DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/15/2026 Duedate: 07/28/2026
RIZTAB ARENA
DM 12 TURN 1065
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PONIARD
FAR TRAVELERS (740)
(12-8068) [8-3-2,97]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
PONIARD AMARANTH
FAR TRAVELERS (740) GRAIN OF THE GODS (753)
(12-8068) [8-3-2,97] (12-8227) [3-0-0,43]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
PONIARD PONIARD
FAR TRAVELERS (740) FAR TRAVELERS (740)
(12-8068) [8-3-2,97] (12-8068) [8-3-2,97]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
GRAIN OF THE GODS (753)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PHILANTHROPISTS (533) 30
2. GRAIN OF THE GODS (753) 13 FAR TRAVELERS (740)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (740) 8 Unchartered Team
GRAIN OF THE GODS (753)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*GRAIN OF THE GODS (753) 4 0 0 100. 1- 1 DREAMERS (142) 6 4 0
2/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (740) 40 25 5 61.5 2/ 3*GRAIN OF THE GODS (753) 4 0 0
3- 2 CORVUS (722) 31 20 2 60.8 3- 2 CORVUS (722) 3 1 0
4- 4 WOOD ROCK (729) 14 10 1 58.3 4/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (740) 3 1 0
5- 5 DREAMERS (142) 2270 2059 168 52.4 5/ 0*PHILANTHROPISTS (533) 2 3 1
6/ 0*PHILANTHROPISTS (533) 15 17 3 46.9 6- 5 WOOD ROCK (729) 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
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to RIZTAB once again! Bein' on top is great while it lasts,
DREAMERS. But how many friends do you have now? What's with SHAKARA DENARA? She
actually beat RIZTAB's WILLIE THE RAT, and walked away with 17 more points from the
fight. Laughs were big at GRAIN OF THE GODS while they watched AMARANTH clobber
YOSARIAN. He lost 10 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.
I'm sure RIZTAB is excited about PONIARD, the new Duelmaster from FAR TRAVELERS.
(remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have... Advice to fighters with a 1
will--give up fighting!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. RIZTAB thinks DREAMERS and
their 2270-2059-168 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up... In my
day, no team with a 2270-2059-168 would scare me off! What's the problem, FAR
TRAVELERS?
Warriors of RIZTAB unite. You have only your games to lose! And this week the
Duelmaster--whoops! CORVUS has one week left to avenge MINKAR's death by excessive
hits on the part of ORSON of FAR TRAVELERS. Many a warrior has met his fate in a
hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note!
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. All work
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and
good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PONIARD 8068 8 3 2 97 FAR TRAVELERS (740)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ARISTOTLE 8178 10 6 1 95 DREAMERS (142)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NEON TREES 7907 7 3 1 86 WOOD ROCK (729)
-ALGORAB 7997 9 4 1 78 CORVUS (722)
-GIENAH 7931 8 5 1 73 CORVUS (722)
ORSON 8084 6 0 1 72 FAR TRAVELERS (740)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DIOGENES 8217 5 1 0 61 DREAMERS (142)
-ANAXIMANDER 8155 10 13 1 58 DREAMERS (142)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DEMOCRITUS 8210 6 4 0 48 DREAMERS (142)
AMARANTH 8227 3 0 0 43 GRAIN OF THE GODS (753)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YOSARIAN 5111 4 2 0 21 PHILANTHROPISTS (533)
-BLUE CORN 8225 1 0 0 21 GRAIN OF THE GODS (753)
SHAKARA DENARA 5261 1 0 1 17 PHILANTHROPISTS (533)
MONK 6345 1 0 0 8 PHILANTHROPISTS (533)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
WILLIE THE RAT 0 0 0 SHAKARA DENARA 5261 1065 NONE
MINKAR 7994 6 2 0 CORVUS 722 ORSON 8084 1062
DSPPNTMNT INFINI 5598 0 1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 533 TILKIRRIN THE EL 1065 NONE
LOW BROW 5109 3 3 2 PHILANTHROPISTS 533 DEMRON THE DARK 1065 NONE
KENNY LOGGINS 7904 2 2 0 WOOD ROCK 729 ALGORAB 7997 1062
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LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
LOW BROW was dealt death by DEMRON THE DARK in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DSPPNTMNT INFINITY was viciously butchered by TILKIRRIN THE ELF in a 4 minute battle.
PONIARD savagely defeated LI KO THE CLUMSY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Title duel.
ORSON overpowered BLACK BARTOK in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
AMARANTH devastated YOSARIAN in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
MONK defeated KHAZRHO THE ZUKALI in a 4 minute novice's struggle.
SHAKARA DENARA butchered WILLIE THE RAT in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 24 - 10 - 2 71 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 4 - 1 64 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 18 - 15 - 0 55 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 AIMED BLOW 8 - 8 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 - 1 40 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 4 - 0 20 |
Turn 1065 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 4 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK PONIARD 8068 8 3 2 97 FAR TRAVELERS (740)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is PONIARD 8068. The most popular warrior this turn
was PONIARD 8068. The ten other most popular fighters were SHAKARA DENARA 5261, LOW
BROW 5109, ORSON 8084, AMARANTH 8227, YOSARIAN 5111, DSPPNTMNT INFINITY 5598, MONK
6345, 0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was MONK 6345. The other ten least popular
fighters were DSPPNTMNT INFINITY 5598, YOSARIAN 5111, AMARANTH 8227, ORSON 8084, LOW
BROW 5109, SHAKARA DENARA 5261, PONIARD 8068, 0, 0, and 0.
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%