant Spider: Purple > **[Giant Spider - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6110)** > > Swarm (13 Blue/Green): Transform a selected Mana color to Purple. Summon a Spider Swarm. Green Seer:Green > **[Green Seer - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6124)** > > Augury (10 Yellow/Purple): Transform a selected Mana color to Green. Entangle a random enemy. Hellcat: Red > **[Hellcat - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6216)** > > Horrid Strike (12 Yellow/Purple): Transform a selected Mana color to Red. Deal \[Magic + 1\] damage to a random enemy. Valkyrie: Blue > **[Valkyrie - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6062)** > > Valhalla (10 Red/Yellow): Transform a selected Mana color to Blue. Gain \[Magic + 1\] Soul(s). Keeper of Souls: Skulls > **[Keeper of Souls - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6074)** > > Soul Strike (15 Purple/Brown): Transform all Gems of a chosen color to Skulls. Finley is an odd case here, sitting between primary and secondary converters as he converts a set gem type (Skulls) to any color, so he gets a special mention. > **[Finley - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6093)** > > Fair Trade (10 Green/Yellow): Transform all Skulls to Gems of a chosen Color. Gain \[Magic + 5\] gold. Secondary converters are a bit more niche and change a set gem type to another set gem type, such as changing all blue gems to purple or so on. Secondary converters: Anointed One: Green → Red [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6152](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6152) Banshee: Blue → Red [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6053](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6053) Bastite Priestess: Green → Purple, Yellow → Skulls [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6299](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6299) Deck Hand: Purple → Blue [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6270](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6270) Drake Rider: Yellow → Red [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6133](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6133) Forest Guardian: Purple → Skulls, Green → Brown [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6298](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6298) Green Slime: Green → Purple [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6163](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6163) Infernal King: Green → Skulls, Brown → Red > **[Infernal King - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6183)** > > Inferno (18 Yellow/Purple): Convert Green Gems to Skulls and Brown Gems to Red. Deal \[Magic + 9\] scatter damage. Mercy: Purple → Yellow > **[Mercy - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6167)** > > Divine Grace (12 Blue/Green): Give \[Magic\] Life to the weakest Ally, transform Purple Gems to Yellow to boost the effect. Cleanse all allies. \[3:1\] Naga Queen: Brown → Red [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6203](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6203) Pharos-ra: Yellow → Purple > **[Pharos-Ra - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6297)** > > Solar Eclipse (24 Blue/Purple/Brown): Transform Yellow Gems to Purple. Deal \[Magic + 1\] damage to an enemy, boosted by my Souls. Give 20 Souls. \[1:1\] Shadow Dragon: Yellow → Purple > **[Shadow Dragon - Troops - Gems of War Database](https://gowdb.com/troops/6079)** > > Evernight (14 Yellow/Purple): Poison all enemies, and deal \[Magic + 1\] true damage to a random enemy. Transform all Yellow Gems to Purple to boost the effect. \[3x\] Sheggra: Red → Skulls [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6065](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6065) Sunsail: Yellow → Brown [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6281](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6281) Sylvasi: Blue → Purple [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6104](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6104) Templar: Red → Green [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6100](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6100) Villager: Yellow → Brown [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6295](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6295) Werewolf: Purple → Blue [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6294](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6294) Winged Bison: Purple → Red [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6242](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/6242) ---
**Author:** ![Ozball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ozball/32/36110_2.png) [@Ozball](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ozball)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/2 "2017-02-26T21:49:54Z")
Salad Dragon? 😃 (though you might still be getting there) ---
**Author:** ![Taisiakat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taisiakat/32/75810_2.png) [@Taisiakat](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Taisiakat)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/3 "2017-02-26T21:54:32Z")
I have silly ones because of the pictures Forest Guardian- Baby Groot 😛 (at least that is what I am calling it) Bunni’Nog -bunbun ---
**Author:** ![Kurokazna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kurokazna/32/11246_2.png) [@Kurokazna](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kurokazna)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/4 "2017-02-26T22:01:19Z")
I’m also thinking of adding things like “Chomper/Muncher/Cruncher” and “Transformer/Converter” What do you guys think? ---
**Author:** ![Tacet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/tacet/32/35_2.png) [@Tacet](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tacet)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/5 "2017-02-26T22:06:15Z")
Don’t forget about Mini Groot (Forest Guardian) and Rainbow Snake (Couatl). ---
**Author:** ![thejaz180](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/thejaz180/32/86249_2.png) [@thejaz180](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/thejaz180)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/6 "2017-02-26T22:08:25Z")
This is cool. What inspired you to do this? 🕶👍 ---
**Author:** ![Kurokazna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kurokazna/32/11246_2.png) [@Kurokazna](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kurokazna)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/7 "2017-02-26T22:09:40Z")
Various people asking what various things meant in global chat. TDS specifically, this time. > [@Tacet](#): > > Don’t forget about Mini Groot (Forest Guardian) I have never once heard him called Mini-Groot, but this is the second time it has been suggested, so it must be a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/8 "2017-02-26T22:13:46Z")
FWIW: [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/cathy](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/cathy) [http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/salad-dragon](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/salad-dragon) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ogunther](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ogunther/32/1464_2.png) [@ogunther](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ogunther)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/9 "2017-02-26T22:52:25Z")
I am Groot. ---
**Author:** ![actreal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/actreal/32/1945_2.png) [@actreal](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/actreal)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/10 "2017-02-27T00:17:19Z")
Since you cover converters, you could also mention exploders vs removers? ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/11 "2017-02-27T00:32:56Z")
We definitely shorten Krystenax to ‘nax’ also, and Gorgotha = Gorg (which I realize can be confused with Gorgon but who uses Gorgon anyway lol). I’ll come back with more… ---
**Author:** ![Taisiakat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taisiakat/32/75810_2.png) [@Taisiakat](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Taisiakat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/12 "2017-02-27T00:33:19Z")
I so love Groot. I want a baby groot bobble doll. ---
**Author:** ![XLS78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b2d939/32.png) [@XLS78](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/XLS78)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/13 "2017-02-27T02:09:14Z")
Forest Guardian is also a secondary converter, Green → Brown and Purple → Skulls ---
**Author:** ![Kurokazna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kurokazna/32/11246_2.png) [@Kurokazna](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kurokazna)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/14 "2017-02-27T04:59:17Z")
I thought I put that in there, my bad > [@actreal](#): > > Since you cover converters, you could also mention exploders vs removers? Converters are far more relevant to strategy building, and there are various different ones that do vastly different things. Exploding gems does effectively the same thing no matter who does it, and the remove vs destroy thing is something I think Krudler covered in one of his “100 things” videos anyway. It would be a lot more difficult to make a video about troop nicknames and a list of converters, and a lot more boring to watch one. Which is why there is a list now. I might, however, cover the difference in terms. I’m not going to list troops, especially when I could just say “Use Gorgotha or The Dragon Soul and you’re set”. I will think about this though. > [@Shimrra](#): > > Krystenax to ‘nax’ Nax is also short for Naxxramus, home of spiders, poison and other things that Webspinner would like. Adding this though. > [@ogunther](#): > > I am Groot. Groot: Ogunther Mini-Groot: Forest Guardian Big difference. The former is only a usable troop by one person in the game, and the other is widely available 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Beowulf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/beowulf/32/26390_2.png) [@Beowulf](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Beowulf)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/15 "2017-02-27T18:09:48Z")
I normally don’t use SD for Shadow Dragon. His viability comes in all dragon teams so there I refer to him as Shadow. And most likely it’s only me, but I have a habit of referring to Krys as Shiny, due to his flavor text ---
**Author:** ![Delinquent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Delinquent](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Delinquent)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/16 "2017-02-27T19:50:33Z")
Can’t forget Atlanta = ATL = Hotlanta ---
**Author:** ![efh313](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/efh313/32/34349_2.png) [@efh313](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/efh313)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/17 "2017-02-27T20:14:33Z")
Great Thread! Thanks for putting this together! Now we just need somebody to put together a list for all the forum/internet slang that newbies need help with like tl;dr , imho, RNG, proc, etc. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kurokazna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kurokazna/32/11246_2.png) [@Kurokazna](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kurokazna)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/18 "2017-02-27T21:03:10Z")
Fun fact, most people misuse the term “proc”. It’s short for “Programmed Random Occurrence”. Archer’s Bullseye? Proc. Mab’s Freeze? That’s triggered, and not a proc. Now you can leave this thread just a bit more well informed, and tell your friends something that they might not have known! Also, there’s probably a list like that somewhere on the internet. I know the FBI has one for whatever reason. Or they did at one point. > [@Beowulf](#): > > I normally don’t use SD for Shadow Dragon. His viability comes in all dragon teams so there I refer to him as Shadow. Shadow Hunter and Shadow Blade could also be called Shadow. Will add Shiny to the list though > [@Delinquent](#): > > Can’t forget Atlanta = ATL = Hotlanta Atlanta is short enough to not need a nickname. Only reason I added Mercy was because I have legitimately been asked what Mercy was short for in global chat. Same with Mab and Dracos, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Beowulf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/beowulf/32/26390_2.png) [@Beowulf](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Beowulf)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 8:47am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/19 "2017-03-11T08:47:22Z")
I just noticed but several of the people refer TDS as Soul Dragon or SD. Irritates the heck out of me ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 8:51am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580/20 "2017-03-11T08:51:59Z")
Oh god. That’s intolerable. [Next page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guide-to-troop-name-slang/20580.md?page=2)