DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/05/2026 Duedate: 02/18/2026
JHANS ARENA
DM 36 TURN 1012
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MIKE VADNER
BAD PICKLES (699)
(36-8738) [17-12-2,127]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MIKE VADNER STINGRAY
BAD PICKLES (699) SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
(36-8738) [17-12-2,127] (36-5375) [4-0-0,38]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
ENVY SONJA
CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) EMU'S STRAIN (702)
(36-8827) [16-10-0,92] (36-8815) [12-11-1,69]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WOLF AND MAN (701) 54
2. IRON TIGERS (484) 33 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)
3. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 24 Unchartered Team
4. CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 21
5. THE WHISPERS (706) 15 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694) 16 7 0 69.6 1/ 2 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 9 3 1
2/ 1*SPIRIT TOTEMS (487) 9 4 0 69.2 2/ 1 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 8 6 0
3/ 3 THE WHISPERS (706) 33 31 1 51.6 3/ 8 WOLF AND MAN (701) 6 1 0
4/ 4 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 258 257 11 50.1 4/ 3 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 6 6 0
5/ 5 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 189 193 1 49.5 5/ 6 THE WHISPERS (706) 6 8 0
6- 6 IRON DAMSELS (16) 255 266 12 48.9 6/ 5*SPIRIT TOTEMS (487) 4 1 0
7/ 8 IRON TIGERS (484) 139 145 17 48.9 7/13 IRON TIGERS (484) 4 5 0
8/ 9 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 132 152 4 46.5 8/ 7 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 4 11 0
9-10 FERMENTED (651) 23 28 1 45.1 9/ 9 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694) 3 0 0
10/13 WOLF AND MAN (701) 42 52 4 44.7 10/10 BAD PICKLES (699) 3 4 0
11/11 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 68 87 3 43.9 11- 4 IRON DAMSELS (16) 2 3 0
12/12 BAD PICKLES (699) 77 101 6 43.3 12/ 0 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 1 4 0
13/ 0 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 70 100 5 41.2 13-12 FERMENTED (651) 0 1 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 dust never settles on arena days. It starts as a small whirlwind in the morning
hours and becomes a bold tempest by the end of the day. The warriors did not wait for
the winds to die down. They circled. They struck out at opponents. Bold challenges
defined the rhythm of the arena, and the sands answered in blood and applause.
Several challenges stood out for their sheer audacity. Lower-ranked warriors reached
upward without hesitation, throwing steel at veterans who had written their names
across the rankings for many turns. Not all of these challenges ended in victory, but
none could be called timid. In Jhans, courage matters as much as skill, and sometimes
more.
The most obvious upchallenge came with our headline fight. Mike Vadner, who now stands
as Duelmaster, seized the throne with confidence. Challenging up 30 points to face
Kuurus, Mike seemed like he was already counting on victory drinks later in the
evening. Both got the call to the advanced games at the conclusion of the day.
Boldness paid off for Vadner, and the consistency of the previous turns was the reward
for Kuurus.
Several challenges cut straight up the ladder. Silens challenging Faith in Causation
was a direct test of resolve rather than reputation, and Faith answered it by
surviving and winning after the dust settled a bit. In another bout, Sapphire's bout
with Mark 1 proved costly, reminding the arena that the lower ranks are always looking
for an opportunity to rise. In a match that put mortality and ambition on full
display, Mila Jojovich was killed in her challenge to the higher-ranked Skaith.
Clan Battleaxe II was clearly the most avoided team. Their reputation turned away
challengers, leaving them isolated despite their willingness to fight. Tanks for
Nothin' earned the distinction of "avoiding the most" by repeatedly turning down
engagements. The strategy might preserve bodies, but it does little to quell the
murmuring in the sands. Coolie is our most challenged warrior. Challenge after
challenge came his way, and I'm not sure he enjoyed the attention. He especially did
not like it after losing to Stingray.
To summarize, Jhans rewarded those who reached for the stars, and Jhans remembers
those who did not. Bold challenges shaped the turn, shifting ranks kept the crowd
interested, and reputations were polished or tarnished. On these swirling sands,
hesitation fades quickly, but courage leaves tracks. Until next time, Jhans.
-- Mira Kelvaren
Reporter on the Sands
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MIKE VADNER 8738 17 12 2 127 BAD PICKLES (699)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARK 1 8665 14 18 1 103 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
SPINNOCK 8835 16 5 1 101 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
KUURUS 8684 25 20 0 95 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
MAZRIM 5911 15 3 0 94 IRON TIGERS (484)
ENVY 8827 16 10 0 92 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARK 8814 16 12 0 81 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
SYAN-LIN 8783 16 11 0 80 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
SAPPHIRE 8866 11 6 0 79 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
-VASILKO 8816 5 2 1 78 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
LITTLE WILLIE 8667 17 15 0 75 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600 7 3 0 73 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)
SONJA 8815 12 11 1 69 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
UMBRALIS 8887 8 5 0 68 THE WHISPERS (706)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DYNIT 6083 9 5 0 66 IRON TIGERS (484)
-ANGRY ORCHARD 7868 10 9 0 64 FERMENTED (651)
SAINT-CHAMOND 8666 15 17 0 62 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
HADOR 8234 5 1 0 61 IRON TIGERS (484)
WHIPPET 8668 13 19 1 59 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
-LL HOSTESS 8872 7 6 0 59 IRON DAMSELS (16)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MURMURIO 8890 7 6 1 56 THE WHISPERS (706)
FAME 8875 13 2 0 53 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
SILENS 8891 8 5 0 41 THE WHISPERS (706)
VARKOS 8865 7 10 0 41 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
TENEBRAX 8888 7 6 0 41 THE WHISPERS (706)
-SYDEE 8867 7 6 0 39 IRON DAMSELS (16)
SKAITH 8927 5 2 1 38 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
STINGRAY 5375 4 0 0 38 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEWCLAW 6100 7 4 0 32 IRON TIGERS (484)
BOGDON RO 8918 3 4 0 31 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
BOB SEMPLE 8839 6 12 0 30 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
AVERAGE JOE 8862 6 11 0 29 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
HALONOR 8860 4 2 0 29 WOLF AND MAN (701)
-RHINOCEROS 5374 3 1 0 28 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
ERIC BROWN 8912 2 3 0 25 BAD PICKLES (699)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WRUGY 8916 1 3 0 23 WOLF AND MAN (701)
COOLIE 8910 5 4 0 19 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
LAVITROS 8914 2 1 0 19 WOLF AND MAN (701)
KIORI 8915 1 0 0 19 WOLF AND MAN (701)
HOLY WATER 8925 3 1 0 17 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
BOUDICA 8908 4 4 0 16 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
MARLIN 8936 1 1 0 13 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
-HOSTESS HILGA 8923 3 3 0 12 IRON DAMSELS (16)
-SPINDY 8934 2 1 0 11 IRON DAMSELS (16)
-CHICHI 8924 1 5 0 8 IRON DAMSELS (16)
FERN 8930 1 2 1 6 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
LARAH 8931 1 2 0 6 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
SILK 8939 0 1 0 1 THE WHISPERS (706)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MILA JOJOVICH 8929 2 2 0 BAD PICKLES 699 SKAITH 8927 1012
TAMMY WEBSTER 8920 1 5 0 BAD PICKLES 699 SLIPPERS MCGHEE 1012 NONE
DA1 8940 0 1 0 WOLF AND MAN 701 HIGH ELF 1012 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TAMMY WEBSTER was butchered by SLIPPERS MCGHEE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
MIKE VADNER handily defeated KUURUS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title match.
MARK 1 devastated SAPPHIRE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
LITTLE WILLIE was defeated by MAZRIM in a 6 minute master's Challenge match.
WHIPPET was vanquished by UMBRALIS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
SILENS was overpowered by FAITH IN CAUSATION in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
ERIC BROWN slimly lost to TENEBRAX in a 3 minute Challenge melee.
STINGRAY vanquished COOLIE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
MARLIN was defeated by BOB SEMPLE in a 2 minute beginner vs. veteran Challenge duel.
MILA JOJOVICH was assassinated by SKAITH in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
SPINNOCK demolished RIRORNI ADVENTURER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SYAN-LIN slimly won victory over SONJA in a exciting 9 minute veteran's contest.
ARK devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
ENVY handily defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SAINT-CHAMOND was overpowered by DYNIT in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
HADOR handily defeated VARKOS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody mismatched bout.
MURMURIO overpowered AVERAGE JOE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FAME savagely defeated DEWCLAW in a tiresome 14 minute gory bout.
BOUDICA was viciously subdued by BOGDON RO in a crowd pleasing 4 minute competition.
HALONOR defeated HOLY WATER in a 2 minute gruesome veteran vs. novice duel.
LAVITROS won victory over FERN in a 2 minute bloody fray.
WRUGY overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute gory one-sided match.
LARAH won victory over SILK in a 2 minute novice's match.
KIORI won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 7 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 6 - 2 74 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 30 - 24 - 2 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 18 - 0 55 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 28 - 26 - 0 52 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 39 - 37 - 0 51 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 11 - 0 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 18 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 23 - 37 - 1 38 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 27 - 0 37 |
Turn 1012 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 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 2 - 5 2 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK MIKE VADNER 8738 17 12 2 127 BAD PICKLES (699)
WALL OF STEEL SPINNOCK 8835 16 5 1 101 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
AIMED BLOW KUURUS 8684 25 20 0 95 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
LUNGING ATTACK ENVY 8827 16 10 0 92 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
TOTAL PARRY SYAN-LIN 8783 16 11 0 80 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
SLASHING ATTACK FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600 7 3 0 73 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)
PARRY-STRIKE SONJA 8815 12 11 1 69 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
BASHING ATTACK SILENS 8891 8 5 0 41 THE WHISPERS (706)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TENEBRAX 8888 7 6 0 41 THE WHISPERS (706)
PARRY-LUNGE STINGRAY 5375 4 0 0 38 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ENVY 8827. The most popular warrior this turn was
SONJA 8815. The ten other most popular fighters were SYAN-LIN 8783, MAZRIM 5911,
BOGDON RO 8918, LAVITROS 8914, ERIC BROWN 8912, TENEBRAX 8888, HADOR 8234, HALONOR
8860, MIKE VADNER 8738, and FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600.
The least popular fighter this week was FAME 8875. The other ten least popular
fighters were DEWCLAW 6100, LITTLE WILLIE 8667, FERN 8930, BOUDICA 8908, AVERAGE JOE
8862, SAINT-CHAMOND 8666, COOLIE 8910, WHIPPET 8668, SAPPHIRE 8866, and DA1 8940.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MIKE VADNER (36-8738) BAD PICKLES (699)
KUURUS (36-8684) DARK ABUNDANCE (695)