Since 2014, Marvel Contest of Champions (MCOC) has been one of the most popular mobile apps (iOS & Android) with millions upon millions of downloads.
The community has consistently grown and with that type of growth a lot of lingo has been created within the MCOC crew as a result.
For instance, have you ever traversed Global or Alliance chat and been completely confused by the abbreviations AA, WS, AQ, or RoL?
Well, the next logical step is to Google “Who is AA?” Chances are you landed on an Alcoholics Anonymous page, right?
Well, if you’ve been hitting the bottle too hard lately, you’re welcome. BUT, MCOC Hacks has built the most comprehensive Marvel Contest of Champions abbreviations, initialisms, acronyms, and terms Glossary so you can speak MCOC speak like a pro!
If you’d like to go directly to a spreadsheet, then click on this MCOC Abbreviations link to get a rundown via Google Sheets! I update this regularly, but if it’s out of date, hit me up!
MCOC Champions Glossary of Abbreviations
In every alliance your crew will be using an abbreviation, acronym, or initialism for nearly every MCOC champion under the sun, so I’ve put together the most popular champ abbreviations so you don’t end up Googling, “Hyp MCOC Champion, who dis?”
Without further ado, here is the ultimate list of every MCOC Champion Abbreviations!
MCOC Champion Abbreviations & Initialisms
| MCOC CHAMPS | MOST COMMONLY USED | MODERATELY USED | RARELY USED | |
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Abomination | Abom | Abomb | |
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Agent Venom | AV | ||
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Angela | Ange | Angie | |
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Ant-Man | AM | ||
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Archangel | AA | Arc | Archie |
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Black Bolt | BB | Bolt | |
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Black Panther | BP | BP OG | OG BP |
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Black Panther (Civil War) | BPCW | ||
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Black Widow | BW | ||
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Captain America | Cap | CA | |
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Captain America (Infinity War) | CAIW | Beardo | |
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Captain America (WWII) | CapWW2 | CAWW2 | WW2 |
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Captain Marvel | CMM | Marvel MCU | CMMCU |
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Captain Marvel (Classic) | CMC | CM | |
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Civil Warrior | CW | Civie | |
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Colossus | Col | ||
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Corvus Glaive | Corvus | CG | |
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Crossbones | CB | XB | X Bones |
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Cull Obsidian | Cull | CO | |
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Cyclops (Blue Team) | Blue Cyclops | B Clops | |
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Cyclops (New Xavier School) | Red Cyclops | R Clops | XFace |
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Daredevil (Classic) | DD | ||
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Daredevil (Netflix) | DD Netflix | NDD | DD Nets |
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Darkhawk | DH | ||
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Deadpool | DP | OGDP | Redpool |
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Deadpool (X-Force) | DPX | DPXF | |
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Doctor Octopus | Doc Ock | ||
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Doctor Strange | DS | ||
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Doctor Voodoo | Voodoo | DV | |
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Domino | Dom | ||
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Dormammu | Dorm | Mammu | |
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Ebony Maw | Squidward | Ebony | EM |
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Elsa Bloodstone | Elsa | EB | |
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Emma Frost | Emma | EF | |
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Gamora | Gami | ||
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Ghost Rider | GR | ||
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Goldpool | Goldie | ||
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Green Goblin | GG | ||
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Guillotine | Guilly | Gilly | |
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Guillotine (2099) | Gilly 99 | G99 | |
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Gwenpool | GP | Gwen | |
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Hawkeye | HE | ||
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Hit-Monkey | HM | ||
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Howard The Duck | HTD | Howard | Duck |
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Hulk (Ragnarok) | Gulk | GHulk | Hulk Rags |
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Hulkbuster | HB | ||
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Human Torch | HT | Torch | |
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Hyperion | Hyp | Hype | Hypes |
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Iceman | Ice | ||
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Invisible Woman | IW | InvWo | |
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Immortal Iron Fist | IIF | ||
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Iron Fist | IF | ||
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Iron Man | IM | ||
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Iron Man (Infinity War) | IMIW | ||
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Iron Patriot | IP | ||
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Joe Fixit | Fixit | ||
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Juggernaut | Juggs | Juggy | |
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Killmonger | KM | ||
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King Groot | KG | ||
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Kingpin | KP | ||
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Luke Cage | LC | ||
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Magneto | Mags | Red Mags | |
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Magneto (Marvel Now!) | Mags | White Mags | |
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Man-Thing | MT | Manwhich? | |
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Masacre | Mas | ||
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Mephisto | Meph | Phisto | |
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Mister Sinister | Sinister | MS | |
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Moon Knight | MK | Moonie | |
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Morningstar | MS | ||
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Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) | KK | Khan | |
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Nebula | Neb | ||
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Nick Fury | Nick | Fury | NF |
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Night Thrasher | NT | ||
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Nightcrawler | NC | ||
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Old Man Logan | OML | ||
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Omega Red | OR | ||
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Proxima Midnight | PM | Proxima | |
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Punisher | Pun | ||
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Punisher (2099) | 2099 | Pun99 | |
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Red Hulk | Rulk | Rhulk | RH |
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Red Skull | RS | ||
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Rocket Racoon | RR | Rocket | |
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Sabretooth | ST | ||
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Scarlet Witch | SW | Switch | |
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She-Hulk | Shulk | ||
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Silver Surfer | SS | Surfer | |
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Spider-Gwen | SG | ||
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Spider-Man (Classic) | Spidey | Spidey Classic | SM |
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Spider-Man (Miles Morales) | Miles | MM | |
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Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced) | Sparky | Starky | SMSE |
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Spider-Man (Stealth Suit) | Night Monkey | Stealth Spidey | SM Stealth |
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Spider-Man (Symbiote) | Symbi Spidey | Sym | |
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Star Lord | SL | ||
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Superior Iron Man | SIM | ||
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Symbiote Supreme | Symb Supreme | Symbi Supreme | SS |
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Taskmaster | TM | ||
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Terrax | Rax | Terry | |
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The Hood | Hood | ||
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Thor (Jane Foster) | Jane | TJF | |
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Thor (Ragnarok) | Thor Rags | Rags | Raggy |
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Unstoppable Colossus | UC | ||
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Venom The Duck | VTD | ||
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Venompool | VP | VPool | |
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Vision | OG Vision | OGV | |
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Vision (Aarkus) | Vision Ark | Vark | Varkus |
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Vision (Age of Ultron) | AOU Vision | ||
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War Machine | WM | ||
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Winter Soldier | WS | Bucky | |
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Wolverine | Wolvie | ||
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Wolverine (X-23) | X23 | ||
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Yellow Jacket | YJ | ||
*Please note, I’ve seen Iceman AND Iron Man referred to w/ the initialism of IM. I’d like to think that the MCOC Community will adopt “Ice” for Iceman, but that seems to be the only confusing duplication I’ve come across.
MCOC Quest Explanation
Typically, for the story and event portion of MCOC, decimals are used to indicate the specific act, chapter, and quest.
For instance, two numbers represent an Event or Variant Quest (2.1) and three numbers represent the Story portion of the game (3.1.2). Let me break it down more specifically, below.
Example 1 – 3.1.2
Act 3: Endgame > Chapter 1: Shadows Revealed > Quest 2: Introduction
Example 2 – 1.2
Chapter 1: Wisdom > Quest 2: Borrowed Power
There are also Alliance Quest (AQ’s) abbreviations that display the days and maps the alliance typically tackles.
AQ Examples
- 5×5 = Map 5 for 5 Days
- 3×5 = Map 3 for 5 Days
- 2×2 = Map 2 for 2 Days
- 55555 = Map 5 for 5 Days
- 55444 = 1st Two Days of Map 5 and Last Three Days of Map 4
MCoC List of Quests & Event Abbreviations
- AE – Alliance Event
- AQ – Alliance Quest
- AW – Alliance War
- AWA – Alliance War Attack
- AWD – Alliance War Defense
- BA – Basic Arena
- EQ – Event Quest
- FA – Featured Arena
- LOL – Labyrinth of Legends
- Mini – Mini Boss in AQ/AW
- SA – Summoner Advancement
- SE – Solo Event
- ROL – Realm of Legends
- RTTL – Road to the Labyrinth
- VQ – Variant Quest
MCoC Dictionary
- AG – Awakening Gem
- Cat | Cats – Catalysts
- FGMC – Featured Grand Master Crystal
- GMC – Grand Master Crystal
- PHC | PHC’s – Premium Hero Crystals
- R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 – Rank 1 – Rank 5
- RDT – Rank Down Ticket
- RUG – Rank-Up Gem
- Stones | Sig Stones – Signature Stones
- T1a – Tier 1 Alpha Catalyst
- T2a – Tier 2 Alpha Catalyst
- T1b – Tier 1 Basic Catalyst
- T2b – Tier 2 Basic Catalyst
- T3b – Tier 3 Basic Catalyst
- T4b – Tier 4 Basic Catalyst
- T5b – Tier 5 Basic Catalyst
- T1c – Tier 1 Class Catalyst
- T2c – Tier 2 Class Catalyst
- T3c – Tier 3 Class Catalyst
- T4c – Tier 4 Class Catalyst
MCOC Mastery Abbreviations
There are a lot of masteries that could be abbreviated, but as far as I can tell, MCOC players don’t abbreviate them on the reg.
So, a lot of these were compiled from personal experience and deductive reasoning, so do not hesitate to contact me if I’ve missed anything.
- Suicides = 4 Masteries that affect the players health, but provide a large boost to their attack. Includes the Glass Cannon, Recoil, Liquid Courage, & Double Edge masteries
- GC = Glass Cannon
- DE = Double Edge
- DW = Deep Wounds
- Evade | Dex = Dexterity
- *LC = Liquid Courage
- MD = Mystic Dispersion
- PB = Perfect Block
- SYG = Stand Your Ground
- WP = Willpower
*Although Liquid Courage has the same abbreviation as Luke Cage context should guide you here. For instance, if you are chatting about masteries and where to put a point, chances are LC = Liquid Courage.
Brawling Terms
Although MCOC doesn’t have the most sophisticated fighting system, there is some basic slang that comes w/ brawling.
- AAR – Ability Accuracy Reduction
- Evade – This is a Mastery (Dexterity), but also used in brawling terms
- Intercept – When an opponent is coming in for an attack and you intercept the attack w/ your own combo
- MLLLM – Medium, Light, Light, Light, Medium Combo
- MLLLL – Medium, Light, Light, Light, Light Combo
- MLM – Medium, Light, Medium Combo
- Parry – This is a Mastery (Parry), but also used in brawling terms
- L1, L2, L3 – Another way to say Special Attack 1 (L1), Special Attack 2 (L2), & Special Attack 3 (L3). I see people using SP1 – SP3 way more than L1 – L3
- SP1, SP2, SP3 – Special Attack 1 (SP1), Special Attack 2 (SP2), & Special Attack 3 (SP3)
MCOC Other Terms & Abbreviations
- 1vs1: Quickmatch Versus
- AI: Artificial Intelligence runs all the opponents you fight in game
- Bots: Same definition of AI, above
- Booted | Kicked: Boot/Kick someone out of your alliance
- Buff | Buffed: One definition is when Kabam decides to increase the effectiveness of a champion. Second definition is when you apply an item to increase your health, attack, and/or defense
- God-Tier: Champs that are considered the highest tiered/most powerful champs
- Demi-God Tier: These would be champs right beneath God-Tier champs. They are still worth leveling
- Meme Tier Champs: The worst of the worst champions (Kamala Khan, Daredevil Netflix, Fixit, Falcon, etc.)
- Dupe: Duplicate Champion
- FTP: Free To Play
- Grinding Arena: You are grinding Arena for Champs, T4 Cats, Shards, etc.
- Holy Trinity: Synergy Including Blade, Sparky, & Ghost Rider
- Unholy Trinity: Synergy including Killmonger, Sabretooth, & Void
- Kabam’d | Kabamed: Getting screwed by Kabam, which I’m afraid happens quite often.
- Linked Node: A Buffed node in AQ or AW that applies some special buffs to a champion
- Unlinked: When someone in AQ/AW defeats a Linked Node, it becomes… Unlinked
- MCOC: Marvel Contest of Champions
- Mercs: Players who will join your alliance on a temporary basis to help them win in AQ, AW, and AE
- MI: Marvel Insider
- Nerf | Nerfed: When Kabam, in all their wisdom, decides to make an awesome champion no longer as awesome. RIP SW, DS, & SHulk — Although, they are still decent champs in my opinion (IMO)
- Noob | Newb: If you are a new player – For instance, using units on PHC’s is a noob mistake
- Pilot: Using Someone else’s account to play, which is against the MCOC Terms of Service (TOS)
- PI: Power Index of your champs
- Prestige: The Avg. Power Index (PI) of your top 5 champs without boosts, masteries, or synergies
- Rage Quit: When you grind or spend $$ and pull a 5* or 6* Meme Tier Champ, then subsequently quit the game entirely
- RNG: Random Number Generator determines what or who you will get when you open a crystal
- ROL WS: Using a new champ to test their abilities in the Realm of Legends of Winter Soldier
- Sig: Signature
- Tank | Tanking: Losing an Alliance War (AW) during the off-season
- Taxi: Your team is KO’d and has energy, so you taxi a team without energy to fights
- TOS: Terms of Service
- Whale: Someone who spends massive amounts of $$ on the game
- 12.0 Update: This was the Kabamiest of all Kabam updates that nerfed a lot of once great champions (DS + BW), had a TON of bugs, introduced the flat value systems, and nearly caused the entire community to Rage Quit
Now you are one step closer to understanding the vast majority of MCOC acronyms!
I will continue to update this list as new abbreviations, acronyms, initialisms come out and you can always refer to the MCOC Hacks Acronym Sheet in Google docs I linked above.