DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/04/2026    Duedate: 05/16/2026

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM 62    TURN 897

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

EMBER LION
RANDOMNESS 3 (532)
(62-5354) [17-2-2,157]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

EMBER LION                     BURT
RANDOMNESS 3 (532)             OF WOLF & FLASH (545)
(62-5354) [17-2-2,157]         (62-5496) [4-0-0,55]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DAY DRINKING TIME              EARTHO
I'D BE GOOD (538)              RIO VISTANS (348)
(62-5403) [10-6-0,65]          (62-5378) [10-9-0,93]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ASSASSINS (542)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KEYBOARDS (533)               22 
2. RIO VISTANS (348)             20    CHEER CAMP (539)
3. CHEER CAMP (539)              19    Unchartered Team
4. OF WOLF & FLASH (545)         18 
5. I'D BE GOOD (538)             3     OF WOLF & FLASH (545)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*OF WOLF & FLASH (545)      4   0  0 100.   1/ 1 ASSASSINS (542)          10  5 0
 2/ 0 CHEER CAMP (539)          10   1  0 90.9   2/ 5 KEYBOARDS (533)           6  6 1
 3/ 1 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        60  43  3 58.3   3/ 2 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        5  1 1
 4/ 3 ASSASSINS (542)           42  32  0 56.8   4- 3 DARK AGES (256)           5  5 0
 5/ 2 I'D BE GOOD (538)         11   9  0 55.0   5/ 4 RIO VISTANS (348)         5 10 0
 6- 4 VISIONARIES (483)         17  14  0 54.8   6/ 0*OF WOLF & FLASH (545)     1  0 0
 7/ 5 RIO VISTANS (348)        249 230 15 52.0   7/ 0 CHEER CAMP (539)          1  0 0
 8- 6 DARK AGES (256)          108 114  6 48.6   8- 6 VISIONARIES (483)         1  1 0
 9/ 7 KEYBOARDS (533)           79  97  4 44.9   9/ 7 I'D BE GOOD (538)         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

     Hail and well met warriors of VALAMANTIS!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  Warriors--remember that glory waits 
always around the corner!  Witness how this week KEYBOARDS went 2-2-0 to move up 3 in 
the rankings.  RIO SANDS caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he 
skillfully bested STAR DROID and was awarded 26 points in recognition.  In one of the 
week's more notable duels, RIO SANDS put down STAR DROID, causing him to lose 30 
points of recognition in the process.  Not for nothing has EMBER LION in the past 
laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet 
again.  No confirmation, but my sources claim that the top team has gained their 
position using magical aids.  Charmed weapons perhaps?   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city VALAMANTIS.  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in 
VALAMANTIS these days is RIO VISTANS.  At least, most blades in town are looking to 
avoid them.  If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find 
any of ASSASSINS last week.  Busy avoiding RIO VISTANS?  Mighty fighters cannot but 
expect competition from those below.  EARTHO take warning!  You have more than a few 
enemies in VALAMANTIS.  Give DAY DRINKING TIME credit for his courage.  Did you note 
how he challenged EARTHO despite the 27 point difference in their rankings?  3 points 
of newly earned recognition and a dose of my admiration is what DAY DRINKING TIME 
must now weigh against the defeat which resulted.  A match that raised a few eyebrows 
at the games this week, it seems that SWINDLER posted a challenge against the more 
highly recognized DUCKY ONE.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand SWINDLER won 
victory over DUCKY ONE.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  
In the arena there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     The girls are as pretty in VALAMANTIS as ever I remembered them....and the 
fighters as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of 
a far off city calling to me.  I must away!  Till next we meet remember - the pen is 
mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EMBER LION 5354              17   2  2 157         RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THE DRUID 5346               18   9  0 113         DARK AGES (256)           
 RIO SANDS 5468               11   5  0  98         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 EARTHO 5378                  10   9  0  93         RIO VISTANS (348)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LINDA VISTA 5438             11   8  1  87         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 SWINDLER 5475                 7   4  0  82         ASSASSINS (542)           
 STAR DROID 5367              11  10  1  78         RANDOMNESS 3 (532)        
 DUCKY ONE 5360               16  28  0  76         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 POUNDER 5480                  7   2  0  69         ASSASSINS (542)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DUN RINGILL 5316             17  14  0  65         DARK AGES (256)           
 VARMILO 5478                 11  11  0  65         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 DAY DRINKING TIME 5403       10   6  0  65         I'D BE GOOD (538)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BURT 5496                     4   0  0  55         OF WOLF & FLASH (545)     
 LACERATOR 5444               10   5  0  53         ASSASSINS (542)           
 EDGEWATER 5429                8   9  0  48         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 BEEDOO 5430                  10  10  1  41         RIO VISTANS (348)         
 POUNCER 5445                 10   4  0  40         ASSASSINS (542)           
 GOUGER 5455                   8   6  0  34         ASSASSINS (542)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-AQUALUNG 5464                 5   8  0  33         DARK AGES (256)           
 MELETRIX 5487                 2   0  1  32         KEYBOARDS (533)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FOGHAT 5442                   6   9  0  27         DARK AGES (256)           

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPIRIT STICK 5417             1   0  0  19         CHEER CAMP (539)          
-TOPRE 5500                    1   0  0  13         KEYBOARDS (533)           
 NEO65 5503                    0   1  0   1         KEYBOARDS (533)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BRIENNE OF TARTH 5501   2  1 0 DARK AGES 256        MELETRIX 5487          896  
KELPIE 5383             8  9 0 DARK AGES 256        LINDA VISTA 5438       893 REVENGED
VIRULINA 4936           7  8 0 VISIONARIES 483      STAR DROID 5367        896  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SWINDLER bested DUCKY ONE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
DAY DRINKING TIME was overcome by EARTHO in a popular 2 minute Challenge match.
POUNDER vanquished EDGEWATER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
EMBER LION overpowered LINDA VISTA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
STAR DROID was devastated by RIO SANDS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BURT devastated GOUGER in a 3 minute mismatched match.
VARMILO handily defeated POUNCER in a 2 minute uneven fight.
BEEDOO was viciously subdued by LACERATOR in a action packed 1 minute gruesome duel.
MELETRIX overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SPIRIT STICK overpowered NEO65 in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         LUNGING ATTACK    31 -  13 -  0      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   1 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  21 -  3      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         AIMED BLOW        22 -  31 -  0      42  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   2 -  0      33  |

Turn 897 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-STRIKE       1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  4         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   EMBER LION 5354            17   2  2  157 RANDOMNESS 3 (532)
STRIKING ATTACK  RIO SANDS 5468             11   5  0   98 RIO VISTANS (348)
SLASHING ATTACK  LINDA VISTA 5438           11   8  1   87 RIO VISTANS (348)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   POUNDER 5480                7   2  0   69 ASSASSINS (542)
AIMED BLOW       DAY DRINKING TIME 5403     10   6  0   65 I'D BE GOOD (538)
TOTAL PARRY      BURT 5496                   4   0  0   55 OF WOLF & FLASH (545)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DAY DRINKING TIME 5403.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was EARTHO 5378.  The ten other most popular fighters were SWINDLER 5475, 
EMBER LION 5354, GOUGER 5455, LACERATOR 5444, DAY DRINKING TIME 5403, RIO SANDS 5468, 
VARMILO 5478, POUNDER 5480, LINDA VISTA 5438, and MELETRIX 5487.

The least popular fighter this week was NEO65 5503.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were STAR DROID 5367, DUCKY ONE 5360, BEEDOO 5430, POUNCER 5445, BURT 5496, 
EDGEWATER 5429, SPIRIT STICK 5417, MELETRIX 5487, LINDA VISTA 5438, and POUNDER 5480.