WoW Classic – Abbreviations and Terminology Guide for Beginners

It sometimes can be a bit hard for someone new to WoW Classic to follow the conversation. So if it’s all new to you, this might help… hopefully.

Chat

• LF – Looking for, usually followed up by tank, healer, or DPS. E.g LF tank

• LFG – Looking for group

• LFM – Looking for more players

• WTS – Want to sell

• WTT – Want to trade

• WTB – Want to buy

Misc WoW Terms

• Aggro – Means the player a mob is attacking

• OOM – Out of mana

• HS – Hearthstone

• HoT – Heal over time

• DoT – Damage over time

• RL – Raid leader

Instances

• DM/VC – The Deadmines. As DM can be mistaken for Dire Maul, some people like to use VC instead. VC stands for VanCleef which is the last boss in The Deadmines.

• RFC – Ragefire Chasm

• WC – Wailing Caverns

• SFK – Shadowfang Keep

• SS/Stocks – Stormwind Stockade

• BFD – Blackfathom Deeps

• Gnomer – Gnomeregan

• SM – Scarlet Monastry SM: GY – Scarlet Monastry: The Graveyard SM: Lib – Scarlet Monastry: The Library SM: Arm – Scarlet Monastry: The Armory SM: Cath – Scarlet Monastry: The Cathedral

• RFK – Razorfen Kraul

• Mara – Maraudon

• Uld – Uldaman

• DM – Dire Maul DM: East – Dire Maul: Warpwood Quarter DM: West – Dire Maul: Capital Gardens DM: North – Dire Maul: Gordok Commons

• Scholo – Scholomance

• RFD – Razorfen Downs

• Strat – Stratholme

• ZF – Zul’Farrak

• BRD – Blackrock Depths

• Sunken Temple/ST – Temple of Atal’Hakkar

• BRS – Blackrock Spire LBRS – Lower Blackrock Spire UBRS – Upper Blackrock Spire (10-man raid)

Raids

• MC – Molten Core

• Ony – Onyxia

• BWL – Blackwing Lair

• ZG – Zul’Gurub

• AQ20 – Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj

• AQ40 – Temple of Ahn’Qiraj

• Naxx – Naxxramas

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