• E

Shorthand for Elemental Skill.

• Q

Shorthand for Elemental Burst. 

• N#, C, D, J

N followed by a number refers to how many Normal Attacks (NAs) a character is doing per attack string, while C refers to a Charged Attack. For example, N1C refers to one NA followed by a Charged Attack. Additionally, D refers to dash canceling while J refers to jump canceling.

• Fiery Collapse

The cones of AoE Pyro DMG that are activated by NAs during Thoma’s Burst.

• Shield Support (build)

A support build whose main purpose is to provide a shield for the team. 

• Hybrid (build)

A version of Off-Field Pyro DPS and Burgeon Thoma where while you are actively building HP to strengthen his shield, you’re also focusing on his CRIT/ATK (Off-Field Pyro DPS) or EM (Burgeon). 

• Snapshot

Refers to all the phenomenon where an ability takes into account the stats and buffs during its cast for the entire duration of the ability. For example, Xiangling’s Burst will take into account Bennett’s ATK buff throughout the entire duration of her Burst if she activates it within his Burst, even if the latter disappears. 

• ICD

Short for Internal Cooldown, which refers to how often a character can apply an Elemental aura or trigger an Elemental Reaction. Standard ICD is an application every 2.5s/3 hits. 

• Proc

Activating or triggering a certain passive, set effect, reaction, etc. 

• DPS

An acronym for damage per second. It can refer to the specific acronym or a damage dealing character.

• AoE

An acronym for Area of Effect. Refers to damage dealt in an area as opposed to a single enemy. 

• ER

Energy Recharge

• TotM

Tenacity of the Millelith artifact set

• VG

Vourukasha’s Glow artifact set

• EoSF

Emblem of Severed Fate artifact set

• CWoF

Crimson Witch of Flames artifact set

• NO

Noblesse Oblige artifact set

• VV

Viridescent Venerer artifact set

• HoD

Heart of Depth artifact set

• Deepwood

Deepwood Memories artifact set

• DMC

Dendro Main Character, aka Dendro Traveler

• XQ

Xingqiu