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/Fesgen: Abbreviation for Limited Scratch, the limited rare scratch units available only on certain scratch events. LS may also refer to the abbreviation of Leader Skill (see below). Fesgen is a DG-specific Japanese term for "festival limited".

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.

Reawakening: Special evolution available only for certain ★6 units.

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.

Collabo: 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 7★.

+ 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.

BS: Abbreviation for Boost Skill, a skill active when a Normal Skill (usually NS2) is stacked on a Boost panel.

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 where 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 where you battle powerful units, most are considered end-game quests. Also refers to the units themselves.

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.