DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/30/2026    Duedate: 07/13/2026

ZUKAL ARENA

DM 9    TURN 1062

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PRAYING MANTIS
SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
(9-4680) [10-3-2,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PRAYING MANTIS                 SMART
SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)            RAVENCLAW (617)
(9-4680) [10-3-2,103]          (9-6773) [4-0-0,38]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CAGED FLOYD                    PRAYING MANTIS
PET SHOP FLOYD (459)           SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
(9-6730) [12-7-1,71]           (9-4680) [10-3-2,103]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PET SHOP FLOYD (459)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)           20 
2. BLUE MOON (381)               14    PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
3. PET SHOP FLOYD (459)          7     Unchartered Team
4. RAVENCLAW (617)               -16
                                       RAVENCLAW (617)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2*PETTSBURG 2025 (613)       5   1  0 83.3   1/ 1 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)     10  4 1
 2/ 1*RAVENCLAW (617)           15   5  1 75.0   2/ 2*RAVENCLAW (617)           6  4 0
 3- 3*OF WOLF & MAN (614)        3   1  0 75.0   3/ 6 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       2  2 0
 4/ 4 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)     457 332 25 57.9   4- 4 POWERS OF PAIN (203)      2  3 1
 5/ 6 BLUE MOON (381)          1358 1704 41 44.4   5- 3*PETTSBURG 2025 (613)      1  1 0
 6/ 8 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       15  20  3 42.9   6/ 7 BLUE MOON (381)           1  2 0
 7- 7 POWERS OF PAIN (203)     118 177 25 40.0   7- 5*OF WOLF & MAN (614)       0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  What's a move up by 3 you ask?  (alright, 
maybe you didn't ask)  Cause for celebration, according to SPIRIT TOTEMS.  Practice 
pays for ALUNEA, who pummelled WITTY, to pocket 14 points.  A certain someone should 
cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 10 points to THREE FLOYDS.  
(Discrete enough, REASONABLE?) What can be a greater victory?  PRAYING MANTIS has 
taken hers place as the top, as ZUKAL's new Duelmaster.  Word has it one team in 
ZUKAL is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it 
works.   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  Perhaps the warriors of POWERS OF PAIN 
should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  The warriors of 
POWERS OF PAIN found their efforts at combat frustrated as RAVENCLAW apparently had 
more important things to do than fight.  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and 
ALUNEA is it right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't BLUE MOON proud!   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant 
prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  ZUKAL, I leave 
you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Blue Boar Inn.  'Til next 
time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRAYING MANTIS 4680          10   3  2 103         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TRITAN 2309                  18  24  5 101         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOBY TERRIER 6700            15  12  0  79         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 CAGED FLOYD 6730             12   7  1  71         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HACKSAW 6446                  7   6  2  60         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DIAMOND 6360                  8  11  0  44         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 SMART 6773                    4   0  0  38         RAVENCLAW (617)           
 MATHER 6776                   3   1  0  35         RAVENCLAW (617)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CASSOWARY 6763                2   3  0  33         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       
 THREE FLOYDS 6771             2   3  0  31         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
-DECIMAN 6744                  3   1  0  28         OF WOLF & MAN (614)       
 ALUNEA 6631                   4   2  0  25         BLUE MOON (381)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOOKSMART 6772                3   1  0  21         RAVENCLAW (617)           
-JYD JR 6750                   4   2  0  18         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 BIG BERTHA 6757               2   6  0  12         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 REASONABLE 6775               3   1  1  11         RAVENCLAW (617)           
 WITTY 6774                    2   2  0   8         RAVENCLAW (617)           

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
AZCERE 6680            13 14 0 BLUE MOON 381        PRAYING MANTIS 4680   1059  
3 RIVERS 6714           5  1 0 PETTSBURG 2025 613   CAGED FLOYD 6730      1061  
SQUIB 6781              0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS  446 REASONABLE 6775       1059  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WITTY was devastated by ALUNEA in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched Challenge fight.
TOBY TERRIER was demolished by PRAYING MANTIS in a 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
CAGED FLOYD vanquished MATHER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
CASSOWARY defeated BOOKSMART in a exciting 1 minute fight.
SMART devastated BIG BERTHA in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
THREE FLOYDS overpowered REASONABLE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -   6 -  2      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  12 -  3      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK   32 -  27 -  1      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         AIMED BLOW         4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   5 -  1      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         TOTAL PARRY        7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   7 -  1      13  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1062 was great if you    Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         4  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   PRAYING MANTIS 4680        10   3  2  103 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
WALL OF STEEL    TOBY TERRIER 6700          15  12  0   79 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
STRIKING ATTACK  SMART 6773                  4   0  0   38 RAVENCLAW (617)
SLASHING ATTACK  MATHER 6776                 3   1  0   35 RAVENCLAW (617)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CAGED FLOYD 6730.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was PRAYING MANTIS 4680.  The ten other most popular fighters were ALUNEA 6631, 
CAGED FLOYD 6730, SMART 6773, CASSOWARY 6763, BOOKSMART 6772, THREE FLOYDS 6771, 
WITTY 6774, TOBY TERRIER 6700, MATHER 6776, and BIG BERTHA 6757.

The least popular fighter this week was REASONABLE 6775.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BIG BERTHA 6757, MATHER 6776, TOBY TERRIER 6700, WITTY 6774, THREE 
FLOYDS 6771, BOOKSMART 6772, CASSOWARY 6763, SMART 6773, CAGED FLOYD 6730, and ALUNEA 
6631.