DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/16/2025 Duedate: 10/29/2025
JHANS ARENA
DM 36 TURN 1004
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MARK 1
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
(36-8665) [11-13-1,107]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MARK 1 MURMURIO
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) THE WHISPERS (706)
(36-8665) [11-13-1,107] (36-8890) [3-2-1,31]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
WILDRIDER SONJA
NEON KNIGHTS (680) EMU'S STRAIN (702)
(36-8441) [16-21-2,84] (36-8815) [8-10-1,42]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 55
2. NEON KNIGHTS (680) 27 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
3. THE WHISPERS (706) 21 Unchartered Team
4. BAD PICKLES (699) 19
5. CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 15 THE WHISPERS (706)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*FOR... (707) 2 0 0 100. 1/ 7 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 11 4 0
2/ 2*THE WHISPERS (706) 14 11 1 56.0 2/ 1 IRON DAMSELS (16) 9 6 0
3/ 4 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 240 241 11 49.9 3/ 3 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 8 7 1
4/ 8 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 57 58 3 49.6 4/ 2 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 7 5 0
5/ 6 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 168 178 0 48.6 5/ 6 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 6 5 0
6/ 5 IRON DAMSELS (16) 238 253 12 48.5 6/ 8*THE WHISPERS (706) 6 9 1
7/ 7 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 85 92 4 48.0 7/ 4 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 4 5 0
8/ 9 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 113 137 3 45.2 8/ 9 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 4 11 0
9/10 BAD PICKLES (699) 64 87 6 42.4 9- 5 WOLF AND MAN (701) 3 5 0
10-11 WOLF AND MAN (701) 33 46 4 41.8 10/10 BAD PICKLES (699) 3 11 0
11/12 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 58 88 4 39.7 11-11*FOR... (707) 2 0 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 weather has chilled, but the dust still hangs in the air after a lively Turn 1004.
The sands were alive, as was the crowd, with some outstanding performances by Jhans'
regulars. So, let's raise a tankard in honor of those who exceeded expectations and of
those who fell.
At the top of it all, Mark 1 stands proud as the new Duelmaster after a solid
dismantling of Papa Lenny. The champ's precision earned him a healthy 21-point gain,
adoration from the crowd, and a nice, comfy seat for the next two weeks. Not bad for a
warrior once described as all gears and no glory. Congrats to Mark 1 and Tanks for
Nothin' on the achievement.
Other news: the newest face in the crowd, The Whispers, is making noise. Murmurio
claimed both a kill and the title of Unchartered Recognition Leader after cutting down
CSR in Training from Iron Damsels. The Neon Knights put on a show, too. Their star
Wildrider still leads the popularity polls despite a rough go against Barkeep Barb,
who rode off to the Isle after a long and successful run. Clan Battleaxe II quietly
sharpened their edge with Spinnock beating Kuurus, and Fame now remains undefeated at
7-0 after a nail-biter with Sonja.
Running away from other teams? In the field, we do not use words like 'surrender' or
'fear'. We call it a strategic withdrawal! Emu's Strain 'strategically' withdrew from
Neon Knights. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we have Slettu as the most
challenged warrior. Mike Vander reached for the stars, better yet, the Challenger
Champions to challenge Slettu. In the end, Mike Vander won to leap into the Challenger
Champions, while Slettu fell out of the class.
Jhans' sands saw plenty of blood spilled throughout its history; however, the arena
continues to live on. At the moment, Tanks for Nothin' is leading the charge, but it's
anyone's guess who will seize the laurels next turn. I will see you again in two
weeks.
-- Mira Kelvaren
Reporter on the Sands
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARK 1 8665 11 13 1 107 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BONEGRIN 8785 15 4 2 133 WOLF AND MAN (701)
MIKE VADNER 8738 13 10 2 92 BAD PICKLES (699)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPINNOCK 8835 10 3 1 88 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
WILDRIDER 8441 16 21 2 84 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
PAPA LENNY 8733 18 13 0 83 BAD PICKLES (699)
SLETTU 8698 15 14 1 78 IRON DAMSELS (16)
KUURUS 8684 20 17 0 77 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
SAINT-CHAMOND 8666 14 10 0 75 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
DREAMSINGER 8439 16 18 0 72 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ENVY 8827 11 7 0 59 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
LITTLE WILLIE 8667 14 10 0 58 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARK 8814 11 9 0 53 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
WHIPPET 8668 11 13 1 49 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
FAME 8875 7 0 0 49 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
-SYAN-LIN 8783 11 9 0 48 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
SONJA 8815 8 10 1 42 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
BOB SEMPLE 8839 4 6 0 38 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THY STAFF 8873 4 3 0 34 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MURMURIO 8890 3 2 1 31 THE WHISPERS (706)
SILENS 8891 4 1 0 30 THE WHISPERS (706)
AVERAGE JOE 8862 5 4 0 29 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
BLADEDANCER 8869 4 2 0 26 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
DARK NIGHT 1 8917 1 0 1 26 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
SAPPHIRE 8866 6 3 0 25 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LL HOSTESS 8872 3 4 0 20 IRON DAMSELS (16)
TENEBRAX 8888 3 2 0 18 THE WHISPERS (706)
COOLIE 8910 1 0 0 18 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
VARKOS 8865 4 5 0 17 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
PLUMCATCHER 8902 2 1 0 17 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
BOUDICA 8908 1 2 0 16 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
BLOND & BITTER 8871 2 5 0 15 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
SYDEE 8867 3 4 0 13 IRON DAMSELS (16)
UMBRALIS 8887 3 2 0 11 THE WHISPERS (706)
-HEAVEN'S SAKE 8907 1 0 0 11 FOR... (707)
-THE LOVE OF PETE 8906 1 0 0 11 FOR... (707)
NOCTURN 8889 1 4 0 7 THE WHISPERS (706)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DEEDERS 8846 1 5 0 BAD PICKLES 699 SLIPPERS MCGHEE 1004 NONE
JUNK 8913 0 1 0 BAD PICKLES 699 SLIPPERS MCGHEE 1004 NONE
KOBOLD ENFORCER 0 0 0 DARK ARENA DARK NIGHT 1 8917 1004 NONE
CORNER POCKET 8870 1 6 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702 KOBOLD ENFORCER 1004 NONE
CSR IN TRAINING 8909 2 1 0 IRON DAMSELS 16 MURMURIO 8890 1004
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DEEDERS was dealt death by SLIPPERS MCGHEE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CORNER POCKET was narrowly killed by KOBOLD ENFORCER in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
DARK NIGHT 1 savagely slew KOBOLD ENFORCER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
JUNK was assassinated by SLIPPERS MCGHEE in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
MARK 1 devastated PAPA LENNY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title brawl.
MIKE VADNER overpowered SLETTU in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
SAINT-CHAMOND handily defeated ARK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SONJA was unbelievably bested by FAME in a action packed 7 minute Challenge duel.
BOB SEMPLE defeated BLADEDANCER in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
BLOND & BITTER lost to SAPPHIRE in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
TENEBRAX narrowly defeated SYDEE in a action packed 3 minute Challenge match.
NOCTURN was overpowered by PLUMCATCHER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SILENS subdued LL HOSTESS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge competition.
MURMURIO viciously butchered CSR IN TRAINING in a 1 minute novice's Challenge battle.
BARKEEP BARB handily defeated WILDRIDER in a 3 minute one-sided conflict.
SPINNOCK bested KUURUS in a action packed 1 minute duel.
DREAMSINGER was beaten by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ENVY overpowered THY STAFF in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
WHIPPET beat AMBITIOUS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute bout.
LITTLE WILLIE defeated AVERAGE JOE in a 3 minute conflict.
VARKOS was unbelievably bested by BOUDICA in a popular 2 minute gory contest.
UMBRALIS was viciously subdued by COOLIE in a action packed 1 minute novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 9 TOTAL PARRY 36 - 17 - 0 68 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 6 - 1 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 9 - 0 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 9 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 34 - 34 - 2 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 27 - 28 - 1 49 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 25 - 2 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 35 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 17 - 31 - 1 35 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 13 - 1 28 |
Turn 1004 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 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 7 2 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK MIKE VADNER 8738 13 10 2 92 BAD PICKLES (699)
WALL OF STEEL SPINNOCK 8835 10 3 1 88 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
LUNGING ATTACK PAPA LENNY 8733 18 13 0 83 BAD PICKLES (699)
SLASHING ATTACK SLETTU 8698 15 14 1 78 IRON DAMSELS (16)
AIMED BLOW KUURUS 8684 20 17 0 77 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
TOTAL PARRY LITTLE WILLIE 8667 14 10 0 58 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is WILDRIDER 8441. The most popular warrior this turn
was SONJA 8815. The ten other most popular fighters were WILDRIDER 8441, SYDEE 8867,
VARKOS 8865, AVERAGE JOE 8862, TENEBRAX 8888, SILENS 8891, COOLIE 8910, MARK 1 8665,
MIKE VADNER 8738, and MURMURIO 8890.
The least popular fighter this week was LITTLE WILLIE 8667. The other ten least
popular fighters were THY STAFF 8873, NOCTURN 8889, FAME 8875, ARK 8814, PAPA LENNY
8733, JUNK 8913, UMBRALIS 8887, CSR IN TRAINING 8909, BLOND & BITTER 8871, and
BLADEDANCER 8869.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
BARKEEP BARB (36-8685) IRON DAMSELS (16)