DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/06/2025    Duedate: 10/18/2025

MORDANT ARENA

DM 1    TURN 1048

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ARTAX II
FANTASIA (272)
(1-10317) [15-4-1,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ARTAX II                       AGED 12 YEARS
FANTASIA (272)                 1792 (735)
(1-10317) [15-4-1,115]         (1-10521) [2-2-0,28]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FURIUS PACILUS                 ROCKBITER
LEGIONARII (727)               FANTASIA (272)
(1-10306) [14-12-0,85]         (1-6842) [21-17-3,90]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FANTASIA (272)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FREAK BROTHERS (120)          41 
2. CHAOS KIDS (726)              38    BLACK OUTPOST (252)
3. DRIFTERS (69)                 38    Unchartered Team
4. BLACK ARMADA (236)            28 
5. BLACK MONASTARY (243)         19    1792 (735)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 3 BLACK OUTPOST (252)      109  70  4 60.9   1/ 1 FANTASIA (272)           11  4 0
 2/ 4 FANTASIA (272)           136  89  7 60.4   2/ 7 BLACK JUNTA (295)        10  4 1
 3/ 6 BLACK MONASTARY (243)    181 128 12 58.6   3/ 2 CHAOS KIDS (726)          9  4 0
 4/ 2*1792 (735)                14  10  3 58.3   4/ 3 BLACK MONASTARY (243)     9  6 0
 5/ 5 HOT RODS (297)           242 175 11 58.0   5/13 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      8  6 1
 6/ 8 BLACK JUNTA (295)         80  60  3 57.1   6/10 BLACK OUTPOST (252)       6  2 0
 7/ 7 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)  103  78  7 56.9   7/ 5 BLACK ARMADA (236)        6  4 0
 8/ 9 CARE LESS BEARS (267)    789 621 37 56.0   8/11 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   5  3 0
 9/10 BLACK PANTHEON (299)     137 116  8 54.2   9/12 BLACK PANTHEON (299)      5  4 0
10/11 BLACK ARMADA (236)       118 102  8 53.6  10/ 6*1792 (735)                5  5 2
11/12 READY PLAYER ONE (731)    40  38  3 51.3  11/18 DRIFTERS (69)             5  5 0
12/13 CHAOS KIDS (726)          67  65  4 50.8  12- 9 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         5  5 0
13/15 ENTERPRISE (345)          62  68  4 47.7  13/ 4 HOT RODS (297)            5  7 1
14/14 RAT PAK (155)            135 150 11 47.4  14/ 8 ENTERPRISE (345)          5  8 0
15/16 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      58  75  6 43.6  15/16 CARE LESS BEARS (267)     3  3 0
16/17 LEGIONARII (727)          60  95  0 38.7  16/17 READY PLAYER ONE (731)    2  1 0
17/18 DRIFTERS (69)             31  50  0 38.3  17/14 LEGIONARII (727)          2 12 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
18-19 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         26  46  2 36.1  18/19 RAT PAK (155)             1  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, MORDANT?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, 
for there are sorrows to drown for HOT RODS, whose 0-4-0 this turn dropped them by 9 
into 13th.  Ha!  FREAK BROTHERS turned their 4-0-0 turn into a 5th place rank in the 
listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Now let's 
all watch BLACK JUNTA's heads swell from their 3-1-0 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big 
shots, big talk, big deal.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see SCALLYWAG 
win a fight and gain 24 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, SCALLYWAG beat ENSIGN PO and 
ENSIGN PO lost 28 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  And if variety is the spice of 
life, MORDANT may be getting bland, as GLUTTONY stays top dog in the city.  Conan's 
Place, humph!  I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  
From MORDANT's trash dumps?   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  MORDANT, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  
LEGIONARII the most avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And who 
led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was 
HOT RODS.  Ha ha ha ha!   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Gee, RAT PAK, ain't it past due for 
sending RATINTHEKITCHEN Dark Arena?  What took ol' '15-17-0' so long?  Hope?  Ha ha 
aha ha!  We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with 
you sooner that later?   
     There's got to be a better place in MORDANT to get a drink than Conan's Place!  
Any suggestions?  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before I leave the fine city of 
MORDANT.  I feel much better now.  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens 

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARTAX II 10317               15   4  1 115         FANTASIA (272)            

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KWAI CHANG KANE 1544         22   8  1 114         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 COUNSELOR TROY 5338          16  12  0 108         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 STRIDER 1547                 17  13  1 107         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 PARZIVAL 10369               15   5  2 103         READY PLAYER ONE (731)    
 RED SHIRT #1 8196            13  15  2 103         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 THE TOOL MAN 10300           12  13  5 102         HOT RODS (297)            
 SLOTH 10275                  17  14  0 100         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 BARK TROLL 10244             26   9  0  98         FANTASIA (272)            
 SCALLYWAG 10330              16   7  1  98         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 OLD IRONSIDE 10238           15  21  1  97         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 BOXCAR 10229                 19   9  1  96         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 GOOD WOOD 10342              11   7  0  92         HOT RODS (297)            

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROCKBITER 6842               21  17  3  90         FANTASIA (272)            
 OXITWIST 10201               19   9  2  90         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 TENDERFART BEAR 10265        17  15  1  89         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 BLACK SPIRE 10257            19  14  5  87         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 BASTIAN 10268                17   7  1  86         FANTASIA (272)            
 FURIUS PACILUS 10306         14  12  0  85         LEGIONARII (727)          
 HOLY WATER 10241             18  13  0  82         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 STYGIAN WARDEN 10231          9   5  1  82         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 ENSIGN PO 10186              12  15  0  79         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 ENGYWOOK 10359               12   7  1  78         FANTASIA (272)            
 CHASTITY 10343               11   6  1  78         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 MARCUS LORICA 10310          13  20  0  76         LEGIONARII (727)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PINPRICK 10341               13   9  1  74         HOT RODS (297)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROOT CANAL BEAR 10301        13  13  0  66         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
-THRYSSA 10391                 5   4  0  66         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
-VEBORG 10351                  6   5  1  63         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 BLACK SACRISTY 10401          7  10  0  61         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAWN CAPTAIN 10387            5   1  0  52         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 SNOW MONKEY 10085             9   7  1  50         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
-FULL PROOF 10447              4   0  1  48         1792 (735)                
 CHANCE 5475                   5   8  0  45         DRIFTERS (69)             
-KRYSTYNA 10352                4   6  0  34         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PHAT FREDDY 10469             5   5  0  32         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 OBSIDIAN MONK 10431           4   2  0  32         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 DEEPFIRE 10180                5   3  0  30         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 PUNIC SLAVE 10436             5   8  0  28         LEGIONARII (727)          
 ROLLO 10297                   3   3  0  28         DRIFTERS (69)             
 AGED 12 YEARS 10521           2   2  0  28         1792 (735)                
 THE WALL 820                  6   9  0  27         DRIFTERS (69)             
 BANGIN' MONK 10454            7   4  0  25         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 RED SHIRT 2 10473             4   7  0  25         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 LUCIUS VERO 10437             3  10  0  24         LEGIONARII (727)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PORT FINISH 10501             3   2  1  23         1792 (735)                
 MORPHINE 10504                2   4  1  22         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 HIGH RYE 10448                2   3  1  20         1792 (735)                
 KOKUATEN 10480                5   3  1  19         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 SPAR MASTER 10439             5   3  0  18         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 LLOYD 10313                   0   3  0  17         DRIFTERS (69)             
 TROLL 10286                   2   1  0  16         DRIFTERS (69)             
 EDGEDANCER 10516              2   1  0  15         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 ONE-EYED 10500                3   4  1  14         HOT RODS (297)            
 DOPEY 10513                   2   2  0   8         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 CRONUS 10524                  1   1  0   5         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
-BRIA 10520                    1   2  0   5         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 THE SENTRY 10526              1   1  0   4         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
-VERENA 10525                  1   1  0   4         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARK J 1 10528          1  1 1 BLACK JUNTA 295      HIGH ELF              1048 NONE
AMBIGUITY 10522         0  1 0 CHAOS KIDS 726       HIGH RYE 10448        1046 REVENGED
KASSI 10519             0  1 0 EMU'S SPAWN 728      ONE-EYED 10500        1045 REVENGED
LT. CMDR WORF 10479     2  1 1 ENTERPRISE 345       STRIDER 1547          1046  
SKIBIDI S 10503         0  2 0 FREAK BROTHERS 120   LT. CMDR WORF 10479   1044 REVENGED
DECIMUS PUGIO 10309    12 20 0 LEGIONARII 727       PINPRICK 10341        1047  
RATINTHEKITCHEN 9986   15 18 0 RAT PAK 155          BLACK ORC             1048 NONE
STEAMPOWER 10457        5  4 0 THE BLACK EXPRES 241 PORT FINISH 10501     1046 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RATINTHEKITCHEN was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DARK J 1 was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
PORT FINISH was demolished by CHANCE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
HIGH RYE was viciously subdued by OBSIDIAN MONK in a 3 minute Challenge contest.
AGED 12 YEARS demolished DOPEY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
GLUTTONY vanquished BASTIAN in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
PARZIVAL overpowered STYGIAN WARDEN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BARK TROLL savagely defeated CAPTAIN ELOY in a action packed 1 minute gruesome melee.
OXITWIST was viciously subdued by COUNSELOR TROY in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
GOOD WOOD was defeated by RED SHIRT #1 in a exciting 2 minute gruesome fight.
ENSIGN PO was overpowered by SCALLYWAG in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ROCKBITER was narrowly defeated by SLOTH in a 5 minute master's competition.
THE TOOL MAN was subdued by KWAI CHANG KANE in a 2 minute veteran's brawl.
STRIDER defeated HOLY WATER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute veteran's duel.
ARTAX II vanquished TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 1 minute one-sided Title fray.
BLACK SPIRE devastated MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
PINPRICK was defeated by TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 2 minute bout.
ENGYWOOK savagely defeated RAFFI THE GARROTE in a exciting 2 minute brutal bout.
MARCUS LORICA was overpowered by BOXCAR in a 3 minute mismatched conflict.
FURIUS PACILUS was unbelievably bested by OLD IRONSIDE in a 1 minute veteran's bout.
ROOT CANAL BEAR was savagely defeated by CHASTITY in a 1 minute expert's fray.
TENDERFART BEAR overpowered RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SNOW MONKEY overpowered THE WALL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BLACK SACRISTY overpowered PUNIC SLAVE in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
DAWN CAPTAIN vanquished MONEYBAGS MEFRIN in a 2 minute uneven bout.
BANGIN' MONK was overcome by PHAT FREDDY in a 2 minute bout.
DEEPFIRE viciously subdued LLOYD in a 2 minute bloody bout.
ROLLO vanquished SPAR MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ONE-EYED was luckily beaten by LUCIUS VERO in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
MORPHINE overpowered THE SENTRY in a 1 minute one-sided match.
RED SHIRT 2 defeated KOKUATEN in a 5 minute fight.
TROLL beat CRONUS in a 3 minute novice's bout.
EDGEDANCER handily defeated GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         LUNGING ATTACK   115 -  78 -  5      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 10         WALL OF STEEL     46 -  34 -  1      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         SLASHING ATTACK   47 -  37 -  8      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     28 -  25 -  1      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         BASHING ATTACK    35 -  33 -  1      51  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    5         AIMED BLOW        38 -  37 -  2      51  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-STRIKE      16 -  16 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         STRIKING ATTACK   25 -  26 -  1      49  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         TOTAL PARRY       12 -  16 -  0      43  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  12 -  1      43  |

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:

PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  6         2  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         5 -  3                                       2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  5                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  3                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  3     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  ARTAX II 10317             15   4  1  115 FANTASIA (272)
WALL OF STEEL    KWAI CHANG KANE 1544       22   8  1  114 FREAK BROTHERS (120)
PARRY-STRIKE     STRIDER 1547               17  13  1  107 FREAK BROTHERS (120)
BASHING ATTACK   PARZIVAL 10369             15   5  2  103 READY PLAYER ONE (731)
TOTAL PARRY      SLOTH 10275                17  14  0  100 CHAOS KIDS (726)
LUNGING ATTACK   BARK TROLL 10244           26   9  0   98 FANTASIA (272)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BOXCAR 10229               19   9  1   96 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
AIMED BLOW       GOOD WOOD 10342            11   7  0   92 HOT RODS (297)
PARRY-LUNGE      ROCKBITER 6842             21  17  3   90 FANTASIA (272)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FURIUS PACILUS 10306.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was ROCKBITER 6842.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE TOOL MAN 
10300, OBSIDIAN MONK 10431, COUNSELOR TROY 5338, GOOD WOOD 10342, STRIDER 1547, 
ENGYWOOK 10359, BARK TROLL 10244, RED SHIRT #1 8196, BOXCAR 10229, and CHASTITY 
10343.

The least popular fighter this week was TROLL 10286.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THE SENTRY 10526, LUCIUS VERO 10437, SPAR MASTER 10439, THE WALL 820, 
ENSIGN PO 10186, BASTIAN 10268, DOPEY 10513, PORT FINISH 10501, DARK J 1 10528, and 
MORPHINE 10504.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

COUNSELOR TROY (1-5338) ENTERPRISE (345)

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

RATINTHEKITCHEN (1-9986) RAT PAK (155)
GLUTTONY (1-10276) CHAOS KIDS (726)