Terms and abbreviations

This page lists terms and abbreviations used in Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest.

General

Term / abbrev	Definition
AI	The Artificial Intelligence which controls your opponent's moves
D3	D3Go
D3Go	The publishers of MTGPQ
Devs	Refers to the game developers (Oktagon) and/or publisher (D3Go)
Dupe	A duplicate card received when opening a pack
ETB	Enter the battlefield, when a creature or support comes into play
Evergreen	A card ability which can appear in any expansion set
Greg	A nickname for the AI
Hibernum	The original developers of MTGPQ
Legacy	Cards from all sets, or events in which cards from all sets can be used
MP	Masterpiece card rarity
MTG	Magic: the Gathering, the collectible card game on which MTGPQ is based
MTGPQ	Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest, the name of the game
Nerf	A reduction in power in a card of planeswalker by the developers
Node	Circular battle location in the UI of an active event.
Oktagon	The current developers of MTGPQ
PP	Premium pack, a pack with five 5-card boosters plus a guaranteed rare card
PvE	Player vs Enemy, an event type where you face predetermined decks provided by the game
PvP	Player vs Player, an event type where you face decks provided by other players
RNG	Random number generator, code which determines random events in the game
Shield	Numeric count on a support in play. Matching the support gem reduces the shield count by one; the support is destroyed at zero shields
SP	Super pack, a pack with three 5-card boosters
Standard	Cards from Origins and the most recent sets, or events in which only those cards can be used
SWW	Something Went Wrong, an error message appearing in-game which accompanies a critical error
Tier	Mastery level, determining the opponent and reward pool in events
tinykitty	A word which auto-replaces profanities when posting on the official forums
Unobtainium	A nickname for mana jewels (premium purple in-game currency)

Abilities

Card abilities are listed on their own page: Abilities.

Cards

Abbrev	Card name
Bacon	Decimator of the Provinces
Boomship	Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
BSZ	Blue Sun's Zenith
BtB	Behold the Beyond
DT	Dynavolt Tower
DtG	Deploy the Gatewatch
Frog	Turn to Frog
GAH	Gonti's Aether Heart
GI	Gideon's Intervention
GR	Gaea's Revenge
GRB	Geier Reach Bandit
HoD	Hour of Devastation
HtS	Harness the Storm
HUF	Hazoret's Undying Fury
ID	Imminent Doom
KTS	Karn's Temporal Sundering
LM	Lich's Mastery
LR	Lightning Runner
Moon	Imprisoned in the Moon
NM	No Mercy
NP	New Perspectives
Nyx	Starfield of Nyx
Omni	Omniscience
Pig	Decimator of the Provinces
RR	River's Rebuke
SA	Startled Awake
SC	Sandwurm Convergence
StV	Storm the Vault
StW	Settle the Wreckage
TSN	Thopter Spy Network
UC	Undergrowth Champion
UH	Ulvenwald Hydra

Planeswalkers

Abbrev	Planeswalker name
AJ1	Ajani Vengeant
AJ2	Ajani Unyielding
C1	Chandra, Torch of Defiance
C2	Chandra, Roaring Flame
G1	Gideon, Battle-Forged
G2	Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
G3	Gideon of the Trials
H1	Huatli, Warrior Poet
H2	Huatli, Radiant Champion
J1	Jace, Telepath Unbound
J2	Jace, Unraveller of Secrets
J3	Jace, Cunning Castaway
L1	Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
L2	Liliana, the Last Hope
L3	Liliana, Death's Majesty
N1	Nissa, Sage Animist
N2	Nissa, Vital Force
N3	Nissa, Steward if Elements
T1	Tezzeret the Seeker
T2	Tezzeret the Schemer

Card Sets

Abbrev	Set name
ORI	Origins
BFZ	Battle for Zendikar
OGW	Oath of the Gatewatch
ZVE	Zendikar vs Eldrazi
SOI	Shadows over Innistrad
EMN	Eldritch Moon
KLD	Kaladesh
AER	Aether Revolt
AKH	Amonkhet
HOD	Hour of Devastation
XLN	Ixalan
RIX	Rivals of Ixalan
DOM	Dominaria
M19	Core Set 2019
GRN	Guilds of Ravnica
RNA	Ravnica Allegiance

Events

Abbrev	Event name
AJTH	A Journey Through History (Part 1, 3, 4, or 4)
AWR	A World Reborn
AX	Across Ixalan
AM	Avacyn's Madness
B4T	Battle of Four Tribes (Part 1 or 2)
EC	Emrakul's Corruption
FiRF	Fate is Rarely Fair
FS	Fateful Showdown
HoD	Hour of Devastation
HoD	Hour of Revelation
NoP	Nodes of Power
OGW	Oath of the Gatewatch (Part 1 or Part 2)
RtO	Race to Orazca
RotGP	Return of the God-Pharaoh
RatC	Revolt Against the Consulate
RT	Rising Tensions
TDW	The Dragon War
TG	Training Grounds
TiS	Terrors in the Shadows
ToS	Trial of Strength
ToTP	Trial of the Planes