Terminology

A list of definitions for Champion abilities and mechanics in Marvel: Contest of Champions.

Champions

Term	Description
Attacker	The Attacker is the Champion fighting on the left side of the screen, controlled by the player.
Defender	The Defender is the Champion fighting on the right side of the screen, controlled by AI. They may have access to additional advantages that Attackers lack.

Actions

General Actions

Action	Description
Block	Hold the left side of the screen to block, reducing damage taken from incoming attacks.
Light Attack	Tap the right side of the screen to perform a Light Attack. Up to 4 Light Attacks can be performed in the same Combo.
Medium Attack	Swipe right to perform a Medium Attack. Up to 2 Medium Attacks can be performed in the same Combo.
Heavy Attack	Hold the right side of the screen to charge a Heavy Attack, then release to perform it. Cannot be blocked (unless otherwise stated) and knocks down the Opponent if it lands.
Special Attack	Tap the Power Bar to activate one of three Special Attacks, consuming Power. Knocks down the Opponent if it lands.
Striker	Accessed by equipping Relics. Tap the Spirit Gauge to activate a Striker, consuming Spirit. When activated, the Battlecast Champion will land up to 3 hits, and inflict Striker Opening if the last hit made contact.

Other Actions

Action	Description
Block Break	An attack that penetrates the Opponent's Block. This can be achieved via Heavy Attacks or Unblockable effects.
Canceling	Using another attack to interrupt this one after the animation has begun.
Combo Ending Attack	Second Medium and fourth Light Attacks count as "Combo-Ending Attacks", or "Combo Enders". These attacks include a small delay before a new combo can be started, allowing Opponents to Block or take other actions.
Dash Attack	A Medium Attack performed immediately after Dashing.
Dodge	Dodge back to avoid an incoming Basic Attack or contact Special Attack hit. The Dexterity Mastery increases the window for a successful Dodge and allows you to avoid non-contact Special Attacks.
Intercept	Striking the Opponent while they're Dashing forwards or performing a Dash Attack.
Interrupt	Striking the Opponent during or before they have fully finished the specified action.
Non-Combo Ending Attack	Used to refer to any of the first Medium or the first three Light Attacks.
Punish	Striking the Opponent before they have fully finished the specified action.
Well-Timed Block	A Block that is performed immediately before being attacked.

Abilities

Modifiers

Icon	Name	Description
	Attack Rating	Modifies the damage dealt by a Champion.
	Base Attack	The starting Attack Rating, unaffected by modifiers.
	Critical Rating	Modifies the chance for attacks to be Critical.
	Critical Damage Rating	Modifies the bonus damage dealt by Critical Hits.
	Armor Rating	Reduces incoming damage from Attacks.
	Block Proficiency	Reduces incoming damage when Blocking Attacks.
	Perfect Block Chance	The chance that a Block is Perfect, which reduces all incoming damage to zero.
	Physical Resistance	Reduces incoming damage from Physical Damage Attacks and Abilities.
	Energy Resistance	Reduces incoming damage from Energy Damage Attacks and Abilities.
	Critical Resistance	The amount of the Opponent's Critical Rating that is ignored.
	Armor Penetration	The amount of the Opponent's Armor Rating that is ignored.
	Block Penetration	The amount of the Opponent's Block Proficiency that is ignored.
	Critical Penetration	The amount of the Opponent's Armor, Physical Resistance, and Energy Resistance that Critical Hits ignore
	Regeneration Rate	Modifies the amount of Health gained from Regeneration effects.
	Combat Power Rate	Modifies the amount of Power generated when Striking an Opponent, Blocking, or being Struck.
	Offensive Combat Power Rate	Modifies the amount of Power generated when Striking an Opponent.
	Defensive Combat Power Rate	Modifies the amount of Power generated when Blocking or being Struck.
	Ability Power Rate	Modifies the amount of Power generated by abilities that directly add Power to the Power Meter.
	Spirit Gain Rate	Modifies the rate of charging a Striker.
	Ability Accuracy	Determines the chance for abilities to trigger.
	Offensive Ability Accuracy	Determines the chance to trigger for abilities that activate when attacking the opponent.
	Defensive Ability Accuracy	Determines the chance to trigger for abilities that activate when attacked by the opponent.
	Challenge Rating	A modifier for a Champion's base attributes. Affected by the Champion's Rarity and Rank.

Beneficial Effects

Icon	Name	Description
	Amplify	Increase Ability Power Rate by the given potency.
	Aptitude	Increases the effectiveness of Fury, Armor, and Precision Buffs.
	Armor Up	Increases Armor Rating by the given potency, reducing damage taken from hits.
File:Aspect of Evolution.png	Aspect of Evolution	Increases the Attack Rating, Armor Rating, Critical Rating, Critical Resistance, Block Penetration, Combat Power Rate, and Ability Accuracy by the given potency.
	Auto-Block	While active, incoming strikes are automatically blocked.
	Berserk	Increase Attack Rating while Unstoppable.
	Block Penetration	Attacks ignore a portion of the Opponent's Block Proficiency.
	Brace	This Champion becomes Passively Unstoppable against the final hit of incoming Special 1, Special 2, and Heavy Attacks.
	Bulwark	Increases the target's Block Proficiency.
	Cleanse	When a Champion with Cleanse is inflicted with a Debuff, one Debuff on them is then removed, along with the Cleanse.
	Combat Power Rate	Increase Power Gained when attacking or being attacked.
	Combo Shield	While active, the Combo Meter is not reset when struck.
File:Confidence.png	Confidence	Increases Attack Rating and Armor Rating by the given potency.
	Counterpunch Charge	A charge is spent to become Unstoppable when blocking an attack, allowing an immediate counter-attack.
	Critical Resistance	Ignores a portion of the opponent's Critical Rating.
	Cruelty	Increases Critical Damage Rating by the given potency, causing Critical Hits to deal more damage.
	Cunning	Increases Critical Rating and Critical Damage Rating by the given potency.
	Death Immunity	When a Champion would be Knocked Out, they aren't instead. Counts as an Immunity for Champion abilities and may confer other benefits as well.
	Debuff Immunity	Immune to the effects of all Debuffs.
	Detonate	When this Buff is Nullified or expires, it deals a burst of Energy Damage to this Champion.
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	Embolden	Grants Immunity to the Opponent's Nullify, Stagger, and Fate Seal effects.
	Endurance	While active, reduces the duration of new non-Damaging Debuffs on the affected Champion by the given potency.
	Energize	Increases Combat Power Rate by the given potency.
	Energy Protection	Provides full immunity to Shock, Incinerate, Coldsnap and Frostbite effects.
	Energy Resistance	Reduces incoming damage from Energy Damage Attacks and Abilities.
	Evade	A chance to Passively avoid an incoming attack.
	Expertise	Increases the potency of new Fury, Cruelty, Pierce, and Precision Buffs by the given potency.
	Extend	Extend the duration of future Buffs.
	Fervor	Increase the Ability Accuracy of the outgoing Damaging effects.
	Flourish	Increases Combat Power Rate and Ability Power Rate by the given potency.
	Fortitude	Decreased damage taken from all sources by a percentage.
	Fury	Increases Attack Rating by the given potency.
	Glance	Glancing hits cannot be Critical, deal 50% reduced damage, and suffer -100% Offensive Ability Accuracy. Special Attack 3 cannot be Glanced.
	Glancing	While active, incoming hits have a 100% (unless otherwise noted) chance to Glance.
	Grit	Unstoppable Opponents react to hits as though they weren't.
	Haste	Become Passively Unstoppable while Dashing.
	Heavy Proficiency	Increases Attack Rating during Heavy Attacks by the given potency.
File:Ignition.png	Ignition	This Buff does nothing. It's fuel.
	Immortality	Prevents the Champion from being Knocked Out.
	Impact	Increases Block Penetration by the given potency.
	Indestructible	Ignore incoming damage.
	Indestructible Charge	Won't take damage when attacked, removing the charge. Still reacts to being struck by attacks.
	Inexorable	Inexorable Champions cannot be pushed back by Basic Attacks, and the Power they gain from being struck by Basic Attacks is increased by the given potency.
	Instinct	Allows the Parry Mastery to trigger its Stun against non-contact attacks.
	Intensify	Increases the potency of all newly created Buffs by a percentage. This does not impact Intensify Buffs.
	Invisibility	Attacks have a 100% (unless otherwise noted) chance to Miss.
	Invulnerable	Prevent hits from landing on this Champion.
	Jiggy With It	Increases Critical Rating by the given potency, and grants an Unstoppable Passive while Dodging back or Dashing forwards.
	Life Steal	Regains Health based on damage dealt.
	Lying In Hate	Increases Attack Rating by the given potency, and is consumed when struck by a Special Attack 1 or 2 to grant an Indestructible Passive for the remainder of the Special Attack.
	Malice	Increases Fury Buff Potency based on how long the fight has gone on.
	Miss	Prevent hits from landing on this Champion.
	Perfect Block	Increases the chance that a Block is Perfect, which reduces all incoming damage to zero.
	Physical Resistance	Reduces incoming damage from Physical Damage Attacks and Abilities.
	Pierce	Increases Block Penetration and Armor Penetration by the given potency.
	Power Efficiency	Reduces the cost of Specials by the given potency.
	Power Gain	Gain a certain amount of Power.
	Precision	Increases Critical Rating by the given potency, causing Critical Hits to occur more often.
	Protection	Damage over a specified amount is clamped to only deal that amount and no more.
	Protection (Passive)	Reduces damage taken from all sources by the given potency.
	Prowess	Increases Special Attack damage by the given potency.
	Purify	Removes a given number of Debuffs from the Champion.
	Pursuit	While active, attacks cannot be Evaded.
	Rampage	Increases Attack Rating while Unblockable.
	Regeneration	Regains Health.
	Reinforce	Incoming attacks cannot be Critical Hits.
	Rejuvenate	Increases Regeneration Rate.
	Resist Shock	Decreases damage taken from Shock effects.
	Resistance Up	Increases Physical and Energy Resistance.
	Resonance	This Champion's Hits deal a burst of additional Energy Damage based on the damage dealt, of the given potency.
	Reverb	This Champion's Hits deal a burst of additional Physical Damage based on the damage dealt, of the given potency.
	Reversal	Reversal removes any Stun effects on the executing Champion, stops the incoming attack, and retaliates with a brutal hit that knocks down the Opponent.
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	Safeguard	Prevents the Champion from taking more than a percentage of Health from any source while being struck or Blocking hits.
	Self-Repair	Regains Health, lost if Stunned.
File:Smoulder.png	Smoulder	Improves Human Torch's Temperature and Incinerate abilities.
	Steadfast	While active, Unblockable Attacks can be blocked as though they weren't
	Stimulate	Increases Combat Adrenaline by a flat amount.
	Stoicism	Increases the Ability Accuracy of other Buffs.
	Stun Immunity	Grants immunity to Stun effects.
	Trample	Attacks are Unblockable, except against Well-Timed Blocks.
	True Accuracy	Attacks with True Accuracy ignore Auto-Block and Evade effects.
	True Damage	Ignores Armor and Resistances.
	True Focus	Attacks with True Focus ignore Evade and Miss effects.
	True Sense	Attacks with True Sense ignore Auto-Block and Miss effects.
	True Strike	Attacks ignore Armor, Resistances, Auto-Block, and Evade.
	Unblockable	Attacks cannot be blocked. Note that some attacks cannot be blocked, despite not having the actual Unblockable status.
	Uncanny	Reduces the amount of Power consumed by Specials by the given potency, and allows them to be activated at the reduced Power level.
	Undermine	Grants Unblockable to any Hit which the Opponent Autoblocks.
	Undying	Prevent being Knocked Out by non-hit damage.
	Unstoppable	Won't react when struck by an attack. Still receives any damage dealt.
	Untouchable	Incoming attacks have a chance to Miss equal to the given potency.
	Vicious	Increase the potency of Damaging Debuffs by the given potency.
	Vigilance	Attacks cannot Miss.
	Vigor	Increase damage from all sources.
	Vitality	Increases the potency of Regeneration effects and the Willpower Mastery by the given potency.
	Vitalize	Increases Spirit Gain Rate by the given potency.
	Zeal	Prevents Adrenaline from decaying while active

Detrimental Effects

Damaging

Icon	Name	Description
	Acid Burn	While active, deals Direct Damage and reduces Regeneration Rate by 30% of its current value.
	Bleed	Deals Direct Damage while active.
	Critical Failure	Inflicts Energy Damage whenever an ability had a chance to activate but didn't.
	Curse	Deals Energy Damage while active and automatically steals any Buffs that activate.
	Damnation	Deals Direct Damage while active. Opponents under Damnation are also Power Locked, Heal Blocked, and Fate Sealed.
	Degeneration	Deals Direct Damage while active.
	Disintegration	Deals Direct Damage while active. The affected Champion's Combat Power Rate is reduced by the given potency.
	Neurotoxin	Inflicts Direct Damage over time and inflicts Stun upon expiry.
	Nova Flame	Deals Energy Damage over time, also removing Perfect Block chance and loweing Block Proficiency by the given potency.
	Power Burn	Remove a certain amount of Power from the target, then deal them Direct Damage (unless another damage type is specified) proportional to the amount of Power removed.
	Shbleed Dooboof	Deals Direct Damage while active.
	Shock	Deals Energy Damage while active.
	Soul Barb	While active, deals Energy Damage per second for each Buff on the affected Champion.

Non-Damaging

Icon	Name	Description
	Agility	Reduces the Ability Accuracy of Evade and the Dexterity Mastery.
	Armor Break	Reduces Armor Rating by the given potency and removes an Armor Up effect.
	Armor Shattered	Prevents further Armor Breaks and reduces the Ability Accuracy of Armor Up effects by 200%.
	Atrophy	Reduces the duration of Buffs.
	Beeper	Adds a Passive defensive ability to the affected Champion that can fail when struck. Failure is indicated by a beep.
	Bleed Vulnerability	Increases the potency of incoming Bleeds.
	Buff Immunity	Affected Champions are Immune to Buffs. Any active on application are removed, and new ones cannot be gained.
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	Busted	Increases potency of Incinerate and Coldsnap effects and deals bonus damage on Critical Hits.
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	Charm	Increases the potency of incoming Power Steal, Drain, and Burn effects. Also decreases the potency of Power Gain, Energize, and Inexorable effects.
	Coldsnap	Inflicts Energy Damage over time and prevents Evasion.
	Combo Detonation	If the Opponent does not build the number of Combos specified before this ability expires, they take a burst of Direct Damage.
	Concussion	Decreases the chance for abilities to trigger.
	Corrosion	Deals Physical Damage while active, increased by up to 100% scaling with reductions in the target's Armor Rating.
	Cowardice	Reduces Special Attack Damage by the given potency.
	Crush	While Crushed, incoming attacks cannot be Blocked.
	Daunted	The affected Champion takes increased damage during their Opponent's Special Attacks by the given potency.
	Debilitate	Increases the duration of newly inflicted Debuffs, other than Debilitate.
	Debuff Siphon	Increase the potency of incoming Damaging Debuffs, as well as reduce the potency of outgoing Damaging Debuffs by the given potency.
	Decelerate	Reduces Unstoppable and Evade Ability Accuracy by the given potency. This is a flat reduction.
	Degeneration Vulnerability	Increases the potency of incoming Degenerations.
	Delirium	Reduces Defensive Combat Power Rate by the given potency and inverts Dash and Dodge controls.
	Destroy	Removes a given number of Buffs from the target and replace them with a Rubble Buff that has no effect and lasts for described duration.
	Devolve	Reduces Attack Rating, Armor Rating, Critical Rating, Critical Resistance, Block Penetration, and Combat Power Rate by the given potency.
	Disarm	Caps Attack Rating and Block Proficiency, preventing it from increasing above a set amount (50% of current Attack Rating and Block Proficiency unless otherwise stated).
	Disintegration Vulnerability	Increases the damage potency of incoming Disintegrations.
	Disorient	Decreases Defensive Ability Accuracy and Block Proficiency by the given potency.
	Distraction	Affected Champions cannot Evade or Auto-Block.
	Energy Vulnerability	Decreases Energy Resistance by the given potency, which increases incoming Energy Damage from Attacks and Abilities.
	Enervate	Prevents Power from being generated when struck.
	Ensnare	Prevents Evade from activating and reduces Ability Accuracy by 30% (Unless stated otherwise).
	Exhaustion	Reduces Critical Damage by the given amount.
	Falter	Attacks have a 100% (unless otherwise noted) chance to Miss.
	Fate Seal	Nullifies all Buffs and prevents new Buffs from activating.
	Fatigue	Reduces Critical Rating by the given amount.
	Fear	Reduces Unblockable Ability Accuracy by a flat 100% and removes Perfect Block Chance.
	Fragility	Decreased Block Proficiency, increased Critical Damage Rating against this Champion.
	Frostbite	Deal Energy Damage upon expiring.
	Fumble	Prevents the Dexterity Mastery from activating during Special Attacks.
	Halt	Unstoppable Champions react to hits as though they weren't.
	Heal Block	Prevents Health gain.
	Hinder	Reduces the potency of all newly created Buffs by a percentage.
	Incinerate	While active, deals Energy Damage, reduces Block Proficiency by 50%, and removes Perfect Block chance.
	Incinerate Vulnerability	Increases the potency of incoming Incinerates.
	Ineptitude	Reduces potency of Buffs.
	Infuriate	The Opponent becomes more aggressive and their Offensive Ability Accuracy is reduced by the given potency.
	Injury	Hitting an Injured Opponent will bypass some of their Physical Resistance.
	Instants Siphon	Increase the potency of incoming Damaging Instant effects, as well as reduce the potency of outgoing Damaging Instant effects by the given potency.
	Intimidate	Increases chance to Block and reduces Block Proficiency by the given potency.
	Invalidate	Removes the listed number of Prowess effects.
	Inverted Controls	Swiping right causes your Champion to Dash backwards. Swiping left causes them to Dash forwards.
	Marked	Reduces the Ability Accuracy of Regeneration, Immortality, Indestructible, and Death Immunity effects by 100%. This is not affected by Ability Accuracy Reduction.
	Neuroshock	While active, deals Energy Damage and prevents Miss.
	Neutralize	Decreases Buff Ability Accuracy by the given Potency.
	Never Back Down	The target is prevented from moving backwards when they dodge.
	Nullify	Removes a given number of Buffs from the target.
	Overload	Causes hits to deal an additional burst of the damage recently dealt as Energy Damage.
	Panic	Affected Champions cannot Evade or cause attacks to Miss.
	Petrify	Reduces Ability Power Rate and Regeneration Rate by the listed percent.
	Physical Vulnerability	Reduces Physical Resistance by the given potency, which increases incoming Physical Damage from Attacks and Abilities.
	Plasma	While active, deals Energy Damage, reduces Block Proficiency by 50%, and removes Perfect Block chance.
	Poison	While active, deals Direct Damage and reduces Regeneration Rate by 30% of its current value.
	Power Detonation	Deals Energy Damage upon expiring naturally. This effect is removed if the affected Champion uses a Special Attack.
	Power Dissolve	While active, whenever the affected Champion loses Power due to any reason other than Special Activation, they are dealt Direct Damage corresponding to the percent of Max Power lost multiplied by the given potency.
	Power Drain	Remove a certain amount of Power from the target.
	Power Lock	Prevent the target from gaining Power by any means.
	Power Reroute	While active, if the Opponent has a decreased Combat Power Rate relative to their starting Combat Power Rate, gain increased Combat Power Rate based on how much it was lowered by. For each rank in the Collar Tech Mastery, gain an additional 3% Combat Power Rate.
	Power Steal	Reduce the target's Power and gain the same amount, unless specified otherwise.
	Power Sting	Deals Direct Damage when the affected Champion activates a Special Attack, then is removed.
	Pulverize	Removes one Armor Up effect and deals Direct Damage.
	Rage	Has no effect.
	Retribution	When the affected Champion activates a Special Attack, they take increased damage from all sources by the given potency until the end of their Special Attack.
	Root	Rooted Champions cannot move, but can still Attack, Block, and Dodge. Activating a Special Attack removes Root and prevents it from applying. Rooted Defenders are more likely to throw Heavy Attacks, and cannot activate Special Attack 1 or 2 unless otherwise indicated.
	Rupture	Deals Physical Damage while active.
	Sabotage	Lowers Defensive Ability Accuracy and deals Direct Damage when abilities fail to trigger while striking the Opponent.
	Shock Vulnerability	Increases the potency of incoming Shocks.
	Shrivel	Lowers Combat Power Rate and Ability Power Rate by the given potency.
	Sleep	Sleeping Champions cannot attack, block, or move. This ability is removed when they are hit. Sleep cannot be activated if triggered during the Opponent's Special Attacks.
	Slow	Causes Champions who are Unstoppable to react to hits as though they weren't. Reduces Unstoppable and Evade Ability Accuracy by a flat 100%. Doesn't trigger against natural Class Advantage, except for Superior.
	Smother	Deals Energy Damage when attempting to regenerate health while Heal Blocked.
	Special 1 Lock	Prevents the activation of Special Attack 1.
	Special 2 Lock	Prevents the activation of Special Attack 2.
	Special Concussion	Reduces the Ability Accuracy of Special attacks
	Special Lock	Prevents the activation of Special Attacks.
	Special Power Drain	When an affected Champion activates a Special Attack, the indicated percentage of their remaining Power is passively Power Drained. The Power Drain is unaffected by Ability Accuracy.
	Special Weakness	Lowers Attack Rating specifically during Special Attacks. Cannot reduce below 0.
	Spectre	The potency of this Champion's regeneration abilities is reduced. At high potency, this can invert regeneration abilities.
	Spirit Drain	Drains Spirit Gauge.
	Stagger	When a Champion with Stagger is inflicted with a Buff, one Buff on them is then removed, along with the Stagger.
	Stifle	Reduces Offensive Combat Power Rate by the given potency.
	Stun	Prevents moving, attacking, or defending.
	Sunder	Reduces Critical Resistance to 0 and prevents it from increasing.
	Suppression	Reduces Combat Power Rate by the given potency.
	Taunt	Reduces Attack Rating by 40% (unless otherwise noted) and increases chance to activate a Special Attack by 70%.
	Torment	Increases the duration of all incoming Damaging Debuffs.
	Tracking	Incoming attacks cannot Miss.
	Tranquilize	Decreases Debuff Ability Accuracy by the given Potency.
	Trauma	Causes incoming hits to deal an additional burst of the damage recently dealt as Physical Damage.
	Unsteady	Incoming Attacks have a chance to Passively Glance. Chance is equal to the given potency. The Glancing is unaffected by Ability Accuracy.
	Vulnerability	Reduces Physical Resistance and Energy Resistance by the given potency.
	Weakness	Lowers Attack Rating. Cannot reduce below 0.
	Whiplash	Inflict damage when this effect expires naturally.
	Wither	Lowers Ability Power Rate by the given potency.

Instant Effects

Name	Nature	Description
Adrenaline	Beneficial	Stored as a white Health bar which decays over time. Dealing damage with attacks converts stored Adrenaline into Health, based on the level of the attack. This conversion is not affected by Regeneration Rate and cannot be prevented by Heal Block or similar effects. Max Adrenaline is equal to Max Health.
Banished	Detrimental	When the Opponent gains a Banished effect, it is immediately removed.
Destroy	Detrimental	Removes a given number of Buffs from the target and replace them with a Rubble Buff that has no effect and lasts for described duration.
Glance	Beneficial	Glancing hits cannot be Critical, deal 50% reduced damage, and suffer -100% Offensive Ability Accuracy. Special Attack 3 cannot be Glanced.
Invalidate	Detrimental	Removes the listed number of Prowess effects.
Nullify	Detrimental	Removes a given number of Buffs from the target.
Pulverize	Detrimental	Removes one Armor Up effect and deals Direct Damage.
Purify	Beneficial	Removes a given number of Debuffs from the Champion.
Tenacity	Beneficial	Removes a given number of Debuffs from the Champion.
Thorns	Detrimental	Instant damaging effects taken while striking the Opponent.

Other Effects

Name	Description
Dodge	Prevents the Champion from being struck when dodging backwards.
Fractured Power Bar	Eidols can perform any Special Attack as long as they have the Power to do so. As a Defender, Eidols have the following chances to throw Special Attacks based on their bars of Power: 1 Bar of Power - 100% chance to perform Special 1. 2 Bars of Power: 66% chance to perform Special 2 | 34% chance to perform Special 1 3 Bars of Power: 60% chance to perform Special 3 | 30% chance to perform Special 2 | 10% chance to perform Special 1.
Guaranteed Critical Hit	Causes attacks to be Critical, regardless of Critical Rating.
Severe Debuff	A type of Debuff that cannot be removed by Purify and Cleanse.

Masteries

For a full list of Masteries, see Mastery.

Mastery	Description
Coagulate	All Champions: Incoming Bleed Debuffs and Passives have reduced potency.
Dexterity	All Champions: While Dodging back, the Champion cannot be struck by attacks. Avoiding an Attack this way grants a Precision Buff.
Mystic Dispersion	Mystic Champions: Gain a burst of Power each time a Buff on their Opponent expires or is Nullified.
Parry	Performing a Well-Timed Block activates the Parry Mastery, increasing Block Proficiency and Stunning the Opponent for a period of time.
Serum Science	Science Champions: Gain increased Energy Resistance.
Suture	All Champions: Incoming Bleed Debuffs have reduced duration.

Miscellaneous

Term	Description
Buff	Beneficial effects with a border, that can be removed by Nullify.
Combo Meter	A counter that keeps track of your Combo, and increments by 1 for every attack landed. Resets when struck.
Cross-Fight Ability	Abilities that can be applied to either Attackers or Defenders and last for multiple fights within a Quest.
Debuff	Detrimental effects with a border, that can be removed by Purify.
Fixed	Associated value cannot be modified by any means.
Flat	Flat modifications alter an attribute by the given potency directly, instead of by a percentage of the original attribute.
Instant	Instant effects, such as bursts of damage, have a base duration of 0 seconds. Effects with durations that are reduced to 0 do not qualify.
Passive	Effects without a border that can either be beneficial or detrimental.
Persistent Charge	A resource belonging to a Champion that persists between fights within the same quest.
Power Manipulation	Effects that modify the amount of Power in a Champion's Power Meter, or modify their Combat Power Rate, or Ability Power Rate.
Pre-Fight Ability	Abilities that must be activated in the pre-fight menu, before entering a fight.
True-Type	All effects with True in their name. Currently includes True Damage, True Accuracy, True Strike, True Sense, and True Focus.