DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/06/2026    Duedate: 05/19/2026

MURSKA ARENA

DM 35    TURN 1031

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ORI OF SMALLCLIFF
HOUSE JHEREG (42)
(35-5177) [25-17-0,100]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MINOR                          INGIVAR
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         OF WOLF & MAN (457)
(35-5172) [13-65-0,104]        (35-5354) [6-1-1,49]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BARTHOLOMEW SILLS              BARTHOLOMEW SILLS
LORDS OF DOOM (153)            LORDS OF DOOM (153)
(35-5004) [13-4-0,85]          (35-5004) [13-4-0,85]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OF WOLF & MAN (457)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HOUSE JHEREG (42)             22 
2. SATAN'S SWARM (418)           21    SUPREME DEATH (436)
3. OF WOLF & MAN (457)           8     Unchartered Team
4. SUPREME DEATH (436)           2  
5. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)        1     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)       10   4  2 71.4   1/ 2*OF WOLF & MAN (457)       6  2 1
 2/ 0 SUPREME DEATH (436)       22  12  4 64.7   2/ 3 SATAN'S SWARM (418)       5  1 0
 3/ 3 SATAN'S SWARM (418)      188 116  8 61.8   3/ 4 HOUSE JHEREG (42)         5  4 0
 4- 4 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)  143 101  8 58.6   4/ 1 LORDS OF DOOM (153)       5 10 0
 5/ 5 HOUSE JHEREG (42)        931 658 51 58.6   5/ 0 SUPREME DEATH (436)       3  2 1
 6/ 6 LORDS OF DOOM (153)      586 436 41 57.3   6- 5 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)   1  0 1
 7- 7*COVEY XX (453)             6   6  0 50.0   7- 6*COVEY XX (453)            1  1 0
 8/ 8 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   1417 1968 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

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon MURSKA, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  Nothing is certain in MURSKA, with changing 
loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--OF WOLF & MAN.  
SATAN'S SWARM had cause to celebrate, after FABULOUS FIREFLY got 21 points by beating 
SHADOW DANGER.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, FABULOUS FIREFLY was 
winsome, after beating SHADOW DANGER and seeing her lose 18 points.  In MURSKA, 
nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, ORI OF 
SMALLCLIFF.  Word has it one team in MURSKA is using psychics to predict wins.  They 
lead a charmed life!   
     And how sociable are MURSKA's warriors?  Come, let us see.  Like the noble eagle 
soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of LORDS OF DOOM, alone and 
unchallenged.  Like a pup with its tail between its legs, HOUSE JHEREG scurried away 
from LORDS OF DOOM.  Oh, the shame!  If challenges were horses, BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 
could open up a fast food joint!  BARTHOLOMEW SILLS found himself challenged by a 
warrior 23 below:  AISSE.  AISSE of HOUSE JHEREG kept his wits as he was beat by 
BARTHOLOMEW SILLS.   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  Q:  What's a 
record like 13-3-3 get you?  A:  A free trip to the Dark Arena!  This week's winner:  
PHACTAMONIUS of LORDS OF DOOM!  The manager at LORDS OF DOOM must have some new 
strategy for sending PHACTAMONIUS, a warrior with 13-3-3, to the Dark Arena.  Watch 
this space!  Like a tattered, worn-out, faded, out-of-fashion garment cast out to 
rot, WALRUS FACE of LORDS OF DOOM has been summarily sent to the Dark Arena.  Oh 
hard!  that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!   
     All good things must come to an end.  As the seasons change, and the creatures 
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place.  MURSKA, I 
leave you now.  The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Fire Dragon Inn.  
'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177       25  17  0 100         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DEMONIC DUNGBEETLE 5329       7   0  0 105         SATAN'S SWARM (418)       
 MINOR 5172                   13  65  0 104         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TERRIBLE TARANTULA 5327       9   3  0  89         SATAN'S SWARM (418)       
 BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004       13   4  0  85         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPARTACUS 5098                6   2  1  64         SUPREME DEATH (436)       
-RENTED MULE 5313              6   2  0  61         COVEY XX (453)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FABULOUS FIREFLY 5345         3   1  0  56         SATAN'S SWARM (418)       
 AISSE 5286                    9  15  0  55         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         
 INGIVAR 5354                  6   1  1  49         OF WOLF & MAN (457)       
 SHADOW DANGER 5166            5   2  1  35         SUPREME DEATH (436)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 POOKIE 5237                   4   1  1  28         SUPREME DEATH (436)       
 ZERRAVIA 5355                 2   1  0  27         OF WOLF & MAN (457)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUSATIL 5358                  2   1  0  23         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         
 LIGHT KITE 5369               2   2  0  21         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       
 EAGLE FANG 5267               1   1  0  18         SUPREME DEATH (436)       
-AELFAX 5352                   1   0  1  16         OF WOLF & MAN (457)       
 VIOLENT COMEDY 5349           1   0  1  14         SUPREME DEATH (436)       
 VAEL'ZURA 5353                1   1  0   8         OF WOLF & MAN (457)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF         0  0 0                      VIOLENT COMEDY 5349   1031 NONE
MODE SPORE 5368         2  5 0 LORDS OF DOOM 153    MOUNTAIN TROLL        1031 NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PHACTAMONIUS 5341      13  4 3 LORDS OF DOOM 153    STONE GOLEM           1031 NONE
WALRUS FACE 4998       10 10 3 LORDS OF DOOM 153    DARK CHAMPION         1031 NONE
AZRAK 5356              0  1 0 OF WOLF & MAN 457    DARK CHAMPION         1031 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PHACTAMONIUS was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
WALRUS FACE was dispatched by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
MODE SPORE was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena match.
AZRAK was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
AISSE was devastated by BARTHOLOMEW SILLS in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MINOR was outwaited by ORI OF SMALLCLIFF in a slow 9 minute expert's Title brawl.
SPARTACUS was devastated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
INGIVAR handily defeated LIGHT KITE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SHADOW DANGER was vanquished by FABULOUS FIREFLY in a 2 minute uneven duel.
ZERRAVIA vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fight.
EAGLE FANG vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
VAEL'ZURA was overpowered by JUSATIL in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
POOKIE overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided match.
VIOLENT COMEDY butchered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK   34 -  13 -  6      72  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        10 -   5 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  17 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         TOTAL PARRY        7 -  12 -  0      37  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   7 -  1      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK     3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   8 -  0      11  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1031 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      1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         5  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177     25  17  0  100 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
SLASHING ATTACK  BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004     13   4  0   85 LORDS OF DOOM (153)
STRIKING ATTACK  SPARTACUS 5098              6   2  1   64 SUPREME DEATH (436)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FABULOUS FIREFLY 5345       3   1  0   56 SATAN'S SWARM (418)
LUNGING ATTACK   SHADOW DANGER 5166          5   2  1   35 SUPREME DEATH (436)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was PHACTAMONIUS 5341.  The ten other most popular fighters were 
BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004, MODE SPORE 5368, INGIVAR 5354, SHADOW DANGER 5166, FABULOUS 
FIREFLY 5345, ZERRAVIA 5355, EAGLE FANG 5267, JUSATIL 5358, POOKIE 5237, and WALRUS 
FACE 4998.

The least popular fighter this week was MINOR 5172.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177, VAEL'ZURA 5353, LIGHT KITE 5369, AZRAK 5356, 
VIOLENT COMEDY 5349, SPARTACUS 5098, AISSE 5286, WALRUS FACE 4998, POOKIE 5237, and 
JUSATIL 5358.