DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/05/2026    Duedate: 03/18/2026

VEASTIAN ARENA

DM 43    TURN 985

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

F-LYSANDER
GUARDIANS (385)
(43-3835) [19-10-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

F-LYSANDER                     MARRIAGE
GUARDIANS (385)                EH TAYLOR '26 (560)
(43-3835) [19-10-0,114]        (43-5684) [2-1-0,29]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

TRISTIAN CARTLE                KETL LOCKBLOCK
PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)        PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)
(43-5601) [22-16-0,95]         (43-5650) [8-9-0,74]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DUREX 100 (546)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)       42 
2. EH TAYLOR '26 (560)           38    GUARDIANS (385)
3. DUREX 100 (546)               23    Unchartered Team
4. CLASSIC GAMES (419)           8  
5. GUARDIANS (385)               -10   EH TAYLOR '26 (560)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*EH TAYLOR '26 (560)        6   4  0 60.0   1/ 1 DUREX 100 (546)           8  7 0
 2- 3 FAR TRAVELERS (553)       36  27  4 57.1   2/ 2 GUARDIANS (385)           7  8 0
 3/ 4 GUARDIANS (385)           69  58  4 54.3   3/ 3*EH TAYLOR '26 (560)       6  4 0
 4/ 5 DUREX 100 (546)          158 151  5 51.1   4/ 6 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   5  5 0
 5/ 6 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)  158 156 10 50.3   5/ 4 CLASSIC GAMES (419)       3  0 0
 6/ 7 CLASSIC GAMES (419)       19  19  2 50.0   6- 5 FAR TRAVELERS (553)       1  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

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
VEASTIAN.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for KETL LOCKBLOCK, who flew up 16 points in the rankings after 
mashing STARHAWK like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  And falling like a basher 
in the top ten was STARHAWK, who dropped 9 points after a disappointing (to say the 
least) bout with KETL LOCKBLOCK.  Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but 
bloody knuckles was DUREX 100's INGOT, who was turned away from the Duelmastership by 
F-LYSANDER.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at 
bay.   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the VEASTIAN arena.  And hey, 
kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid FAR TRAVELERS, please raise you hand.  Wow.  
Does VEASTIAN really have that many liars?  And you guys like to boo me?  Well, 
unsling your rasberries, cause GUARDIANS beats feet every time FAR TRAVELERS smiles 
at them.  Try farming, eh?  And who is this ROCK SHIELD you ask, with 109 points and 
a 18-24-0 record.  Ooh, the tales I could tell!  In a touching display by a 'touched' 
warrior, F-SHANA went after ROCK SHIELD, who was higher by 22 points.  Well, when the 
dust settled, F-SHANA was beat by ROCK SHIELD.  TERNA MYTOH of PRIDE OF ALASTARI had 
better have a good reason for challenging down 11 points in a challenge which she 
won.  I thought TERNA MYTOH showed great skill and promise when she bested BASALT.  
All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     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.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  Good luck in 
next week's fights.  Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real 
fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 F-LYSANDER 3835              19  10  0 114         GUARDIANS (385)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROCK SHIELD 5619             18  24  0 109         DUREX 100 (546)           
 TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601         22  16  0  95         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INGOT 5651                   15  11  0  86         DUREX 100 (546)           
 ALETA OGORD 5517              5   3  0  81         GUARDIANS (385)           
 F-SHANA 3837                 15  14  1  75         GUARDIANS (385)           
 KETL LOCKBLOCK 5650           8   9  0  74         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   
-CHOCK 5638                    8   0  0  74         FAR TRAVELERS (553)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TERNA MYTOH 5648             10   8  0  61         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   
-DONKEY KONG 4163              5   2  0  61         CLASSIC GAMES (419)       
 CASTER 5659                  11  12  0  58         DUREX 100 (546)           
-IBRAHIM 5639                  7   3  0  58         FAR TRAVELERS (553)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STARHAWK 5572                 9   3  1  56         GUARDIANS (385)           
 NUGGET 5681                   7   1  0  49         DUREX 100 (546)           
 BASALT 5667                  12   8  1  45         DUREX 100 (546)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHIPPA KEMNAC 5647            4  14  1  31         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   
 MARRIAGE 5684                 2   1  0  29         EH TAYLOR '26 (560)       
 BATTLEZONE 4504               3   4  1  27         CLASSIC GAMES (419)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GALAXIAN 5450                 1   1  0  21         CLASSIC GAMES (419)       
 TORNADO 5687                  2   1  0  16         EH TAYLOR '26 (560)       
 JOHLI KEKKLE 5696             1   1  0  15         PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)   
 STRAIGHT RYE 5704             1   0  0  15         EH TAYLOR '26 (560)       
 AMARANTH 5686                 1   0  0  13         EH TAYLOR '26 (560)       
 MAJOR VICTORY 5597            2   4  0  10         GUARDIANS (385)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SMALL BATCH 5683        0  1 0 EH TAYLOR '26 560    MOUNTAIN TROLL         985 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SMALL BATCH was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
F-SHANA was vanquished by ROCK SHIELD in a 3 minute brutal uneven Challenge battle.
STARHAWK was savagely defeated by KETL LOCKBLOCK in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
TERNA MYTOH defeated BASALT in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
CHIPPA KEMNAC was bested by NUGGET in a action packed 1 minute Challenge brawl.
JOHLI KEKKLE overpowered MAJOR VICTORY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
F-LYSANDER slimly won victory over INGOT in a 3 minute veteran's Title competition.
ALETA OGORD lost to TRISTIAN CARTLE in a 1 minute duel.
CASTER vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
MARRIAGE overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLEZONE slimly won victory over TORNADO in a 1 minute bout.
AMARANTH overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
STRAIGHT RYE bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute amateur's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         TOTAL PARRY       15 -   7 -  0      68  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   3 -  1      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW         4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -   9 -  0      65  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE       17 -  15 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   6 -  1      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -  15 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    4 -   8 -  0      33  |

Turn 985 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      F-LYSANDER 3835            19  10  0  114 GUARDIANS (385)
PARRY-LUNGE      TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601       22  16  0   95 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)
STRIKING ATTACK  ALETA OGORD 5517            5   3  0   81 GUARDIANS (385)
BASHING ATTACK   TERNA MYTOH 5648           10   8  0   61 PRIDE OF ALASTARI (545)
WALL OF STEEL    STARHAWK 5572               9   3  1   56 GUARDIANS (385)
LUNGING ATTACK   NUGGET 5681                 7   1  0   49 DUREX 100 (546)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was KETL LOCKBLOCK 5650.  The ten other most popular fighters were INGOT 5651, 
ROCK SHIELD 5619, F-LYSANDER 3835, CASTER 5659, SMALL BATCH 5683, TERNA MYTOH 5648, 
NUGGET 5681, F-SHANA 3837, STARHAWK 5572, and JOHLI KEKKLE 5696.

The least popular fighter this week was AMARANTH 5686.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TORNADO 5687, ALETA OGORD 5517, MAJOR VICTORY 5597, CHIPPA KEMNAC 5647, 
BASALT 5667, STRAIGHT RYE 5704, BATTLEZONE 4504, MARRIAGE 5684, TRISTIAN CARTLE 5601, 
and JOHLI KEKKLE 5696.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

F-LYSANDER (43-3835) GUARDIANS (385)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                         HAWKEYE (3-6680) M*A*S*H 4077  (615) 
                   GIRLFRIED GIRLFRIEND (84-25543) 102811E  (4536) 
                  RAYMOND ZUSSMAN (84-3696) MEDAL OF HONOR J5  (719) 
                     SFC12 (84-23960) MEDAL OF HONOR 113  (4249) 
                  DIRE LAPDOG (85-16884) THIRSTY THUGS 1656  (3094) 
                        IVY MANIAC (85-20516) SBLI 32  (3757) 
                        TEDDY (86-28500) RANDOMNESS 41  (5234) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes