Big thanks to Ben Kline and Greg Zinn for their Decktech articles that I combed for some of these!
•3/2 Mains: A deck type that starts Naboo: Theed Palace Generator Core (A site with 3 light icons and 2 dark icons)
•Ability x3 (and v): Ability, Ability, Ability- Dark Side Effect, originally from Cloud City and virtualized in V2
•Accelerate: We Must Accelerate Our Plans- Dark Side Interrupt from Coruscant
•AFA (and v): Anger, Fear, Aggression- Light Side Effect, originally from Dagobah and virtualized in V4 as a Starting Effect.
•AitC: Agents in the Court- Light Side Objective from Jabba’s Palace Sealed Deck
•AJR: A Jedi’s Resilience- Light Side Interrupt from Tatooine
•Angry Chewie- Chewbacca, Enraged- Light Side Character from Reflections III
•ANH: A New Hope (Star Wars Episode IV)
•AO: Short for the card type Admiral’s Order
•AoBS: Agents of Black Sun- Dark Side Objective from Reflections II
•AotC: Attack of the Clones (Star Wars Episode II)
•AR: Advanced Rulebook- Comprehensive rules document released by the PC. Contains current rulings, erratum, and rules and examples for nearly every mechanic in the game.
•AUAOF: An Unusual Amount of Fear- Light Side Starting Effect from Reflections III
•BD: Abbreviation for the game term “battle destiny”
•BH: Bounty Hunter, a characteristic. Often used to describe a specific group of characters, including Boba Fett, Bossk, IG-88, Dengar, 4-LOM and Zuckuss.
•BHBM: Bring Him Before Me- Dark Side Objective from Death Star II
•Boba Fett, BH: Boba Fett, Bounty Hunter- Dark Side Character from Reflections III
•Booker v: Master Qui-Gon v- Light Side Character from V5, created by James Booker
•Bossk in Bus: Bossk in Hound’s Tooth- Starship from Special Edition
•Broken Fett: Refers to Boba Fett, BH (See entry)
•Build-a-Vader: Refers to Darth Vader, More Machine Than Man from V7
•Bullet: A card that counters specific other cards or strategies.
•Capture Fett: Boba Fett- Dark Side Character from Special Edition and virtualized in V1
•CC: Cloud City. Can refer to the set or to locations there. OR Coruscant Celebration- an effect from Special Edition
•Chicken Walker: AT-STs- Dark Side combat vehicles from Endor
•CCT: Carbon Chamber Testing- Dark Side objective from Special Edition. Platform for the popular IG-88 Superstar deck.
•Choke Vader: Darth Vader Dark Lord of the Sith- Dark Side Character from Special Edition
•CHYBC: Come Here You Big Coward- commonly, Dark Side Defensive Shield from Reflections III, also a Dark Side Effect from Special Edition
•Combat: Refers to the lightsaber combat objectives from Reflections III: We'll Handle This for Light, and Let Them Make The First Move for Dark.
•Counter: Similar to bullets, but more widespread. Counter cards generally render larger strategies or decktypes ineffective.
•Coward: See CHYBC
•CPI: Commence Primary Ignition- Dark Side Epic Event from A New Hope. Can also refer to decks based around this Epic Event.
•CPv: Careful Planning (virtual)- Light Side Starting Interrupt from V4
•CRv: Combat Readiness (virtual)- Dark Side Starting Interrupt from V4
•CTV: Control & Tunnel Vision- Light Side Combo Interrupt from Reflections II
•D*: Death Star
•DB: Docking Bay
•DBO: Dantooine Base Operations- Light Side Objective from Special Edition
•DDN: Do or Do Not- Light Side Effect from Dagobah and Defensive Shield from Reflections III
•D!ickhat: A rearranging of the letters in “AITC KDH”- a popular deck that uses the Agents in the Court objective and starts KDHv- no longer works, because the text of KDHv has changed.
•DNOFB: "Delete Now Or Face Ban"- a phrase used quite often here on the PC forums, sometimes jokingly
•DoS: Daughter of Skywalker
•Download: A card or effect that lets you play a card directly from your deck to the table. Symbolized on cards by the \/ symbol.
•Dr. E: Doctor Evazen- Character from Premiere.
•Dr. E & PB: Doctor Evazen and Ponda Baba- Combo character from Reflections II.
•DS: Dark Side OR Death Star
•DSII/DS2: Death Star 2- Refers either to the Dark Side Mobile System or the expansion of the same name.
•DVDLOTS: Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith- Character from Special Edition
•DVMMTM: Darth Vader, More Machine Than Man- Character from V7
•E1: Episode I, usually used in reference to cards with the Episode I icon.
•EBO: Echo Base Operations- Light Side Effect from Hoth. Platform for many objectiveless light side Hoth decks.
•EBOX: Echo Base Operations deck with a focus on X-wings in space.
•ECC: Enhanced Cloud City, a Decipher boutique product in slip cases
•EJP: Enhanced Jabba’s Palace, a Decipher boutique product in slip cases
•EOps: Endor Operations- Dark Side Objective from Endor
•EPP: Literally, “Enhanced Premiere Pack,” a product produced by Decipher, but functionally refers to any character with a permanent weapon.
•ESB: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars Episode V)
•Farmboy Luke: Luke Skywalker- Light Side Character from Premiere and virtualized in V1
•FIMA: Fear Is My Ally- Dark Side Starting Effect from Reflections III
•Flash: Term used for showing one half of a ship/pilot or character/weapon pair to download the other half with cards such as Sai’torr Kal’fas v or Squadron Assignments
•Flash v: Flash of Insight (virtual)- Light Side Effect from V2
•FTL: For the loss
•FTW: For the win
•FWKTIL (and v): Fear Will Keep Them In Line- Dark Side Effect, originally from Premiere. Formerly a virtual card, it has been changed to Tarkin Doctrine.
•Gemmeperor: The Emperor v- Dark Side Character from V3, created by Mike Gemme
•Generic: Refers to cards with the <> icon, usually sites, such as <>Farm, <>Jungle, etc.
•GG: “Good Game”- said after games as a show of sportsmanship. Also used to describe a situation that cost someone the game. Example: “Once he was able to hold the site, it was pretty much GG.”
•GLiG1: Gold Leader in Gold 1- Light Side Starship from the Rebel Leaders Promo Pack, and in V1
•Grabber: Cards (generally Effects or Defensive Shields) that ‘grab’ an opponent’s interrupt and stack it on the card.
•Grevious: Refers to Cyborg Commander from V7
•HB (and v): Hidden Base- Light Side Objective from Special Edition and virtualized in V4
•HCF: Han, Chewie & the Falcon- Light Side Starship from Reflections III
•HD or HDADTJ or Hunt Down (and v): Hunt Down and Destroy the Jedi- Dark Side Objective from Special Edition, and virtualized in V6
•Helper: The opposite of a counter. A card meant to strengthen or aid a specific strategy or Objective.
•HFTMF (and v): Heading for the Medical Frigate- Light Side Starting Interrupt from Death Star II and virtualized in V7
•HotJ: Honor of the Jedi- Light Side Effect from Death Star II
•Hyperdrive: The Hyperdrive Generator’s Gone- Light Side objective from Coruscant
•IAO/ IAO & SP: Imperial Arrest Order- Dark Side Effect from Endor, or Imperial Arrest Order & Secret Plans- Dark Side Effect from Coruscant
•ICM: Imperial Council Member. Refers to decks and characters based on the mechanics found in V4, especially on the card TINT/OE v (See entry).
•ICSD (and v): Imperial-Class Star Destroyer- Dark Side Starship from Premiere and virtualized in V1
•IDNTSE (and v): I Don’t Need Their Scum, Either- Light Side Interrupt from Cloud City and virtualized in V6
•IE: Imperial Entanglements- Dark Side Objective from V1
•IHYN- I Have You Now- Dark Side Interrupt from Premiere
•IITFYS (and v): It Is the Future You See- Light Side Jedi Test from Dagobah and virtualized as an Epic Event in V2
•Insert: Refers to cards that are inserted in your opponent’s reserve deck. Sometimes referred to as “Numbers” (See entry)
•Int: Shortened version of the Interrupt card type
•IO (and v): Imperial Occupation- Dark Side Objective from Special Edition and virtualized in V2
•Isard: Refers to Ice-Heart from V7
•ISB: ISB Operations- Dark Side objective from Special Edition. OR Imperial Security Bureau, from whence the name comes.
•ISB Agent: Any character that fulfills the requirements found on the ISB objective
•IWYT (and v): I’m With You Too- Light Side Effect from Death Star II and virtualized in V3
•JCC: Jedi Council Chambers- Light Side site from Coruscant
•JM: Jedi Master
•JP: Jabba’s Palace. Can refer to the set or locations there.
•JPSD: Jabba’s Palace Sealed Deck, a Decipher boutique product that allowed for immediate sealed deck play. Contained a pack of premium cards as well as packs of the Jabba’s Palace expansion.
•Juice Obi: Obi-Wan Kenobi v- Originally virtualized in V8, hence the name. Now found in V1
•KD/K&D (and v): Knowledge and Defense- Dark Side Effect from Dagobah and virtualized in V4 as a Starting Effect.
•KDH (and v): Krayt Dragon Howl- Light Side Interrupt from Premiere and virtualized in V5
•KDY (and v): Kuat Drive Yards- Dark Side Effect from Special Edition and virtualized in V4
•KTOD: Kashyyyk Train of Dominance
•Leia RP: Leia, Rebel Princes- Light Side Character from Reflections III
•LS: Light Side OR Lightsaber
•LSC: Lightsaber Combat. Refers to decks based around a pair of objectives from Reflections 3- Let Them Make the First Move for Dark Side, and We’ll Handle This for Light Side.
•LSD (and v): Look Sir, Droids- Dark Side Interrupt from Premiere and virtualized in V1 as a Used or Starting Interrupt
•LSJK: Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight- Light Side Character from Death Star II
•LSRS (and v): Luke Skywalker, Rebel Scout- Light Side Character, originally from Reflections II, and virtualized in V3
•LU (and v): Local Uprising- Light Side Objective, originally from Special Edition, and virtualized in V2
•Mains: A term for main characters from the Star Wars saga.
•Machine Vader: Refers to Darth Vader, More Machine Than Man from V7
•Math Vader: Darth Vader- Dark Side Character from Premiere
•MBO: Massassi Base Operations- Light Side Objective from Special Edition
•Meta: A shortening of the term ‘metagame,’ it has 2 definitions: As a noun, it refers to what decks people expect to do well in a certain tournament or time period. Example “Right now, Hunt Down and Lightsaber Combat are the meta.” As a verb, it refers to building one’s deck to be favorable against the top decks in the meta. Example: “I am going to meta against Hunt Down with my deck.”
•MKOS: My Kind of Scum- Dark Side Objective from Jabba’s Palace Sealed Deck
•MM (and combo): Masterful Move- Dark Side Interrupt from Special Edition, and part of a Combo Interrupt from Coruscant
•Mob Points (and combo): Mobilization Points- Dark Side Effect from Death Star II, and part of a Combo Effect from Coruscant
•MPC: Match Play Championship, an annual high-level tournament using the match play format.
•MWYHL: Mind What You Have Learned- Light Side Objective from Special Edition
•Naked 3PO: Threepio With His Parts Showing- Light Side Character from Tattoine.
•NPE: Negative Playing Experience. Generally, a deck or strategy that is annoying or not fun to play against.
•Numbers: Refers to the cards Never Tell Me The Odds and 3,720 to 1, Light and Dark Effects from Dagobah that were inserted into an opponent’s deck. Generally considered one of the worst NPEs in the game’s history.
•Obi-Wan JK: Obi-wan, Jedi Knight- Light Side Character from Reflections III and virtualized in V5
•OMDH (and v): Our Most Desperate Hour- Light Side Uttini Effect from Premiere, virtualized in V1
•OOP: Out of play
•OTE: On the Edge- Light Side Interrupt from Premiere OR Off the Edge- Light Side Interrupt from Cloud City OR Order to Engage- Light Side Effect from Dagobah
•OTSD: Original Tournament Sealed Deck, a Decipher boutique product that allowed for immediate sealed deck play. Contained a pack of premium cards as well as packs of unlimited Premiere expansion.
•OWIR7- Obi-Wan in Radiant VII- Light Side Starship from V5
•Ping: Direct damage, cards that cause direct force loss to your opponent, usually 1 force. Examples are Visage of the Emperor and Search and Destroy.
•POOP: Place out of play
•Profit: You Can Either Profit from This- Light Side Objective from Enhanced Jabba’s Palace
•Pull: To remove a card from your reserve deck via uploading or downloading.
•QFT: Quoted for truth
•QMC: Quiet Mining Colony- Light Side Objective from Enhanced Cloud City
•Quads: Refers to a space deck using Quad Laser Cannons, usually in conjunction with Corellian Corvettes.
•ROps/RalOps: Raltiir Operations- Dark Side Objective from Special Edition
•RotJ: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars Episode VI)
•RotS: Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars Episode III)
•RP: Rendezvous Point- Light Side System from Special Edition
•RST: Rebel Strike Team- Light Side Objective from Endor
•RTP: Rescue the Princess- Light Side Objective from Special Edition
•SAC: Refers collectively to the cards Sense, Alter and Control, interrupts from both sides of the force that cancel Effects, Interrupts, and each other in various combinations.
•SATM (and combo): Sorry About the Mess- Light Side Interrupt from A New Hope, and part of a combo interrupt in Reflections II
•Screaming Lando: Lando, Scoundrel- Light Side Character from Reflections III
•Senate: Refers to decks focused around the Coruscant Senate, using the objectives Plead My Case to the Senate for Light Side and My Lord, Is That Legal? for Dark Side, both from Coruscant.
•SFS: Sienar Fleet Systems- Dark Side Effect from Special Edition OR Set for Stun- Dark Side Interrupt from Premiere and part of a Combo Interrupt from Reflections II
•SoS (and v): Son of Skywalker- Light Side Character from Dagobah, virtualized in V5 OR Strength of Schedule-a means of determining standings in a tournament.
•Sonn v: Refers to It Is the Future You See v- Light Side Epic Event from V2. Name refers to creator Chuck Sonnenburg.
•Space Vader- Darth Vader- Dark Side Character from Premiere and virtualized in V1
•Speeders: Refers to either the Light Side snowspeeder combat vehicles, or the objective that most commonly uses them, Local Uprising v OR rerers to the Light Side interrupt Spaceport Speeders from Premiere or a deck that uses it
•Squabble: Squabbling Delegates- Dark Side Interrupt from Coruscant
•Squassins: Squadron Assignments- Light Side Effect from Death Star II
•SYCFA: Set Your Course For Alderaan- Dark Side Objective from Special Edition
•TA: Team Albany
•Tank: Bacta Tank- Light Side Effect from Hoth OR an AAT.
•Tanks: Refers to the Dark Side combat vehicles, the AATs, from Theed Palace, or a deck based around them.
•Tat Maul: Darth Maul- Dark Side Character from Tatooine
•TDIGWATT: This Deal Is Getting Worse All The Time- Dark Side Objective from Enhanced Cloud City
•TBM (and v): Tusken Breath Mask- Light Side Utinni Effect from Premiere and virtualized in V4
•TFU: The Force Unleashed- Dark Side Epic Event from V4
•THGG: The Hyperdrive Generator's Gone- Light Side Objective from Coruscant
•Threepio WHPS: Threepio With His Parts Showing- Light Side character from Tatooine
•TIGIH: There Is Good in Him- Light Side Objective from Death Star II
•TINT: There Is No Try- Dark Side Effect from Dagobah and Defensive Shield from Reflections III
•TINT/OE (and v): There Is No Try & Oppressive Enforcement- Dark Side Combo Effect from Reflections II and virtualized in V4. The virtual version is the basis for ICM decks.
•TMNALTC: They Must Never Again Leave This City- Dark Side Effect from Reflections III
•TO: Team Ohio
•Toys: Weapons used by main characters, especially lightsabers.
•TPM: The Phantom Menace- Dark Side Effect from Coruscant OR Star Wars Episode I
•TRM: Throne Room Mains, a popular Light Side deck type that started only Yavin IV: Throne Room, rather than an objective.
•TTO: That Thing’s Operational- Dark Side Epic Event from Death Star II
•Twix: A location with two icons for one side of the Force and none for the other-"Two for me, none for you."
•Upkeep: Another term for maintenance cost.
•Upload: A card or effect that lets you take a card from your deck into hand. Symbolized on cards by the /\ symbol.
•(Card name) v: The virtual version of that card
•V(##): Virtual set (number)
•Walkers: Refers to either the Dark Side AT-AT combat vehicles, or the objective that most commonly uses them, Imperial Occupation v
•Wayne Brady: (See entry for Choke Vader)
•WHAP: We Have A Plan- Light Side Objective from Theed Palace
•(character) With Gun: Refers to an EPP character with a blaster
•(character) With Stick: Refers to an EPP character with a lightsaber
•WMAOP: We Must Accelerate Our Plans- Dark Side Interrupt from Coruscant
•WYS (and v): Watch Your Step- Light Side Objective from Reflections II, and virtualized in V4
(No current entries for X)
•YCHF: You Cannot Hide Forever- Dark Side Effect from Death Star II and Defensive Shield from Reflections III
•YMSYL: You May Start Your Landing- Dark Side Effect from Tatooine
•Yoda, MOFO/Yoda MOTF: Yoda, Master of the Force- Light Side Character from Reflections III
•Yoda, GW: Yoda, Great Warrior- Light Side Character from V5
•YPAWOM- Your Powers Are Weak, Old Man- Dark Side Interrupt from Premiere.
•ZiMH: Zuckuss in Mist Hunter- Dark Side Starship from Enhanced Jabba’s Palace
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