DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/12/2025    Duedate: 06/25/2025

JHANS ARENA

DM 36    TURN 995

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BOOTSTEALER
NEON KNIGHTS (680)
(36-8442) [16-9-0,135]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BOOTSTEALER                    CAYAHUANCA
NEON KNIGHTS (680)             MONOCEROS (688)
(36-8442) [16-9-0,135]         (36-8528) [2-1-0,45]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

WILDRIDER                      RAPINE
NEON KNIGHTS (680)             CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
(36-8441) [13-15-2,84]         (36-8812) [6-5-1,49]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON DAMSELS (16)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)       62 
2. FERMENTED (651)               37    TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
3. WOLF AND MAN (701)            36    Unchartered Team
4. MONOCEROS (688)               16 
5. NEON KNIGHTS (680)            10    MONOCEROS (688)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*MONOCEROS (688)            5   1  0 83.3   1/ 1 IRON DAMSELS (16)        10  4 1
 2- 2 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    13   7  0 65.0   2/ 4 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   7  3 1
 3- 4 WORLD BLADES 7 (634)      22  18  0 55.0   3/ 5 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   7  6 0
 4/ 6 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   38  32  3 54.3   4/ 6 WOLF AND MAN (701)        6  8 1
 5/ 5 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)  65  55  1 54.2   5/ 2 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        6  9 0
 6/ 7 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)  218 223 10 49.4   6/ 8*MONOCEROS (688)           5  1 0
 7/11 FERMENTED (651)           21  22  1 48.8   7/ 7 NEON KNIGHTS (680)        5  5 0
 8/ 8 NEON KNIGHTS (680)        65  70  3 48.1   8/ 3 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      5  8 0
 9/ 9 IRON DAMSELS (16)        215 237 12 47.6   9/11 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      4  8 0
10/10 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)     149 166  0 47.3  10/13 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)  3  0 0
11-12 SSA SDRAWKCAB (450)       32  38  2 45.7  11/ 9 FERMENTED (651)           3  1 1
12-13 BAD PICKLES (699)         59  73  6 44.7  12-14 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    1  1 0
13/14 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      93 117  3 44.3  13-10 BAD PICKLES (699)         0  5 0
14/15 WOLF AND MAN (701)        22  29  3 43.1  14-16 SSA SDRAWKCAB (450)       0  1 0
15/16 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        42  61  3 40.8  15-15 WORLD BLADES 7 (634)      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

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt JHANS will ever be the same.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for 
there are sorrows to drown for CLAN BATTLEAXE, whose 1-3-0 this turn dropped them by 
5 into 8th.  FUR YOUR EYES ONLY stable has parlayed this turn's 1-0-0 into a 3 space 
move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 10th place.  Good work, guys!  And 
let's see, MARK 1 fought KUURUS and gained 21 points and contributed to TANKS FOR 
NOTHIN''s 4-1-0.  LEMAN has lost to ANGRY ORCHARD, falling 15 points, while helping 
make DARK ABUNDANCE a 2-2-0 turn.  Well done, JHANS, the Duelmaster was this turn's 
most challenged warrior.  Perhaps OBSIDIA is not as thrilled, being challenged 3 
times.  This turn OBSIDIA Dark Arena Challenged SPYMASTER in what was JHANS' Title 
bout.  The crowds were amazed this turn, as SPYMASTER killed the Duelmaster, OBSIDIA, 
leaving CLAN BATTLEAXE in mourning.  This incredible death has allowed, I might add, 
BOOTSTEALER from NEON KNIGHTS to ascend to the throne of Duelmaster, and I hear DARK 
ARENA is not happy.  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top team makes 
their losing fighters do dishes at Lucas Lounge until they win.  Maybe?   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  CLAN BATTLEAXE II has cause to stand tall, as they were 
JHANS' most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.  And 
avoiding CLAN BATTLEAXE II more than any other team we find EMU'S STRAIN.  JHANS, are 
we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  In a brave attempt, DAHLIA from 
EMU'S STRAIN challenged up 24 points to fight BOOTSTEALER from the NEON KNIGHTS 
stable.  DAHLIA perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as she was defeated by 
BOOTSTEALER and ended up with 91 recognition points.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  WOLF AND MAN made what looks to be a tough decision this turn, as 
they sent CROGEN, with a record of 5-8-1, to CROGEN death.  Farewell, his.  IRON 
DAMSELS has lost MISS DAYTONA to the arena in the sky, but they don't seem to be 
worried.  What do you expect from 18-36-0?  Our condolences go to SECHUL, 
posthumously, seeing as CLAN BATTLEAXE II did not revenge DAHLIA from EMU'S STRAIN 
for killing SECHUL.  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to 
cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Always good to rest in JHANS, but never good to wear out my welcome.  Look 
for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in JHANS again, farewell-- Alarond 
the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOOTSTEALER 8442             16   9  0 135         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BONEGRIN 8785                10   4  2 105         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 ASSAIL 8708                  14  11  0  99         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 ANGRY ORCHARD 7868            9   6  0  97         FERMENTED (651)           
-ALOSIA 8714                  12   6  0  96         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 BARKEEP BARB 8685            20   9  0  93         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 CLOUDSKIMMER 8438            14  14  0  91         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 DAHLIA 8794                  10   9  1  91         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WILDRIDER 8441               13  15  2  84         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 DREAMSINGER 8439             13  12  0  77         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 SLETTU 8698                  11   9  1  77         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 URSA L'ANDRESS 8339           7   1  0  75         FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)  
 LEMAN 8670                   16  15  0  74         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
-PAPA LENNY 8733              16  11  0  71         BAD PICKLES (699)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAINT-CHAMOND 8666           10   5  0  63         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
-MIKE VADNER 8738             11   8  2  59         BAD PICKLES (699)         
 MARK 1 8665                   7   8  1  59         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 KUURUS 8684                  14  15  0  57         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
 LITTLE WILLIE 8667           10   5  0  57         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-OLD MIL 7906                  8   2  0  57         FERMENTED (651)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SONJA 8815                    5   4  0  52         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 ARK 8814                      7   4  0  51         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 RAPINE 8812                   6   5  1  49         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 CAYAHUANCA 8528               2   1  0  45         MONOCEROS (688)           
 SUNBLOTTER 8498               9  15  1  43         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 SYAN-LIN 8783                 6   6  0  42         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
-ERITREA 8359                  3   2  0  37         WORLD BLADES 7 (634)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600       4   3  0  33         SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    
 CITATA 8842                   3   1  1  33         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 VIRIATO 8778                  3   0  0  33         MONOCEROS (688)           
 ENVY 8827                     5   4  0  32         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 WHIPPET 8668                  7   8  1  30         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 SPINNOCK 8835                 4   0  0  27         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 BADBOF 8826                   3   1  0  27         WOLF AND MAN (701)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOB SEMPLE 8839               1   0  0  20         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 SIGNY 8831                    4   3  0  19         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 FOSTERS 8856                  1   0  1  17         FERMENTED (651)           
 LOBOL 8847                    1   3  0  12         DARK ABUNDANCE (695)      
 COVEN 8848                    1   2  0   7         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
-GLOOP 8841                    1   2  0   5         BAD PICKLES (699)         
-DEEDERS 8846                  0   2  0   2         BAD PICKLES (699)         
 NARGOL 8825                   0   2  0   2         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
-BRIAN BERG 8849               0   1  0   1         BAD PICKLES (699)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CHADLY CAT 8732        11 12 0 BAD PICKLES 699      BONEGRIN 8785          991 REVENGED
JAY HIGGINS 8773        8  7 2 BAD PICKLES 699      SLETTU 8698            992  
OBSIDIA 4001           21 15 1 CLAN BATTLEAXE 347   SPYMASTER              995 NONE
ROOK 8833               1  3 0 CLAN BATTLEAXE 347   FOSTERS 8856           995  
SECHUL 8752            12  7 0 CLAN BATTLEAXE I 550 DAHLIA 8794            991 NOT REVENGED
SKUNNER 8683           16  9 0 DARK ABUNDANCE 695   WILDRIDER 8441         991 REVENGED
CALISTA 8830            3  4 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702     CITATA 8842            995  
MISS DAYTONA 3164      18 36 0 IRON DAMSELS 16      BONEGRIN 8785          995  
CROGEN 8786             5  9 1 WOLF AND MAN 701     SLIPPERS MCGHEE        995 NONE
SOG 8824                1  2 0 WOLF AND MAN 701     STONE GOLEM            995 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Whippet -- Nicely done!  I think it's back to the dark for me! -- Crogen

Citata -- Yesh! That stunk! I am off to the dark! -- Sog

Viriato -- Impressive, only room for 1 Basher on Tripwire's team.. Praying I make the 
cut -- Badbof

Spinnock -- I have no clue what I am doing, hopefully my high intellect will show up 
and save the day eventually -- Nargol

Kuurus -- I will take the learning all day!  Well taught! -- Bonegrin

Faith In Causation -- So it is up to the rubber match. -- Signy

Miss Daytona -- What the heck? -- Dahlia

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

OBSIDIA was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CROGEN was barely slain by SLIPPERS MCGHEE in a 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
SOG was slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
DAHLIA was devastated by BOOTSTEALER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title fight.
BONEGRIN butchered MISS DAYTONA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
LITTLE WILLIE luckily beat RAPINE in a exciting 3 minute bloody Challenge struggle.
MARK 1 handily defeated KUURUS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SONJA was vanquished by URSA L'ANDRESS in a 2 minute uneven Challenge duel.
WHIPPET was vanquished by CAYAHUANCA in a 2 minute gruesome uneven Challenge fight.
CALISTA was assassinated by CITATA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SIGNY was overcome by VIRIATO in a 2 minute gory Challenge bout.
DREAMSINGER was demolished by ASSAIL in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
LEMAN was devastated by ANGRY ORCHARD in a crowd pleasing 5 minute one-sided battle.
WILDRIDER was overcome by BARKEEP BARB in a action packed 2 minute veteran's conflict.
CLOUDSKIMMER viciously subdued SLETTU in a 2 minute brutal expert's duel.
SAINT-CHAMOND devastated SUNBLOTTER in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ARK overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ENVY was beaten by SYAN-LIN in a popular 3 minute match.
BADBOF handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
NARGOL was overpowered by LOBOL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ROOK was murdered by FOSTERS in a 1 minute gruesome uneven bout.
SPINNOCK handily defeated COVEN in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
BOB SEMPLE demolished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -   4 -  1      76  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         TOTAL PARRY       26 -  21 -  0      55  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        27 -  23 -  2      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  13 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   36 -  37 -  2      49  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    49 -  54 -  5      48  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  27 -  2      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  26 -  3      37  |

Turn 995 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  4         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         4 -  3     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  5         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  BOOTSTEALER 8442           16   9  0  135 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
STRIKING ATTACK  BONEGRIN 8785              10   4  2  105 WOLF AND MAN (701)
LUNGING ATTACK   ASSAIL 8708                14  11  0   99 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
TOTAL PARRY      ANGRY ORCHARD 7868          9   6  0   97 FERMENTED (651)
AIMED BLOW       DREAMSINGER 8439           13  12  0   77 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
PARRY-STRIKE     URSA L'ANDRESS 8339         7   1  0   75 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)
PARRY-LUNGE      CAYAHUANCA 8528             2   1  0   45 MONOCEROS (688)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
The overall popularity leader is WILDRIDER 8441.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was CROGEN 8786.  The ten other most popular fighters were RAPINE 8812, ENVY 8827, 
ANGRY ORCHARD 7868, WILDRIDER 8441, BOOTSTEALER 8442, VIRIATO 8778, URSA L'ANDRESS 
8339, CAYAHUANCA 8528, CLOUDSKIMMER 8438, and SAINT-CHAMOND 8666.

The least popular fighter this week was COVEN 8848.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ROOK 8833, LEMAN 8670, DREAMSINGER 8439, CALISTA 8830, KUURUS 8684, 
MISS DAYTONA 3164, NARGOL 8825, SUNBLOTTER 8498, CITATA 8842, and WHIPPET 8668.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

OBSIDIA (36-4001) CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                       THUMBSCREW (2-2622) IN COLD BLOOD  (329) 
                    CALEB DELGADO (17-8016) VOID CONJURERS  (642) 
                       JACK RABBIT (47-4814) ROYAL FLUSH  (48) 
                      POISON OAK (47-9449) BASH BROS PARK  (766) 
                       REPAIR (72-6819) BASH BROS FENCE  (784) 
              MANAGER'S WARRIOR (82-37963) SUPERIOR FORCES 5705  (6304) 
                  QUEST FOR FIRE (82-43478) ROOKIE MAIDEN 12  (7288) 
                   PROPHET'S SONG (84-3573) ROOKIE QUEEN 29  (695) 
                  DON'T TREAD (84-18515) ROOKIE METALLICA 10  (3282) 
                HERO OF THE DAY (84-18564) ROOKIE METALLICA 20  (3292) 
                           ROZCO (84-47629) ERRTWO  (8232) 
                            KNIFE (85-11459) ERR 9  (2101) 
                            VORTEX (85-35731) 7ERR  (6519) 
                   SAVANNAH BABY (85-39619) BUKKA & MCTELL  (3871) 
                        LOKKE (85-44417) RELENTLESS 11  (8101) 
                    PANDEMONIUM (85-50106) STEELE RISING 1  (9143) 
                      ANOMALY (86-24847) MUTANT ALLIANCE  (4540) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes