DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/03/2026    Duedate: 02/16/2026

AMEN-TEI ARENA

DM 63    TURN 880

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LYDIA KO
THE SAND TRAP (403)
(63-3798) [26-11-0,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LYDIA KO                       ALKES
THE SAND TRAP (403)            CRATER (394)
(63-3798) [26-11-0,108]        (63-3678) [4-0-0,86]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HOWLIN                         CHENRESIG
TOP FIVE WOLFS (405)           SAFE HAVEN (270)
(63-3766) [15-18-0,86]         (63-3844) [8-13-0,59]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHAOS KIDS (414)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OLD WOMEN (138)               33 
2. FLEURS DU MAL (415)           26    LIBATIONS 3 (406)
3. CRATER (394)                  24    Unchartered Team
4. FRESH MEAT (411)              20 
5. THE SAND TRAP (403)           15    FLEURS DU MAL (415)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*FLEURS DU MAL (415)        6   1  1 85.7   1/ 4 CHAOS KIDS (414)          8  5 1
 2- 3 FAR TRAVELERS (407)       28  15  1 65.1   2/ 2 THE SAND TRAP (403)       8  7 0
 3/ 4 LIBATIONS 3 (406)         56  33  1 62.9   3/ 1 SAFE HAVEN (270)          7  8 0
 4/ 5 SAFE HAVEN (270)         323 220 16 59.5   4/ 7*FLEURS DU MAL (415)       4  0 1
 5- 6 NEON ODYSSEY (402)       104  72  5 59.1   5/ 6 FRESH MEAT (411)          4  3 0
 6/ 7 THE SAND TRAP (403)      134 130  6 50.8   6- 3 NEON ODYSSEY (402)        3  2 0
 7/ 9 ULFHEDNAR (399)           96  98  3 49.5   7/ 8 BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       3  3 0
 8/10 CHAOS KIDS (414)          29  30  3 49.2   8/ 9*CRATER (394)              3  3 0
 9/ 8 TOP FIVE WOLFS (405)      17  18  0 48.6   9/ 0*OLD WOMEN (138)           2  3 0
10/11 FRESH MEAT (411)          71  81  8 46.7  10/13 ULFHEDNAR (399)           2  4 0
11/12 WAYFARERS (248)          1274 1534 27 45.4  11/14 LIBATIONS 3 (406)         1  1 0
12/13 BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       20  30  1 40.0  12- 5 FAR TRAVELERS (407)       1  1 0
13/ 0*OLD WOMEN (138)            2   3  0 40.0  13/11 TOP FIVE WOLFS (405)      1  2 0
14/14*CRATER (394)               4   7  0 36.4  14/12 WAYFARERS (248)           0  3 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt AMEN-TEI will ever be the same.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as SAFE HAVEN is pushed out of top team by CHAOS KIDS, who came from 4th 
with a 3-2-1 this turn.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are 
sorrows to drown for FAR TRAVELERS, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 7 into 
12th.  CHAOS KIDS stable has parlayed this turn's 3-2-1 into a 3 space move up the 
rankings.  This brings them up to 1st place.  Good work, guys!  And let's see, ALKES 
fought HALSTEER and gained 24 points and contributed to CRATER's 1-0-0.  HALSTEER has 
lost to ALKES, falling 20 points, while helping make ULFHEDNAR a 2-1-0 turn.  The 
attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and WILD BOAR BIN remains AMEN-TEI's 
top warrior for another turn.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from 
unimpeachable sources that The Swinging Aardvark 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.  I also notice that the NEON ODYSSEY 
stable was the most avoided team this turn.  Come on AMEN-TEI, what are you afraid 
of?  And avoiding NEON ODYSSEY more than any other team we find TOP FIVE WOLFS.  
AMEN-TEI, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  The most challenged 
warrior this turn was WAYFARERS' warrior BRIER THORN.  More fighters challenged her 
than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     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 AMEN-TEI 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.  Always good to rest in AMEN-TEI, but never good to wear out my welcome.  
Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in AMEN-TEI again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LYDIA KO 3798                26  11  0 108         THE SAND TRAP (403)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DESMODEUS 3828               15   6  0 114         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        
 PETER RABBIT 3833            15  21  2 105         FRESH MEAT (411)          
 SAUTERNES 3781               25  11  0 104         LIBATIONS 3 (406)         
 BRIER THORN 3740             19  41  0  98         WAYFARERS (248)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BYA 3843                      9  12  1  90         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
-CALYPSO 3746                 19   9  0  88         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        
 HOWLIN 3766                  15  18  0  86         TOP FIVE WOLFS (405)      
 ALKES 3678                    4   0  0  86         CRATER (394)              
 SCWING 1307                  10  11  0  78         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       
 LUCY 3871                    10   4  0  72         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 LENANDR 3789                 12   4  0  67         ULFHEDNAR (399)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INGVAR 3777                  17  11  0  66         ULFHEDNAR (399)           
 HOLD 3856                     9   6  2  66         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 HALSTEER 3772                15  13  0  63         ULFHEDNAR (399)           
 CHENRESIG 3844                8  13  0  59         SAFE HAVEN (270)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MYRRDHIN 3855                 9   6  0  56         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
-CAILAN 3801                   7   4  0  49         FAR TRAVELERS (407)       
 HYE JIN CHOI 3845             9  11  0  48         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 BLENDER FROG 3872             6   6  1  48         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
 KALACHAKRA 3851               8   8  1  45         SAFE HAVEN (270)          
 WOLFSBANE 3899                3   1  0  44         FLEURS DU MAL (415)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TRASH 1310                    6   9  0  39         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOPE 3870                     5   7  1  33         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
-WEED 1 3895                   1   0  1  33         FLEURS DU MAL (415)       
-SCYLLA 3884                   4   1  0  32         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        
 CRASH 1309                    4   8  1  31         BOP BOP DUWOP (178)       
 QUEEN OF HEARTS 3877          4   5  0  29         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
-NAUSICAA 3852                 5   4  1  24         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIRANDA 3908                  2   0  1  21         CHAOS KIDS (414)          
-PERIMEDES 3910                1   0  0  21         NEON ODYSSEY (402)        
 LI MEI WANG 3909              4   1  1  18         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 BLACK DAHLIA 3897             2   0  0  18         FLEURS DU MAL (415)       
 AIKO ITO 3901                 3   3  1  16         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 YOUR MAMMA 847                1   0  0  13         OLD WOMEN (138)           
 THE DEALERS EX 846            1   0  0  13         OLD WOMEN (138)           
 JI MIN PARK 3900              2   4  0  10         THE SAND TRAP (403)       
 FAST AND EASY 844             0   1  0   1         OLD WOMEN (138)           

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BAG LADY 843            0  1 0 OLD WOMEN 138        BLACK ORC              880 NONE
GRANDMA MOSES 845       0  1 0 OLD WOMEN 138        MIRANDA 3908           880  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BAG LADY was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SAUTERNES devastated BRIER THORN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
BYA was overcome by LYDIA KO in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge Title match.
HOLD slimly lost to SCWING in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
MYRRDHIN was luckily beaten by LENANDR in a 9 minute bloody Challenge match.
KALACHAKRA unbelievably bested HOPE in a popular 4 minute bloody Challenge duel.
WILD BOAR BIN overpowered HOWLIN in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
PETER RABBIT handily defeated LUCY in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
HALSTEER was vanquished by ALKES in a 2 minute gruesome uneven fight.
INGVAR luckily beat CHENRESIG in a action packed 6 minute veteran's fight.
BLENDER FROG narrowly defeated TRASH in a exciting 4 minute brutal fight.
CRASH was devastated by HYE JIN CHOI in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
QUEEN OF HEARTS subdued AIKO ITO in a 1 minute match.
WOLFSBANE viciously subdued RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute bloody bout.
BLACK DAHLIA viciously subdued JI MIN PARK in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
MIRANDA assassinated GRANDMA MOSES in a 1 minute gruesome uneven struggle.
LI MEI WANG beat FAST AND EASY in a 2 minute amateur's brawl.
THE DEALERS EX devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
YOUR MAMMA demolished SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -   7 -  0      72  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        21 -  16 -  2      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  14 -  0      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  16 -  1      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  28 -  2      51  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE      15 -  17 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  22 -  2      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  21 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -  16 -  1      27  |

Turn 880 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    3 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  4         4  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  2                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     LYDIA KO 3798              26  11  0  108 THE SAND TRAP (403)
AIMED BLOW       SAUTERNES 3781             25  11  0  104 LIBATIONS 3 (406)
STRIKING ATTACK  ALKES 3678                  4   0  0   86 CRATER (394)
WALL OF STEEL    LENANDR 3789               12   4  0   67 ULFHEDNAR (399)
TOTAL PARRY      INGVAR 3777                17  11  0   66 ULFHEDNAR (399)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HOWLIN 3766.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CHENRESIG 3844.  The ten other most popular fighters were BYA 3843, KALACHAKRA 3851, 
TRASH 1310, ALKES 3678, BLENDER FROG 3872, BLACK DAHLIA 3897, LYDIA KO 3798, SCWING 
1307, HOPE 3870, and PETER RABBIT 3833.

The least popular fighter this week was GRANDMA MOSES 845.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were CRASH 1309, MYRRDHIN 3855, BRIER THORN 3740, BAG LADY 843, YOUR 
MAMMA 847, THE DEALERS EX 846, FAST AND EASY 844, MIRANDA 3908, JI MIN PARK 3900, and 
AIKO ITO 3901.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

LYDIA KO (63-3798) THE SAND TRAP (403)
BRIER THORN (63-3740) WAYFARERS (248)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

WILD BOAR BIN (63-3829) FRESH MEAT (411)