The big four: AA = Admin Abuse (the twice-weekly dev event), EC = exist count (copies in circulation — the scarcity number), TV = trade value (what a brainrot is worth in trades), OG = the top rarity for pre-AI memes. Everything else you'll hear in trading channels is below.
Game mechanics
Red Carpet: the conveyor where brainrots spawn for purchase. Ritual: a player-triggered setup (formations, specific brainrots) that applies a trait. Rebuy: repeatedly purchasing a brainrot before it reaches a base so it stays in play for trait rolls. Luck: a multiplier on rare spawn odds — up to 25x during AA. Ltm: limited-time mode (Escape Tsunami, Backrooms). Index: the collection book; completing mutation indexes grants permanent income multipliers and base skins.
Rarity & value language
Mutation: one-per-brainrot color variant multiplying income (Gold → Phantom). Trait: stackable modifier from events — a brainrot can hold many. Variant: a specific brainrot+mutation combination — variants have their own exist counts. Market Points (pts): neutral community scores for comparing trade values (not money). Fixed: a supply that can never grow (Spyder Elephant's 25). Legacy: content no longer obtainable (Bloodrot mutation, retired traits).
Trading slang
Lowball: a deliberately under-value offer, often disguised with quantity stacking. Overpay: paying above value, usually to close a hunt for a specific variant. W/L: win/loss — the community verdict on a trade ("huge W", "brutal L"). Clean: a brainrot without unwanted traits (especially Taco). Demand: how actively hunted something is right now — the live component of value that no static list captures. Middleman scam: the "give it to my trusted friend first" con — the Trade Machine needs no middleman.
FAQ
What does AA mean in SAB?
Admin Abuse — the twice-weekly live event (Taco Tuesday and Saturday) where developer SpyderSammy spawns rare brainrots, activates luck boosts and triggers trait events. Live countdown on the AA Timer.
What does EC mean in SAB?
Exist count — the total number of copies of a brainrot in circulation. It is the primary scarcity metric behind trading values. Full explainer here.
What are Market Points?
Neutral community reference scores used to compare trade values. They are not money — a 600-point brainrot is simply worth about two 300-point ones in trades.