DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/14/2026    Duedate: 07/27/2026

ZUKAL ARENA

DM 9    TURN 1063

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TOBY TERRIER
PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
(9-6700) [16-12-0,100]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TOBY TERRIER                   POSITION IS EMPTY
PET SHOP FLOYD (459)           
(9-6700) [16-12-0,100]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CAGED FLOYD                    PRAYING MANTIS
PET SHOP FLOYD (459)           SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
(9-6730) [12-8-1,68]           (9-4680) [10-4-2,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PET SHOP FLOYD (459)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PET SHOP FLOYD (459)          76 
2. RAVENCLAW (617)               19    PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
3. PHILANTHROPISTS II (446)      9     Unchartered Team
4. PHILANTHROPISTS (418)         7  
5. BLUE MOON (381)               -10   RAVENCLAW (617)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*PETTSBURG 2025 (613)       5   1  0 83.3   1/ 1 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      9  5 2
 2/ 2*RAVENCLAW (617)           17   5  1 77.3   2/ 2*RAVENCLAW (617)           8  4 0
 3/ 4 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)     461 333 26 58.1   3/ 3 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       2  1 0
 4/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS II (446) 120 138  5 46.5   4/ 6 BLUE MOON (381)           1  2 0
 5/ 5 BLUE MOON (381)          1358 1705 41 44.3   5/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS II (446)  0  3 0
 6/ 6 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       15  21  3 41.7   6/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS (418)     0  2 0
 7/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS (418)     27  38  5 41.5   7- 5*PETTSBURG 2025 (613)      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 ZUKAL!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  BIG BERTHA caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested ALUNEA and was awarded 18 points in 
recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, BIG BERTHA put down ALUNEA, 
causing her to lose 10 points of recognition in the process.  The city has turned out 
in honor of TOBY TERRIER, for with his arena victory he may now lay claim to the 
highest position in the city!  No confirmation, but my sources claim that the top 
team has gained their position using magical aids.  Charmed weapons perhaps?   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city ZUKAL.  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in ZUKAL these 
days is PET SHOP FLOYD.  At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid them.  If 
you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of 
RAVENCLAW last week.  Busy avoiding PET SHOP FLOYD?   
     Vendettas.  Bloodied blades and broken spears.  Indeed the city has seen more 
than its fair share of red in recent times.  KITTY LITTER has sworn to take up 
religion upon living to tell of his recent bout with the Dark Arena horrors.  A rare 
thing indeed!  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 - the pen is 
mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOBY TERRIER 6700            16  12  0 100         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRAYING MANTIS 4680          10   4  2  86         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       
 CAGED FLOYD 6730             12   8  1  68         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SMART 6773                    4   0  0  38         RAVENCLAW (617)           
 THREE FLOYDS 6771             3   3  0  38         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
-MATHER 6776                   3   1  0  35         RAVENCLAW (617)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CASSOWARY 6763                2   3  0  33         SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)       
 KITTY LITTER 6792             1   0  1  33         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      
 BIG BERTHA 6757               3   6  0  30         PET SHOP FLOYD (459)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BOOKSMART 6772                3   1  0  21         RAVENCLAW (617)           
 REASONABLE 6775               4   1  1  19         RAVENCLAW (617)           
 WITTY 6774                    3   2  0  19         RAVENCLAW (617)           
 ALUNEA 6631                   4   3  0  15         BLUE MOON (381)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
AZCERE 6680            13 14 0 BLUE MOON 381        PRAYING MANTIS 4680   1059 NOT REVENGED
HIGH ELF                0  0 0 DARK ARENA           KITTY LITTER 6792     1063 NONE
3 RIVERS 6714           5  1 0 PETTSBURG 2025 613   CAGED FLOYD 6730      1061  
WHY ZEE 6769            0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 418  STONE GOLEM           1063 NONE
X 6768                  0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 418  STONE GOLEM           1063 NONE
GIANT SMURF 6790        0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS  446 WURM KIN              1063 NONE
OWLBEAR 6789            0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS  446 MOUNTAIN TROLL        1063 NONE
SQUIB 6781              0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS  446 REASONABLE 6775       1059 NOT REVENGED
YULAGU 6791             0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS  446 BANDIT PRINCE         1063 NONE

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                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KITTY LITTER delivered the death blow upon HIGH ELF in a 5 minute Dark Arena fight.
YULAGU was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
WHY ZEE was savagely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
GIANT SMURF was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
OWLBEAR was murdered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
X was slaughtered by STONE GOLEM in a unpopular 2 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
PRAYING MANTIS slimly lost to TOBY TERRIER in a 2 minute veteran's Title competition.
CAGED FLOYD slimly lost to VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute duel.
THREE FLOYDS vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ALUNEA was vanquished by BIG BERTHA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WITTY defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 4 minute beginner's match.
REASONABLE overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   8 -  2      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  14 -  2      58  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW         4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   32 -  27 -  1      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY        8 -  11 -  1      42  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   6 -  1      14  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1063 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TOBY TERRIER 6700          16  12  0  100 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
LUNGING ATTACK   PRAYING MANTIS 4680        10   4  2   86 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CAGED FLOYD 6730.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was WHY ZEE 6769.  The ten other most popular fighters were PRAYING MANTIS 4680, 
TOBY TERRIER 6700, CAGED FLOYD 6730, THREE FLOYDS 6771, REASONABLE 6775, KITTY LITTER 
6792, YULAGU 6791, GIANT SMURF 6790, OWLBEAR 6789, and BIG BERTHA 6757.

The least popular fighter this week was X 6768.  The other ten least popular fighters 
were WITTY 6774, ALUNEA 6631, BIG BERTHA 6757, OWLBEAR 6789, GIANT SMURF 6790, YULAGU 
6791, KITTY LITTER 6792, REASONABLE 6775, THREE FLOYDS 6771, and CAGED FLOYD 6730.

                            TV Percentages for Mail-in 83

  
Number of Warriors Who Participated in Each Tournament Class
      Prim  Cont  Elig  ADM   Fres  Chal  Cham  Adep  Init  Appr  Rook   
STYLE  200   201   202   203   204   205   206   207   208   209   210    ALL      %          
TP       2    10     5    18    40    42    19    27    37    27    50    277    10.8% 
PS       6     7     2     7     9     4     5    10    16    15    12     93     3.6% 
PR       7     8     6     8    17    16     9    13    18    18    28    148     5.8% 
PL       8     8     9    13     7    12     8    17    12    14    16    124     4.8% 
WS      12    14     9    13    17    24     8    17    32    17    18    181     7.0% 
AB      70    46    27    27    19    32     5    27    26    32    97    408    15.9% 
ST       9     3     2     7    13    38    44    54    55    74   106    405    15.8% 
SL       7     8     7    10    14    35    21    26    36    48    49    261    10.2% 
BA       3     9     5     7    26     5     5    12    18    16    35    141     5.5% 
LU      16    25    18    37    29   113    44    46    62    66    76    532    20.7% 
ALL    140   138    90   147   191   321   168   249   312   327   487   2570   100.0% 
  
Number of TVs in Each Tournament Class
      Prim  Cont  Elig  ADM   Fres  Chal  Cham  Adep  Init  Appr  Rook 
STYLE  200   201   202   203   204   205   206   207   208   209   210   ALL    % 
TP       0     1     0     3     6     2     3     1     2     0     4    22   0.9% 
PS       0     0     0     1     0     1     0     0     0     1     0     3   0.1% 
PR       0     0     0     0     1     0     1     1     1     1     2     7   0.3% 
PL       0     0     1     0     0     0     0     2     0     0     2     5   0.2% 
WS       0     3     0     0     0     1     2     1     0     1     2    10   0.4% 
AB      19     5     2     1     2     1     0     0     1     3    12    46   1.8% 
ST       0     0     0     0     2     0     3     7    11     6     5    34   1.3% 
SL       0     0     0     0     0     3     1     2     3     4     1    14   0.5% 
BA       0     0     0     0     4     0     0     0     0     0     1     5   0.2% 
LU       0     3     2     5     1    13     2     3     3     2     4    38   1.5% 
ALL     19    12     5    10    16    21    12    17    21    18    33   184   7.2% 
  
TV Percentages within the Style 
      Prim  Cont  Elig  ADM   Fres  Chal  Cham  Adep  Init  Appr  Rook 
STYLE  200   201   202   203   204   205   206   207   208   209   210   ALL    % 
TP     0.0% 10.0%  0.0% 16.7% 15.0%  4.8% 15.8%  3.7%  5.4%  0.0%  8.0%  7.9% 
PS     0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 14.3%  0.0% 25.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  6.7%  0.0%  3.2% 
PR     0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  5.9%  0.0% 11.1%  7.7%  5.6%  5.6%  7.1%  4.7% 
PL     0.0%  0.0% 11.1%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 11.8%  0.0%  0.0% 12.5%  4.0% 
WS     0.0% 21.4%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  4.2% 25.0%  5.9%  0.0%  5.9% 11.1%  5.5% 
AB    27.1% 10.9%  7.4%  3.7% 10.5%  3.1%  0.0%  0.0%  3.8%  9.4% 12.4% 11.3% 
ST     0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 15.4%  0.0%  6.8% 13.0% 20.0%  8.1%  4.7%  8.4% 
SL     0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  8.6%  4.8%  7.7%  8.3%  8.3%  2.0%  5.4% 
BA     0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 15.4%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  2.9%  3.5% 
LU     0.0% 12.0% 11.1% 13.5%  3.4% 11.5%  4.5%  6.5%  4.8%  3.0%  5.3%  7.1% 
      13.6%  8.7%  5.6%  6.8%  8.4%  6.5%  7.1%  6.8%  6.7%  5.5%  6.8%  7.2% 
  
TV Percentages by Style of Total TVs  
      Prim  Cont  Elig  ADM   Fres  Chal  Cham  Adep  Init  Appr  Rook 
STYLE  200   201   202   203   204   205   206   207   208   209   210   ALL    % 
TP     0.0%  8.3%  0.0% 30.0% 37.5%  9.5% 25.0%  5.9%  9.5%  0.0% 12.1% 12.0% 
PS     0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 10.0%  0.0%  4.8%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  5.6%  0.0%  1.6% 
PR     0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  6.3%  0.0%  8.3%  5.9%  4.8%  5.6%  6.1%  3.8% 
PL     0.0%  0.0% 20.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 11.8%  0.0%  0.0%  6.1%  2.7% 
WS     0.0% 25.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  4.8% 16.7%  5.9%  0.0%  5.6%  6.1%  5.4% 
AB   100.0% 41.7% 40.0% 10.0% 12.5%  4.8%  0.0%  0.0%  4.8% 16.7% 36.4% 25.0% 
ST     0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 12.5%  0.0% 25.0% 41.2% 52.4% 33.3% 15.2% 18.5% 
SL     0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 14.3%  8.3% 11.8% 14.3% 22.2%  3.0%  7.6% 
BA     0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 25.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  3.0%  2.7% 
LU     0.0% 25.0% 40.0% 50.0%  6.3% 61.9% 16.7% 17.6% 14.3% 11.1% 12.1% 20.7%