Guide:Community shorthand

This is a guide on the subject of Path of Exile 2 community shorthand.

Last updated on March 2, 2026.

This is an informal list of acronyms, abbreviations and slang pertaining to Path of Exile 2 used by players in the community. Many terms are shared with Path of Exile 1; so you may also want to check there: https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Guide:Community_shorthand

List of terms

A

AoC

Acolyte of Chayula, a Monk Ascendancy class

AoE

Area of effect

APS

Attacks per second

Arb, Arbiter

Arbiter of Ash, a Pinnacle boss

AR, arm

Armour

B

BiS

Best in slot

BM

Bloodmage, a Witch Ascendancy class. Note: in Path of Exile 1, BM refers to the Blood Magic keystone.

b/o

Buyout (seller's asking price)

Breach

Breach endgame mechanic

Brick, bricked

Using a Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Modifies an item unpredictably and Corrupts itRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again. or other crafting method on an item and receiving an outcome that greatly decreases its value

C

c, chaos

Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Removes a random modifier and augments a Rare item with a new random modifierRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it.

Chrono

Chronomancer, a Sorceress Ascendancy class

CI

Chaos Inoculation keystone passive skill

CoC

Cast on Critical Strike (trigger mechanic, commonly used with CometCometSpell, AoE, Cold
Tier: 11
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (17-173) Mana
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 13.00%Call down a mass of ice from the sky, dealing high damage at the targeted location. Targeting close to you will cause you to jump back as you cast. Consumes a Fire Infusion if possible to cause a devastating blast of ice and fire.Deals (24-829) to (36-1243) Cold Damage
+1 second to Total Cast Time
Impact radius is 2.8 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% chance to repeatSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. and other spells)

c/o

Current Offer

D

d, div

Divine OrbDivine OrbStack Size: 10Randomises the numeric values of modifiers on an itemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it.

DD

Detonate DeadDetonate DeadSpell, AoE, Physical, Fire, Detonator
Tier: 7
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-99) Mana
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 8.00%Cause a Corpse to violently explode, damaging surrounding enemies.Deals (19-145) to (28-218) Fire Damage
Deals Physical damage equal to (5-10.7)% of
Corpse's maximum Life
Explosion radius is 2.6 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.02-0.4) metres to explosion radiusSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. or other corpse explosion mechanics

DE

Deadeye, a Ranger Ascendancy class

Deli

Delirium endgame mechanic

DoT

Damage over time

DPS, Deeps

Damage per second

E

EB

Eldritch Battery keystone passive skill

ED

Essence DrainEssence DrainSpell, Projectile, Chaos, Duration
Tier: 3
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-57) Mana
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%Fire a Projectile that applies a powerful Chaos damage over time debuff to enemies it hits.Projectile
Deals (5-138) to (9-257) Chaos Damage

Damage over Time
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to Debuff's Damage over Time
Debuff duration is 4 seconds
Deals (9.2–409.4) Base Chaos Damage per second

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.05-1) seconds to Debuff durationSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

eDPS

Elemental Damage Per Second, or Effective DPS

eHP

Effective Health / Hit Points / Pool — total damage that can be taken before death, after all mitigations (e.g. combination of Life, Energy Shield, damage avoidance and mitigation)

EE

Elemental Equilibrium keystone passive skill

ES

Energy Shield

Eva, EV

Evasion

Ex, exalted

Exalted OrbExalted OrbStack Size: 20Augments a Rare item with a new random modifierRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. Rare items can have up to six random modifiers.

Expedition

Expedition endgame mechanic

F

FFA

Free For All item allocation

FS

Flicker StrikeFlicker StrikeAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike
Tier: 13
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-85) Mana
Attack Speed: 50% of base
Attack Damage: (80-327)% of baseRequires: QuarterstaffTeleport to a enemy and Strike them. Consumes Power Charges to perform additional teleporting Strikes on nearby enemies.Teleports and Strikes 2 additional times per Power Charge, with 285% more Attack Speed
You cannot gain Power Charges while using this Skill

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% more Critical Hit ChanceSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

G

GCP

Gemcutter's PrismGemcutter's PrismStack Size: 20Improves the quality of a Skill GemRight click this item then left click a skill gem to apply it.

GGG

Grinding Gear Games

GL

Gemling Legionnaire, a Mercenary Ascendancy class

H

HC

Hardcore League

HH

HeadhunterHeadhunter
Heavy BeltRequires Level 50Has (1-3) Charm Slots
(20-30)% increased Stun Threshold+(40-60) to maximum Life
+(20-40) to Strength
+(20-40) to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and
judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat.
The head is where the Man is."
- Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom

HO, h/o

Hideout

HoA

Herald of AshHerald of AshBuff, Persistent, AoE, Fire, Duration, Herald
Tier: 4
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with non-Herald Attacks will cause an explosion that Ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.Ignite surrounding enemies if Overkill damage is at least 20% of enemy's maximum Life

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
An additional +(0.25-5)% of Overkill damage contributes to base Ignite damageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

HoI

Herald of IceHerald of IceBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Cold, Herald, Payoff
Tier: 4
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.Enemies you Shatter explode

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Explosion radius is (0.02-0.4) metresSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

HoT

Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Lightning, Herald, Payoff
Tier: 4
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 30 SpiritRequires: Any Martial WeaponWhile active, killing Shocked enemies with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause subsequent Attack Hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (2-3) Attack Hits
after killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (0.1-2) Attack Hits
after killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

HP

Hit Points — colloquial term for Life

I

IGN

In-game Name

ilvl, i# (e.g. i83)

Item level

IIQ, quant

Increased Item quantity

IIR, rarity

Increased Item Rarity

IR

Iron Reflexes keystone passive skill

L

LA

Lightning ArrowLightning ArrowAttack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, Chaining, Barrageable
Tier: 1
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-40) Mana
Attack Speed: 90% of base
Attack Damage: (80-250)% of baseRequires: BowFire a charged arrow at the target. On hitting an enemy or wall, the arrow will fire Chaining Lightning beams at nearby enemies.Converts 80% of Physical damage to Lightning damage
Cannot Chain
Beam targeting radius is 3.2 metres
Fires beams at up to (2-4) additional Enemies near the target

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% more chance to ShockSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

LL

Low Life

LS

Lightning SpearLightning SpearAttack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, Barrageable
Tier: 3
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-46) Mana
Attack Speed: 60% of base
Attack Damage: (110-343)% of baseRequires: SpearThrow a single copy of your spear. When it hits an enemy it bursts, firing secondary lightning bolt Projectiles at multiple other enemies within a large area around it. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to cause the main spear to split into multiple copies on impact, each of which then bursts.Converts 80% of Physical damage to Lightning damage
100% more chance to Shock
Spear cannot Pierce, Fork, Chain or Return
Modifiers to the number of Projectiles fired only affect
the maximum number of lightning bolt Projectiles
Splits towards 3 targets when Consuming a Frenzy Charge
Projectiles can Split from hitting terrain

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Fires (0.1-2) ProjectilesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.. Note: in Path of Exile 1, LS refers to Lightning Strike.

M

MoM

Mind Over Matter keystone passive skill

MS

Movement speed

O

OP

Original Poster (person who made the thread on the PoE forums or Reddit)

Overpowered (imbalanced)

OOM

Out of Mana

P

PA

Pain Attunement keystone passive skill

PC

Price Check

pDPS

Physical damage per second

PF

Pathfinder, a Ranger Ascendancy class

PoB

Path of Building, an external tool used to simulate and plan character builds

R

RNG

Random Number Generator or Random Number Generation, i.e. randomness or chance

RT

Resolute Technique keystone passive skill

Ritual

Ritual endgame mechanic

S

SC

Softcore

Standard League

Sekhemas

Trial of the Sekhemas (Ascendancy trial)

Sanctum

A PoE 1 mechanic similar to Trial of the Sekhemas (Ascendancy trial), often referred to by either term

Spirit

Spirit (PoE2 resource used to reserve auras and persistent skills)

SSF

Solo Self-Found

SW

Stormweaver, a Sorceress Ascendancy class

T

T# (T1, T3, T15, etc.)

Waystone tier number — e.g. T15 = Tier 15 Waystone

Titan

Titan, a Warrior Ascendancy class

ToC

Trial of Chaos (Ascendancy trial)

U

Ulti, Ultimatum

Ultimatum endgame mechanic

W

WB

Warbringer, a Warrior Ascendancy class

WH

Witchhunter, a Mercenary Ascendancy class

WP

Waypoint

WTS

Want To Sell

WTB

Want To Buy

WTT

Want To Trade

Waystone

Waystone — the endgame mapping system in Path of Exile 2 (equivalent to Maps in Path of Exile 1)

#

4L, 5L, 6L

Number of item socket links

4S, 5S, 6S

Number of item sockets