DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/02/2026    Duedate: 04/15/2026

BLACKSTONE ARENA

DM 84    TURN 464

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WYL WILDLEAF
PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)
(84-9103) [15-5-3,157]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WYL WILDLEAF                   POSITION IS EMPTY
PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)       
(84-9103) [15-5-3,157]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

OIL LEAK                       WYM WILDLEAF
HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)         PHILANTHROPISTS13 (1394)
(84-9493) [17-14-0,83]         (84-7549) [13-8-1,132]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PHILANTHROPISTS 121 (6629)    20 
2. PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)      17    PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)
3. ROOKIE METALLICA 1 (3273)     12    Unchartered Team
4. HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)        12 
5. PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)      6     072707D (105)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)   3   0  1 100.   1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)  4  1 0
 2/ 2 PHILANTHROPISTS13 (1394)   3   0  0 100.   2- 5 A LOT TO LAUGH (5774)     3  1 0
 3/ 3 PHILANTHROPISTS39 (1645)  15   3  3 83.3   3/ 9 HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)    3  3 0
 4- 4*MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236)  7   2  0 77.8   4/12 PHILANTHROPISTS39 (1645)  2  0 1
 5- 5*PHILANTHROPISTS 11 (5197)  3   1  0 75.0   5- 3 MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245) 2  0 0
 6/ 6 PHILANTHROPISTS 12 (6629) 14   5  1 73.7   6- 4*MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236) 2  0 0
 7/ 7 ROOKIE METALLICA 1 (3273) 34  17  2 66.7   7/11 PHILANTHROPISTS13 (1394)  2  0 0
 8/ 8 PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)  16   8  0 66.7   8/13 PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)  2  0 0
 9- 9 MEDAL OF HONOR T10 (1140) 15   8  0 65.2   9/ 6 PHILANTHROPISTS 12 (6629) 2  1 1
10/11 PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)  24  13  0 64.9  10/16 ROOKIE METALLICA 1 (3273) 2  1 0
11/10 BUBBA'S LEGION (9234)      9   6  1 60.0  11-10 THE DONALD (9408)         1  0 0
12-12 MEDAL OF HONOR Y12 (2014) 11   8  0 57.9  12- 2 BRITONS (2756)            1  0 0
13-13 MEDAL OF HONOR Y1 (2003)  10   8  0 55.6  13-19*MEDAL OF HONOR 15A (9049) 1  1 0
14/14 OF WOLF & MAN 27 (609)    17  15  0 53.1  14-15 IN UTERO (5153)           1  1 0
15-15 A LOT TO LAUGH (5774)     45  40  3 52.9  15-20 MEDAL OF HONOR Y1 (2003)  1  1 0
16-16 IN UTERO (5153)           28  27  0 50.9  16-21 MEDAL OF HONOR Y12 (2014) 1  1 0
17-18 MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)    3   3  0 50.0  17- 8 MEDAL OF HONOR T10 (1140) 1  1 0
18/17 CRAZY 88 2 (2073)          9  10  0 47.4  18-22 MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)   1  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19-19 ERRONE (8231)             15  17  0 46.9  19/ 7 BUBBA'S LEGION (9234)     1  2 0
20-20 THE DONALD (9408)         71  86  3 45.2  20/26 PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)  1  2 0
21-21 BRITONS (2756)            91 113  6 44.6  21/17 ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232)     1  2 0
22/23 HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)     5   7  0 41.7  22/23 OF WOLF & MAN 27 (609)    1  2 0
23-24 MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245) 13  20  0 39.4  23/18 ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675)      1  2 0
24/22 ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232)      5   8  0 38.5  24/27 CRAZY 88 2 (2073)         0  3 0
25-25 PHILANTHROPISTS35 (1641)   8  16  1 33.3  25-25*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (5190) 0  2 0
26-26*PHILANTHROPISTS 10 (5190)  2   4  0 33.3  26-29 ERRONE (8231)             0  1 0
27/28 ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675)       2   5  0 28.6  27-30*PROJECT MAYHEM 13 (8173)  0  1 0
28-29*MEDAL OF HONOR 15A (9049)  1   4  0 20.0  28-14*PHILANTHROPISTS 11 (5197) 0  1 0
29-30*PROJECT MAYHEM 13 (8173)   1   8  0 11.1  29-28 PHILANTHROPISTS35 (1641)  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

     Hail and well met warriors of BLACKSTONE!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  My tutors were fond of telling me 
that the higher you rise the harder you fall.  This week BUBBA'S LEGION went 0-1-0 
and fell 12 notches into 19th!  Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the 
corner!  Witness how this week PHILANTHROPISTS39 went 1-0-1 to move up 8 in the 
rankings.  IX caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully 
bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and was awarded 20 points in recognition.  In one of the 
week's more notable duels, INTERSTATE 95 put down LITTLE FUGE IN G, causing him to 
lose 9 points of recognition in the process.  Although CRAZY 4 made a valiant effort, 
it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious ZENOS.  Heed this!  A seer has 
warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish!  Just 
remember...5 or 7!   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city BLACKSTONE.  Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but 
confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after CRAZY 4.  Watch your back!   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Strange what qualities come forth in the 
face of certain doom.  GOADRIC has the town astir with the news of his Dark Arena 
victory!  Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms.  One thing is sure, 
better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!   
     The girls are as pretty in BLACKSTONE as ever I remembered them....and the 
fighters as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of 
a far off city calling to me.  I must away!  Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle 
walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- 
Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WYL WILDLEAF 9103            15   5  3 157         PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)  

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WYM WILDLEAF 7549            13   8  1 132         PHILANTHROPISTS13 (1394)  
 CRAZY 4 11430                 9  10  0  97         CRAZY 88 2 (2073)         
 SEAFORLENHARG 10719           9   7  0  93         PHILANTHROPISTS55 (1937)  

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAVE ME 3475                 12  18  0  87         ROOKIE QUEEN 9 (675)      
-SERGEANT 1 45146             21  17  0  86         MEDAL OF HONOR O3 (767)   
 OIL LEAK 9493                17  14  0  83         HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)    
-PFC 1 11110                  11   8  0  78         MEDAL OF HONOR Y12 (2014) 
-SSG17 23942                  13  20  0  76         MEDAL OF HONOR 109 (4245) 
-BRAZO 9071                    5   7  1  72         PHILANTHROPISTS35 (1641)  
-MAURICE BRITT 34529          10   7  0  69         MEDAL OF HONOR T10 (1140) 

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INTERSTATE 95 9496           11  11  0  64         HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KITE RYDER 53641              8   6  1  60         BUBBA'S LEGION (9234)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SSG1 23897                    7   2  0  56         MEDAL OF HONOR 100 (4236) 
 SPACE MONKEY 11 47342         8   7  0  54         PROJECT MAYHEM 16 (8176)  
-SERVE THE SERVANTS 29097      5  12  0  51         IN UTERO (5153)           
 LITTLE FUGE IN G 6518         5   8  0  42         ROOKIE STYX 33 (1232)     
 BROSEIDEN 57955               6   3  0  41         OF WOLF & MAN 27 (609)    
-SERGEANT 1 11055              6   6  0  41         MEDAL OF HONOR Y1 (2003)  
-ROBERT PAULSON 41 47326       1   8  0  37         PROJECT MAYHEM 13 (8173)  
-BLUE BLIGHT 29350             3   1  0  34         PHILANTHROPISTS 116 (5197)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LEMON SQUEEZE 57996           2   0  0  29         A LOT TO LAUGH (5774)     
-HEART SHAPED BOX 29099        6   1  0  28         IN UTERO (5153)           
 SANITARIUM 57960              2   1  0  28         ROOKIE METALLICA 1 (3273) 
-FAILING NYT 57559             4   1  0  24         THE DONALD (9408)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SGT 14 52586                  1   4  0  23         MEDAL OF HONOR 15AE (9049)
-HONEYDRIPPER 58000            1   1  0  21         A LOT TO LAUGH (5774)     
 IX 58023                      1   0  0  20         PHILANTHROPISTS 121 (6629)
-RIDDLE 29317                  2   3  0  19         PHILANTHROPISTS 109 (5190)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DAME 3251               0  0 0 LAME MOVIES 636      CHAOTIC EVIL 39018     349  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

GOADRIC butchered HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
ZENOS demolished CRAZY 4 in a popular 6 minute gruesome one-sided melee.
WYM WILDLEAF viciously subdued SAVE ME in a popular 4 minute brutal veteran's contest.
WYL WILDLEAF bested OIL LEAK in a popular 1 minute expert's Title brawl.
SEAFORLENHARG devastated KITE RYDER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
LITTLE FUGE IN G was handily defeated by INTERSTATE 95 in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SPACE MONKEY 11 won victory over BROSEIDEN in a 2 minute duel.
SANITARIUM vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
IX vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         STRIKING ATTACK   38 -  23 -  4      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        36 -  30 -  1      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  22 -  3      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY       18 -  21 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   7 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   4 -  0      20  |

Turn 464 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     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  WYL WILDLEAF 9103          15   5  3  157 PHILANTHROPISTS42 (1648)
LUNGING ATTACK   OIL LEAK 9493              17  14  0   83 HIGHWAY TO HELL (1719)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OIL LEAK 9493.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was WYM WILDLEAF 7549.  The ten other most popular fighters were SAVE ME 3475, WYL 
WILDLEAF 9103, SPACE MONKEY 11 -18194, OIL LEAK 9493, SEAFORLENHARG 10719, INTERSTATE 
95 9496, BROSEIDEN -7581, SANITARIUM -7576, IX -7513, and KITE RYDER -11895.

The least popular fighter this week was CRAZY 4 11430.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LITTLE FUGE IN G 6518, KITE RYDER -11895, IX -7513, SANITARIUM -7576, 
BROSEIDEN -7581, INTERSTATE 95 9496, SEAFORLENHARG 10719, OIL LEAK 9493, SPACE MONKEY 
11 -18194, and WYL WILDLEAF 9103.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

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

GOADRIC (84-9088) PHILANTHROPISTS39

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