DG Abbreviations and Terminology

List of acronyms, abbreviations, and slang used to refer to certain terms and topics in Divine Gate. If there is an acronym/term that is not listed below, please leave a comment so that someone may answer you and update this page if necessary.

General
DG: Abbreviation for Divine Gate RS: Abbreviation for Rare Scratch FS: Abbreviation for Friendship Scratch LS: Abbreviation for Limited Scratch, but may also refer to the abbreviation of Leader Skill (see below) Sub(s): Short for Subordinate; any unit(s) that is not a leader or friend leader on your team.  # x HP and/or ATK Team: Refers to a team which is granted a HP and/or ATK bonus from both the leader and friend leader. I.e Zero the Queen of Void Fairies provides a 2x HP/ATK bonus to all Void units, using 2 as leaders would be considered a 4x HP/ATK team. Farmable: A term to describe a unit that can be obtained in a quest area. Evo: Short for evolution. IAP: In-app purchase(s), refers to purchasing Chips in DG cases. A player who is non-IAP does not buy chips as were one who does is an IAP player. Collab: Short for Collaboration, refers to any special event that features characters or properties from another franchise or company. Tutorial Scratch: The free scratch performed during the games tutorial. Bonus Rates: Special events that are applied to the Rare Scratch, during these events certain units have a higher rate of appearance. Rescratch/Reroll/Risemara: The act of resetting the game's data in order to obtain a preferred unit from the first tutorial scratch. At times mislabeled as "rerolling", a term coined by the app game Puzzle & Dragons. Risemara is a Japanese term meaning "reset marathon".

Unit
ATK: The Attack stat of a unit or team HP: The Hit Points (or Health) of a unit or team Attribute: The unit's element (ie. Fire, Water, Wind, Light, Dark, and Void) Type: A unit's race (ie. Human, Fairy, Beast, Machine, Dragon, Demon, God, and Enhance Material) Rarity: The number of stars on a unit, can range from 1★ to 6★. + unit/+: Units with stat bonuses LS: Abbreviation for Leader Skill, a type of passive skill that only activates if the unit is your leader of friend leader AS: Abbreviation for Active Skill, only usuable after a set number of turns, or steps have passed. PS: Abbreviation for Passive Skill, a skill that is always in play. NS # : Abbreviation for Normal Skill 1 or 2

Quests
SP: Denotes the number of steps that can be taken during a quest. Chain Battles: An occurrence where a nearby tile automatically flips after engaging in a battle. Casinos: Special quest areas were one can obtain Egg units. Evo(lution) Temples: Quest dungeons that are required to complete in order to evolve a unit. Weekly Quest/Series Quest: Quest dungeons which premiere for a week with special boss units (ie. Fairy Tale Castles, Far East Gardens etc.) Descends: Quest dungeons were you battle powerful units, most are considered end-game quests. Technical Quests: A quest area where enemies use skills. ES: Abbreviation for Enemy Skill Guerrilla Boss: A unit that appears under ! and ? tiles in a quest area. Location is determined per unit.