DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/16/2025    Duedate: 12/29/2025

ZUKAL ARENA

DM 9    TURN 1048

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

INFERNAL RAVAGER
THE ABYSS (607)
(9-6611) [12-2-1,140]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

INFERNAL RAVAGER               PRAYING MANTIS
THE ABYSS (607)                SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
(9-6611) [12-2-1,140]          (9-4680) [3-0-1,36]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

INFERNAL RAVAGER               PRAYING MANTIS
THE ABYSS (607)                SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
(9-6611) [12-2-1,140]          (9-4680) [3-0-1,36]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PET SHOP FLOYD (459)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON FENCERS 2 (606)          29 
2. THE ABYSS (607)               25    THE ABYSS (607)
3. PET SHOP FLOYD (459)          20    Unchartered Team
4. SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)           14 
5. BLUE MOON (381)               -8    SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 THE ABYSS (607)           12   2  1 85.7   1/ 1 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      8  7 0
 2- 3 WILD CARDS (603)          44  32  5 57.9   2/ 2 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      7  6 0
 3/ 4 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)     417 305 23 57.8   3- 3 POWERS OF PAIN (203)      4  6 1
 4/ 5 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      86  96  3 47.3   4/ 5 THE ABYSS (607)           3  0 1
 5/ 6 BLUE MOON (381)          1347 1698 41 44.2   5/ 4 BLUE MOON (381)           2  1 0
 6- 7 POWERS OF PAIN (203)      96 150 21 39.0   6/ 8*SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       2  7 0
 7/ 8*SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)        3   7  1 30.0   7- 7 WILD CARDS (603)          1  1 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

Greetings!

I've returned after a score or more years have gone by and I'm excited to dive right 
back into the deep end.  If you knew me back then or were in the Ivory League with me, 
give me a shoutout!  Or come chat with me at the FTF!  Looking forward to reconnecting 
with old friends and finding some new ones.

                                   -- Tallow *aka Barthanes allandrian or Atallo Yalar

                                      SPY REPORT

     I can't believe the violence in ZUKAL!  I still haven't told Mom I'm writing 
Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  MVP award for PRAYING MANTIS?  
SPIRIT TOTEMS' proud of her after beating TOBY TERRIER and getting 11 points.  Talk 
about yer big time losers!  TOBY TERRIER got smashed by PRAYING MANTIS, and lost 9 
points!  Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think INFERNAL RAVAGER 
should let BLITZBOLT be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  Who was 
the wiseguy that said ZUKAL's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Blue Boar Inn?  
Don't look at me!   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  PET SHOP FLOYD was ZUKAL's most avoided team.  Is 
there some award for that?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are THE ABYSS?  PET SHOP 
FLOYD, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an 
invitation!  Can NEON FENCERS 2's THARBLIX be more popular than me?  He was 
challenged the most, but is that really the same?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All ZUKAL ever talks about is fighting!  Me, 
I'm more laid back.  It was kind of sad, seeing old BLITZBOLT stumbling around the 
arena, before INFERNAL RAVAGER finished him off.  Oh well!  That was so totally rude 
when INFERNAL RAVAGER wasted BLITZBOLT.  I think all you warriors in ZUKAL should 
gang up on THE ABYSS!  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can do?   
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really 
should stop.  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611        12   2  1 140         THE ABYSS (607)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630         15  15  4  98         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 BETTER OFF DEB 6689          12   2  0  97         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOMBAY FLOYD 6683            10   6  1  89         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
-TRITAN 2309                  14  18  4  74         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AZCERE 6680                   6  10  0  48         BLUE MOON (381)           
 PRAYING MANTIS 4680           3   0  1  36         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUKE DROGO 6725               4   1  0  28         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 TOBY TERRIER 6700             5   8  0  25         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DIAMOND 6360                  4   5  0  19         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 THARBLIX 6738                 2   0  0  18         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
-TRINITY 6361                  4   3  2  17         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 CAGED FLOYD 6730              3   2  0  13         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
-SHEAMUS 6735                  1   1  0   7         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
-BUTTON 6681                   1   0  0   7         WILD CARDS (603)          
-HACKSAW 6446                  1   2  0   6         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 ANTELOPE 4683                 0   2  0   4         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       
 PLATYPUS 4681                 0   2  0   2         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
IT'S A JOKE, RIG 6484  12 60 0 BLUE MOON 381        CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630  1044 NOT REVENGED
BLITZBOLT 6629         14 10 1 NEON FENCERS 2 606   INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611 1048  
MIST MONKEY 6702        0  2 0 NEON FENCERS 2 606   TRINITY 6361          1046  
RENDAKIL 6737           0  1 0 NEON FENCERS 2 606   MASTER ZROF ONE-      1048 NONE
OWL 4684                0  2 0 SPIRIT TOTEMS 431    WURM KIN              1048 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

OWL was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
RENDAKIL was slaughtered by MASTER ZROF ONE-EYE in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
PRAYING MANTIS savagely defeated TOBY TERRIER in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
PLATYPUS was devastated by THARBLIX in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
INFERNAL RAVAGER slew BLITZBOLT in a 2 minute bloody master's Title match.
BETTER OFF DEB vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
BOMBAY FLOYD beat KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
CHIHUAHUA FLOYD overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven melee.
AZCERE lost to DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute fight.
ANTELOPE was viciously subdued by CAGED FLOYD in a popular 1 minute novice's duel.
DUKE DROGO handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a tiresome 4 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   9 -  1      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -  21 -  2      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   2 -  1      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  18 -  2      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   9 -  0      31  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 1048 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611      12   2  1  140 THE ABYSS (607)
AIMED BLOW       BETTER OFF DEB 6689        12   2  0   97 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
SLASHING ATTACK  BOMBAY FLOYD 6683          10   6  1   89 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
LUNGING ATTACK   PRAYING MANTIS 4680         3   0  1   36 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was PRAYING MANTIS 4680.  The ten other most popular fighters were BOMBAY 
FLOYD 6683, CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630, CAGED FLOYD 6730, INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611, BLITZBOLT 
6629, THARBLIX 6738, BETTER OFF DEB 6689, OWL 4684, RENDAKIL 6737, and TOBY TERRIER 
6700.

The least popular fighter this week was DUKE DROGO 6725.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ANTELOPE 4683, AZCERE 6680, PLATYPUS 4681, TOBY TERRIER 6700, RENDAKIL 
6737, OWL 4684, BETTER OFF DEB 6689, THARBLIX 6738, BLITZBOLT 6629, and INFERNAL 
RAVAGER 6611.