DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/19/2026    Duedate: 06/01/2026

ZUKAL ARENA

DM 9    TURN 1059

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PRAYING MANTIS
SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
(9-4680) [9-2-2,122]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PRAYING MANTIS                 3 RIVERS
SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)            PETTSBURG 2025 (613)
(9-4680) [9-2-2,122]           (9-6714) [4-0-0,46]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CAGED FLOYD                    ALUNEA
PET SHOP FLOYD (459)           BLUE MOON (381)
(9-6730) [9-7-0,46]            (9-6631) [3-0-0,23]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RAVENCLAW (617)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PET SHOP FLOYD (459)          31 
2. RAVENCLAW (617)               30    PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
3. SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)           24    Unchartered Team
4. PETTSBURG 2025 (613)          11 
5. PHILANTHROPISTS II (446)      5     PETTSBURG 2025 (613)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*PETTSBURG 2025 (613)       4   0  0 100.   1/ 2*RAVENCLAW (617)           9  1 1
 2/ 3*OF WOLF & MAN (614)        3   0  0 100.   2- 1 POWERS OF PAIN (203)      6  4 0
 3/ 1*RAVENCLAW (617)            9   1  1 90.0   3/ 3 BLUE MOON (381)           5  1 0
 4/ 4 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)     447 328 24 57.7   4/ 4 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       5  3 2
 5/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS II (446) 120 135  5 47.1   5/ 6 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      4 10 0
 6/ 6 BLUE MOON (381)          1357 1702 41 44.4   6/ 8*OF WOLF & MAN (614)       3  0 0
 7/ 8 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       13  18  3 41.9   7/ 7*PETTSBURG 2025 (613)      3  0 0
 8- 9 POWERS OF PAIN (203)     116 174 24 40.0   8/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS II (446)  2  9 0
 9/ 7*BIG LAKE TIMES (608)       3   6  0 33.3   9/ 9*BIG LAKE TIMES (608)      1  3 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!  POWERS OF PAIN?  Who?  RAVENCLAW is the top 
team these days, buddies!  RAVENCLAW posted a nice gain, to come in 1st.  Everybody 
loves a winner...  SPIRIT TOTEMS had cause to celebrate, after PRAYING MANTIS got 25 
points by beating AZCERE.  A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and 
practice more, after losing 11 points to TOBY TERRIER.  (Discrete enough, TOHNI 
LAVAFIST?) A certain someone saw RAT RACE at The Blue Boar Inn with the shakes, and 
now he fails to show up to defend his throne.  What a pathetic slob!  Now I can't 
insult PRAYING MANTIS, as she has gloriously dueled to the top.  Oh great new 
Duelmaster!!!  (Stop me if I lay it on too thick) Word has it one team in ZUKAL is 
taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     And how sociable are ZUKAL's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Like a horde of 
jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in ZUKAL avoid POWERS OF PAIN.  
Like a pup with its tail between its legs, RAVENCLAW scurried away from POWERS OF 
PAIN.  Oh, the shame!  Is it charming personality?  Conversational abilities?  Good 
oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, BOMBAY FLOYD is the most challenged warrior.   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  The audience gave a nice round of rasberries to AZCERE of BLUE MOON, for 
expiring in such an ungraceful fashion.  13-14-0, indeed!  Oh hard!  that to strike a 
flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     Do not think spyreporting in ZUKAL is the highlight of my life.  More important 
duties call me.  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRAYING MANTIS 4680           9   2  2 122         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RAT RACE 5164                12   3  0 145         PHILANTHROPISTS II (446)  
-TRITAN 2309                  17  24  5  94         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 BOMBAY FLOYD 6683            16  11  2  91         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOTSONO 5238                  6   3  0  65         PHILANTHROPISTS II (446)  
 TOBY TERRIER 6700            13  11  0  61         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-HACKSAW 6446                  6   6  1  51         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
-DIAMOND 6360                  8  10  0  50         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 CAGED FLOYD 6730              9   7  0  46         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 3 RIVERS 6714                 4   0  0  46         PETTSBURG 2025 (613)      
 TOHNI LAVAFIST 6623           3   1  0  40         BIG LAKE TIMES (608)      
-TRINITY 6361                  6  10  2  34         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CASSOWARY 6763                1   2  0  29         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       
 DECIMAN 6744                  3   0  0  27         OF WOLF & MAN (614)       
 MATHER 6776                   2   0  0  27         RAVENCLAW (617)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALUNEA 6631                   3   0  0  23         BLUE MOON (381)           
-JYD JR 6750                   4   1  0  22         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 SMART 6773                    2   0  0  22         RAVENCLAW (617)           
 BOOKSMART 6772                2   0  0  21         RAVENCLAW (617)           
 REASONABLE 6775               2   0  1  17         RAVENCLAW (617)           
-MANTIS SHRIMP 6756            1   1  1  15         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       
 BIG BERTHA 6757               1   4  0   7         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 WITTY 6774                    1   1  0   4         RAVENCLAW (617)           
 THREE FLOYDS 6771             0   2  0   2         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
NOTTA CARE 6777         0  1 0 BIG LAKE TIMES 608   DARK CHAMPION         1059 NONE
AZCERE 6680            13 14 0 BLUE MOON 381        PRAYING MANTIS 4680   1059  
SQUIB 6781              0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS  446 REASONABLE 6775       1059  

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
UG 6779                 0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS  446 BLACK ORC             1059 NONE
UGL 6780                0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS  446 BANDIT PRINCE         1059 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

UGL was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
UG was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
NOTTA CARE was easily killed by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
PRAYING MANTIS assassinated AZCERE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title duel.
BOTSONO was overpowered by BOMBAY FLOYD in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
CASSOWARY was viciously subdued by CAGED FLOYD in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
TOHNI LAVAFIST was devastated by TOBY TERRIER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
3 RIVERS handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
DECIMAN vanquished THREE FLOYDS in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
ALUNEA savagely defeated WITTY in a popular 5 minute gory beginner's duel.
BIG BERTHA was overpowered by BOOKSMART in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
SMART overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided match.
REASONABLE delivered the death blow upon SQUIB in a 1 minute amateur's conflict.
MATHER demolished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                 10         AIMED BLOW         8 -   3 -  1      73  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   8 -  1      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         SLASHING ATTACK   28 -  21 -  1      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  16 -  4      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   4 -  1      43  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   7 -  1      22  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   4 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1059 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:

BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  6         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   PRAYING MANTIS 4680         9   2  2  122 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
SLASHING ATTACK  BOMBAY FLOYD 6683          16  11  2   91 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
WALL OF STEEL    TOBY TERRIER 6700          13  11  0   61 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
AIMED BLOW       3 RIVERS 6714               4   0  0   46 PETTSBURG 2025 (613)
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 ALUNEA 6631.  The ten other most popular fighters were CAGED FLOYD 6730, 
BOMBAY FLOYD 6683, PRAYING MANTIS 4680, 3 RIVERS 6714, DECIMAN 6744, BOOKSMART 6772, 
SMART 6773, REASONABLE 6775, MATHER 6776, and CASSOWARY 6763.

The least popular fighter this week was WITTY 6774.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BIG BERTHA 6757, THREE FLOYDS 6771, TOHNI LAVAFIST 6623, BOTSONO 5238, 
AZCERE 6680, NOTTA CARE 6777, UG 6779, UGL 6780, SQUIB 6781, and TOBY TERRIER 6700.