DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/09/2026 Duedate: 07/22/2026
JHANS ARENA
DM 36 TURN 1023
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BLADEDANCER
NEON KNIGHTS (680)
(36-8869) [16-3-0,159]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BLADEDANCER POSITION IS EMPTY
NEON KNIGHTS (680)
(36-8869) [16-3-0,159]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
SONJA STINGRAY
EMU'S STRAIN (702) SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
(36-8815) [17-17-1,85] (36-5375) [8-6-0,44]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WOLF AND MAN (701)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. IRON TIGERS (484) 33
2. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 29 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)
3. CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 29 Unchartered Team
4. WOLF AND MAN (701) 14
5. CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 10 BLADE MASTERS (191)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*FOR... (707) 6 1 0 85.7 1/ 3 WOLF AND MAN (701) 7 6 1
2/ 2 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624) 22 13 1 62.9 2/ 8 IRON TIGERS (484) 7 6 0
3/ 3 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487) 17 13 1 56.7 3/ 6 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 6 3 1
4/ 5 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 279 275 12 50.4 4/ 9 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 6 3 0
5/ 7 IRON TIGERS (484) 165 166 17 49.8 5/ 4 THE WHISPERS (706) 6 8 0
6- 6 IRON DAMSELS (16) 276 278 13 49.8 6/ 1 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 6 9 0
7/ 4 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 115 116 4 49.8 7/ 5 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 6 9 0
8/ 0 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 194 198 1 49.5 8/10 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 5 7 0
9/ 8 WOLF AND MAN (701) 64 69 7 48.1 9/ 7 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624) 4 1 0
10/10 THE WHISPERS (706) 55 60 1 47.8 10- 2 IRON DAMSELS (16) 4 2 1
11/ 9 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 153 167 6 47.8 11-11*FOR... (707) 1 0 0
12/11 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 81 121 4 40.1 12/13 OXY MORONS II (698) 1 1 0
13/12 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 88 136 5 39.3 13/ 0 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 1 2 0
14/13 OXY MORONS II (698) 13 36 3 26.5 14/12 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487) 0 3 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.
Who is next? I'm only anticipating two more fights here before I get a letter from
Lady Greywand inviting me to the Isle. I'm enjoying the high life right now, here in
Jhans. Wine, women, and my choice of the best toilets in town! What more can a warrior
ask?
It's nice of the Commission to be so impressed with Neon Knights that they are willing
to sponsor us 100% for next turn. Put on a good enough show for the yearning masses,
and the local politicians show gratitude. We'll take it. [The part we can't figure out
(not that it affects us) is, how Scarlet Knights got listed as top Unchartered team
when they aren't even in the newsletter? What sort of bribes does that take?]
Until next turn, may the gods guide your blows straight and true!
-- Bladedancer, your Duelmaster
SPY REPORT
In every campaign, there comes a week when discipline triumphs over numbers.
Commanders who keep their formation steady eventually find themselves holding the high
ground, and this cycle offered several examples worth studying.
The banners of Wolf and Man now fly over the arena after a solid 2-1 showing carried
them to the top of the team standings. Iron Tigers executed an impressive advance of
their own, climbing six places behind a 3-2 effort, while Clan Battleaxe fought with
the sort of precision every field commander admires, winning all three of its
contests. Meanwhile, Neon Knights surrendered the top team position despite their
star, Bladedancer, successfully defending the throne. A reminder that one champion
cannot win a campaign alone.
Speaking of the throne, Bladedancer once again proved worthy of wearing Jhans' crown,
turning aside Little Willie without ever appearing threatened. The Duelmaster remains
a warrior everyone in Jhans must measure themselves against.
The finest tactical performance of the cycle belonged to Saint-Chamond, whose decisive
victory over Plumcatcher earned both recognition and respect. Elsewhere among the
challengers, Mazrim outmaneuvered Murmuiro, Hador dismantled Silens with ruthless
efficiency, and young Kiori continues to show that Wolf and Man possess more than one
dangerous blade in its ranks.
Not every lesson comes from victory. The Dark Arena claimed two more recruits from the
Neon Knights. I have served alongside soldiers eager to prove their courage before
they had first mastered their craft. Bravery deserves honor, but courage without
preparation too often fills the death rolls. A commander must know when a warrior is
ready to gamble everything, and when patience is the wiser weapon.
The challenge board remains lively, and Murmurio continues to attract the wrong type
of attention. He was the most challenged this cycle, while Clan Battleaxe once again
found themselves the arena's most avoided stable. When opponents spend more time
choosing whom not to fight, reputations have already begun shaping the battlefield.
Emu's Strain avoided Clan Battleaxe the most.
Among new warriors, Cutter continues carving out a bloody reputation, Riposte Magnet
earned an impressive debut win, and newcomers Nyxaris and Ciphros both began their
careers with victories for The Whispers. Fresh blood always changes the balance of
power, and wise managers will take note before warriors become household names. My
lesson today is simple: never judge an army by yesterday's map. Scouts return fresh
information because yesterday's road might be blocked, yesterday's allies might have
died, and yesterday's weakness might be today's strength.
The same holds true in the arena. Update your information regularly and adjust
accordingly. Until next cycle, listen to your scouts. They may save your life.
-- Mira Kelvaren
Reporter on the Sands
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLADEDANCER 8869 16 3 0 159 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SYDEE 8867 14 6 0 115 IRON DAMSELS (16)
SAINT-CHAMOND 8666 20 23 0 109 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
SAPPHIRE 8866 18 10 0 109 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
DREAMSINGER 8439 22 25 0 97 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
MAZRIM 5911 20 8 0 97 IRON TIGERS (484)
LITTLE WILLIE 8667 18 25 0 96 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
SYAN-LIN 8783 19 11 0 94 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
HADOR 8234 12 4 0 94 IRON TIGERS (484)
VARKOS 8865 14 14 1 91 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
MURMURIO 8890 11 13 1 91 THE WHISPERS (706)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARK 8814 23 16 0 88 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
SONJA 8815 17 17 1 85 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
HALONOR 8860 10 7 0 84 WOLF AND MAN (701)
PLUMCATCHER 8902 10 4 0 83 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
WHIPPET 8668 15 28 1 74 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
FAME 8875 19 7 0 73 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
SILENS 8891 14 10 0 71 THE WHISPERS (706)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LL HOSTESS 8872 11 9 1 66 IRON DAMSELS (16)
KIORI 8915 7 1 0 66 WOLF AND MAN (701)
STUMBLE STALKER 7497 7 4 0 64 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)
-THE LOVE OF PETE 8906 5 1 0 57 FOR... (707)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AVERAGE JOE 8862 11 17 1 55 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
-LAVITROS 8914 6 3 0 55 WOLF AND MAN (701)
BOB SEMPLE 8839 9 20 1 54 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
DEWCLAW 6100 11 10 0 52 IRON TIGERS (484)
CLEVER FOOL 8723 5 6 2 52 OXY MORONS II (698)
STINGRAY 5375 8 6 0 44 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
WRUGY 8916 4 9 3 42 WOLF AND MAN (701)
FERN 8930 6 8 1 41 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
-SPINDY 8934 7 3 0 36 IRON DAMSELS (16)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUBROSA 8968 4 2 0 32 THE WHISPERS (706)
-PYROSTAT 8951 3 2 0 31 WOLF AND MAN (701)
-JUNGLEBEARD 7974 3 1 0 29 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CUTTER 8971 4 2 1 22 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
BOGDON RO 8918 4 6 0 21 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
INDIANA BOY 8981 1 1 0 18 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
-LA LUNATICA 8974 2 2 0 12 IRON DAMSELS (16)
HOLLYSTONE 8967 2 4 0 10 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
RIPOSTE MAGNET 8984 1 0 0 9 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
NYXARIS 8986 1 0 0 5 THE WHISPERS (706)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CIPHROS 8985 1 0 0 3 THE WHISPERS (706)
JIROE 8976 0 2 0 2 IRON TIGERS (484)
ARLEN 8980 0 1 0 1 IRON TIGERS (484)
TRIEKEL 8958 0 1 0 1 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SOLEG 8961 3 1 0 IRON TIGERS 484 WRUGY 8916 1021 JUST REVENGED
DARK KNITE 1 8983 0 1 0 NEON KNIGHTS 680 SPYMASTER 1023 NONE
MOONTHUNDER 8966 1 4 0 NEON KNIGHTS 680 STONE GOLEM 1023 NONE
TENEBRAX 8888 11 12 0 THE WHISPERS 706 LL HOSTESS 8872 1022
UMBRALIS 8887 10 10 0 THE WHISPERS 706 MCLXJD 8746 1019 NONE
VEILYN 8979 0 1 0 THE WHISPERS 706 CUTTER 8971 1022
PERSONAL ADS
Hador -- Heyyy! Were you trying to kill me!?!? -- Wrugy
Stingray -- That was a nice fight! I think I am starting to get my rhythm down pat!
-- Kiori
Sapphire -- Ouch! I gotta figure out how to swing back! Nicely done -- Halonor
Subrosa -- That was a heck of a strength train! I saw you powering up like a sayian
there! -- Lavitros
Moonthunder -- I was waiting for the rip any second in that fight! Love the name! --
Pyrostat
Pyrostat and Lavitros will be fighting in the tournament in Jhans' honor! So they
will miss the next set of fights! They will be back immediately after. Good luck to
all in the tournament! -- Tripwire
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MOONTHUNDER was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DARK KNITE 1 was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
MAZRIM overcame MURMURIO in a action packed 1 minute veteran's Challenge match.
HADOR devastated SILENS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
STINGRAY was narrowly defeated by BOB SEMPLE in a 4 minute master's Challenge match.
FERN was vanquished by STUMBLE STALKER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
INDIANA BOY was bested by SUBROSA in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
BLADEDANCER defeated LITTLE WILLIE in a 2 minute expert's Title melee.
PLUMCATCHER was vanquished by SAINT-CHAMOND in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DREAMSINGER was overpowered by SAPPHIRE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SYAN-LIN narrowly defeated SONJA in a action packed 10 minute gory veteran's fight.
WHIPPET was overpowered by HALONOR in a 2 minute bloody one-sided match.
FAME outwaited CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 7 minute contest.
VARKOS demolished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ARK savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 1 minute mismatched conflict.
KIORI defeated AVERAGE JOE in a 4 minute gruesome struggle.
WRUGY was viciously subdued by DEWCLAW in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody bout.
CLEVER FOOL devastated BOGDON RO in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CUTTER savagely defeated HOLLYSTONE in a exciting 5 minute brutal bout.
JIROE was savagely defeated by RIPOSTE MAGNET in a 3 minute amateur's conflict.
ARLEN was luckily beaten by NYXARIS in a popular 4 minute gruesome novice's duel.
TRIEKEL was outwaited by CIPHROS in a tiring 9 minute amateur's fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 40 - 24 - 1 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 LUNGING ATTACK 21 - 14 - 1 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 14 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 PARRY-LUNGE 18 - 18 - 1 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 14 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 11 - 0 45 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 31 - 38 - 1 45 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 17 - 21 - 1 45 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 SLASHING ATTACK 23 - 30 - 3 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 18 - 0 36 |
Turn 1023 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:
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 3 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK BLADEDANCER 8869 16 3 0 159 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
AIMED BLOW SAPPHIRE 8866 18 10 0 109 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
WALL OF STEEL MAZRIM 5911 20 8 0 97 IRON TIGERS (484)
TOTAL PARRY SYAN-LIN 8783 19 11 0 94 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
PARRY-LUNGE HALONOR 8860 10 7 0 84 WOLF AND MAN (701)
PARRY-RIPOSTE PLUMCATCHER 8902 10 4 0 83 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
BASHING ATTACK SILENS 8891 14 10 0 71 THE WHISPERS (706)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SONJA 8815. The most popular warrior this turn was
STINGRAY 5375. The ten other most popular fighters were CUTTER 8971, RIPOSTE MAGNET
8984, WRUGY 8916, DEWCLAW 6100, ARLEN 8980, SONJA 8815, BOB SEMPLE 8839, BLADEDANCER
8869, SYAN-LIN 8783, and ARK 8814.
The least popular fighter this week was CIPHROS 8985. The other ten least popular
fighters were FAME 8875, TRIEKEL 8958, BOGDON RO 8918, DREAMSINGER 8439, PLUMCATCHER
8902, FERN 8930, SILENS 8891, DARK KNITE 1 8983, NYXARIS 8986, and WHIPPET 8668.
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%