Names of Raid Target Icons

Each of the eight raid target icons (also raid icons or lucky charms) are referred to with common (and usually standard) names. However, for some of them, the names used in mathematics are different.

A few definitions

• Shape: An object occupying space, distinguished by its perimeter (outer boundary).
• Plane figure: A shape occupying a two-dimensional plane.
• Quadrilateral: A plane figure with four straight sides
• Parallelogram: A quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel to each other respectively.
• Rectangle: A parallelogram with at least one vertex (corner) a right angle.

Common name: Skull

• Commonly marks: First DPS target
• Mathematical name: None
• Definition of mathematical name: N/A

Common name: Cross

• Commonly marks: Second DPS target, often offtanked for the meantime
• Mathematical name: Dodecagon
• Definition of mathematical name: A plane figure with 12 straight sides.

Common names: Circle, Coin, Nipple

• Commonly marks: CC (crowd control) target, especially for Shackling or Mind Controlling
• Mathematical name: Circle
• Definition of mathematical name: A plane figure where every point on the perimeter is a fixed distance from one point.

Common name: Moon

• Commonly marks: CC target, especially for Polymorphing
• Mathematical name: Crescent
• Definition of mathematical name: A plane figure characterised as the difference in areas between a large circle and a smaller circle whose perimeters meet at only one point.

Common name: Diamond

• Commonly marks: CC target, especially for Banishing, Seducing or Enslaving
• Mathematical name: Rhombus
• Definition of mathematical name: A parallelogram with sides of equal length.

Common name: Star

• Commonly marks: CC target, especially for Sapping
• Mathematical name: Octagon
• Definition of mathematical name: A plane figure with eight straight sides.

Common name: Triangle

• Commonly marks: CC target, especially for Hibernating
• Mathematical name: Equilateral triangle
• Definition of mathematical name: A plane figure with three straight sides of equal length.

Common name: Square

• Commonly marks: CC target, especially for Trapping
• Mathematical name: Square
• Definition of mathematical name: A rectangle with sides of equal length; a rhombus with at least one vertex a right angle; a parallelogram with sides of equal length and at least one vertex a right angle; a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel to each other respectively, sides of equal length and at least one vertex a right angle; a plane figure with four straight sides, opposite sides parallel to each other respectively, sides of equal length and at least one vertex a right angle.