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Key Words
A collection of key terms to help players understand the story and gameplay of Honkai Impact 3rd. These key terms are taken from a glossary in the official Honkai 3rd artbook and have been translated. Although spoilers are rare, there are some small references. Please use the Expand option to see more.
Impact
A Series of Honkai Eruptions and aftershocks that result in the birth of a Herrscher.
The 1st Impact Happened in Berlin, 1952 [1]
The 2nd Impact Happened in Siberia 2000 [2]
The 3rd Impact Happened in Nagazora 2014 [3]
Honkai/崩壊
Decay, or Collapse (direct translation), Houkai (Romaji), Honkai (localisation)
The force behind the phenomenon that collapses the composition of every substance on earth, or its energy. It originates from the Imaginary Plane, a realm outside of our reality. As long as humanity and its technology will advance, so will the Honkai. It has a sentient Gestalt called the Will of Honkai which only understands malice. Honkai as an extra dimensional form of matter has no mass. It is incredibly unstable and highly radioactive.
Herrschers
Herrschers are humans with high Honkai resistance, who have been chosen by the Honkai as its envoys to humanity. Often, they try to destroy humanity.
Honkai Beasts
Beings originating from the Imaginary Plane to attack humanity. They are called "beasts" due to their fauna appearance, typically that of a quadrupedal animal.
Beasts are broken down into classes, from least to most powerful: Chariot, Archangel, Knight, Templar, Emperor, Judgment and Vipralopa.
Schicksal/天命
Destiny (direct translation), Tenmei (Romaji)
To stop the Honkai and ensure the survival of humanity, Schicksal formed around the 400s CE. Led by the descendants of the Mantis soldiers from the Previous Era, they research biological methods to combat Honkai.
The organization was established by three stigmata bearing families.
The current leader is Overseer Otto Apocalypse, from the Apocalypse family, one of the three Stigmata families. He cannot manifest his own stigmata but has invented the Artificial Stigmata. They produce vaccines that delay corruption for civilians. Artificial Stigmata implants are available to Valkyries that couldn't manifest their own Natural Stigmata.
Stigmata Families
The three influential families that support Schicksal and are the original founders of Schicksal.
House Apocalypse - The family representing the "Overseer". They were in involved with the founding of Schicksal due to inheriting part of the Keys of God from the Ancient Civilization.
House Schariac - The family representing the "Divine Maiden". Members of this family have excellent Honkai resistance.
House Kaslana - The family representing the "Knight". In addition to having Honkai resistance, this family has produced amazing warriors.
Cascade
The phenomenon when a human with mild adaptability is corrupted by the Honkai. This process consists of rapid biological degeneration and mutation forming a human into a reinforced "Zombie".
Knight / Chevalier
The term given to male members of Schicksal with any form of Honkai adaptability. They are rare and tend to have a safer support role.
Valkyrie Ranks
In the game, the term Valkyrie/Valkyrja applies to playable battlesuits, even of characters that don't belong to Schicksal, and their rank does not correspond with their lore strength.
- Valkyries who are pure support and do not leave base are D-C Ranks.
- B Rank - the lowest tier of deployable Valkyrie and most common. They can typically handle a Seraph-rank Honkai Beast.
- A Rank - The majority commanders and instructors at training Academies.
- S Rank - There is a higher chance to find a four-leaf clover than it is to find a S rank Valkyrie.
- Paladins - Overseer's personal guard, consisting of a coed guard who can wield multiple Divine Keys.
Valkyries Abbreviation List
Kiana Kaslana
Also nicknamed Tuna (explanation)
- White Comet
- common WC - White Comet
- Valkyrie Ranger
- common VR - Valkyrie Ranger
- Void Drifter
- common VD - Void Drifter
- Divine Prayer
- common DP - Divine Prayer
- Knight Moonbeam
- common KMB - Knight Moonbeam
- uncommon KM - Knight Moonbeam
- Herrscher of the Void
- common HoV - Herrscher of the Void
- uncommon GK - God Kiana, pre-Global release nickname
- uncommon HV - Herrscher of the Void
- rare HotV - Herrscher of the Void
- Herrscher of Flamescion
- common HoFs/HoFS - Herrscher of Flamescion
- common HFS - Herrscher of Flamescion
- uncommon HoF - Herrscher of Flamescion, context dependent as it can be confused with Hawk of the Fog or Herrscher of Fire
- uncommon FK - Fire Kiana
- Herrscher of Finality
- common HoFi - Herrscher of Finality
- uncommon HoFin - Herrscher of Finality
- uncommon HFI - Herrscher of Finality
Raiden Mei
- Crimson Impulse
- common CI - Crimson Impulse
- Shadow Dash
- common SD - Shadow Dash
- Danzai Spectramancer
- common DS - Danzai Spectramancer
- Valkyrie Bladestrike
- common VB - Valkyrie Bladestrike
- Striker Fulminata
- common StFu - Striker Fulminata
- rare SF - Striker Fulminata, context dependent as it can be confused with Scarlet Fusion
- Lightning Empress
- common LE - Lightning Empress
- Herrscher of Thunder
- common HoT - Herrscher of Thunder
- uncommon HT - Herrscher of Thunder
- Herrscher of Origin
- common HoO - Herrscher of Origin
- common HO - Herrscher of Origin
Bronya Zaychik
- Valkyrie Chariot
- common VC - Valkyrie Chariot
- Snowy Sniper
- common SS - Snowy Sniper
- Yamabuki Armor
- common YA - Yamabuki Armor
- Drive Kometa
- common DK - Drive Kometa
- Dimension Breaker
- common DB - Dimension Breaker
- Black Nucleus
- common BN - Black Nucleus
- Herrscher of Reason
- common HoR - Herrscher of Reason
- uncommon HR - Herrscher of Reason
- Wolf's Dawn
- common WD - Wolf's Dawn
- Haxxor Bunny
- common HB - Haxxor Bunny
- uncommon Haxxor - Haxxor Bunny
- rare Bronie - Haxxor Bunny's name in the story
- Silverwing: N-EX
- common SW - Silverwing: N-EX
- rare N-EX/NEX - Silverwing: N-EX, can also refer to Bronya - N-EX stigmata
- Herrscher of Truth
- common HoTr - Herrscher of Truth
- uncommon HTr - Herrscher of Truth
Murata Himeko
- Battle Storm
- common BS - Battle Storm
- Valkyrie Triumph
- common VT - Valkyrie Triumph
- Scarlet Fusion
- common SF - Scarlet Fusion
- Blood Rose
- common BR - Blood Rose
- Kriegsmesser
- common Krieg/Kriegs/KR - Kriegsmesser
- uncommon AK - Arctic Kriegsmesser, from before the word 'Arctic' was taken out of the name
- rare Ice Himeko
- Vermilion Knight: Eclipse
- common VK - Vermilion Knight: Eclipse
- uncommon VKE - Vermilion Knight: Eclipse
Yae Sakura
- Gyakushinn Miko
- common Miko - Gyakushinn Miko
- rare GM - Gyakushinn Miko, can also refer to Goushinnso Memento
- Goushinnso Memento
- common Meme - Goushinnso Memento
- uncommon UA - Unforgotten Apostle, pre-Global release nickname
- rare Mentos - possibly an inside joke on the Me
mento part - rare GM - Goushinnso Memento, can also refer to Gyakushinn Miko
- Flame Sakitama
- common FS - Flame Sakitama
- Darkbolt Jonin
- common DJ - Darkbolt Jonin
- uncommon Kasumi - Darkbolt Jonin's name in the story (Yae Kasumi)
Theresa Apocalypse
Also nicknamed Teri, Teri-Teri, Teriri
- Valkyrie Pledge
- common VP - Valkyrie Pledge
- Violet Executer
- common VE - Violet Executer
- Twilight Paladin
- common TP - Twilight Paladin
- Sakuno Rondo
- common SR - Sakuno Rondo
- Celestial Hymn
- common CH - Celestial Hymn
- Luna Kindred
- common LK - Luna Kindred
- Starlit Astrologos
- common SA - Starlit Astrologos
- uncommon Kongming - Starlit Astrologos' name in the story (Zhuge Kongming, not to be confused with the stigmata)
- Lunar Vow: Crimson Love
- common Luna
- common LV - Lunar Vow
Fu Hua
Also nicknamed Fuka (this is her Japanese name)
- Valkyrie Accipiter
- common VA - Valkyrie Accipiter
- Hawk of the Fog
- common HF - Hawk of the Fog
- uncommon HotF - Hawk of the Fog
- Phoenix
- common PX - Phoenix
- Night Squire
- common NS - Night Squire
- Shadow Knight
- common SK - Shadow Knight
- Azure Empyrea
- common AE - Azure Empyrea
- Herrscher of Sentience
- common HoS - Herrscher of Sentience
- common HS - Herrscher of Sentience
- Fenghuang of Vicissitude
- common FoV - Fenghuang of Vicissitude
- common FV - Fenghuang of Vicissitude
Kallen Kaslana
- Ritual Imayoh
- common RI - Ritual Imayoh
- rare IR - Imayoh Ritual (sometimes written this way in official media)
- Sixth Serenade
- common 6S - Sixth Serenade (if you see something like 7S, 8S, or 9S, it could be 6S plus the ranks, for example: rather than saying SSS 6S someone may say 9S. Context is important.)
- Sündenjäger
- common SJ - Sundenjäger
Rita Rossweisse
- Umbral Rose
- common UR - Umbral Rose
- Phantom Iron
- common PI - Phantom Iron
- Argent Knight: Artemis
- common AKA - Argent Knight: Artemis
- uncommon AK - Argent Knight: Artemis (may also refer to Kriegsmesser (formerly Arctic Kriegsmesser))
- Fallen Rosemary
- common FR - Fallen Rosemary
- Spina Astera
- common SpA - Spina Astera
Olenyeva Twins
- Blueberry Blitz
- common BB - Blueberry Blitz
- Molotov Cherry
- common MC - Molotov Cherry
- Fervent Tempo Δ
- common FT - Fervent Tempo Δ
- uncommon Delta - Fervent Tempo Δ (Δ is delta in the Greek alphabet)
Seele Vollerei
- Swallowtail Phantasm
- common SP - Swallowtail Phantasm
- Stygian Nymph
- common SN - Stygian Nymph
- Starchasm Nyx
- common Nyx - Starchasm Nyx
- rare SX - Starchasm Nyx
- Herrscher of Rebirth
- common HoRb - Herrscher of Rebirth
Durandal
- Valkyrie Gloria
- common VG - Valkyrie Gloria
- Bright Knight: Excelsis
- common BK - Bright Knight: Excelsis
- uncommon BKE - Bright Knight: Excelsis
- Dea Anchora
- common DA - Dea Anchora
- Palatinus Equinox
- common PE - Palatinus Equinox
- uncommon Juan (Juan is a meme-name made by the community as a joke, pretty frequently used)
Carole Pepper
- Sweet 'n' Spicy
- common SnS - Sweet 'n' Spicy
Elysia
Also nicknamed Ely or Ellie
- Miss Pink Elf♪
- common MPE - Miss Pink Elf♪
- rare ME - Miss Pink Elf♪
- Herrscher of Human: Ego
- common HoH - Herrscher of Human: Ego
- uncommon HoHE - Herrscher of Human: Ego
- uncommon HoE - Herrscher of Human: Ego
- uncommon HHE - Herrscher of Human: Ego
- rare H2O - Herrscher of Human: Ego Origin form (Typically used in reference to the ult build in Elysian Realm, may also just refer to water)
Mobius
- Infinite Ouroboros
- common IO - Infinite Ouroboros
Raven
- Midnight Absinthe
- uncommon MA - Midnight Absinthe (MA may also refer to Memorial Arena, please note context)
Pardofelis
- Reverist Calico
- common RC - Reverist Calico
- common Pardo - Pardofelis
- uncommon Cat - She's got cat ears, a cat tail, hangs out with a cat, and loves cats
- rare Neko - Same as above, but Japanese
Aponia
- Disciplinary Perdition
- uncommon DPe - Disciplinary Perdition
- uncommon DP - Disciplinary Perdition (DP may also refer to Divine Prayer, please note context)
- rare DiP - Disciplinary Perdition
Eden
- Golden Diva
- common GD - Golden Diva
Griseo
- Starry Impression
- common SI - Starry Impression
- Cosmic Expression
- common CE - Cosmic Expression
- uncommon Jedi - as she uses lightsabers to fight
Vill-V
- Helical Contraption
- common VV - Vill-V
- uncommon HC - Helical Contraption
Li Sushang
- Jade Knight
- common JK - Jade Knight
Asuka
- Blazing Hope
- uncommon BH - Blazing Hope
Fischl
- Prinzessin der Verurteilung!
- common PV - Prinzessin der Verurteilung!
- uncommon Fish - How her name sounds when pronounced, minus the "L" sound
Ai Hyperion Λ
- Chrono Navi
- common CN - Chrono Navi
- common Ai Chan - An alternate version of her character name
Susannah
- Valkyrie Quicksand
- common VQ - Valkyrie Quicksand
PROMETHEUS
- Terminal Aide 0017
- common TA - Terminal Aide 0017
Misteln Schariac
- Dreamweaver
- common DW - DreamWeaver
- common Hare - Her name in story
Shigure Kira
- Sugary Starburst
- common Kira - Shigure Kira
- uncommon SSb - Sugary Starburst
- uncommon SSt - Sugary Starburst
Sirin
- Miracle ☆ Magical Girl
- common MMG - Miracle Magical Girl
Weapons
Pistols
- DoGe - Domain of Genesis
- DoI - Domain of Incandescence
- DoV - Domain of the Void
- EoP - Echo of Paradise
- EoPri - Echo of Paradise: Time Ruins
- JWW or JW - Jingwei's Wings (can also refer to the Jingwei's Wings ELF)
- KoRa or KoR - Key of Radiance (KoR can sometimes refer to Key of Reason)
- KoV - Keys of the Void
- ToE or Twins - Twins of Eden
- XY pistols or XY guns - Xuanyuan Pistols
Katana
- 7TR/7T - Seven Thunders of Retribution: Narukami (can sometimes refer to Seven Thunders of Retribution: Rumble)
- DoS - Domain of Sanction
- DoU - Domain of Unity
- KoC - Key of Castigation
- MagTy or Mag - MAG-Typhoon (Mag can sometimes refer to MagStorm)
Cannon
- Bri EX or Bri - Briareus EX (Bri can sometimes refer to Briareus PRI)
- CB19 - Crusher Bunny 19C
- DoR - Domain of Revelation
- EoC or Eye - Eye of the Collapse
- FF19 - Falcon Flare 0019
- FFF - Falcon Flare: FINAL
- KoR - Key of Reason (KoR can sometimes refer to Key of Radiance)
- SoE - Star of Eden or Star of Eden: World
- SoE:AE - Star of Eden: Anti-Entropy
Greatsword
- BD - Blood Dance
- DXY sword - Dark Xuanyuan Sword
- SB - Sleeping Beauty
- SL - Swan Lake
- Sleepri or Sleeper(s) - Sleeper's Dream
- Uwu - Might of An-Utu
- XY sword - Xuanyuan Sword
Cross
- BE - Blood Embrace (can also refer to the Blood Embrace ELF)
- Hekate - Hekate's Gloom
- Leit or 11th- 11th Leitourgia
- PoS - Pledge of Sakura
- Sombrero - Hekate's Sombre
- SoS - Salvation of Sakura
Gauntlets
- Brick - Infinite Intimidator if 81+ expected to be Incredibly Infinite Intimidator
- DoSe or Senpri - Domain of Sentience
- FFD - Final Form: Destiny
- FHD - Fenghuang Down
- GTX - Grips of Tai Xuan
- KoO - Keys of Oblivion
- MKP or Kissy - Miracle Kissy Pillow
- ND, Nebs, or Neb - Nebulous Duality
- Neb PRI or Cosmic - Cosmic Duality
- Night Candle - Nocturnal Stealth
- Pandora - Pandora's Box 18th
- Skoll or Wolves - Skoll and Hati
Scythe
- Harvest or Harvestpri - Life Harvester's Song (may also refer to Life Harvester's Path: Shared Destiny)
- Iris - Iris of the Dreams or Iris of Helheim (determined by player level, 81+ expected to have PRI)
- PtA - Path to Acheron
- PtAK or PtA:K - Path to Acheron: Kindred
- Skadi - Skadi Ondurgud
- Thrymheim or Skadipri - Skadi of Thrymheim
Lance
- AF - Abyss Flower
- Sagi - Sagittarius Astra
Bow
- CF - Cerulean Flare
- CoC - Call of Crescent
- DoE - Domain of Ego: Flawless Return
- MW - Mitternachts Waltz
- Whisper or Whispri - Whisper of the Past: Sonnet (Whisper may also refer to Whisper of the Past)
Chakram
- Purpri - Purana Phantasma: Nighteye
- Rudder - Rudder in Dream (may also refer to Rudder in Dream Λ-I)
- Gilded - Gilded Librae
- Glaze - Twirling Glaze (may also refer to Twirling Glaze: Lustrous Bloom)
Javelin
- Prophet - Prophetic Dreams
Stigmata
- Alex - Alexandra
- Avo or Avocado - Avogadro
- Balloon - Summer Day
- Beet - Beethoven
- BiankaT - Bianka: Theatre
- Candy or Gluttony or Glut - Theresa - Gluttony
- Cat or Schro - Schrodinger
- Children - Children (Can sometimes refer to Columbus since they're interchangeable)
- Cleo - Cleopatra
- CNY or Fireworks - New Year
- DXY - Dark Jixuanyuan
- Drac - Dracula
- Ely - Elysia
- FHM or Musician - Fu Hua Musician
- Homeless - Holmes
- Hymn - Kallen - Hymn
- Higo - Higokumaru
- JST - Jin Shengtan
- Lee or LWH - Leeuwenhoek
- Liu Qi - Willows
- LJ - Little Joys
- Margrave or Marg - Fu Hua: Margrave
- Mich - Michelangelo
- Newt - Isaac Newton (B)
- Origins or TeriO - Theresa: Origins
- Overtime or OT - Susannah: Overtime
- Paga - Paganini
- PPM or Mei M - Mei: Beach Party (M) (set is called Pool Party in Japanese, PPM = Pool Party M)
- SBand - Schrodinger Band
- ShakeA - Shakespeare: Adrift
- Sima or Shui - Shuijing
- SirinA or SAsc - Sirin: Ascendant
- SSwords or Shattered - Shattered Swords
- TBand - Tesla Band
- Turg - Turgenev
Event Stigmata
- BoL - Bringer of Light
- BL1 - first set of stigmata from set, fire set
- BL2 - first set of stigmata from set, ice set
- EP - Elysian Paragon - lightning set
- RB - Rebel's Blades
- RB1 - first set of stigmata from set, lightning set
- RB2 - second set of stigmata from set, physical set
Enemies
- AK or AKA - Argent Knight: Artemis
- Benny or Bella - Benares
- BK or BKE - Bright Knight: Excelsis
- Clock, Clockwork, or Clock boi - Husk - Nihilius
- DXY or Horse - Dark Jixuanyuan
- GK or HoV - Herrscher of the Void
- Heph - Hephaestus
- Higo or Fox - Hellmaru
- Ice pig or Parv - Parvati
- Lobster, Tony, or Tona - Tonatiuh
- Pig - Ganesha
- Rime - Herrscher of the Rimestar
- SK - Shadow Knight
- Tank - MHT-3 Pax
- Wolf - Dominator of Wolves
Other
- 4/4 - refers to a Valkyrie with their best in slot (12/12 refers to 3 valkyries who are 4/4, 13/13 refers to adding a elf that is the best for that team)
- ATF - Absolute Time Fracture (Herrscher of Finality's Hold evade)
- A button - ATK button
- B button - ULT button
- AL - Ancient Legacy
- AW - Ancient Willpower
- BiS - Best In Slot (used to describe if a stigma or weapon is the best option)
- ER - Elysian Realm
- GMN, GPN or GlutMeiNewt - Theresa: Gluttony (T), Mei: Beach Party (M), Newton (B) combination set
- HotT - Hot on the Trail
- JML - Jingwei (T), Marco (M), Lier (B) combination set
- LoW - Land of Wishes
- MA - Memorial Arena
- NCC - Normal Crystal Core
- OW - Open World
- PtG - Path to Greatness
- RL - Red Lotus (Abyss skill division)
- SD type - Star-Dust type battlesuit (can also refer to Shadow Dash)
- TMB - Top, Middle, Bottom pieces of a stigmata set; position for a stigmata
- TF - Time Fracture
- TFD - Time Frozen Domain (also referred to as Time Stop)
- TDM - Total Damage Multiplier
- TDT - Total Damage Taken
- TSC - Twin Soul Crystal
- TSP - Time Swirl Pass
- TSW - Twin Sakura Will
- UE - Ultimate Evasion
- WT - War Treasury (a shop that can be found in "Activity Shop" category in game)