DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/25/2026    Duedate: 07/08/2026

JHANS ARENA

DM 36    TURN 1022

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLADEDANCER
NEON KNIGHTS (680)
(36-8869) [15-3-0,154]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLADEDANCER                    POSITION IS EMPTY
NEON KNIGHTS (680)             
(36-8869) [15-3-0,154]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SONJA                          PLUMCATCHER
EMU'S STRAIN (702)             NEON KNIGHTS (680)
(36-8815) [17-16-1,83]         (36-8902) [10-3-0,98]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON KNIGHTS (680)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON KNIGHTS (680)            36 
2. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)       31    PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)
3. EMU'S STRAIN (702)            29    Unchartered Team
4. IRON DAMSELS (16)             17 
5. WOLF AND MAN (701)            15    SCARLET KNIGHTS (251)

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/ 2 NEON KNIGHTS (680)        9  6 0
 2/ 3 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)   21  13  1 61.8   2/ 1 IRON DAMSELS (16)         8  3 1
 3/ 4 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       17  12  1 58.6   3/ 4 WOLF AND MAN (701)        8  7 1
 4/ 6 NEON KNIGHTS (680)       114 112  4 50.4   4/ 3 THE WHISPERS (706)        6  7 0
 5/ 5 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)  277 274 12 50.3   5/ 6 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        6  9 0
 6/ 8 IRON DAMSELS (16)        276 278 13 49.8   6/ 7 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      5  4 1
 7/ 7 IRON TIGERS (484)        162 164 17 49.7   7/ 9 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)   4  2 0
 8/10 WOLF AND MAN (701)        62  68  7 47.7   8/ 8 IRON TIGERS (484)         4  4 0
 9/11 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)     150 167  6 47.3   9/ 5 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   4  5 0
10/ 9 THE WHISPERS (706)        52  58  1 47.3  10/12 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   3  9 0
11/14 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   79 119  4 39.9  11-10*FOR... (707)              2  0 0
12/13 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        87 132  5 39.7  12/11 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       0  3 0
13-16 OXY MORONS II (698)       12  36  3 25.0  13-16 OXY MORONS II (698)       0  1 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.

Well, I'm still here. Sapphire failed to unseat me. Didn't even really try; just stood 
there and got hit. Next up? I've got at least three turns before the Isle will call 
me.

Anyway, not much to comment on here in Jhans. Time to get back to the "preparation" 
Mira mentioned in last turn's Spy Report.  

Until next time, may the gods guide your blows straight and true!

                                          -- Bladedancer, Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

Dispatch from the Sands

There is an old saying among army scouts: "the plan that survives the longest is the 
one no one knows exists." I have watched good commanders lose battles because they 
could not resist talking around the campfire. They'd boast about tomorrow's march, 
explain where the ambush would be laid, or brag about some clever trick they intended 
to spring. By dawn the enemy somehow knew every step before it was taken. Loose 
tongues bury good soldiers.

The arena is no different. Every challenge you issue, every style you reveal, and 
every habit you repeat becomes a new piece of information for the enemy. The managers 
who thrive are often the quiet ones. They let their victories do the talking while 
their opponents are left guessing. Mystery is a weapon, and unlike the sword, it never 
dulls with use. 

Speaking of surprises, Bladedancer continues to keep everyone guessing, defending the 
Duelmaster's throne with an emphatic victory over Murmurio. Fifteen wins and only 
three losses is no accident. Neon Knights also claimed the Top Team honors this cycle 
and retook first place with an impressive showing.

Murmurio lost to the Duelmaster, but The Whispers had far greater troubles. LL Hostess 
ended Tenebrax's career, while young Veilyn met the blade of Cutter. The Whispers have 
lost several experienced hands in recent cycles. Replacing veterans is never easy, 
whether in an army or on the sands.

One scout always keeps an eye on blood feuds because revenge often makes otherwise 
sensible warriors predictable. Hador answered the death of Soleg by crushing Wrugy in 
short order. Justice, at least by arena standards, has been served. In other news, 
Little Willie scored perhaps the biggest upset of the cycle by bringing down Ark, 
while Sapphire handed Halonor, Mazrim prevailed over Varkos in a hard-fought contest, 
and Plumcatcher earned Fight of the Week honors by dismantling Fame before an 
appreciative crowd. 

The avoidance dance remains unchanged. Clan Battleaxe found itself the most avoided 
stable, while Emu's Strain seemed content to look elsewhere for opponents. Sometimes 
discretion is wisdom. Other times, it merely delays the inevitable.  Most challenged 
honors or dishonors go to Wrugy. With that many kills, the better question would be, 
who in the arena is NOT looking for him?

Jhans is active, and this is good. Steel speaks louder than boasts. Keep your mouth 
shut and your opponents wondering about your next move. Let them study old habits 
while you develop new ones. If you become predictable, you've already surrendered half 
the battle.

Until next cycle, keep your eyes open and your plans to yourself.

                                          -- Mira Kelvaren
                                             Reporter on the Sands

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLADEDANCER 8869             15   3  0 154         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SYDEE 8867                   14   6  0 115         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 DREAMSINGER 8439             22  24  0 107         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 PLUMCATCHER 8902             10   3  0  98         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 LITTLE WILLIE 8667           18  24  0  97         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 SAPPHIRE 8866                17  10  0  97         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 MURMURIO 8890                11  12  1  93         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 MAZRIM 5911                  19   8  0  91         IRON TIGERS (484)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAINT-CHAMOND 8666           19  23  0  89         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 ARK 8814                     22  16  0  83         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 SONJA 8815                   17  16  1  83         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 VARKOS 8865                  13  14  1  83         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 SILENS 8891                  14   9  0  81         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 HADOR 8234                   11   4  0  78         IRON TIGERS (484)         
 WHIPPET 8668                 15  27  1  73         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 HALONOR 8860                  9   7  0  72         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 FAME 8875                    18   7  0  67         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LL HOSTESS 8872              11   9  1  66         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 KIORI 8915                    6   1  0  61         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 STUMBLE STALKER 7497          6   4  0  57         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  16  1  56         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 LAVITROS 8914                 6   3  0  55         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 FERN 8930                     6   7  1  47         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
-CLEVER FOOL 8723              4   6  2  46         OXY MORONS II (698)       
 BOB SEMPLE 8839               8  20  1  45         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 WRUGY 8916                    4   8  3  45         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 DEWCLAW 6100                 10  10  0  43         IRON TIGERS (484)         
 STINGRAY 5375                 8   5  0  43         SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       
-SPINDY 8934                   7   3  0  36         IRON DAMSELS (16)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PYROSTAT 8951                 3   2  0  31         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 JUNGLEBEARD 7974              3   1  0  29         PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)   
 SUBROSA 8968                  3   2  0  27         THE WHISPERS (706)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INDIANA BOY 8981              1   0  0  20         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
-JUICE BOX 8962                3   1  0  18         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 HOLLYSTONE 8967               2   3  0  14         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 CUTTER 8971                   3   2  1  13         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 LA LUNATICA 8974              2   2  0  12         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 MOONTHUNDER 8966              1   3  0   6         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 JIROE 8976                    0   1  0   1         IRON TIGERS (484)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA3 8982                0  1 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702     SHEWISH GIANT         1022 NONE
LITA 8963               0  2 0 IRON DAMSELS 16      WRUGY 8916            1018 REVENGED
SOLEG 8961              3  1 0 IRON TIGERS 484      WRUGY 8916            1021 JUST REVENGED
RED MINNOW 8965         1  3 0 NEON KNIGHTS 680     KOBOLD ENFORCER       1022 NONE
TENEBRAX 8888          11 12 0 THE WHISPERS 706     LL HOSTESS 8872       1022  
UMBRALIS 8887          10 10 0 THE WHISPERS 706     MCLXJD 8746           1019  
VEILYN 8979             0  1 0 THE WHISPERS 706     CUTTER 8971           1022  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sydee -- How rude!!  You could have at least taught me something. -- Halonor

Varkos -- Shesh!  Didn't think that weapon worked well! -- Kiori

The Love of Pete -- Geez Laweez you can take a lot of damage for a little fella. -- 
Lavitros

Ghost of Soleg -- I was aiming at the right leg I swear! -- Wrugy

Cutter -- I was wondering if those daggers were going to let loose!  I felt they were 
gonna start any moment a bunch of times in that fight -- Pyrostat

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RED MINNOW was dealt death by KOBOLD ENFORCER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA3 was murdered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
HADOR demolished WRUGY in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud fight.
SONJA was devastated by DREAMSINGER in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
STINGRAY was subdued by KIORI in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
HOLLYSTONE was viciously subdued by JUNGLEBEARD in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel.
BLADEDANCER overpowered MURMURIO in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
ARK was defeated by LITTLE WILLIE in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
HALONOR was vanquished by SAPPHIRE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
VARKOS was viciously subdued by MAZRIM in a 2 minute brutal veteran's fight.
WHIPPET was handily defeated by SILENS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SAINT-CHAMOND demolished STUMBLE STALKER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
FAME was handily defeated by PLUMCATCHER in a exciting 4 minute one-sided contest.
DEWCLAW was beaten by AVERAGE JOE in a 2 minute conflict.
BOB SEMPLE slimly lost to FERN in a action packed 4 minute gory fight.
LL HOSTESS delivered the death blow upon TENEBRAX in a action packed 1 minute duel.
LAVITROS devastated SUBROSA in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
PYROSTAT overpowered MOONTHUNDER in a 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
CUTTER savagely slew VEILYN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody novice's match.
LA LUNATICA bested JIROE in a action packed 3 minute novice's bout.
INDIANA BOY demolished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       8         STRIKING ATTACK   41 -  24 -  2      63  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         LUNGING ATTACK    22 -  14 -  1      61  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         PARRY-LUNGE       19 -  17 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  16 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -  10 -  0      47  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  17 -  1      47  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        33 -  38 -  1      46  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   24 -  31 -  4      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  23 -  1      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         TOTAL PARRY        8 -  19 -  0      30  |

Turn 1022 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  BLADEDANCER 8869           15   3  0  154 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    PLUMCATCHER 8902           10   3  0   98 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
AIMED BLOW       SAPPHIRE 8866              17  10  0   97 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
WALL OF STEEL    MAZRIM 5911                19   8  0   91 IRON TIGERS (484)
PARRY-STRIKE     SONJA 8815                 17  16  1   83 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
BASHING ATTACK   SILENS 8891                14   9  0   81 THE WHISPERS (706)
PARRY-LUNGE      HALONOR 8860                9   7  0   72 WOLF AND MAN (701)
TOTAL PARRY      FAME 8875                  18   7  0   67 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
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 
PLUMCATCHER 8902.  The ten other most popular fighters were LA LUNATICA 8974, BOB 
SEMPLE 8839, FERN 8930, AVERAGE JOE 8862, DREAMSINGER 8439, STINGRAY 5375, 
JUNGLEBEARD 7974, SAPPHIRE 8866, CUTTER 8971, and JIROE 8976.

The least popular fighter this week was MOONTHUNDER 8966.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SUBROSA 8968, DEWCLAW 6100, FAME 8875, STUMBLE STALKER 7497, 
WHIPPET 8668, MURMURIO 8890, HOLLYSTONE 8967, WRUGY 8916, DA3 8982, and VEILYN 8979.