DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/22/2025    Duedate: 10/04/2025

MORDANT ARENA

DM 1    TURN 1047

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GLUTTONY
CHAOS KIDS (726)
(1-10276) [19-9-1,129]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GLUTTONY                       PORT FINISH
CHAOS KIDS (726)               1792 (735)
(1-10276) [19-9-1,129]         (1-10501) [3-1-1,33]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FURIUS PACILUS                 FURIUS PACILUS
LEGIONARII (727)               LEGIONARII (727)
(1-10306) [14-11-0,90]         (1-10306) [14-11-0,90]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FANTASIA (272)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLACK JUNTA (295)             54 
2. HOT RODS (297)                48    BLACK OUTPOST (252)
3. FREAK BROTHERS (120)          38    Unchartered Team
4. BLACK ARMADA (236)            26 
5. THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)       25    1792 (735)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 ARMY OF ONE (732)         52  25  3 67.5   1/ 1 FANTASIA (272)           10  5 0
 2/ 2*1792 (735)                13   8  3 61.9   2/ 4 CHAOS KIDS (726)          9  4 0
 3/ 3 BLACK OUTPOST (252)      108  68  4 61.4   3/ 9 BLACK MONASTARY (243)     9  6 0
 4/ 4 FANTASIA (272)           133  87  7 60.5   4/12 HOT RODS (297)            8  4 2
 5/ 6 HOT RODS (297)           242 171 11 58.6   5/11 BLACK ARMADA (236)        7  3 0
 6/ 5 BLACK MONASTARY (243)    178 126 12 58.6   6/ 3*1792 (735)                7  4 2
 7/ 8 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)  102  77  7 57.0   7/13 BLACK JUNTA (295)         7  6 1
 8/10 BLACK JUNTA (295)         77  59  3 56.6   8/ 2 ENTERPRISE (345)          7  7 0
 9/ 9 CARE LESS BEARS (267)    788 620 37 56.0   9/ 5 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         7  8 0
10/11 BLACK PANTHEON (299)     137 114  8 54.6  10/17 BLACK OUTPOST (252)       6  2 0
11/12 BLACK ARMADA (236)       116 101  8 53.5  11/ 7 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   6  3 0
12/13 READY PLAYER ONE (731)    39  38  3 50.6  12/ 8 BLACK PANTHEON (299)      6  4 0
13/14 CHAOS KIDS (726)          64  64  4 50.0  13/14 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      5  9 1
14/15 RAT PAK (155)            135 149 11 47.5  14/15 LEGIONARII (727)          4 11 0
15/16 ENTERPRISE (345)          59  67  4 46.8  15-10 ARMY OF ONE (732)         3  2 0
16/17 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      54  75  6 41.9  16/16 CARE LESS BEARS (267)     3  3 0
17/18 LEGIONARII (727)          59  92  0 39.1  17/ 6 READY PLAYER ONE (731)    2  1 0
18/ 0 DRIFTERS (69)             28  48  0 36.8  18/ 0 DRIFTERS (69)             2  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/19 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         26  46  2 36.1  19/18 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.  Why not, I'm having a good day, so I 
feel sorry for READY PLAYER ONE, who went 0-1-0 and dropped 11 into 17th.  Here's my 
pity, for what it's worth.  HOT RODS turned their 4-0-1 turn into a 4th 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 4-1-1 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  
Big shots, big talk, big deal.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see 
PINPRICK win a fight and gain 19 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, SILISA THE SNAKE beat 
HOLY WATER and HOLY WATER lost 10 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  RED SHIRT #1 
challenged MORDANT's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne.  And if variety is the 
spice of life, MORDANT may be getting bland, as GLUTTONY stays top dog in the city.  
I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know 
what's new, don't you, MORDANT?   
     Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.  
MORDANT, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  CHAOS KIDS the most avoided 
team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it looks like RAT PAK avoided 
them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  
COUNSELOR TROY was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the 
DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  And we have DAWN CAPTAIN in a TV challenge, going 
down 15 points for the fight.  Guess what?  I thought DAWN CAPTAIN showed great skill 
and promise when he defeated RED SHIRT 2.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big 
deal!   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Whoa!  I'll even buy DARK J 1 a drink tonight!  
Anyone who can come back from the Dark Arena, I want to be on his good side!  And 
what a stunning loss we have here, boys and girls, DECIMUS PUGIO of LEGIONARII has 
added the final loss to his 12-19-0.  Tee hee!  A big yahoo goes out to BOXCAR this 
turn, for revenging THE BLACK EXPRESS' bloodfeud against 1792's warrior PORT FINISH.  
Heh, heh, heh.  Not that I'll be buying the drinks, but I'll be glad to see CHASTITY 
and CHAOS KIDS at Conan's Place tonight celebrating their bloodfeud victory over HIGH 
RYE.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  Certain nameless 
cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in MORDANT to get a drink than Conan's Place!  
Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice!  So 
nyaaah!  I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GLUTTONY 10276               19   9  1 129         CHAOS KIDS (726)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ARTAX II 10317               14   4  1 113         FANTASIA (272)            
-LONE WOLF 10377              10   5  1 112         ARMY OF ONE (732)         
 KWAI CHANG KANE 1544         21   8  1 108         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 ENSIGN PO 10186              12  14  0 107         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 THE TOOL MAN 10300           12  12  5 103         HOT RODS (297)            
 STRIDER 1547                 16  13  1 101         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 GOOD WOOD 10342              11   6  0 100         HOT RODS (297)            
 OXITWIST 10201               19   8  2  98         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
-DRAGON EMBER 10397           11   3  0  98         ARMY OF ONE (732)         
 ROCKBITER 6842               21  16  3  97         FANTASIA (272)            
-OPERATION ENDURE 10376       10   5  1  97         ARMY OF ONE (732)         
 BARK TROLL 10244             25   9  0  96         FANTASIA (272)            
 BASTIAN 10268                17   6  1  91         FANTASIA (272)            
 RATINTHEKITCHEN 9986         15  17  0  91         RAT PAK (155)             

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PARZIVAL 10369               14   5  2  91         READY PLAYER ONE (731)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 COUNSELOR TROY 5338          15  12  0  90         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 FURIUS PACILUS 10306         14  11  0  90         LEGIONARII (727)          
 OLD IRONSIDE 10238           14  21  1  89         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 RED SHIRT #1 8196            12  15  2  88         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 STYGIAN WARDEN 10231          9   4  1  88         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 BOXCAR 10229                 18   9  1  86         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 PINPRICK 10341               13   8  1  86         HOT RODS (297)            
 SLOTH 10275                  16  14  0  85         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 ROOT CANAL BEAR 10301        13  12  0  83         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
-CHOSEN ONE 10375             11   4  1  83         ARMY OF ONE (732)         
 MARCUS LORICA 10310          13  19  0  82         LEGIONARII (727)          
 TENDERFART BEAR 10265        16  15  1  81         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 HOLY WATER 10241             18  12  0  80         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 BLACK SPIRE 10257            18  14  5  78         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 SCALLYWAG 10330              15   7  1  74         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 ENGYWOOK 10359               11   7  1  69         FANTASIA (272)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THRYSSA 10391                 5   4  0  66         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 VEBORG 10351                  6   5  1  63         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 CHASTITY 10343               10   6  1  58         CHAOS KIDS (726)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK SACRISTY 10401          6  10  0  56         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
-FULL PROOF 10447              4   0  1  48         1792 (735)                
 SNOW MONKEY 10085             8   7  1  45         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 DAWN CAPTAIN 10387            4   1  0  37         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 CHANCE 5475                   4   8  0  34         DRIFTERS (69)             
 KRYSTYNA 10352                4   6  0  34         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PORT FINISH 10501             3   1  1  33         1792 (735)                
 DARK J 1 10528                1   0  1  33         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 PUNIC SLAVE 10436             5   7  0  32         LEGIONARII (727)          
 BANGIN' MONK 10454            7   3  0  30         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
-ROLL TO BONES 10509           3   0  0  28         ARMY OF ONE (732)         
 DEEPFIRE 10180                4   3  0  27         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 THE WALL 820                  6   8  0  26         DRIFTERS (69)             
 OBSIDIAN MONK 10431           3   2  0  24         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIGH RYE 10448                2   2  1  23         1792 (735)                
 SPAR MASTER 10439             5   2  0  22         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
 ONE-EYED 10500                3   3  1  21         HOT RODS (297)            
 KOKUATEN 10480                5   2  1  20         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 DOPEY 10513                   2   1  0  20         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 PHAT FREDDY 10469             4   5  0  17         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 RED SHIRT 2 10473             3   7  0  16         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 LUCIUS VERO 10437             2  10  0  16         LEGIONARII (727)          
 LLOYD 10313                   0   2  0  16         DRIFTERS (69)             
 THE SENTRY 10526              1   0  0  14         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 AGED 12 YEARS 10521           1   2  0  13         1792 (735)                
 TROLL 10286                   1   1  0  10         DRIFTERS (69)             
 ROLLO 10297                   2   3  0   9         DRIFTERS (69)             
 CRONUS 10524                  1   0  0   9         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 MORPHINE 10504                1   4  1   8         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 BRIA 10520                    1   2  0   5         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 EDGEDANCER 10516              1   1  0   4         BLACK JUNTA (295)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 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?
KATHY 10181            15 25 2 ALPHA ALPHA ALPH 446 THE TOOL MAN 10300    1043 NOT REVENGED
AMBIGUITY 10522         0  1 0 CHAOS KIDS 726       HIGH RYE 10448        1046 JUST REVENGED
DECEIT 10459            0  1 0 CHAOS KIDS 726       MORPHINE 10504        1043 REVENGED
HIGH ELF                0  0 0 DARK ARENA           DARK J 1 10528        1047 NONE
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  
NOT MY GUY 10518        0  2 0 FREAK BROTHERS 120   HIGH ELF              1047 NONE
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  
DARK EXP 1 10530        0  1 0 THE BLACK EXPRES 241 SHEWISH GIANT         1047 NONE
STEAMPOWER 10457        5  4 0 THE BLACK EXPRES 241 PORT FINISH 10501     1046 JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NOT MY GUY was dealt death by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
DARK J 1 butchered HIGH ELF in a exciting 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena duel.
DARK EXP 1 was killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
COUNSELOR TROY was bested by STRIDER in a 2 minute veteran's Bloodfeud contest.
BOXCAR overpowered PORT FINISH in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud match.
CHASTITY viciously subdued HIGH RYE in a 2 minute veteran vs. amateur Bloodfeud duel.
DAWN CAPTAIN devastated RED SHIRT 2 in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
THE TOOL MAN overcame RATINTHEKITCHEN in a 1 minute expert's Challenge melee.
ENSIGN PO won victory over BASTIAN in a 1 minute expert's Challenge fight.
ROCKBITER slimly lost to KWAI CHANG KANE in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
RED SHIRT #1 was overpowered by GLUTTONY in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
GOOD WOOD savagely defeated SLOTH in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge competition.
PINPRICK murdered DECIMUS PUGIO in a 1 minute gory mismatched Challenge match.
BLACK SACRISTY handily defeated PUNIC SLAVE in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
ONE-EYED viciously subdued LUCIUS VERO in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
AGED 12 YEARS overpowered BRIA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
BARK TROLL devastated RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PARZIVAL was demolished by ARTAX II in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FURIUS PACILUS was beaten by OXITWIST in a crowd pleasing 4 minute master's fight.
ASH FAIRY beat SILISA THE SNAKE in a exciting 1 minute expert's fight.
STONECIPHER savagely defeated MARCUS LORICA in a action packed 3 minute expert's fray.
BLACK DEITY was defeated by TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a popular 3 minute one-sided match.
TENDERFART BEAR was narrowly defeated by CHARK FORKBEARD in a 2 minute expert's fight.
BLACK SPIRE defeated VEBORG in a 1 minute bout.
ROOT CANAL BEAR was subdued by CHARK FORKBEARD in a 3 minute veteran's melee.
STYGIAN WARDEN beat THRYSSA in a 1 minute fray.
OLD IRONSIDE beat CHARK FORKBEARD in a 3 minute brutal expert's competition.
HOLY WATER was savagely defeated by SILISA THE SNAKE in a 2 minute expert's fight.
ENGYWOOK overpowered MONEYBAGS MEFRIN in a 2 minute one-sided match.
SCALLYWAG defeated MAD MANNEQUIN in a 3 minute bout.
THE WALL was beaten by DEEPFIRE in a 3 minute bout.
CHANCE overcame PHAT FREDDY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute match.
KRYSTYNA won victory over KOKUATEN in a 2 minute fight.
SNOW MONKEY devastated LIEUTENANT WOREL in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
BANGIN' MONK bested MIME WORSHIPPER in a action packed 1 minute bout.
LLOYD was savagely defeated by SPAR MASTER in a 3 minute brutal match.
OBSIDIAN MONK handily defeated FIORENZE OF FRATSFA in a 1 minute uneven match.
ROLLO was beaten by CRONUS in a 1 minute beginner's bout.
TROLL outlasted VERENA in a unpopular 9 minute novice's competition.
MORPHINE was vanquished by THE SENTRY in a 1 minute one-sided match.
DOPEY demolished EDGEDANCER in a 1 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  15         LUNGING ATTACK   121 -  85 -  5      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 10         SLASHING ATTACK   48 -  34 -  8      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       8         WALL OF STEEL     48 -  36 -  1      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         PARRY-RIPOSTE     30 -  23 -  1      57  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         AIMED BLOW        37 -  37 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     6         BASHING ATTACK    34 -  37 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    6         STRIKING ATTACK   28 -  31 -  1      47  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE      14 -  18 -  1      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  12 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  19 -  0      42  |

Turn 1047 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    7 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  4         4  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK    10 -  5     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  5         2  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         4 -  4     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-STRIKE       3 -  3                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  GLUTTONY 10276             19   9  1  129 CHAOS KIDS (726)
STRIKING ATTACK  ARTAX II 10317             14   4  1  113 FANTASIA (272)
WALL OF STEEL    KWAI CHANG KANE 1544       21   8  1  108 FREAK BROTHERS (120)
PARRY-STRIKE     STRIDER 1547               16  13  1  101 FREAK BROTHERS (120)
AIMED BLOW       GOOD WOOD 10342            11   6  0  100 HOT RODS (297)
PARRY-LUNGE      ROCKBITER 6842             21  16  3   97 FANTASIA (272)
LUNGING ATTACK   BARK TROLL 10244           25   9  0   96 FANTASIA (272)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BASTIAN 10268              17   6  1   91 FANTASIA (272)
BASHING ATTACK   PARZIVAL 10369             14   5  2   91 READY PLAYER ONE (731)
TOTAL PARRY      SLOTH 10275                16  14  0   85 CHAOS KIDS (726)
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 FURIUS PACILUS 10306.  The ten other most popular fighters were GOOD WOOD 
10342, KWAI CHANG KANE 1544, ROCKBITER 6842, ROOT CANAL BEAR 10301, CHANCE 5475, 
CHASTITY 10343, SCALLYWAG 10330, DEEPFIRE 10180, SPAR MASTER 10439, and THE TOOL MAN 
10300.

The least popular fighter this week was VERENA 10525.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TROLL 10286, EDGEDANCER 10516, MORPHINE 10504, PARZIVAL 10369, BRIA 
10520, LUCIUS VERO 10437, DECIMUS PUGIO 10309, RED SHIRT #1 8196, RED SHIRT 2 10473, 
and PORT FINISH 10501.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

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

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

BLACK DEITY (1-6306) BLACK PANTHEON (299)
STONECIPHER (1-10003) BLACK JUNTA (295)
ASH FAIRY (1-10223) BLACK PANTHEON (299)

               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) 
                      YORKE (7-6040) IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS  (396) 
                       LUNACY (60-9545) HORRID INSTANITY  (716) 
                    MR. CARTER (72-10604) PORKY'S REVENGE  (1415) 
                  SCHNOOKLEWUGGY (84-16559) SUPE FORCES 9A03  (2926) 
                     DOLEMITE (85-24265) HOWLIN' CLASSICS  (4686) 
                    EXTERMINATOR (86-1006) HOWLING GRIBBLE  (171) 
                   FRED SAVAGE CEO (86-18759) THE PURGE 249  (3461) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes