DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/22/2026    Duedate: 05/05/2026

MURSKA ARENA

DM 35    TURN 1030

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MINOR
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-5172) [13-64-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MINOR                          RENTED MULE
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         COVEY XX (453)
(35-5172) [13-64-0,103]        (35-5313) [6-2-0,61]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

PHACTAMONIUS                   INGIVAR
LORDS OF DOOM (153)            OF WOLF & MAN (457)
(35-5341) [13-3-3,76]          (35-5354) [5-1-1,42]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LORDS OF DOOM (153)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OF WOLF & MAN (457)           59 
2. COVEY XX (453)                10    SATAN'S SWARM (418)
3. SATAN'S SWARM (418)           5     Unchartered Team
4. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)        1  
5. HOUSE JHEREG (42)             -3    OF WOLF & MAN (457)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*OF WOLF & MAN (457)        8   2  2 80.0   1/ 1 LORDS OF DOOM (153)       6  9 0
 2- 2 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    67  34  3 66.3   2/ 7*OF WOLF & MAN (457)       5  0 2
 3/ 3 SATAN'S SWARM (418)      187 116  8 61.7   3/ 2 SATAN'S SWARM (418)       5  1 0
 4- 5 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)  143 101  8 58.6   4/ 4 HOUSE JHEREG (42)         4  4 0
 5/ 4 HOUSE JHEREG (42)        929 657 51 58.6   5- 3 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)   2  0 1
 6/ 6 LORDS OF DOOM (153)      585 432 41 57.5   6/ 5*COVEY XX (453)            2  1 0
 7/ 7*COVEY XX (453)             6   6  0 50.0   7- 6 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    1  0 0
 8/ 8 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   1417 1967 50 41.9   8/ 8 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    0  3 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  Coming up with a solid 4-0-1 outing, OF WOLF & 
MAN has advanced 5 places in the rankings.  Hey everybody, watch out for VAEL'ZURA, 
who flew up 20 points in the rankings after mashing EMBEZZLING SCRIBE like a melon.  
Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the 
sands.  JUSATIL was bested by LIGHT KITE and drops 11 points.  Our last turn's 
Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to KUNG-FU MASTER, and BARTHOLOMEW SILLS has made 
the way for a new Duelmaster!  With BARTHOLOMEW SILLS clearing the throne, CHILDREN 
OF LLYR of MINOR takes a proud seat as MURSKA's new Duelmaster, by virtue of 
recognition points.  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and 
avoid aiming at that location.   
     Here is other news that is of note.  Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the 
big, bad LORDS OF DOOM?  Big bad LORDS OF DOOM.  Big bad LORDS OF DOOM.  MURSKA's 
afraid of the big bad LORDS OF DOOM.  Tra la la la la!  Okay, so I may not be funny, 
but catch HOUSE JHEREG's act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at 
running from LORDS OF DOOM.  Well just about everybody wants a piece of ORI OF 
SMALLCLIFF, who was this week's most challenged warrior.  In a mismatch, our friend 
AISSE of HOUSE JHEREG got heroic notions and challenged TERRIBLE TARANTULA.  What did 
it get him?  A 9-14-0 record, that's what.  A Carrion Bird Sellout:  AISSE 9-14-0 
fights TERRIBLE TARANTULA 9-3-0.  (BYOB)  
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes 
and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in MURSKA have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos).  Now that I've got you 
worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MINOR 5172                   13  64  0 103         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DEMONIC DUNGBEETLE 5329       7   0  0 105         SATAN'S SWARM (418)       
 ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177       24  17  0  95         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TERRIBLE TARANTULA 5327       9   3  0  89         SATAN'S SWARM (418)       
 BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004       12   4  0  80         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       
 PHACTAMONIUS 5341            13   3  3  76         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RENTED MULE 5313              6   2  0  61         COVEY XX (453)            
 AISSE 5286                    9  14  0  57         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WALRUS FACE 4998             10   9  3  42         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       
 INGIVAR 5354                  5   1  1  42         OF WOLF & MAN (457)       
 FABULOUS FIREFLY 5345         2   1  0  35         SATAN'S SWARM (418)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LIGHT KITE 5369               2   1  0  26         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VAEL'ZURA 5353                1   0  0  20         OF WOLF & MAN (457)       
 ZERRAVIA 5355                 1   1  0  19         OF WOLF & MAN (457)       
 AELFAX 5352                   1   0  1  16         OF WOLF & MAN (457)       
-KRACKLE 5370                  1   0  0  15         WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    
 MODE SPORE 5368               2   4  0  10         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       
 JUSATIL 5358                  1   1  0   4         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA        0  0 0                      AELFAX 5352           1030 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ORI OF SMALLCLIFF outwaited MINOR in a 8 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
AISSE was demolished by TERRIBLE TARANTULA in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
WALRUS FACE was vanquished by RENTED MULE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
JUSATIL was overpowered by LIGHT KITE in a 1 minute bloody one-sided Challenge fight.
BARTHOLOMEW SILLS was bested by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute duel.
PHACTAMONIUS defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute struggle.
FABULOUS FIREFLY was savagely defeated by INGIVAR in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brawl.
ZERRAVIA handily defeated MODE SPORE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
VAEL'ZURA vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
AELFAX slaughtered PERSISTENT BEGGAR 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-LUNGE        6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        10 -   3 -  1      77  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         SLASHING ATTACK   32 -  13 -  6      71  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -  16 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY        7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   9 -  1      31  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   9 -  0      18  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1030 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177     24  17  0   95 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
PARRY-LUNGE      TERRIBLE TARANTULA 5327     9   3  0   89 SATAN'S SWARM (418)
SLASHING ATTACK  BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004     12   4  0   80 LORDS OF DOOM (153)
AIMED BLOW       PHACTAMONIUS 5341          13   3  3   76 LORDS OF DOOM (153)
STRIKING ATTACK  RENTED MULE 5313            6   2  0   61 COVEY XX (453)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FABULOUS FIREFLY 5345       2   1  0   35 SATAN'S SWARM (418)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PHACTAMONIUS 5341.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was INGIVAR 5354.  The ten other most popular fighters were TERRIBLE TARANTULA 
5327, LIGHT KITE 5369, PHACTAMONIUS 5341, ZERRAVIA 5355, RENTED MULE 5313, VAEL'ZURA 
5353, FABULOUS FIREFLY 5345, AELFAX 5352, AISSE 5286, and WALRUS FACE 4998.

The least popular fighter this week was MINOR 5172.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177, MODE SPORE 5368, BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004, 
JUSATIL 5358, WALRUS FACE 4998, AISSE 5286, AELFAX 5352, FABULOUS FIREFLY 5345, 
VAEL'ZURA 5353, and RENTED MULE 5313.

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

TOASTY TOM (35-5008) WEIRD STUDENTS (214)