DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 07/28/2025 Duedate: 08/09/2025 VALAMANTIS ARENA DM 62 TURN 877 This Week's Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS REDRAGON KEYBOARDS (533) (62-5358) [13-8-1,105] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader REDRAGON LACERATOR KEYBOARDS (533) ASSASSINS (542) (62-5358) [13-8-1,105] (62-5444) [6-1-0,52] Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite MR MASTODON DUN RINGILL PRIVATE IDAHO (439) DARK AGES (256) (62-4343) [6-8-0,44] (62-5316) [13-8-0,57] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM ASSASSINS (542) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. ASSASSINS (542) 80 2. KEYBOARDS (533) 41 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) 3. DARK AGES (256) 35 Unchartered Team 4. MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518) 15 5. PLAYHOUSE III (528) 10 ASSASSINS (542) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 DIAMONDS IN THE RUF (386) 51 27 1 65.4 1/ 5*ASSASSINS (542) 7 3 0 2/ 2 MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518) 108 85 7 56.0 2/ 7 KEYBOARDS (533) 6 3 0 3/ 5 PLAYHOUSE III (528) 15 14 0 51.7 3/ 6 DARK AGES (256) 6 4 0 4/ 4 RIO VISTANS (348) 221 209 14 51.4 4/ 1 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) 6 5 0 5/ 9*ASSASSINS (542) 17 18 0 48.6 5/ 4 PLAYHOUSE III (528) 5 4 0 6/ 6 DARK AGES (256) 83 89 6 48.3 6/ 2 DIAMONDS IN THE RUF (386) 5 5 0 7/ 8 KEYBOARDS (533) 49 60 1 45.0 7/ 3 RIO VISTANS (348) 5 7 0 8/ 7*SENSATIONALS (543) 5 7 0 41.7 8/10 MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518) 2 8 0 9/10 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) 34 58 2 37.0 9/ 9*SENSATIONALS (543) 1 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in VALAMANTIS this turn, and let's start with a look at some of the teams. It seems the training can make the difference, as PRIVATE IDAHO is pushed out of top team by ASSASSINS, who came from 5th with a 5-0-0 this turn. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF, whose 2-3-0 this turn dropped them by 4 into 6th. KEYBOARDS stable has parlayed this turn's 4-1-0 into a 5 space move up the rankings. This brings them up to 2nd place. Good work, guys! The ASSASSINS guild has had a 5-0-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future. You never know where this kind of thing can lead. And let's see, LACERATOR fought EDGEWATER and gained 23 points and contributed to ASSASSINS' 5-0-0. EDGEWATER has lost to LACERATOR, falling 21 points, while helping make RIO VISTANS a 1-3-0 turn. And not without some honor, REDRAGON now claims the title and throne of Duelmaster of VALAMANTIS. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Aradi Alyia uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle! He who challenges well, fights well. He who avoids without cause, shall lose for good reasons. My mama told me that one. RIO VISTANS has cause to stand tall, as they were VALAMANTIS' most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And avoiding RIO VISTANS more than any other team we find ASSASSINS. VALAMANTIS, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans, take notice that MR MASTODON from PRIVATE IDAHO was VALAMANTIS' most challenged warrior this turn. In a brave attempt, HIP LINKCHAIN from MISSISSIPPI BLUES challenged up 23 points to fight HOUSE RUTH BUILT from the DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF stable. HIP LINKCHAIN perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was bested by HOUSE RUTH BUILT and ended up with 61 recognition points. The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace. Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. Is it really true that VALAMANTIS has more dishwashers per capita that fighters? Just thought I'd ask... Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the sweetest. Well, I'm burning daylight here in VALAMANTIS and I've a long road ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until you see my quill in VALAMANTIS again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME REDRAGON 5358 13 8 1 105 KEYBOARDS (533) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CATTY WOMPUS 4354 9 5 1 98 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) THREE RIVERS 4295 13 4 0 91 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SONNY 5329 9 6 0 85 PLAYHOUSE III (528) WOBKEY 5372 14 4 0 82 KEYBOARDS (533) HOUSE RUTH BUILT 4711 11 3 0 82 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) SNOOKY PRYOR 5254 19 22 0 79 MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518) EDEN BRENT 5315 8 3 1 69 MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LARGE MARGE 4326 9 8 0 65 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) HIP LINKCHAIN 5288 14 12 0 61 MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518) DUN RINGILL 5316 13 8 0 57 DARK AGES (256) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DUCKY ONE 5360 10 16 0 55 KEYBOARDS (533) LACERATOR 5444 6 1 0 52 ASSASSINS (542) POUNCER 5445 6 1 0 45 ASSASSINS (542) THE DRUID 5346 9 8 0 44 DARK AGES (256) MR MASTODON 4343 6 8 0 44 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) POLO GROUNDS 5022 7 3 0 41 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) -KEENBLADE 5453 4 0 0 37 SENSATIONALS (543) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BIG GEORGE BROCK 5322 5 3 2 31 MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518) EDGEWATER 5429 4 3 0 31 RIO VISTANS (348) CANDLESTICK 4714 4 7 0 31 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) KELPIE 5383 5 5 0 28 DARK AGES (256) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BERTHA LEE 5308 6 8 0 26 MISSISSIPPI BLUES (518) BEEDOO 5430 5 5 1 26 RIO VISTANS (348) GOUGER 5455 3 3 0 25 ASSASSINS (542) HOSS 5330 3 2 0 25 PLAYHOUSE III (528) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FOGHAT 5442 3 2 0 23 DARK AGES (256) EXHIBITION PLACE 5132 3 0 0 20 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) POUNDER 5480 1 0 0 20 ASSASSINS (542) LINDA VISTA 5438 5 4 0 19 RIO VISTANS (348) LA CAVALE 5332 3 2 0 15 PLAYHOUSE III (528) RIO SANDS 5468 2 4 0 11 RIO VISTANS (348) THUNDERFOOT 5450 1 3 0 10 SENSATIONALS (543) NUPHY 5449 1 0 0 10 KEYBOARDS (533) SWINDLER 5475 1 2 0 9 ASSASSINS (542) AQUALUNG 5464 1 2 0 5 DARK AGES (256) VARMILO 5478 1 2 0 5 KEYBOARDS (533) ROCK LOBSTER 5471 0 1 0 1 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) LOSER 5476 0 1 0 1 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS HIP LINKCHAIN was bested by HOUSE RUTH BUILT in a 3 minute master's Challenge fight. DUN RINGILL won victory over POLO GROUNDS in a 3 minute Challenge battle. THE DRUID narrowly defeated MR MASTODON in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge duel. LINDA VISTA was overpowered by BIG GEORGE BROCK in a 1 minute Challenge fight. KELPIE bested BERTHA LEE in a 1 minute Challenge brawl. EXHIBITION PLACE won victory over RIO SANDS in a 1 minute Challenge fight. SWINDLER savagely defeated VARMILO in a 1 minute gory amateur's Challenge brawl. AQUALUNG slimly lost to LA CAVALE in a 4 minute gruesome beginner's Challenge melee. THREE RIVERS lost to REDRAGON in a 1 minute expert's Title fight. CATTY WOMPUS viciously subdued SNOOKY PRYOR in a exciting 2 minute veteran's fight. LARGE MARGE was overpowered by SONNY in a 1 minute one-sided fight. WOBKEY subdued EDEN BRENT in a 1 minute competition. CANDLESTICK was handily defeated by DUCKY ONE in a 1 minute one-sided contest. EDGEWATER was devastated by LACERATOR in a 1 minute mismatched bout. HOSS was handily defeated by POUNCER in a 1 minute uneven fight. GOUGER overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven struggle. BEEDOO handily defeated THUNDERFOOT in a 1 minute mismatched bout. FOGHAT devastated LOSER in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. NUPHY overpowered ROCK LOBSTER in a 1 minute one-sided match. POUNDER overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 9 SLASHING ATTACK 22 - 14 - 0 61 | |AIMED BLOW 9 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 2 - 0 60 | |SLASHING ATTACK 7 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 4 - 0 56 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 6 - 0 54 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 14 - 0 52 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 27 - 2 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 AIMED BLOW 29 - 42 - 0 41 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 5 - 0 38 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 14 - 0 22 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 877 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 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 4 - 5 3 AIMED BLOW BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 STRIKING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 3 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 3 1 PARRY-LUNGE LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 4 1 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-LUNGE REDRAGON 5358 13 8 1 105 KEYBOARDS (533) STRIKING ATTACK CATTY WOMPUS 4354 9 5 1 98 PRIVATE IDAHO (439) LUNGING ATTACK THREE RIVERS 4295 13 4 0 91 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) AIMED BLOW SONNY 5329 9 6 0 85 PLAYHOUSE III (528) SLASHING ATTACK WOBKEY 5372 14 4 0 82 KEYBOARDS (533) WALL OF STEEL HOUSE RUTH BUILT 4711 11 3 0 82 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) TOTAL PARRY POLO GROUNDS 5022 7 3 0 41 DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is MR MASTODON 4343. The most popular warrior this turn was DUN RINGILL 5316. The ten other most popular fighters were MR MASTODON 4343, CATTY WOMPUS 4354, THE DRUID 5346, HIP LINKCHAIN 5288, HOUSE RUTH BUILT 4711, KELPIE 5383, SWINDLER 5475, AQUALUNG 5464, LA CAVALE 5332, and DUCKY ONE 5360. The least popular fighter this week was ROCK LOBSTER 5471. The other ten least popular fighters were LOSER 5476, THUNDERFOOT 5450, HOSS 5330, EDGEWATER 5429, LARGE MARGE 4326, VARMILO 5478, BERTHA LEE 5308, LINDA VISTA 5438, BEEDOO 5430, and LACERATOR 5444.