DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/20/2026    Duedate: 06/02/2026

SOLVEN ARENA

DM 22    TURN 1045

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DUNCAN HUNTER
THE REPUBLICANS (103)
(22-6634) [18-16-2,95]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ZEEK                           POSITION IS EMPTY
WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)           
(22-7956) [15-5-1,126]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CEDARBURN                      REMEMBER
NEON TREES (849)               ARE YOU ? (768)
(22-7882) [20-22-1,99]         (22-7913) [4-1-0,60]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

 (173)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)          36 
2. THE REPUBLICANS (103)         36    WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)
3. ARE YOU ? (768)               21    Unchartered Team
4. NEON TREES (849)              12 
5. RED SECTOR A (840)            3      (173)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)      30  10  1 75.0   1/ 2 PROTECTORS (695)         11  4 0
 2- 3 UNICORN SQUAD (852)       18  10  1 64.3   2/ 1 NEON TREES (849)         11  4 0
 3/ 4 PROTECTORS (695)         213 155 12 57.9   3/ 5 WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)      4  1 1
 4/ 5 RED SECTOR A (840)        98  84  4 53.8   4/ 9 ARE YOU ? (768)           4  4 0
 5/ 6 NEON TREES (849)         104  92  6 53.1   5/ 7 RED SECTOR A (840)        4  6 0
 6- 7 AH FATHERHOOD (748)       56  50  2 52.8   6- 6 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     3  7 0
 7/ 8 THE REPUBLICANS (103)    583 570 33 50.6   7/ 4 THE REPUBLICANS (103)     3 12 0
 8- 9*GRAD STUDENTS (681)        1   1  0 50.0   8- 3 AH FATHERHOOD (748)       2  3 0
 9/10 ARE YOU ? (768)          322 346 26 48.2   9-11*GRAD STUDENTS (681)       1  0 0
10-11 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)    223 251 10 47.0  10- 8 UNICORN SQUAD (852)       1  0 0
11/ 0 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)      883 1052 19 45.6  11/ 0 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       1  2 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

The Willow reaves. Okay, so I lost the fight. They made me Duelmaster anyway. I will 
gladly accept this honor that others do not want. I hear that occupying the 
Duelmaster's throne draws extra attention from Lady Greywand. That can't be a bad 
thing.  

Until next time, may the gods guide your blows straight and true!

                                          -- Willow Reaver, your Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  A stormcloud 
is brewing over the AH FATHERHOOD guildhouse.  Rumor says any more weeks like this 
ones 0-0-0 may send the team to the Dark Arena.  Coming up with a solid 2-1-0 outing, 
ARE YOU ? has advanced 5 places in the rankings.  Hey everybody, watch out for ZEEK, 
who flew up 36 points in the rankings after mashing TANGLEWEAVE like a melon.  Keep 
your eye on this guy.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was PRINCE, who 
dropped 15 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with BAM-BOO.  It's a 
proud day for the THE REPUBLICANS stable, as their warrior, DUNCAN HUNTER, ascended 
the Duelmaster's throne.  Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger 
halberd!   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the SOLVEN arena.  Did you 
hear that SNOT QUITE RIGHT was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the 
personal hygiene of SNOT QUITE RIGHT's warriors, I'm not surprised!  For those of you 
who like math, try this one:  SNOT QUITE RIGHT + Weapons That go Boom = PROTECTORS + 
Avoid City.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Big deal, so MISTY BREEZE got mashed in the Dark Arena.  
With his face he was more at home with the trolls than with us. (Waka waka).  This 
round goes to WRATHMEN 24-10, their 15-5-1 warrior, ZEEK slew the 14-6-1 TANGLEWEAVE. 
Stay tuned next week to see what happens.  Remember:  alliances are great, but try 
and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     Well, there's the manager of the SOLVEN giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUNCAN HUNTER 6634           18  16  2  95         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SPARKLE PANTS 7921           12   3  1 145         UNICORN SQUAD (852)       
 ZEEK 7956                    15   5  1 126         WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)      
 CEDARBURN 7882               20  22  1  99         NEON TREES (849)          
-GYMNASTICS 7075              13   8  0  99         AH FATHERHOOD (748)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796        19  19  2  90         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 MU QI 7823                   17  12  0  90         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 WILLOW REAVER 7938           20  15  1  76         NEON TREES (849)          
 1001001 7878                 11  14  0  69         RED SECTOR A (840)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SECRET 7911                   7   8  1  65         ARE YOU ? (768)           
 BAM-BOO 8021                  6   0  1  63         NEON TREES (849)          
 REMEMBER 7913                 4   1  0  60         ARE YOU ? (768)           
 MEBIAN 7971                  12  22  0  59         MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACKBURN 8006               11  10  1  57         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SNIFFLES 7530                 7   8  1  55         AH FATHERHOOD (748)       
-SLOW DRIP 7982               14  11  0  53         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 790 8019                      7   5  0  51         PROTECTORS (695)          
-MOVIE MONEY 7544              3   2  0  45         AH FATHERHOOD (748)       
 VLAD 8016                    10   4  1  42         PROTECTORS (695)          
 PRINCE 8023                   6   2  0  40         PROTECTORS (695)          
-FRESHMAN YEAR 7541            5   3  0  38         AH FATHERHOOD (748)       
 TED CRUZ 8029                 4   3  0  38         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 REGINALD J. PRIEST 8027       5   2  0  32         PROTECTORS (695)          
 ANGER 7933                    2   0  0  27         ARE YOU ? (768)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WHEEZY 8025                   2   4  0  22         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
-SUBLIMINAL 5997               1   1  0  21         GRAD STUDENTS (681)       
 SONUVA BEECH 8030             2   1  0  19         NEON TREES (849)          
 S.O.S. 8026                   4   3  0  15         RED SECTOR A (840)        
-COLLEGE 7993                  2   2  0  15         AH FATHERHOOD (748)       
-MR. 5 8031                    1   1  0  13         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 COMBOT 8034                   3   1  0  10         PROTECTORS (695)          
-EZ PICKENS 8032               0   2  0   2         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
-SLIM PICKENS 8033             0   2  0   2         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MISTY BREEZE 7912       4 12 0 ARE YOU ? 768        SHAPESHIFTER          1045 NONE
TANGLEWEAVE 7996       14  6 1 NEON TREES 849       ZEEK 7956             1045  
KID GLOVES 7793        18 17 0 RED SECTOR A 840     SPARKLE PANTS 7921    1042  
TRASH CAN 8042          0  1 0 RED SECTOR A 840     DARK CHAMPION         1045 NONE
GREG ABBOTT 8041        0  2 0 THE REPUBLICANS 103  STONE GOLEM           1045 NONE
MANDAMI 8043            0  1 0 THE REPUBLICANS 103  BANDIT PRINCE         1045 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MISTY BREEZE was viciously butchered by SHAPESHIFTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GREG ABBOTT was narrowly killed by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena melee.
TRASH CAN was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
MANDAMI was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
WILLOW REAVER was demolished by DUNCAN HUNTER in a 1 minute Title competition.
CEDARBURN vanquished 1001001 in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
TANGLEWEAVE was executed by ZEEK in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MU QI overpowered BLACKBURN in a 1 minute uneven melee.
THE ENEMY WITHIN vanquished MEBIAN in a 2 minute gory uneven duel.
REMEMBER viciously subdued TED CRUZ in a popular 2 minute gory duel.
790 beat AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute melee.
BAM-BOO overpowered PRINCE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
VLAD luckily beat HAPPY PEASANT in a 10 minute master vs. amateur competition.
SONUVA BEECH devastated FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
S.O.S. was handily defeated by REGINALD J. PRIEST in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ANGER overpowered COMBOT in a 1 minute uneven struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     18 -   8 -  2      69  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   5 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY       18 -  12 -  2      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  13 -  1      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   24 -  23 -  0      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW        12 -  12 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -  30 -  2      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   6 -  0       0  |

Turn 1045 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   DUNCAN HUNTER 6634         18  16  2   95 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ZEEK 7956                  15   5  1  126 WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)
SLASHING ATTACK  MU QI 7823                 17  12  0   90 RED SECTOR A (840)
BASHING ATTACK   BAM-BOO 8021                6   0  1   63 NEON TREES (849)
TOTAL PARRY      VLAD 8016                  10   4  1   42 PROTECTORS (695)
AIMED BLOW       PRINCE 8023                 6   2  0   40 PROTECTORS (695)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CEDARBURN 7882.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was REMEMBER 7913.  The ten other most popular fighters were GREG ABBOTT 8041, THE 
ENEMY WITHIN 7796, CEDARBURN 7882, BAM-BOO 8021, REGINALD J. PRIEST 8027, MISTY 
BREEZE 7912, DUNCAN HUNTER 6634, MU QI 7823, 790 8019, and ANGER 7933.

The least popular fighter this week was VLAD 8016.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were S.O.S. 8026, PRINCE 8023, BLACKBURN 8006, TANGLEWEAVE 7996, 1001001 
7878, WILLOW REAVER 7938, TRASH CAN 8042, COMBOT 8034, SONUVA BEECH 8030, and TED 
CRUZ 8029.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

ZEEK (22-7956) WRATHMEN 24-10 (855)