Updated 25 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, community sites named in the text and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Cannoning and Raiding Glossary
This glossary defines cannoning and factions raiding words in one line each, and every definition comes from a source we cite. Cannon names follow minecraft.wiki, which uses WarGear terms; factions words come from the FactionsUUID docs and the CosmicPE wiki. Words we could not source are left out, not guessed.
What do the cannon words mean?
| Term | Meaning | More |
|---|---|---|
| Booster | Propellant TNT that throws other TNT to the enemy's side | Terms |
| Barrel | The path TNT takes out of the cannon | Terms |
| Buffer (cannon) | A cannon keeping 8+ blocks between loader and explosions | Loading |
| Chamber | Where TNT is lit | Terms |
| Hybrid | Sand plus TNT: sand replaces water so TNT can break the wall | Hybrid |
| Injector | Propellant that drives projectiles straight into the enemy | Terms |
| Lazy chunk | A loaded chunk where entities do not tick | Lazy cannons |
| Mortar | A ripple that digs downward like a tunneler | Mortar |
| Nuke | An unconstricted scatter whose spread forms rings | Nuke |
| Overhead | Loading TNT above your head | Loading |
| Prime motion | The random push TNT gets when lit | TNT |
| Projectile | TNT that damages the target | Terms |
| Propellant | TNT that pushes other entities | Terms |
| Ripple | Regular groups of projectiles at regular intervals | Ripple |
| Scatter | Uses random spread to cover a wide area | Scatter |
| Shotgun | All projectiles explode together | Shotgun |
| Stab | A downward tunneler shot in lazy cannons | Tunneler |
| Tunneler | Projectiles explode one after another to dig deep in one shot | Tunneler |
What do the factions raiding words mean?
| Term | Meaning | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Buffer (base) | The area outside a base's shell where defences go | CosmicPE wiki |
| DTR | Deaths till raidable: member deaths before land can be raided | FactionsUUID docs |
| Over-claim | When a faction has more land than power, so others may claim its land | FactionsUUID docs |
| Power | A faction's influence, used to claim land; lost on death | FactionsUUID docs |
| Raid | Destroying or looting a faction by force, strategy or TNT | FactionsUUID docs |
| Regen | Defences that regenerate (disabled on CosmicPE) | CosmicPE wiki |
| Reverse layers (revs) | Layers at the bottom of a base that stop breaches from below | CosmicPE wiki |
| Sand stacking | What slabs placed at Y:0 prevent, per the base guide | CosmicPE wiki |
| Shell | The main structure of a base, usually obsidian | CosmicPE wiki |
| TNT bank | TNT stored by the faction, filled into or siphoned from dispensers | FactionsUUID docs |
| Trenching | Clearing a big area top to bottom before building | CosmicPE wiki |
| Wraps | Layers around a base with watered gaps between them | CosmicPE wiki |
More factions words: base building and raiding.
Which words are not defined here yet?
Factions players also use names such as stacker sizes, 'rev', 'OSRB', 'slab bust' and 'L stacker'. They appear in video titles, schematic packs and server rule lists, but we have not found a reliable written definition, so we do not define them. If you run a community that documents these, tell us through our Discord.
Frequently asked questions
What is a hybrid in cannoning?
A cannon that fires sand and TNT together, so the sand replaces water and the TNT can break the wall.
What does regen mean in factions?
Defences that regenerate; CosmicPE's base guide says they are disabled there.
Sources
Every fact on this page was checked against these pages; the wording is ours.
- minecraft.wiki/w/Tutorial:TNT_cannons/Nomenclature
- minecraft.wiki/w/Tutorial:TNT_cannons/Damage_types
- minecraft.wiki/w/Tutorial:TNT_cannons/Manual_cannon
- minecraft.wiki/w/Tutorial:TNT_cannons/special_purposes
- minecraft.wiki/w/Tutorial:TNT_cannons/Tunneler
- minecraft.wiki/w/Tutorial:TNT_cannons
- factions.support/definitions/
- factions.support/introduction/
- wiki.cosmicpe.me/wiki/Base_Building_Guide