DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/23/2026    Duedate: 03/07/2026

MORDANT ARENA

DM 1    TURN 1058

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

IOSIO
PHILANTHROPISTS (584)
(1-7834) [12-2-0,125]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

IOSIO                          TWERK ZONE
PHILANTHROPISTS (584)          WHILST I CHATZY (733)
(1-7834) [12-2-0,125]          (1-10382) [3-2-0,38]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

ENGYWOOK                       EROS
FANTASIA (272)                 BLACK PANTHEON (299)
(1-10359) [19-9-1,97]          (1-10534) [5-5-0,20]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FREAK BROTHERS (120)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ENTERPRISE (345)              40 
2. FREAK BROTHERS (120)          40    ARMY OF ONE (732)
3. LEGIONARII (727)              27    Unchartered Team
4. BLACK PANTHEON (299)          27 
5. PHILANTHROPISTS (584)         24    THE QUIET DOCTRINE (741)

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)         57  27  3 67.9   1/ 6 FREAK BROTHERS (120)     10  5 2
 2/14*THE QUIET DOCTRINE (741)   4   2  0 66.7   2/ 1 BLACK PANTHEON (299)      9  3 1
 3/ 4 BLACK OUTPOST (252)      128  79  4 61.8   3/ 3 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   8  4 0
 4/ 6 1792 (735)                33  21  4 61.1   4/ 8 HOT RODS (297)            6  3 0
 5/ 2 POINT GUARDS (620)        14   9  0 60.9   5/12 ENTERPRISE (345)          6  6 0
 6/ 5 FANTASIA (272)           152  98  7 60.8   6/ 4 CHAOS KIDS (726)          6  9 0
 7/ 3 PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     19  13  1 59.4   7/ 2 PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     5  5 1
 8/ 9 BLACK MONASTARY (243)    206 144 14 58.9   8/13 ARMY OF ONE (732)         4  1 0
 9/ 8 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)  127  89  9 58.8   9/18*THE QUIET DOCTRINE (741)  4  2 0
10/ 7 BLACK JUNTA (295)         99  71  3 58.2  10/ 7 BLACK OUTPOST (252)       4  3 0
11/10 HOT RODS (297)           261 192 13 57.6  11/ 5 BLACK MONASTARY (243)     4  4 0
12/11 BLACK PANTHEON (299)     164 123 10 57.1  12/14 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         4  6 0
13/12 CARE LESS BEARS (267)    803 629 38 56.1  13/15 CARE LESS BEARS (267)     3  3 0
14/13 BLACK ARMADA (236)       133 119  9 52.8  14/10 BLACK JUNTA (295)         3  4 0
15/15 FREAK BROTHERS (120)      85  96  9 47.0  15/16 FANTASIA (272)            2  2 0
16/16 CHAOS KIDS (726)          80  97  4 45.2  16/ 9 BLACK ARMADA (236)        2  4 0
17/17 ENTERPRISE (345)          77  97  4 44.3  17/11 LEGIONARII (727)          2  4 0
18/18 LEGIONARII (727)          76 114  0 40.0  18/ 0*WHILST I CHATZY (733)     1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/19 EMU'S SPAWN (728)         33  54  2 37.9  19/17 1792 (735)                1  1 0
20/20*OF WOLF & TP (730)        12  23  0 34.3  20/19 POINT GUARDS (620)        1  2 0
21/ 0*WHILST I CHATZY (733)      7  14  1 33.3  21/20*OF WOLF & TP (730)        0  7 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon MORDANT, for 
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  BLACK PANTHEON?  Who?  FREAK BROTHERS is the top 
team these days, buddies!  BLACK ARMADA after a sorry 0-3-0 might want to consider 
abandoning the sands and taking up singing the 'Can't fight no more' blues!  Nothing 
works for a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as THE QUIET 
DOCTRINE can attest...  Good things come to those who fight well, as ENTERPRISE can 
attest, moving up by 7.  Practice pays for MARCUS MARTULUS, who pummelled THE SENTRY, 
to pocket 27 points.  A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice 
more, after losing 24 points to MARCUS MARTULUS.  (Discrete enough, THE SENTRY?) 
SCALLYWAG found out that MORDANT isn't a democracy.  You've gotta be the best to be 
Duelmaster here!  So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and 
ordering milk?  Sounds like a PR stunt to me.   
     So much to report, so little time!  Perhaps the warriors of FREAK BROTHERS 
should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team...  The warriors of 
FREAK BROTHERS found their efforts at combat frustrated as HOT RODS apparently had 
more important things to do than fight.  Is it charming personality?  Conversational 
abilities?  Good oral hygiene?  Whatever it is, BENO is the most challenged warrior.  
Take heed MORDANT, of the unprincipled action of IOSIO.  By challenging BENO, 22 
points below him, IOSIO besmirches the noble art of dueling.  IOSIO bested BENO.  The 
whole thing leaves a bitter memory.  As a confidence booster, ONE-EYED challenged 
MORPHINE, down 20 points.  Do you also slay vicious rodents in your spare time, 
ONE-EYED?  ONE-EYED beat MORPHINE with a point difference of 20.  So this is what 
MORDANT calls a duel.  This will make an interesting tale.   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Never one to advocate 
diplomacy and restraint, I was pleased to see THE BLACK EXPRESS retaliate against 
PHILANTHROPISTS in bloodfeud!  Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for 
thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  More important duties call me.  Like a 
mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid MORDANT farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IOSIO 7834                   12   2  0 125         PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DRAGON EMBER 10397           14   3  0 121         ARMY OF ONE (732)         
 CHASTITY 10343               18   9  1 118         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 OXITWIST 10201               26  12  2 110         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 BOXCAR 10229                 25  13  1 108         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 DAWN CAPTAIN 10387           14   2  0 105         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 BLACK SPIRE 10257            25  17  5 101         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 VEBORG 10351                  8   6  1  98         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 ENGYWOOK 10359               19   9  1  97         FANTASIA (272)            
 GOOD WOOD 10342              16  12  0  97         HOT RODS (297)            
 KOKUATEN 10480               13   5  1  96         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 BENO 8480                    14   9  0  94         POINT GUARDS (620)        
-FULL PROOF 10447              9   1  1  92         1792 (735)                

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TENDERFART BEAR 10265        22  20  1  90         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 ROOT CANAL BEAR 10301        20  16  1  88         CARE LESS BEARS (267)     
 CRONUS 10524                 11   1  0  87         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 SCALLYWAG 10330              22  10  1  86         BLACK ARMADA (236)        
-OPERATION ENDURE 10376       11   6  1  85         ARMY OF ONE (732)         
 OLD IRONSIDE 10238           16  29  1  79         BLACK ARMADA (236)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THRYSSA 10391                 7   5  0  79         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 SLOTH 10275                  17  24  0  75         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 DEEPFIRE 10180               11   6  0  73         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 EDGEDANCER 10516              9   3  0  71         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 PINPRICK 10341               17  15  1  67         HOT RODS (297)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PORT FINISH 10501             7   6  1  66         1792 (735)                
 FREDDIE'S CAT 10545           6   2  1  65         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 ONE-EYED 10500               10   7  2  63         HOT RODS (297)            
 PHAT FREDDY 10469            10   9  0  62         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 THE BIG EASY 10529            6   2  0  58         BLACK ARMADA (236)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FREIGHT TRAIN 10533           8   2  1  56         THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)   
 MARCUS MARTULUS 10537         4   6  0  56         LEGIONARII (727)          
 GALAGOM 7832                  3   2  1  53         PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     
 SNOW MONKEY 10085            12  11  1  52         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 BANGIN' MONK 10454           12   8  0  50         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 PHINEAS PHREAK 10531          5   4  0  40         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 TWERK ZONE 10382              3   2  0  38         WHILST I CHATZY (733)     
 OBSIDIAN MONK 10431           9   6  0  37         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 MORPHINE 10504                6  10  2  36         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLYTAMENSTRA 10535            4   0  2  33         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 THE CAT BOX 10553             3   3  1  33         FREAK BROTHERS (120)      
 GALAREW 7835                  3   3  0  33         PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     
 THE SENTRY 10526              8   3  0  32         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 VARMA KALAI 10564             3   0  0  32         THE QUIET DOCTRINE (741)  
 LEXI 10542                    2   5  0  24         CHAOS KIDS (726)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KRYSTYNA 10352                5   8  0  23         EMU'S SPAWN (728)         
 DOPEY 10513                   4  10  0  22         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 GORN CRUSH 10548              2   5  0  21         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 EROS 10534                    5   5  0  20         BLACK PANTHEON (299)      
 LIUHE BAFA 10565              1   2  0  20         THE QUIET DOCTRINE (741)  
 SEXY CHERUB 10556             4   0  0  19         BLACK MONASTARY (243)     
 BURNEY 10543                  3   1  0  19         BLACK JUNTA (295)         
 WHETSTONE 10510               3   5  0  14         BLACK OUTPOST (252)       
 TEMPERANCE 10549              2   4  0  14         CHAOS KIDS (726)          
 ENSIGN RED SHIRT 10581        1   0  0  10         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 LA'AN NOONIEN-SINGH 10552     1   6  0   9         ENTERPRISE (345)          
 ZYP ZUDRA 7831                1   3  0   6         PHILANTHROPISTS (584)     
 CAIRON 10546                  0   1  0   1         FANTASIA (272)            

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BRIA 10520              3  3 0 EMU'S SPAWN 728      THE CAT BOX 10553     1058  
DA ME 10574             0  1 0 EMU'S SPAWN 728      SPYMASTER             1058 NONE
Q 10532                 3  5 0 ENTERPRISE 345       FREDDIE'S CAT 10545   1057  
FRESHMAN FANTAS 10569   0  1 0 FANTASIA 272         GESHI SCRIVENER       1058 NONE
DA1 10576               0  1 0 OF WOLF & TP 730     UNDEAD WARRIOR        1058 NONE
DAGOR 10577             0  1 0 OF WOLF & TP 730     SHEWISH GIANT         1058 NONE
BLOKE 10575             0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 584  BLACK ORC             1058 NONE
ZEN PHASTER 10561       0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 584  CLYTAMENSTRA 10535    1057  
DEISEL DRIFT 10471      2  1 1 THE BLACK EXPRES 241 GALAGOM 7832          1056 JUST REVENGED
THE CABOOSE 10572       1  1 0 THE BLACK EXPRES 241 SPYMASTER             1058 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THE CABOOSE was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BLOKE was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
DA ME was easily killed by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
DA1 was slaughtered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
DAGOR was savagely slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
BOXCAR devastated GALAGOM in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud brawl.
ZYP ZUDRA was overpowered by CLYTAMENSTRA in a 3 minute one-sided Bloodfeud struggle.
IOSIO overcame BENO in a 2 minute gruesome expert's Challenge Title fight.
TENDERFART BEAR won victory over SLOTH in a 2 minute expert's Challenge duel.
ONE-EYED overpowered MORPHINE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
VARMA KALAI luckily beat KRYSTYNA in a 2 minute brutal Challenge fight.
ENSIGN PO handily defeated SCALLYWAG in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
DRAGON EMBER demolished OLD IRONSIDE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
DAWN CAPTAIN devastated CHARK FORKBEARD in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
ENGYWOOK bested CAPTAIN ELOY in a 1 minute bout.
VEBORG was overcome by OXITWIST in a 2 minute conflict.
CHASTITY savagely defeated DEEPFIRE in a popular 2 minute bloody duel.
BLACK SPIRE vanquished MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
EDGEDANCER was devastated by RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
CRONUS overpowered CAPTAIN ELOY in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
KOKUATEN overpowered CHARK FORKBEARD in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
THRYSSA defeated THE BIG EASY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict.
GOOD WOOD devastated CHARK FORKBEARD in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
PINPRICK was vanquished by RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ROOT CANAL BEAR viciously subdued CHARK FORKBEARD in a 3 minute expert's duel.
FREDDIE'S CAT demolished OBSIDIAN MONK in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FREIGHT TRAIN lost to TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 2 minute match.
BANGIN' MONK was overpowered by PORT FINISH in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SNOW MONKEY was defeated by PHAT FREDDY in a exciting 3 minute expert's match.
THE SENTRY was vanquished by MARCUS MARTULUS in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
DOPEY was handily defeated by PHINEAS PHREAK in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BRIA was dispatched by THE CAT BOX in a 2 minute bout.
TWERK ZONE overpowered TEMPERANCE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GALAREW handily defeated LA'AN NOONIEN-SINGH in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
EROS was outlasted by GORN CRUSH in a popular 7 minute brutal fight.
LEXI overpowered WHETSTONE in a 1 minute uneven bout.
LIUHE BAFA demolished SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 2 minute uneven contest.
SEXY CHERUB defeated GRALL THE DESERTER in a 3 minute novice's struggle.
BURNEY demolished SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
FRESHMAN FANTASY was easily killed by GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CAIRON was demolished by ENSIGN RED SHIRT in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  13         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  10 -  1      71  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                 10         STRIKING ATTACK   39 -  21 -  4      65  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         LUNGING ATTACK    72 -  39 -  2      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         SLASHING ATTACK   59 -  41 -  3      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     26 -  19 -  1      58  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    5         AIMED BLOW        38 -  35 -  2      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  31 -  1      31  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         BASHING ATTACK    17 -  39 -  1      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -  16 -  0      20  |

Turn 1058 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-LUNGE        1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  5         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  5         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    7 -  3     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  5         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
AIMED BLOW         4 -  3                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  6                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  IOSIO 7834                 12   2  0  125 PHILANTHROPISTS (584)
LUNGING ATTACK   DRAGON EMBER 10397         14   3  0  121 ARMY OF ONE (732)
WALL OF STEEL    OXITWIST 10201             26  12  2  110 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BOXCAR 10229               25  13  1  108 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241)
AIMED BLOW       DAWN CAPTAIN 10387         14   2  0  105 BLACK OUTPOST (252)
PARRY-LUNGE      BLACK SPIRE 10257          25  17  5  101 BLACK MONASTARY (243)
STRIKING ATTACK  VEBORG 10351                8   6  1   98 EMU'S SPAWN (728)
TOTAL PARRY      BENO 8480                  14   9  0   94 POINT GUARDS (620)
BASHING ATTACK   BANGIN' MONK 10454         12   8  0   50 BLACK MONASTARY (243)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ENGYWOOK 10359.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was EROS 10534.  The ten other most popular fighters were ROOT CANAL BEAR 10301, 
CHASTITY 10343, SNOW MONKEY 10085, PHAT FREDDY 10469, CLYTAMENSTRA 10535, IOSIO 7834, 
VEBORG 10351, LIUHE BAFA 10565, TENDERFART BEAR 10265, and KRYSTYNA 10352.

The least popular fighter this week was SEXY CHERUB 10556.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were GORN CRUSH 10548, CAIRON 10546, FRESHMAN FANTASY 10569, 
WHETSTONE 10510, LA'AN NOONIEN-SINGH 10552, DOPEY 10513, OBSIDIAN MONK 10431, 
PINPRICK 10341, EDGEDANCER 10516, and OLD IRONSIDE 10238.

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

ENSIGN PO (1-10186) ENTERPRISE (345)

               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. 

                         HAWKEYE (3-6680) M*A*S*H 4077  (615) 
                   GIRLFRIED GIRLFRIEND (84-25543) 102811E  (4536) 
                  RAYMOND ZUSSMAN (84-3696) MEDAL OF HONOR J5  (719) 
                     SFC12 (84-23960) MEDAL OF HONOR 113  (4249) 
                  DIRE LAPDOG (85-16884) THIRSTY THUGS 1656  (3094) 
                        IVY MANIAC (85-20516) SBLI 32  (3757) 
                        TEDDY (86-28500) RANDOMNESS 41  (5234) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes