DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/01/2026 Duedate: 04/14/2026
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 499
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
GWORM
ARDUIN (200)
(81-4071) [21-10-0,123]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
GWORM POSITION IS EMPTY
ARDUIN (200)
(81-4071) [21-10-0,123]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
BROOSS GEORGE ELIOT
THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) LITERATE LOONS (40)
(81-1287) [13-23-0,69] (81-3978) [15-37-2,84]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ARDUIN (200)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ARDUIN (200) 49
2. DARQUE AGES (29) 41 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 29 Unchartered Team
4. ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 28
5. LITERATE LOONS (40) 19 SUPERIOR FORCES A204 (70)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 NBA LEGENDS (156) 373 310 21 54.6 1/ 5 ARDUIN (200) 11 4 0
2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 1096 921 40 54.3 2/ 2 DARQUE AGES (29) 10 5 0
3/ 3 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 299 256 13 53.9 3/10 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 9 4 1
4/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 851 732 23 53.8 4/11 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 9 4 0
5/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 1048 917 37 53.3 5/ 1 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 9 6 0
6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 1149 1063 47 51.9 6/ 7 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) 8 7 0
7- 8 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 415 409 14 50.4 7/ 9 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 7 3 0
8/ 7 TOILET PAPER (202) 67 67 2 50.0 8- 3 NBA LEGENDS (156) 6 4 0
9/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 698 704 32 49.8 9/12 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 6 9 1
10/11 ARDUIN (200) 142 148 6 49.0 10/ 6 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 6 9 0
11/10 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) 223 236 9 48.6 11/ 4 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 6 9 0
12/12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 534 583 37 47.8 12/ 8 TOILET PAPER (202) 6 9 0
13/13 LITERATE LOONS (40) 862 983 36 46.7 13-14*THE GOLDEN VOID (142) 4 6 0
14/14 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 136 160 3 45.9 14/15 LITERATE LOONS (40) 2 12 0
15/15 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 183 229 13 44.4 15/16 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 1 2 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
16-16*THE GOLDEN VOID (142) 12 18 1 40.0 16-13 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 1 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
No grand opening this time. There is no fog curling over parapets, and no dramatic
pause while someone sharpens a sword and contemplates their mortality... or is it
morality? Maybe it is both. I said no grand opening, dang it! Okay, Turn 499 walked
in, kicked over a chair, and got straight to business. We are going to do the same!
Getting down to business, ya bums, looks a lot like Gworm holding onto the throne.
Again. Gworm defended the throne and made it all look routine. Thomas Mann showed up
with ambition and quickly realized you can't block weapons with ambition. Gworm
remains an immovable object on the throne of Shadowspire. There is still no invite for
our Duelmaster, so he gets to do it all again in two weeks.
If you blinked, you missed the big surge in the rankings. If you did not blink, you
are probably still a little confused. It is okay, let Uncle Huard break it all down
for you. Arduin shot up into the top team spot from fifth place after going 4-1, and
11-4 over the last three turns. Darque Ages held steady in second place. They feel
like a tax you forget about, but can never avoid. Cult of Bacchus turned 3-2-1 into a
seven rank jump. They are back in the conversation, but, truly, did they ever leave?
In a tragedy no one could avoid staring at, Big Lake Solution fell eleven spots after
going 1-4. No splash. No rippled. They just sank.
George Eliot was the arena's favorite target. Giotto got the call, and they went back
and forth for eight minutes before calling it quits. Cult of Bacchus should be proud
to know they were the turn's most avoided team. Equally, Darque Ages should be ashamed
that they avoided DeGotti's crew the most.
Death came for a few unfortunate souls. No poetic send-offs for this crew. Swift death
and most likely swift replacements. One would think that with so many deaths through
the years, recruiting new gladiators would be nearly impossible. There is never a
shortage, though. Bravery? Foolishness? Abject poverty with a side of lunacy? It is
anyone's guess, really.
There were no clever asides from Turn 499 in Shadowspire. The turn did what it always
does when Shadowspire has shaken off the pretense. It left the strong to stay standing
upright, the reckless a painful reminder and opportunity to fight another day, and the
irredeemable no standing at all. It did offer all of us the chance to argue about it
afterward.
Big Turn 500 is set to appear in two weeks. It is a milestone and nothing more. If you
think otherwise, you haven't been paying attention. You know what to do: Sharpen,
Shine, and Sip!
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GWORM 4071 21 10 0 123 ARDUIN (200)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MISTI SKYE 4117 14 8 0 105 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
BOSCOE 4074 21 17 0 95 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SKY BISON 4109 16 9 0 95 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
MOLSON 4084 18 16 3 93 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THOMAS MANN 4076 18 20 0 89 LITERATE LOONS (40)
-ROBERT PARISH 4095 13 14 1 89 NBA LEGENDS (156)
TAIZU 4131 14 7 0 87 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHARMIN 3943 16 8 0 85 TOILET PAPER (202)
-JASON KIDD 4143 11 4 1 85 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PTYALISM 3916 19 8 0 84 TOILET PAPER (202)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 15 37 2 84 LITERATE LOONS (40)
-CHAKOR 1840 18 18 0 78 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
SARCASM 4051 17 25 2 78 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
PHAROX TAHT 4097 14 15 1 78 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 19 19 0 76 LITERATE LOONS (40)
GIOTTO 4093 16 14 0 76 DARQUE AGES (29)
MOLDYLOX 4080 15 20 0 75 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
BROOSS 1287 13 23 0 69 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
AII LORAII 4153 9 4 1 69 ARDUIN (200)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RUNNYMEADE 4130 15 6 0 66 DARQUE AGES (29)
MORGUHN 2524 9 10 1 66 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
THUNDERFIST 4132 10 8 1 64 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
JANE AUSTEN 4133 10 9 0 63 LITERATE LOONS (40)
-DEVOEAUX 2049 14 20 0 62 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
DILLY DILLY 4111 10 14 0 60 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
WHIPSICLE 4162 7 2 1 58 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SCREAMING ITCHY 4147 8 8 0 55 ARDUIN (200)
-DOTAR SOJAT 2168 15 8 0 53 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
BYRUHO 2455 12 13 3 52 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
SNOW GOLEM 4165 7 3 0 52 ARDUIN (200)
QUINTUS LAENAS 4152 7 7 0 51 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
PTERODACTYL 3913 11 16 1 50 TOILET PAPER (202)
CAIUS FLACUS 4134 11 7 0 50 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
LEONARDO 4136 9 9 0 50 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
-ALLEN IVERSON 4125 7 12 1 50 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PTEROSAUR 3912 11 15 1 49 TOILET PAPER (202)
JIMMY CRACKCORN 4099 11 16 0 49 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
JOHAN 4110 11 13 1 47 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
PTOMAINE 3914 10 17 0 47 TOILET PAPER (202)
DECIUS BELLUM 4155 7 5 0 45 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
CRUSADE 4171 3 6 1 40 DARQUE AGES (29)
GILMUR 4139 11 6 0 39 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
BRUTE SQUAD 1 4142 6 11 0 39 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
PARADARSHIN 4176 5 1 0 36 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SOULQUAKE 4145 7 7 0 33 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
-PROEM 4128 6 3 0 33 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
BATTERSKULL 4144 7 7 0 32 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
-MIS STACIA 2040 4 2 0 31 THE GOLDEN VOID (142)
DEZMUND 2561 4 8 0 30 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
CALYPSO 4173 4 4 0 29 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
SHADOWBROOKE 4174 4 1 0 27 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-LIQUID LEN 2038 3 3 1 26 THE GOLDEN VOID (142)
PRINCESS LEIA 4183 4 1 1 25 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
FULVIUS COTTA 4193 2 0 0 25 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAHKSAHNAH 2635 3 4 0 22 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
JACH SKELLINGTON 4175 5 3 0 18 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
KALPHUS 4179 3 3 0 18 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
DONATELLO 4159 3 8 0 17 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
MOONFURY 4178 2 3 1 15 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
HPERATOR 4195 1 0 0 14 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
-BARON BROCK 2037 3 3 0 13 THE GOLDEN VOID (142)
-KEVIN GARNETT 4185 2 2 0 12 NBA LEGENDS (156)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HYLDA 4189 1 0 0 12 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-WATCHER 2039 1 5 0 8 THE GOLDEN VOID (142)
-BILL RUSSELL 4187 2 1 0 7 NBA LEGENDS (156)
-PXR5 2053 1 4 0 7 THE GOLDEN VOID (142)
WAR DOG 4190 1 2 0 7 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
MAVERICK 4182 0 5 0 5 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
ATILIUS REGULUS 4192 1 1 0 4 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
YELLOW PERIL 4188 1 3 0 ARDUIN 200 MOONFURY 4178 499
ENDONN 4177 3 4 1 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 PRINCESS LEIA 4183 499
FIRED RECR4UITER 4194 0 1 0 DRAGONBANE GUILD 13 HIGH ELF 499 NONE
PROMYVION 4127 5 3 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 57 CRUSADE 4171 496
CLAUDIUS PULCHER 4181 0 2 0 ROMAN REPUBLIC 204 ENDONN 4177 496
PERSONAL ADS
NBA Legends -- This is really late, but Aii Loraii was running a 5 KD and
aiming non-vital against Kobe. Guess it's time to drop down to 3? Side note,
I also knew when JK was coming, prepared accordingly, and got whipped. I'm
just going to say 'uncle' now. He is frightening. -- Arduin
The Golden Void -- My apologies, nothing personal. For the most part I just
look up and challenge styles. Who knew the Gladitorial Commission was going
to reward me with both challenges? See you on the sands. -- Arduin
P.S. Lose the off-hands.
Big Lake -- Meh, maybe a little personal, but see above. -- Arduin
Molson -- Damn girl! -- Boscoe the Overwhelmed
Allen Iverson -- I get sent to the infirmary by a loser dwarf. Jeez! -- Johan
the Ignominious
Leonardo -- Breath giant breath. -- Gilmur the Lighthearted
Rahksahnah -- Easy for you to say. -- Endonn the Yielding
War Dog -- How did you!?! I did what while training? -- Kalphus the Astonished
Congrats to The Leper King on your invite to the Isle. -- Visionist and Clan
Longbeard
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
FIRED RECR4UITER was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
GWORM vanquished THOMAS MANN in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
MISTI SKYE defeated MOLSON in a 2 minute master's Challenge duel.
PHAROX TAHT was unbelievably bested by SKY BISON in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
TAIZU devastated SARCASM in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
DILLY DILLY was bested by BROOSS in a 2 minute master's Challenge match.
GIOTTO outwaited GEORGE ELIOT in a action packed 8 minute expert's Challenge melee.
JIMMY CRACKCORN lost to LEONARDO in a action packed 2 minute Challenge fight.
PTOMAINE was viciously subdued by CAIUS FLACUS in a slow 14 minute Challenge fight.
PTEROSAUR was handily defeated by AII LORAII in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
CALYPSO was luckily beaten by CRUSADE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge match.
PARADARSHIN devastated DONATELLO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
JACH SKELLINGTON was devastated by DEZMUND in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
SHADOWBROOKE handily defeated WAR DOG in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
MOONFURY savagely slew YELLOW PERIL in a 3 minute beginner's Challenge struggle.
THE LEPER KING overpowered FRANK O'CONNOR in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MOLDYLOX was overpowered by BOSCOE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CHARMIN outlasted RUNNYMEADE in a tiring 29 minute veteran's bout.
PTYALISM viciously subdued THUNDERFIST in a 5 minute bloody competition.
GILMUR was overpowered by JANE AUSTEN in a exciting 1 minute uneven fight.
MORGUHN savagely defeated PTERODACTYL in a action packed 2 minute gruesome fray.
BYRUHO was bested by SCREAMING ITCHY in a exciting 2 minute bout.
JOHAN was defeated by DECIUS BELLUM in a action packed 3 minute brutal fight.
WHIPSICLE overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gory one-sided duel.
BRUTE SQUAD 1 was savagely defeated by QUINTUS LAENAS in a exciting 1 minute melee.
BATTERSKULL was handily defeated by SNOW GOLEM in a 1 minute uneven bout.
SOULQUAKE savagely defeated RAHKSAHNAH in a action packed 2 minute brutal competition.
KALPHUS overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ENDONN was put to death by PRINCESS LEIA in a exciting 1 minute brutal fight.
MAVERICK was overpowered by FULVIUS COTTA in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
ATILIUS REGULUS was savagely defeated by HPERATOR in a 2 minute bloody novice's fray.
HYLDA vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 4 minute mismatched fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 11 LUNGING ATTACK 50 - 27 - 2 65 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 10 TOTAL PARRY 68 - 48 - 1 59 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 AIMED BLOW 30 - 27 - 0 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 36 - 34 - 2 51 |
|WALL OF STEEL 6 SLASHING ATTACK 39 - 37 - 1 51 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 5 STRIKING ATTACK 34 - 37 - 1 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 16 - 1 43 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-STRIKE 14 - 20 - 3 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 34 - 59 - 4 37 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 9 - 0 36 |
Turn 499 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 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 3 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 4 2 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 1 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 6 - 5 1 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 4 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY GWORM 4071 21 10 0 123 ARDUIN (200)
BASHING ATTACK MISTI SKYE 4117 14 8 0 105 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
AIMED BLOW BOSCOE 4074 21 17 0 95 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
LUNGING ATTACK SKY BISON 4109 16 9 0 95 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
PARRY-STRIKE MOLSON 4084 18 16 3 93 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TAIZU 4131 14 7 0 87 DARQUE AGES (29)
STRIKING ATTACK AII LORAII 4153 9 4 1 69 ARDUIN (200)
SLASHING ATTACK JANE AUSTEN 4133 10 9 0 63 LITERATE LOONS (40)
WALL OF STEEL CAIUS FLACUS 4134 11 7 0 50 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BROOSS 1287. The most popular warrior this turn was
GEORGE ELIOT 3978. The ten other most popular fighters were LEONARDO 4136, MORGUHN
2524, BYRUHO 2455, DILLY DILLY 4111, CALYPSO 4173, RAHKSAHNAH 2635, MISTI SKYE 4117,
JANE AUSTEN 4133, JOHAN 4110, and DECIUS BELLUM 4155.
The least popular fighter this week was RUNNYMEADE 4130. The other ten least popular
fighters were CHARMIN 3943, PTOMAINE 3914, CAIUS FLACUS 4134, HYLDA 4189, GIOTTO
4093, ATILIUS REGULUS 4192, BATTERSKULL 4144, PTERODACTYL 3913, MOLDYLOX 4080, and
WAR DOG 4190.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
THE LEPER KING (81-3995) DARQUE AGES (29)
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