DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/30/2025    Duedate: 01/12/2026

ZUKAL ARENA

DM 9    TURN 1049

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

INFERNAL RAVAGER
THE ABYSS (607)
(9-6611) [13-2-1,154]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

INFERNAL RAVAGER               PRAYING MANTIS
THE ABYSS (607)                SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
(9-6611) [13-2-1,154]          (9-4680) [4-0-1,52]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

TRITAN                         CAGED FLOYD
POWERS OF PAIN (203)           PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
(9-2309) [14-19-4,75]          (9-6730) [3-3-0,13]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PET SHOP FLOYD (459)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)           44 
2. POWERS OF PAIN (203)          21    THE ABYSS (607)
3. THE ABYSS (607)               14    Unchartered Team
4. NEON FENCERS 2 (606)          -9 
5. BLUE MOON (381)               -15   SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 THE ABYSS (607)           13   2  1 86.7   1/ 1 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      9  6 0
 2/ 3 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)     419 308 23 57.6   2/ 2 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      6  4 0
 3/ 4 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      87  97  3 47.3   3/ 3 POWERS OF PAIN (203)      5  5 0
 4/ 5 BLUE MOON (381)          1347 1699 41 44.2   4/ 6*SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       5  8 0
 5/ 7*SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)        6   8  1 42.9   5/ 4 THE ABYSS (607)           3  0 1
 6/ 6 POWERS OF PAIN (203)      99 152 21 39.4   6/ 5 BLUE MOON (381)           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

     Hail and well met warriors of ZUKAL!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  PRAYING MANTIS caught the eye of many in 
the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested AZCERE and was awarded 16 points 
in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, PRAYING MANTIS put down 
AZCERE, causing him to lose 15 points of recognition in the process.  Although BETTER 
OFF DEB made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious 
INFERNAL RAVAGER.  Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that he never 
fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor.  Watch out!   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In ZUKAL "art" is a word that has long 
since passed from the language!  ZUKAL, city of gladiators!  Mighty among the names 
of thy guilds is PET SHOP FLOYD, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly 
duels.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the 
better part of last week avoiding PET SHOP FLOYD.  Indeed it was THE ABYSS.   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and 
assassins.  In the arena there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in ZUKAL.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of 
a far off city calling to me.  I must away!  Till next we meet remember:  a fool 
flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise are angered by the same thing only 
once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611        13   2  1 154         THE ABYSS (607)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630         16  15  4 103         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 BETTER OFF DEB 6689          12   3  0  91         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 BOMBAY FLOYD 6683            11   6  1  91         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRITAN 2309                  14  19  4  75         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRAYING MANTIS 4680           4   0  1  52         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AZCERE 6680                   6  11  0  33         BLUE MOON (381)           
 DUKE DROGO 6725               5   1  0  30         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 TRINITY 6361                  5   3  2  24         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 TOBY TERRIER 6700             5   9  0  24         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIAMOND 6360                  5   5  0  23         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 SHEAMUS 6735                  2   1  0  16         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 PLATYPUS 4681                 1   2  0  16         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       
 CAGED FLOYD 6730              3   3  0  13         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 MOUSE 6740                    1   0  0  13         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       
 THARBLIX 6738                 2   1  0   7         NEON FENCERS 2 (606)      
 HACKSAW 6446                  1   3  0   6         POWERS OF PAIN (203)      
 ANTELOPE 4683                 0   3  0   5         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BLITZBOLT 6629         14 10 1 NEON FENCERS 2 606   INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611 1048  
MIST MONKEY 6702        0  2 0 NEON FENCERS 2 606   TRINITY 6361          1046  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PRAYING MANTIS devastated AZCERE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ANTELOPE was vanquished by TRINITY in a 3 minute uneven Challenge battle.
INFERNAL RAVAGER demolished BETTER OFF DEB in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
CHIHUAHUA FLOYD devastated TRITAN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BOMBAY FLOYD subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome competition.
DUKE DROGO narrowly defeated TOBY TERRIER in a 10 minute brutal struggle.
DIAMOND bested CAGED FLOYD in a popular 5 minute competition.
HACKSAW was handily defeated by MOUSE in a 2 minute uneven melee.
PLATYPUS won victory over THARBLIX in a 1 minute novice's duel.
SHEAMUS vanquished CONVICTED THIEF 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|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   8 -  1      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW         8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  1      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  23 -  2      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  19 -  2      46  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   9 -  0      36  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 1049 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    1 -  3         3  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611      13   2  1  154 THE ABYSS (607)
SLASHING ATTACK  CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630       16  15  4  103 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
AIMED BLOW       BETTER OFF DEB 6689        12   3  0   91 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
LUNGING ATTACK   PRAYING MANTIS 4680         4   0  1   52 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TRITAN 2309.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CAGED FLOYD 6730.  The ten other most popular fighters were ANTELOPE 4683, CHIHUAHUA 
FLOYD 6630, BOMBAY FLOYD 6683, TOBY TERRIER 6700, PRAYING MANTIS 4680, TRINITY 6361, 
INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611, BETTER OFF DEB 6689, MOUSE 6740, and PLATYPUS 4681.

The least popular fighter this week was DUKE DROGO 6725.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THARBLIX 6738, HACKSAW 6446, TRITAN 2309, AZCERE 6680, DIAMOND 6360, 
SHEAMUS 6735, PLATYPUS 4681, MOUSE 6740, BETTER OFF DEB 6689, and INFERNAL RAVAGER 
6611.