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Glossary
Abbreviations and slang you'll see in alliance chat. Most acronyms don't translate in game, so here's what they mean.
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Alliance ranks
- R5
- Leader
- R4
- DeputyCan change alliance settings, including opening or closing a farm alliance.
- R3
- Officer
- R2
- Elite
- R1
- Member
Resources & items
- RSS
- ResourcesFood, wood, stone and iron.
- AZ
- AzuriteUnlocks at castle level 30 and is the most important resource in the game. Azurite guide
- Elite
- Elite mineWhen people talk about RSS, "elite" almost always means an elite mine. More
- Angel Dust
- Guardian ForceThe material needed to make angels. More
- Obsidian
- Obsidian SteelUsed to unlock and level an armor piece's Special Stat. More
- Shells
- Merchant ship currencyTrade spare RSS for shells, then buy stamina, VIP, speed-ups and more. More
- W-coin
- Web store currencyBought on the official website, often with extra rewards. More
Castles & places
- Alt
- Alternative castle
- Farm
- Farm castleYour main castle has 4–5 marches. A farm castle with 3–4 marches gathers RSS so your main castle is free to do other things. More
- Fort
- Alliance FortThe only place that can't be attacked, so it's where you hide troops. Your march size sets how many you can hide. More
- Alliance Castle
- Alliance CastleCan hide troops, but players in the same realm can attack it. More
- Hive
- The central area around the alliance castle
Combat & chat
- TA
- Timed attackEveryone arrives at the same time. Check the planned arrival time before sending; it varies with your troop formation.
- SA
- Speed attackAt the advised time, everyone uses speed-ups to arrive together instead of walking. More
- Clear chat
- Stop posting in alliance chatNo more posting in alliance chat. Listen to leadership.
- Recall
- Abort or recall from an attack
- Rein
- ReinforcementSend defensive troops to an ally.
- R / +
- Ready
- Bubble
- ShieldComes in 2-hour, 8-hour, 1-day and 3-day versions. More
- Bus
- Rally sizeSometimes used to describe how many soldiers a rally holds.
- Tech
- TechnologyResearch bonuses for attack, defense, gathering speed and so on.
- Swords
- The battle animation"Help only on swords" means join in only while the battle animation is showing.
Troops
- Inf
- Infantry
- Cav
- Cavalry / Horse
- Arch
- Archer / Arrow
- Mage
- Mage / Wizard
- Front line
- Infantry or Cavalry
- Backline
- Mage or Archer
- Odd
- Odd troop tiersI, III, V, VII, IX, XI, XIII (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13).
- Even
- Even troop tiersII, IV, VI, VIII, X, XII, XIV (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14).
- T5, T9…
- Troop tierT9 is an odd tier, T8 is even. Why it matters
- 4-1-4
- Formation shorthandFrontline groups, angel group, backline groups. Formations
Events
- SL
- Strongest LordMore
- KE
- Kill EventThe Kill Enemies phase of Strongest Lord.
- Purge
- Realm-wide troop hidingEveryone in the realm hides troops above a certain tier so enemy realms can't score points from them.
- Frenzy
- Battle FrenzyCross-realm Strongest Lord with no troop losses. "Void" is the version with losses.
- Swamp
- Monster SwarmMore
- EA
- Elite Adventure
- EW
- Elite War
- FW
- Fortress WarAlways on Thursday.
- TD
- Territory DefenseEvery two weeks; resets Sunday.
- TE
- Territory Explosion
- RI
- Realm Invasion
- RC
- Royal ChallengeUnlocks at C30 and rewards Azurite. More
- BV
- Brave Valley
- WoF
- War of Frontiers