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Glossary

The words the game uses in its own tooltips, collected in one place: what each one means and where it shows up.

Terms

Affliction: A category of special attribute reductions. Currently includes Sunder, Slow, and Wound.
Ally: A powerful allied unit that exists by default when combat begins, with no duration limit and no revival upon death. Inheritable stats can be viewed in character stat details.
Aura: A special type of skill that activates automatically in combat, continuously granting stat bonuses to allies. Consumes Life or Mana. Does not stack.
Basic: An advanced skill category tag. Only the three skills at the bottom of the Talent screen are fixed as Basic skills, and only one Basic skill can be selected for use. Basic skills have the lowest cast priority.
Where it appears: Skill tags are shown below skill information
Bloodied: By default, Health below 30% is considered Bloodied. If reserved Health exceeds 70%, the unit is considered Bloodied regardless of current Health.
Boost: A category of special attribute bonuses. Currently includes Mettle, Haste, and Fortitude.
Buff: Persistent effects that grant attribute increases for a period of time are called Buffs. Identical Buffs can stack and track duration independently.
Debuff: Persistent effects that reduce attributes for a period of time are called Debuffs. Identical Debuffs can stack and track duration independently.
Depleted: By default, Mana below 30% is considered Depleted. If reserved Mana exceeds 70%, the unit is considered Depleted regardless of current Mana.
Dispel: Removes all Buffs from the target, excluding Boost effects.
Fortitude: A Boost effect. Each stack increases Primary Attributes (Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence) by 3% and Crit Resistance by 6% for 4 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times, with each stack tracking duration independently.
Full: By default, Mana above 70% is considered Full. If reserved Mana exceeds 30%, the unit is not considered Full even at full current Mana.
Haste: A Boost effect. Each stack increases Martial Speed by 5% and Dodge Value by 5% for 4 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times, with each stack tracking duration independently.
Healthy: By default, Health above 70% is considered Healthy. If reserved Health exceeds 30%, the unit is not considered Healthy even at full current Health.
Martial: A basic skill category tag. Skills focused on combat techniques are usually classified as Martial.
Where it appears: Skill tags are shown below skill information
Mastery: An advanced skill category tag. Skills that usually deal heavy damage are classified as Mastery skills. Mastery skills have higher cast priority than Basic skills.
Where it appears: Skill tags are shown below skill information
Mettle: A Boost effect. Each stack increases All Damage by 5% and Physical Defense by 5% for 4 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times, with each stack tracking duration independently.
Minion: Allied units summoned by skills. Individually weak, with a duration and a summon limit. Inheritable stats can be viewed in character stat details.
Purge: Removes all Debuffs from the target, excluding Afflictions.
Slow: An Affliction. Each stack reduces the target's Movement Speed by 6% and Skill Speed by 5% for 4 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times, with each stack tracking duration independently.
Spell: A basic skill category tag. Skills focused on casting magic are usually classified as Spell.
Where it appears: Skill tags are shown below skill information
Sunder: An Affliction. Each stack reduces the target's All Defense by 10% and increases Critical Damage taken by 5% for 4 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times, with each stack tracking duration independently.
Support: An advanced skill category tag. Skills that usually provide healing, shields, or summon companions and Minions are classified as Support skills. Support skills have the highest cast priority.
Where it appears: Skill tags are shown below skill information
Utility: An advanced skill category tag. Skills that usually buff allies or debuff targets are classified as Utility skills. Utility skills have higher cast priority than Mastery skills.
Where it appears: Skill tags are shown below skill information
Wound: An Affliction. Each stack reduces the target's healing effects by 10% and Health Regen by 10% for 4 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times, with each stack tracking duration independently.

In-game tips

The hints the game shows while a chapter loads, in the order it unlocks them.

High-rarity Prisoners have higher growth and extra Talent points.From Weeping Peninsula
Auto Combat unlocks after completing the first chapter.From Weeping Peninsula
Each Prisoner’s Skills are random Class Skills.From Weeping Peninsula
Each class has a fixed Basic Skill, which can be switched at any time by right-clickingFrom Weeping Peninsula
Each time a Godsworn levels up, they gain 1 Talent point and their attributes increaseFrom Weeping Peninsula
If you no longer want this Godsworn, click the small skull beneath the character nameFrom Weeping Peninsula
Right-click a piece of equipment to quickly equip or unequip itFrom Weeping Peninsula
If you do not like a Godsworn's name, you can change it againFrom Weeping Peninsula
Do not forget to clear Chapter Treasure stages; they are guaranteed to drop a Legendary ChestFrom Weeping Peninsula
Follow the guidance of Stele tasks to make your journey easierFrom Weeping Peninsula
Useless low-quality Equipment can be sold directly to the Market; no need to hesitateFrom Weeping Peninsula
If a Godsworn greatly exceeds the monster's level, they will be unable to gain EXPFrom Weeping Peninsula
If you do not like Windowed mode, you can adjust it in SettingsFrom Weeping Peninsula
Shields are depleted before Health, but decay automaticallyFrom Weeping Peninsula
Some skills have shorter attack range, causing your Godsworn to charge forwardFrom Weeping Peninsula
Hold equipment chests to open them quickly; Souls can also be used quicklyFrom Weeping Peninsula
Boss stages are guaranteed to drop a Set Chest, so defeat them as early as possibleFrom Weeping Peninsula
Some skills require specific weapons to cast; pay attention when changing weaponsFrom Weeping Peninsula
Godsworn can equip two weapons, and both weapons' attributes are added to the characterFrom Weeping Peninsula
Click the Store button in the Backpack to quickly transfer Equipment to the Warehouse or MarketFrom Weeping Peninsula
Some Legendary Equipment has powerful and dangerous effects—use with caution.From Emberwood Forest
Some skills reduce your Mana or Max Health instead of costing ManaFrom Emberwood Forest
Buff and Debuff effects can stack, and their durations are calculated independentlyFrom Emberwood Forest
The Storage can be set with filters to automatically sell filtered Equipment when opening chestsFrom Emberwood Forest
When an enemy's level is higher than the Godsworn's level, it will deal more damage to youFrom Emberwood Forest
Golem attribute bonuses apply to all Godsworn of the corresponding classFrom Scorched Wastes
Click the setup button on an Adventure slot to set Auto Adventure conditionsFrom Scorched Wastes
White equipment can have up to 3 sockets, while blue equipment can have up to 2From Blackcrow Ridge
Runes are split into Attack and Defense types, and can only be placed in matching socket shapesFrom Blackcrow Ridge
Want skills from other classes? Craft a RunewordFrom Blackcrow Ridge
Runeword skills and Talent skills cannot stack levelsFrom Blackcrow Ridge
If a Runeword skill duplicates a Talent skill, only the higher-level one takes effectFrom Blackcrow Ridge
Soul Shards can be obtained in the Divine Tower; they are key materials for Golem InfusionFrom Desolate Battlefield