Glossary
The following is a list of terms and definitions for common phrases and acronyms in Dragalia Lost.
General Terms
- AI - Artificial Intelligence, refers to the units a player uses that are controlled by the computer
- Aura - Dragon aura, refers to the passive stat-boosting abilities of dragons
- BIS/BiS - Best in Slot. The best piece of gear that an adventurer could hope for in a particular slot. For example, their best dragon.
- Brick - Steel Brick/Damascus Ingot
- C# - Combo #, referring to the normal attack combination performed when tapping screen # of times. For example, C5 is a 5-tap combo
- Co-Ability/Coab - Team-wide buffs specific to each weapon type of adventurer. Do not stack. See Co-abilities.
- Chain Co-Ability/CCA - Team-wide buffs specific to each adventurer. These do stack, however are usually element-locked. See Chain Co-abilities.
- Dama/Chocolate bar - Damascus Ingot
- Dama Break/Dama Dismantle - Using a Damascus Ingot on a 5T3 weapon and then dismantling the weapon to obtain more materials. (Not a popular tactic anymore).
- DoT - Damage Over Time. For example, taking damage from Error: Table Conditions not found.every few seconds.
- DPrep - Dragon Prep, refers to anything that grants Shapeshift Prep
- Enmity - Refers to adventurers or skills that scale in strength based on low HP. Term is taken from Granblue Fantasy, where a similar mechanic is used. This is associated with Crisis Modifiers, which scale skill power according to current HP.
- Epithet - Titles which a player can earn, equip and display to other users. See Epithets.
- FS (Force Strike) - Attack used when player taps and holds the screen. See Combat Mechanics#Force Strikes.
- Gala - Summon banner featuring limited units with increased 5
summon rates and lower pity amount needed for a guaranteed 5
summon. Also introduces a new Gala unit with each run, and these Gala units are usually powerful. Happens on an irregular schedule. See Gala Dragalia Showcase.
- HoT - Heal over Time, or heals that regenerate HP over time instead of flat heals. See Error: Table Conditions not found..
- IFrame/i-frame - Invincibility Frame, the time upon using a skill, dodge rolling, or natural immunity from being sent flying where the player (and player's AI characters, if using a skill) are immune to certain damage. Team-wide protection from using a skill lasts 1 second, while personal adventurer protection can vary based on the action.
- MC (Mana Circle) - See Mana Circles.
- Might - One of the stat values given when viewing a team and its units. Is often used to unlock content. See Might.
- MS/Spiral (Mana Spiral)/70MC - See Mana Spiral.
- OD - Overdrive. A mode where a boss changes its behavior and becomes more dangerous overall.
- ODPS - Overdrive damage-per-second. A measure of how fast a unit can deplete the mode gauge during Overdrive.
- #UB (# Unbound) - The amount of times a dragon/wyrmprint/weapon has been unbinded. For example, 2UB Agni would refer to an Agni that has been unbound twice.
- MUB (Max Unbound) - Dragons/Wyrmprints/Weapons which have been fully unbinded (4 times) through duplicates or their respective unbind resources (Stone, Key, Brick)
- S# - Skill #. For example, S1 refers to a character's Skill 1.
- SP - Skill Points, granted when attacking and used to charge skills for usage.
- SS/Skill Share - Shared Skill. Some skills can be borrowed from other units through the use of Tomes. See Shared Skills.
- Stone/Moonstone/Sunstone - Moonlight Stone/Sunlight Stone, used to unbind 4
/5
dragons respectively.
- Suptix - Dream Summon/Choose-a-5* ticket. Suptix term taken from another of Cygames' games Granblue Fantasy, alluding to the Dream Summon, which is a summon that can be redeemed for a character or dragon of choice. See Dream Summon Special.
- Welfare - Units given out for free from events. Welfare dragons are usually significantly weaker than gacha-pulled dragons. Welfare adventurer and wyrmprint quality can vary.
- WP/print - Abbreviation for Wyrmprint.
Character Alt Notation
Characters with alternate versions are often denoted in the following format:
<Shortened Event Name>!<Character>
The following are a few examples:
- H!Elisanne (H!Eli) - Halloween Elisanne
- DY!Cleo - Dragonyule Cleo
- V!Hildegarde (V!Hilde) - Valentine's Hildegarde
- G!Ranzal - Gala Ranzal
- S!Maribelle - Student Maribelle
- W!Aoi - Wedding Aoi
Certain alternate versions may also be abbreviated by adding or replacing the first letter with that of the event or alternate costume. Note that the previous format is more universally applicable, while this format might not be used for every alternate character.
The following are a few examples:
- Heli/Helly - Halloween Elisanne
- Vilde - Valentine's Hildegarde
- Granzal - Gala Ranzal
- Smari - Student Maribelle
- Waoi - Wedding Aoi
- Gleo - Gala Cleo
Quests Acronyms
- AtP - Avenue to Power
- AtF - Avenue to Fortune
- DT - Dragon Trials
- HDT - High Dragon Trials
- HBH/HBrun - High Brunhilda
- HMS/HMid - High Midgardsormr
- HMC/HMerc - High Mercury
- HJP/HJup - High Jupiter
- HZD/HZod - High Zodiark
- eHDT - expert High Dragon Trials
- IO - Imperial Onslaught
- Ruins - Elemental Ruins
- VB/Void - Void Battles
Weapons
- Ele - Elemental weapon, typically refers to the third tier of a non-void weapon
- Void - Void Weapons, weapons craftable from materials earned from Void Battles
Notation
There are two common notations for core weapons which are as follows:
<Rarity>T<Tier>
Example. 4T3 would refer to a Core 4
Weapon at its 3rd Tier.
<Rarity>.<Tier>.<Unbinds>
Example. 4.3.4 refers to a Core 4
weapon at its 3rd Tier with 4 unbinds.
- Chimeratech Weapons use "CT1" or "CT2" to indicate Tier 1 or Tier 2 versions.
- High Dragon Weapons use "HD1"/"HDT1" or "HD1"/"HDT2" to indicate Tier 1 or Tier 2 versions.
Wyrmprint Acronyms and Abbreviations
Wyrmprints which are commonly used or considerably powerful in relation to other wyrmprints are often given acronyms. The following list contains some commonly used wyrmprint acronyms.
- AAO - An Ancient Oath
- ADD - A Dog's Day
- ASoM/SoM - A Suit of Midnight
- BaV - Breakfast at Valerio's
- BB - Beach Battle
- BiA - Brothers in Arms
- BotWE - Blossoms on the Water's Edge
- CC - Candy Couriers
- CCC - Castle Cheer Corps
- DD - Dear Diary
- D&T/DnT - Dragon and Tamer
- EE - Elegant Escort
- FB - Forest Bonds
- FH - Felyne Hospitality
- FitF - Flower in the Fray
- FoH/tFoH - The Fires of Hate
- FRH - First-Rate Hospitality
- FWHC - From Whence He Comes
- GMYW - Give Me Your Wounded
- HCB - His Clever Brother
- HH - Heavenly Holiday
- HoH - Heralds of Hinomoto
- HttH - Howling to the Heavens
- JotS - Jewels of the Sun
- KC - King's Countenance
- KFM - Kung Fu Masters
- LC - Levin's Champion
- LitW - The Lurker in the Woods
- LotD - Luck of the Draw
- MaMB - Me and My Bestie!
- MF - Mega Friends
- MoaF - Memory of a Friend
- OS - Odd Sparrows
- PC - Primal Crisis
- PM - Proper Maintenance
- PoD - The Prince of Dragonyule
- RR - Resounding Rendition
- SDO - Sisters' Day Out
- SotS - Spirit of the Season
- SP - Summer Paladyns
- SR - Study Rabbits
- SS - Stellar Show
- SSP - Seaside Princess
- TBD - The Bridal Dragon
- TFB/TB - Twinfold Bonds
- TL - Tough Love
- TPB - The Plaguebringer
- TRI - The Red Impulse
- TSO - The Shining Overlord
- TWD - The Wyrmclan Duo
- UbOV - United by One Vision
- UR - Unexpected Requests
- VC - Valiant Crown
- WttH - Welcome to the Halidom!
Furthermore, some commonly used wyrmprints are often abbreviated to a single word.
- Bestie - Me and My Bestie!
- BubbleWood - Wily Warriors: Bubble & Wood
- Cat & Boar - A Game of Cat and Boar
- Choco - The Chocolatiers
- Felyne - Felyne Hospitality
- Heralds - Heralds of Hinomoto
- Jewels - Jewels of the Sun
- Levin's - Levin's Champion
- Twinfold - Twinfold Bonds
- Wyrmclan - The Wyrmclan Duo
- Yuletree - A Wish Upon the Yuletree