Glossary

The Glossary is an in-game dictionary filled with terms that are used in MultiVersus.

List of Terms

• Modifiers
• Gameplay
• Economy

Modifiers

• Armor: Prevents KNOCKBACK when hit. Depletes DODGE METER when applied to self.
• Bubbled: Become briefly DISABLED in a bubble, but INVULNERABLE. Can be broken out by an ally.
• Charmed: Become briefly DISABLED in love.
• Cleansed: Removes all debuffs.
• Confetti: Once applied, additional STACKS accrue when owner receives KNOCKBACK. Applies IGNITE at max STACKS.
• Cooked: Transform into a cooked chicken who can run away, but can no longer attack.
• Educated: Decreases the duration of COOLDOWNS.
• Electrified: Next MELEE attack applies SHOCKED to its target.
• Enraged: Next attack will apply full STACKS of WEAKENED to its target.
• Frozen: Become briefly DISABLED in a block of ice, must STRUGGLE to escape or be broken out by an ally.
• Hastened: Increases movement speed. Effect can be STACKED.
• Ice: Attacks and movement are slowed. Effect can be STACKED and becomes FROZEN at max STACKS.
• Ice Gauntlets: Next MELEE attack applies ICE.
• Ignited: Accrue DAMAGE which decays over time. Effect can be STACKED to extend duration.
• Invisible: Become hidden to the enemy team.
• Projectile Sidestep: PROJECTILES will pass through the owner instead of hitting them.
• Refresh: Resets the number of air dodges, air specials, and jumps that can be performed.
• Reset: Removes all active COOLDOWNS.
• Rhythm: Applies a speed boost on its first STACK and ARMOR BREAK to MELEE attacks on its second STACK.
• Rose's Gaze: Once applied, additional STACKS accrue when owner receives KNOCKBACK. Applies BUBBLED at max STACKS.
• Shield: Prevents both KNOCKBACK and DAMAGE when hit.
• Shocked: Accrue DAMAGE over time and DAMAGE allies that come into contact.
• Slowed: Attacks and movement are slowed. Effect can be STACKED.
• Stopped: Halt a PROJECTILE's movement in midair.
• Strengthen: Increases DAMAGE dealt.
• Stunned: Become briefly DISABLED.
• Targeted: PROJECTILES seek out the owner's location.
• Tasty: Once applied, additional STACKS accrue when owner receives KNOCKBACK. Applies COOKED at max STACKS.
• Thorns: When the owner receives DAMAGE, the attacker receives some in return.
• Turn Attack: Next MELEE attack can BREAK ARMOR and will flip the target to face the opposite direction.
• Weakened: Incur greater KNOCKBACK and DAMAGE when hit. Effect can be STACKED.

Gameplay

• Ammo: Remaining number of times an ability can be used. Increments after a brief COOLDOWN, up to a max capacity.
• Armor Break: Attack which ignores ARMOR and SHIELDS, destroying them. These attacks are highlighted by a purple glimmer.
• Assist: Act of hitting an enemy moments before they are RUNG OUT by an ally.
• Attack Decay: Reduced HITSTUN and DAMAGE when an attack is used too often in succession.
• Blast Zone: Bounds of the MAP, outside of which a fighter will be RUNG OUT.
• Block: Act of destroying any incoming PROJECTILES.
• Buff Decay: Reduced modifier effectiveness when applied too often in succession.
• Charge: Ability to power up an attack to increase its KNOCKBACK and DAMAGE.
• Combo: Sequence of attacks which land in quick succession.
• Cooldown: Delay before an ability can be used again.
• Damage: Measurement of a fighter's base KNOCKBACK. The higher the number, the more KNOCKBACK received when hit.
• Disabled: State in which no action can be performed.
• Dodge: Evasive maneuver which grants brief INVULNERABILITY.
• Dodge Attack: Attack performed immediately after DODGING which gains brief INVULNERABILITY.
• Dodge Meter: Measurement of the INVULNERABILITY window while DODGING. Depleted with each DODGE.
• Fast Fall: Ability to increase midair fall speed at will.
• Glide: Ability to decrease midair fall speed at will.
• Grab: Act of holding a target in place before launching them.
• Gray Health: Temporary health buffer that absorbs DAMAGE and cannot be HEALED.
• Hazard: An area on the MAP which modifies gameplay.
• Heal: Act of reducing accrued DAMAGE.
• Heavy Projectile: Special type of PROJECTILE that breaks other PROJECTILES and cannot be reflected.
• Hitstun: Brief period in which a target cannot move after being hit.
• Invulnerability: State in which no DAMAGE or KNOCKBACK can be received.
• Item: Object that can be picked up and thrown.
• Knockback: Extent a target is launched when hit.
• Knockback Influence (KBI): Ability to rotate launch angle when hit with KNOCKBACK.
• Map: Environment where each fight takes place.
• Melee: Attack that strikes a target directly in close combat.
• Platform: Horizontal MAP element which can be stood upon and dropped through.
• Projectile: Attack or object that operates independently of its owner.
• Reflect: Ability to deflect a PROJECTILE and become its owner.
• Ring Out: Act of knocking a target into the BLAST ZONE.
• Spike: Attack that launches your target downward.
• Stack: Ability to layer effects of a modifier multiple times.
• Struggle: Act of mashing a specific button to break out of a DISABLED state faster.
• Sweetspot: An area or period of an attack with greater KNOCKBACK and DAMAGE.
• Vacuum: Multi-hit attack which pulls its target towards a specific destination.
• Wall: Vertical MAP element which a fighter can SLIDE down.
• Wall Cling: Act of holding onto WALLS when pressed into them.
• Wall Fatigue: Penalty for WALL SLIDING or WALL jumping continuously for too long. WALL jumps no longer REFRESH and DODGE METER depletes.
• Wall Slide: Act of slowly descending along WALLS when pressed into them.
• Wipe: Act of removing fighter-placed HAZARDS.

Economy

• Announcer: Character whose voice announces all game events.
• Badge: Button on your profile which highlights the stats of certain achievements.
• Banner: Artwork that is displayed behind a fighter during matchmaking.
• Battle Pass Points: Points gained by playing and completing missions that go towards your Battle Pass progress.
• Emote: Animation that plays during a taunt.
• Experience Points (XP): Experience gained by playing which goes towards your PLAYER LEVEL and your character's MASTERY LEVEL.
• Gleamium: Premium currency that can be bought to unlock special rewards.
• Gold: Currency that can be earned in-game to unlock rewards.
• Mastery Level: Level specific to each character which can be used to unlock PERKS.
• Mission: Challenges that award GOLD when completed.
• Perk: Modifiers that can be applied to any character before each match.
• Player Level: General level that reflects your experience playing overall.
• Profile Icon: Graphic that identifies your player profile.
• Rested: Modifier that doubles Battle Pass progress when playing after taking a break.
• Ringout: Animated graphic that appears when a target is RUNG OUT.
• Signature Perk: A special PERK that is specific to each character.
• Sticker: Animated graphic that appears during a taunt.
• Toast: Tip you can award other players, granting them GOLD.
• Variant: Unique appearance for each character.

Update History

Season 1 Patch

Glossary and Terms

• New Terms
• Added Wall Fatigue to the glossary.
• Added the terms Block, Hazard, and Wipe to the glossary and updated move lists accordingly.