DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 04/17/2025 Duedate: 04/30/2025 JHANS ARENA DM 36 TURN 991 This Week's Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS WILDRIDER NEON KNIGHTS (680) (36-8441) [13-12-2,135] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader WILDRIDER HUGH THE HAND NEON KNIGHTS (680) THE TRAVELERS (334) (36-8441) [13-12-2,135] (36-3830) [5-2-0,33] Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite WILDRIDER VASILKO NEON KNIGHTS (680) DARK ABUNDANCE (695) (36-8441) [13-12-2,135] (36-8816) [1-0-0,9] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM NEON KNIGHTS (680) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. NEON KNIGHTS (680) 56 2. EMU'S STRAIN (702) 35 ARABIAN KNIGHTS (685) 3. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 28 Unchartered Team 4. CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 21 5. ARABIAN KNIGHTS (685) 17 THE TRAVELERS (334) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 2 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694) 11 6 0 64.7 1/ 3 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 10 5 1 2/ 3 ARABIAN KNIGHTS (685) 88 56 5 61.1 2/ 1 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 9 4 1 3/ 4 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 29 24 3 54.7 3/ 2 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 8 7 1 4/ 5 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 210 216 9 49.3 4/ 4 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 6 4 0 5/ 7 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 59 61 3 49.2 5/ 7 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 5 5 0 6/ 6 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 144 155 0 48.2 6/ 5 ARABIAN KNIGHTS (685) 4 2 0 7/ 8 IRON DAMSELS (16) 203 230 10 46.9 7/ 6 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 4 5 0 8/ 9 BAD PICKLES (699) 56 66 6 45.9 8/10 WOLF AND MAN (701) 2 4 1 9-10 FERMENTED (651) 16 20 0 44.4 9/11 BAD PICKLES (699) 2 7 0 10/11 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 85 107 3 44.3 10/ 0*THE TRAVELERS (334) 1 0 0 11/12 WOLF AND MAN (701) 15 19 2 44.1 11- 9 FERMENTED (651) 1 0 0 12/ 0*THE TRAVELERS (334) 11 16 0 40.7 12/ 8 IRON DAMSELS (16) 1 6 0 13/13 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 33 50 3 39.8 13-14 OXY MORONS II (698) 0 2 0 14-14 OXY MORONS II (698) 12 35 3 25.5 14-13 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694) 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 Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in JHANS. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! Say good-bye to TANKS FOR NOTHIN', as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot by the NEON KNIGHTS stable. A stormcloud is brewing over the IRON DAMSELS guildhouse. Rumor says any more weeks like this ones 0-4-0 may send the team to the Dark Arena. Hey everybody, watch out for DAHLIA, who flew up 25 points in the rankings after mashing SECHUL like a melon. Keep your eye on this gal. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. SYAN-LIN was beat by HUGH THE HAND and drops 16 points. Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and say 'Challenge me'! SKUNNER made a challenge against WILDRIDER this week. Isn't that life? One minute you're on top of the world and then next you're laid out on a slab! SKUNNER was dispatched by WILDRIDER. Say no more. Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd! Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the JHANS arena. Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad TANKS FOR NOTHIN'? Big bad TANKS FOR NOTHIN'. Big bad TANKS FOR NOTHIN'. JHANS' afraid of the big bad TANKS FOR NOTHIN'. Tra la la la la! And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause BAD PICKLES beats feet every time TANKS FOR NOTHIN' smiles at them. Try farming, eh? And who is this MISS DAYTONA you ask, with 89 points and a 17-33-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could tell! In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, DREAMSINGER went after BARKEEP BARB, who was higher by 22 points. Well, when the dust settled, DREAMSINGER overcame BARKEEP BARB. Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the most interesting, though! I have no doubt that EMU'S STRAIN will be celebrating long and loud their warrior DAHLIA's slaying of SECHUL on the sands. The audience likes blood and there was plenty of it covering CHADLY CAT as he was driven to an early grave by BONEGRIN of the WOLF AND MAN. In the 'Oops, What Have I Done?' category, SELMA was mashed by WHIPPET, who let SELMA know that killing members of TANKS FOR NOTHIN' is a no-no. Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. Silly buggers, eh? Well, there's the manager of the JHANS giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). Well, there goes another Spy Report. Good luck in next week's fights. Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WILDRIDER 8441 13 12 2 135 NEON KNIGHTS (680) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BOOTSTEALER 8442 13 9 0 109 NEON KNIGHTS (680) ALI BABA 8555 19 17 1 96 ARABIAN KNIGHTS (685) OBSIDIA 4001 18 14 1 93 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DAHLIA 8794 8 7 1 90 EMU'S STRAIN (702) MISS DAYTONA 3164 17 33 0 89 IRON DAMSELS (16) PAPA LENNY 8733 15 10 0 89 BAD PICKLES (699) DREAMSINGER 8439 12 10 0 88 NEON KNIGHTS (680) -IMPATIENT OF GENIUS 8599 7 3 0 83 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694) ALOSIA 8714 10 5 0 82 IRON DAMSELS (16) CLOUDSKIMMER 8438 12 13 0 75 NEON KNIGHTS (680) BARKEEP BARB 8685 17 8 0 73 IRON DAMSELS (16) ASSAIL 8708 12 9 0 72 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) KUURUS 8684 14 11 0 67 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BONEGRIN 8785 7 3 1 66 WOLF AND MAN (701) -ANGRY ORCHARD 7868 7 5 0 60 FERMENTED (651) RAPINE 8812 5 2 0 60 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LEMAN 8670 14 13 0 55 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MIKE VADNER 8738 10 7 2 52 BAD PICKLES (699) SAINT-CHAMOND 8666 8 3 0 51 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) SLETTU 8698 8 8 0 46 IRON DAMSELS (16) SUNBLOTTER 8498 9 12 1 41 NEON KNIGHTS (680) JAY HIGGINS 8773 8 6 2 38 BAD PICKLES (699) WHIPPET 8668 6 5 1 37 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) LITTLE WILLIE 8667 7 4 0 35 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HUGH THE HAND 3830 5 2 0 33 THE TRAVELERS (334) CROGEN 8786 5 5 1 29 WOLF AND MAN (701) ENVY 8827 3 2 0 29 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) SONJA 8815 2 3 0 27 EMU'S STRAIN (702) MARK 1 8665 5 6 1 26 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) ARK 8814 4 3 0 25 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CALISTA 8830 2 1 0 21 EMU'S STRAIN (702) SELMA 8791 3 7 1 17 EMU'S STRAIN (702) SYAN-LIN 8783 4 4 0 16 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) SIGNY 8831 2 1 0 10 EMU'S STRAIN (702) VASILKO 8816 1 0 0 9 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) -BAROULBADOUR 8802 0 2 0 6 ARABIAN KNIGHTS (685) GLOOP 8841 0 1 0 1 BAD PICKLES (699) CRINGE 8836 0 1 0 1 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? CONVICTED THIEF 0 0 0 MARK 1 8665 991 NONE CHADLY CAT 8732 11 12 0 BAD PICKLES 699 BONEGRIN 8785 991 SHALKAAN 6606 5 13 0 CLAN BATTLEAXE 347 JAY HIGGINS 8773 987 NOT REVENGED SECHUL 8752 12 7 0 CLAN BATTLEAXE I 550 DAHLIA 8794 991 SKUNNER 8683 16 9 0 DARK ABUNDANCE 695 WILDRIDER 8441 991 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN 8669 3 5 1 TANKS FOR NOTHIN 697 SELMA 8791 988 JUST REVENGED PERSONAL ADS LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SKUNNER was butchered by WILDRIDER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. BOOTSTEALER demolished MISS DAYTONA in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee. PAPA LENNY vanquished KUURUS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. DAHLIA savagely slew SECHUL in a exciting 1 minute bloody Challenge fight. DREAMSINGER viciously subdued BARKEEP BARB in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge duel. JAY HIGGINS was overpowered by RAPINE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. CHADLY CAT was assassinated by BONEGRIN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee. MIKE VADNER vanquished CROGEN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel. SELMA was overpowered by WHIPPET in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel. ALOSIA was savagely defeated by OBSIDIA in a action packed 4 minute veteran's fight. ALI BABA overpowered CLOUDSKIMMER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided match. ASSAIL handily defeated SLETTU in a 1 minute one-sided contest. SUNBLOTTER subdued ARK in a popular 1 minute brawl. SAINT-CHAMOND handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided conflict. LEMAN defeated ENVY in a action packed 3 minute uneven struggle. LITTLE WILLIE outlasted SONJA in a popular 8 minute master vs. amateur brawl. SYAN-LIN was overpowered by HUGH THE HAND in a 3 minute one-sided match. MARK 1 executed CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided match. SIGNY viciously subdued CRINGE in a 2 minute gory amateur's competition. CALISTA overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel. VASILKO savagely defeated GLOOP in a action packed 5 minute bloody beginner's fray. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 12 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 2 - 0 71 | |SLASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 5 - 1 64 | |AIMED BLOW 5 AIMED BLOW 23 - 20 - 0 53 | |TOTAL PARRY 5 TOTAL PARRY 24 - 22 - 0 52 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 50 - 49 - 1 51 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 - 0 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 19 - 3 49 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 56 - 64 - 4 47 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 20 - 25 - 1 44 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 16 - 1 38 | Turn 991 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: PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 6 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 5 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK WILDRIDER 8441 13 12 2 135 NEON KNIGHTS (680) SLASHING ATTACK BOOTSTEALER 8442 13 9 0 109 NEON KNIGHTS (680) WALL OF STEEL OBSIDIA 4001 18 14 1 93 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) AIMED BLOW DREAMSINGER 8439 12 10 0 88 NEON KNIGHTS (680) TOTAL PARRY BARKEEP BARB 8685 17 8 0 73 IRON DAMSELS (16) STRIKING ATTACK BONEGRIN 8785 7 3 1 66 WOLF AND MAN (701) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is WILDRIDER 8441. The most popular warrior this turn was VASILKO 8816. The ten other most popular fighters were SONJA 8815, ALOSIA 8714, ENVY 8827, DREAMSINGER 8439, OBSIDIA 4001, HUGH THE HAND 3830, DAHLIA 8794, BOOTSTEALER 8442, RAPINE 8812, and WHIPPET 8668. The least popular fighter this week was LITTLE WILLIE 8667. The other ten least popular fighters were GLOOP 8841, CRINGE 8836, SLETTU 8698, SELMA 8791, CROGEN 8786, CHADLY CAT 8732, JAY HIGGINS 8773, BARKEEP BARB 8685, KUURUS 8684, and SKUNNER 8683. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: ALI BABA (36-8555) ARABIAN KNIGHTS (685) BAT OUT OF HELL (36-8550) SATAN'S CHALLENGE (690)