DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/15/2025 Duedate: 05/28/2025
JHANS ARENA
DM 36 TURN 993
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LEMAN
DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
(36-8670) [16-13-0,90]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BOOTSTEALER CAYAHUANCA
NEON KNIGHTS (680) MONOCEROS (688)
(36-8442) [15-9-0,123] (36-8528) [1-0-0,33]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
WILDRIDER DAHLIA
NEON KNIGHTS (680) EMU'S STRAIN (702)
(36-8441) [13-14-2,81] (36-8794) [9-8-1,81]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
EMU'S STRAIN (702)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WOLF AND MAN (701) 47
2. MONOCEROS (688) 46 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)
3. NEON KNIGHTS (680) 45 Unchartered Team
4. IRON DAMSELS (16) 20
5. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 16 MONOCEROS (688)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*MONOCEROS (688) 2 0 0 100. 1/ 1 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 9 6 1
2/ 1 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694) 12 7 0 63.2 2/ 3 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 8 4 1
3- 2 ARABIAN KNIGHTS (685) 90 56 6 61.6 3/ 2 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 8 7 1
4/ 3 WORLD BLADES 7 (634) 22 18 0 55.0 4/ 5 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 7 6 0
5/ 4 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 33 28 3 54.1 5/10 IRON DAMSELS (16) 6 8 1
6/ 0 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546) 63 55 1 53.4 6/ 9 WOLF AND MAN (701) 5 4 1
7/ 5 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 213 221 9 49.1 7/ 7 BAD PICKLES (699) 5 10 0
8/ 6 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 63 67 3 48.5 8/ 4 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 4 7 0
9/ 7 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 146 161 0 47.6 9/ 6 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 4 9 0
10/ 8 IRON DAMSELS (16) 209 234 11 47.2 10- 8 ARABIAN KNIGHTS (685) 3 0 1
11/12 WOLF AND MAN (701) 19 22 2 46.3 11/ 0*MONOCEROS (688) 2 0 0
12-10 FERMENTED (651) 18 21 0 46.2 12-11 FERMENTED (651) 2 1 0
13/ 0 SSA SDRAWKCAB (450) 32 38 2 45.7 13/ 0 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546) 1 0 0
14/11 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 90 111 3 44.8 14/12 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694) 1 1 0
15/ 9 BAD PICKLES (699) 59 73 6 44.7 15/13 WORLD BLADES 7 (634) 1 2 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
16/13 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 39 54 3 41.9 16/ 0 SSA SDRAWKCAB (450) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Tripwire stood before the dilapidated Iron Council guild hall, its boarded-up windows
like vacant eyes. He traced a finger along the cracked stone, memories flooding back:
Ultraist, the savage founding werelion; Uncle Charlie, the shadowy assassin; Otis the
Drunk, his massive bar a mess, broken bottles and stools in shambles. Bookie, rest
his soul, Mordraith, Rascally Rabbit and many others--a kaleidoscope of faces, some
faded, some etched sharply in his mind, rose from the guild's glorious past. The
echoes of laughter and the clang of steel seemed to fill the silence.
The peak of their power, the countless victories, the camaraderie...it all felt like a
distant dream now. He ran a hand through his thinning hair, the weight of years
settling upon his shoulders. The Iron Council, once a premier guild house, lay
shattered, reduced to this derelict shell.
Turning, Tripwire addressed his butler, Orin. His voice, though low, carried an icy
resolve. "Get to construction, Orin. Jhans will do." The words hung in the air, a
promise, a threat, a declaration of war against time, decay, and the oblivion that
threatened to consume the legacy of his old guild. "The Iron Council is back.
Recruitment starts now."
He looked to the side at one of the many managers he first met when coming back into
the gladitoral fold, Emu Ozcann. He knew who the first recruited member would be.
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Well fought, Wildrider. I actually did not think I had much of a chance since you
outlasted me endurance wise on the fight early in our careers. Skunner has been
avenged :P I do not think I will be up here long and think I was lifting a little
above my pay grade but who knows what will happen.
The Dark Abundance team was actually from the fantastic City of Dullens. On our
return from retirement we found that the arena there had fallen into disrepair and was
abandoned by the city during the arena purge that must have happed awhile ago. We
were initially elated when we found out we would be moving to Jhans and sharing a
guild house with one of the Grand Wizard of Dueling's other teams the Iron Damsels.
We then came to realize that most of them were my mother's age but oh well, at least I
do not have to do my own laundry.
Anyhow Neon guilted me into writing this so hopefully I will not be here next turn so
a better writer can take this spot.
Leman -- DM of Jhans
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!. It was a tough week for CLAN BATTLEAXE II, to
drop 4 places in the rankings. Coming up with a solid 4-1-0 outing, IRON DAMSELS has
advanced 5 places in the rankings. WOLF AND MAN is no joke as it posted a 3-1-0 week
advancing from 9th place to 6th place. Hey everybody, watch out for CAYAHUANCA, who
flew up 33 points in the rankings after mashing LOBOL like a melon. Keep your eye on
this gal. And falling like a basher in the top ten was KUURUS, who dropped 11 points
after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with CLOUDSKIMMER. DAHLIA got through
to the Duelmaster this turn. No doubt she was more than anxious to kick LEMAN's tail
out of the throne! Our battling duelmaster LEMAN has managed to hold the title,
fending off DAHLIA's none too subtle advances. Better luck next time, EMU'S STRAIN.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid CLAN BATTLEAXE II, please raise you
hand. Wow. Does JHANS really have that many liars? And you guys like to boo me?
Well, unsling your rasberries, cause BAD PICKLES beats feet every time CLAN BATTLEAXE
II smiles at them. Try farming, eh? And who is this ERITREA you ask, with 37 points
and a 3-2-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could tell!
Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day
drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! Remember: alliances are great,
but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in JHANS have no
sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some
tracks. And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos),
oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LEMAN 8670 16 13 0 90 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOOTSTEALER 8442 15 9 0 123 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
OBSIDIA 4001 20 14 1 97 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
MISS DAYTONA 3164 18 34 0 96 IRON DAMSELS (16)
DREAMSINGER 8439 13 11 0 91 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ASSAIL 8708 13 10 0 90 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
BONEGRIN 8785 8 4 1 90 WOLF AND MAN (701)
ALOSIA 8714 11 6 0 89 IRON DAMSELS (16)
CLOUDSKIMMER 8438 13 14 0 83 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
WILDRIDER 8441 13 14 2 81 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
DAHLIA 8794 9 8 1 81 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
-ANGRY ORCHARD 7868 8 5 0 76 FERMENTED (651)
BARKEEP BARB 8685 18 9 0 73 IRON DAMSELS (16)
PAPA LENNY 8733 16 11 0 71 BAD PICKLES (699)
SLETTU 8698 10 8 1 71 IRON DAMSELS (16)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAINT-CHAMOND 8666 9 4 0 62 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
KUURUS 8684 14 13 0 60 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
MIKE VADNER 8738 11 8 2 59 BAD PICKLES (699)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LITTLE WILLIE 8667 9 4 0 51 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
URSA L'ANDRESS 8339 5 1 0 49 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)
SONJA 8815 4 3 0 49 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
-OLD MIL 7906 7 2 0 47 FERMENTED (651)
ENVY 8827 5 2 0 47 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
MARK 1 8665 6 7 1 45 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
RAPINE 8812 5 4 0 44 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
SUNBLOTTER 8498 9 14 1 42 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
-DINARZAD 8761 4 2 0 39 ARABIAN KNIGHTS (685)
ERITREA 8359 3 2 0 37 WORLD BLADES 7 (634)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIGNY 8831 4 1 0 33 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
CAYAHUANCA 8528 1 0 0 33 MONOCEROS (688)
CROGEN 8786 5 7 1 29 WOLF AND MAN (701)
WHIPPET 8668 6 7 1 26 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARK 8814 5 4 0 25 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SYAN-LIN 8783 4 6 0 18 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600 3 3 0 18 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)
BADBOF 8826 2 0 0 18 WOLF AND MAN (701)
CALISTA 8830 3 2 0 17 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
VIRIATO 8778 1 0 0 13 MONOCEROS (688)
CITATA 8842 1 1 0 12 IRON DAMSELS (16)
SOG 8824 1 0 0 11 WOLF AND MAN (701)
SPINNOCK 8835 2 0 0 10 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
-VASILKO 8816 1 0 0 9 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
GLOOP 8841 1 2 0 5 BAD PICKLES (699)
LOBOL 8847 0 2 0 2 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
DEEDERS 8846 0 2 0 2 BAD PICKLES (699)
ROOK 8833 0 2 0 2 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
BRIAN BERG 8849 0 1 0 1 BAD PICKLES (699)
COVEN 8848 0 1 0 1 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CHADLY CAT 8732 11 12 0 BAD PICKLES 699 BONEGRIN 8785 991 REVENGED
JAY HIGGINS 8773 8 7 2 BAD PICKLES 699 SLETTU 8698 992
SECHUL 8752 12 7 0 CLAN BATTLEAXE I 550 DAHLIA 8794 991
SKUNNER 8683 16 9 0 DARK ABUNDANCE 695 WILDRIDER 8441 991 REVENGED
WOLSCM WOLS 4986 4 7 1 SSA SDRAWKCAB 450 HIGH ELF 993 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Good challenge, Leman. I wouldn't plan on occupying the throne for long, if I
were you. -- Wildrider
And, where did all these freakin' total parries come from? Geez! I fought half
of them last turn (literally). Time to unleash the AB storm, I guess. -- Neon
Necromancer
Dinarzad -- Nicely done, my manager enjoys your style. I am not sure I will continue
seeing the light of day if I don't improve. Tripwire already sent me to the dark
arena once and I came back -- Crogen
Papa Lenny -- I knew that was coming! Well done and well revenged. Lets see if you
come again -- Bonegrin
Citata -- I hit pretty hard, I gotta get people down quickly or not at all! -- Badbof
All -- The Iron Council welcomes Emu into the fold. May your blades ever be dull
against his shields -- Tripwire
Otis -- Lets get this place fired up. -- Tripwire
The Iron Council has re-opened its guild doors! All prior members contact Tripwire
(DM18 or DM36) if you are interested in returning. Also, if you have contacts for any
of the old members, send those as well. -- Tripwire
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
WOLSCM WOLS was butchered by HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PAPA LENNY was demolished by BONEGRIN in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud melee.
MIKE VADNER was defeated by SLETTU in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Bloodfeud duel.
DAHLIA was unbelievably bested by LEMAN in a 5 minute veteran's Challenge Title fight.
CLOUDSKIMMER devastated KUURUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
DREAMSINGER savagely defeated BARKEEP BARB in a 4 minute master's Challenge brawl.
SONJA won victory over ERITREA in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
WHIPPET was vanquished by ENVY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
DEEDERS was viciously subdued by CALISTA in a 3 minute gory novice's Challenge duel.
CITATA savagely defeated GLOOP in a popular 3 minute brutal novice's Challenge melee.
SIGNY demolished FAITH IN CAUSATION in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
BOOTSTEALER viciously subdued ASSAIL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute veteran's battle.
OBSIDIA overcame WILDRIDER in a action packed 3 minute gory veteran's conflict.
ALOSIA devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a exciting 1 minute bloody uneven duel.
MISS DAYTONA devastated SAINT-CHAMOND in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
RAPINE was luckily beaten by LITTLE WILLIE in a exciting 4 minute brutal match.
SUNBLOTTER was overpowered by MARK 1 in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched fight.
URSA L'ANDRESS beat CROGEN in a 3 minute gruesome fight.
SYAN-LIN was subdued by ARK in a action packed 2 minute bout.
LOBOL was vanquished by CAYAHUANCA in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
BADBOF overpowered ROOK in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SPINNOCK defeated COVEN in a 1 minute novice's duel.
SOG overpowered BRIAN BERG in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
VIRIATO overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 9 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 4 - 1 73 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 3 - 0 73 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 25 - 21 - 0 54 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 44 - 42 - 2 51 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 25 - 24 - 0 51 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 54 - 65 - 4 45 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 23 - 3 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 20 - 27 - 1 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 17 - 1 39 |
Turn 993 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-LUNGE 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 4 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 5 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 6 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY LEMAN 8670 16 13 0 90 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
SLASHING ATTACK BOOTSTEALER 8442 15 9 0 123 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
WALL OF STEEL OBSIDIA 4001 20 14 1 97 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
AIMED BLOW DREAMSINGER 8439 13 11 0 91 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
LUNGING ATTACK ASSAIL 8708 13 10 0 90 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
STRIKING ATTACK BONEGRIN 8785 8 4 1 90 WOLF AND MAN (701)
PARRY-STRIKE URSA L'ANDRESS 8339 5 1 0 49 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)
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 DAHLIA 8794. The ten other most popular fighters were WILDRIDER 8441,
DREAMSINGER 8439, ARK 8814, CITATA 8842, RAPINE 8812, SONJA 8815, CALISTA 8830,
BOOTSTEALER 8442, URSA L'ANDRESS 8339, and DEEDERS 8846.
The least popular fighter this week was BRIAN BERG 8849. The other ten least popular
fighters were COVEN 8848, ROOK 8833, LOBOL 8847, ASSAIL 8708, FAITH IN CAUSATION
8600, GLOOP 8841, WHIPPET 8668, PAPA LENNY 8733, SYAN-LIN 8783, and SUNBLOTTER 8498.