DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/27/2026 Duedate: 06/09/2026
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 503
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SKY BISON
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
(81-4109) [20-9-0,131]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SKY BISON POSITION IS EMPTY
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
(81-4109) [20-9-0,131]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
BROOSS PHAROX TAHT
THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
(81-1287) [15-25-0,80] (81-4097) [15-18-1,80]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 50
2. ARDUIN (200) 41 NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 34 Unchartered Team
4. THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) 24
5. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 19 BAD BEAT (64)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156) 383 320 22 54.5 1/ 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 12 3 1
2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 1106 931 40 54.3 2/ 5 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 10 4 1
3/ 3 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 862 741 25 53.8 3/ 3 LITERATE LOONS (40) 9 6 1
4/ 4 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 309 266 13 53.7 4/ 7 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 9 6 0
5/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 1062 923 38 53.5 5/ 4 DARQUE AGES (29) 9 6 0
6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 1161 1070 47 52.0 6/ 1 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 8 7 2
7/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 699 707 32 49.7 7/ 8 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 8 7 0
8/ 9 ARDUIN (200) 148 155 6 48.8 8/13 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 6 9 0
9/10 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) 231 248 9 48.2 9/11 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) 6 9 0
10/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 543 594 37 47.8 10/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 6 9 0
11/ 8 TOILET PAPER (202) 73 80 2 47.7 11/10 TOILET PAPER (202) 5 9 0
12/13 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 148 167 4 47.0 12/ 6 NBA LEGENDS (156) 5 10 1
13/12 LITERATE LOONS (40) 874 990 37 46.9 13/12 ARDUIN (200) 3 5 0
14/14 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 190 242 13 44.0 14/14 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 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
Another turn in The Spire and the sands are soaked with enough blood to keep the
bookmakers drunk for a month. I'd say the arena's getting civilized, but then
Paradarshin hacked Allen Iverson into tomorrow in under a minute, so there goes that
theory. Well, let's take a look at you "uncivilized" brutes and the mayhem you caused
on Turn 503.
First things first, same old Duelmaster. Sky Bison stomped Frank O'Connor flat and
keeps the throne to himself. It will not be for much longer, as Sky Bison got the call
from the Commission. He has a spectacular record and the kind of momentum that make
managers start talking about "destiny" instead of skill or luck.
On the team front, Clan Longbeard keeps piling up wins like dwarves hoarding ale casks
before winter. Top team this cycle at 12-3-1, with Boscoe beating Ptyalism and Johan
rearranging Robert Parrish like tavern furniture after last call. Even their rookie,
Rudonn, got in on the action. The Longbeards are rolling downhill like an armored
avalanche covered in beard oil.
Now let's discuss funerals disguised as sporting events and revisit Paradarshin. The
lad's fighting record now reads like a butcher's ledger. Poor Allen Iverson barely had
time to realize he was dead before the corpse collectors were arguing over cart fees.
NBA Legends had themselves a rough evening overall. Sure, Jason Kidd picked up a win,
but the team still slid in the standings like a drunk on wet stairs. In my defense,
the stairs were REALLY slippery.
In the "questionable life choices" division, Pharox Taht challenged way up against
Giotto and nearly pulled off the upset before falling short. The crowd loves it,
though. Four minutes of violence, stubbornness, and poor tactical retreats are exactly
what the crowds pay for! I can understand why a team named Toilet Paper would be the
most avoided. Actually, I'm not sure how I feel about that one. Ale House Mercs mostly
avoided them. The most challenged warrior was Giotto, whom we have mentioned already.
Thomas Mann turned in his final fight card today, and he will be traveling on to the
Isle of the Eye. He won't be lonely long, and old rivals Sky Bison and Boscoe will be
joining him in a few weeks. Enjoy the Isle, boys, where the warriors hit harder and
the egos are somehow even worse.
That is all from The Spire. I'm off to drink away this week's pay. I'm craving
something flammable and strong. I need all the help I can get while managers explain
why their 3-2 was "strategically" excellent. Whatever!
Sharpen, Shine, and Sip
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SKY BISON 4109 20 9 0 131 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOSCOE 4074 24 18 0 119 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
JANE AUSTEN 4133 14 9 0 111 LITERATE LOONS (40)
MOLSON 4084 20 18 3 109 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
GIOTTO 4093 20 14 0 104 DARQUE AGES (29)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 17 39 3 95 LITERATE LOONS (40)
RUNNYMEADE 4130 18 7 0 94 DARQUE AGES (29)
PTYALISM 3916 22 9 0 92 TOILET PAPER (202)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOLDYLOX 4080 17 22 0 90 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
MISTI SKYE 4117 16 10 0 90 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
WHIPSICLE 4162 9 4 1 87 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 22 20 0 86 LITERATE LOONS (40)
PARADARSHIN 4176 8 2 2 85 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SARCASM 4051 18 28 2 84 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
JOHAN 4110 13 15 2 84 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
JASON KIDD 4143 13 6 1 84 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PHAROX TAHT 4097 15 18 1 80 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
BROOSS 1287 15 25 0 80 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
TAIZU 4131 15 10 0 75 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHARMIN 3943 17 11 0 72 TOILET PAPER (202)
MORGUHN 2524 10 13 1 70 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
BYRUHO 2455 14 15 3 69 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THUNDERFIST 4132 12 10 1 66 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
ROBERT PARISH 4095 14 17 1 64 NBA LEGENDS (156)
BATTERSKULL 4144 10 8 0 62 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
PTERODACTYL 3913 12 19 1 58 TOILET PAPER (202)
DEZMUND 2561 7 9 0 58 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
GILMUR 4139 15 6 0 57 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
LEONARDO 4136 10 12 0 57 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
SCREAMING ITCHY 4147 9 10 0 57 ARDUIN (200)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNOW GOLEM 4165 9 4 0 55 ARDUIN (200)
FULVIUS COTTA 4193 5 1 0 53 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
CAIUS FLACUS 4134 14 8 0 52 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
PTOMAINE 3914 10 21 0 51 TOILET PAPER (202)
QUINTUS LAENAS 4152 9 9 0 50 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
DILLY DILLY 4111 10 18 0 48 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
BRUTE SQUAD 1 4142 8 13 0 47 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
DECIUS BELLUM 4155 9 6 0 45 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
SOULQUAKE 4145 9 9 0 44 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
KEVIN GARNETT 4185 5 3 0 38 NBA LEGENDS (156)
JACH SKELLINGTON 4175 8 4 0 35 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
MOONFURY 4178 4 5 1 35 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRUSADE 4171 6 7 1 33 DARQUE AGES (29)
KALPHUS 4179 5 5 0 33 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
CALYPSO 4173 5 7 0 27 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
DONATELLO 4159 4 11 0 24 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
HOPERATOR 4195 3 2 0 24 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PRINCESS LEIA 4183 5 4 1 23 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
APIUS CASIUS 4200 2 1 1 23 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
SHADOWBROOKE 4174 6 3 0 21 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
RUDONN 4203 2 0 0 21 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
RAHKSAHNAH 2635 3 8 0 18 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
HAGGORYM 4199 0 2 0 16 ARDUIN (200)
BILL RUSSELL 4187 4 3 0 15 NBA LEGENDS (156)
MAVERICK 4182 2 7 0 13 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
HYLDA 4189 3 2 0 11 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
VOODOO RANGER 4204 1 1 0 10 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
NERTA MOONSLICE 4205 1 0 0 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
DRAGON PEPPER 4197 1 3 0 6 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
GREAT SCHISM 4201 1 2 0 5 DARQUE AGES (29)
V.S. NAIPAUL 4202 0 3 0 3 LITERATE LOONS (40)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
AII LORAII 4153 10 5 1 ARDUIN 200 GEORGE ELIOT 3978 501
YELLOW PERIL 4188 1 3 0 ARDUIN 200 MOONFURY 4178 499 JUST REVENGED
JIMMY CRACKCORN 4099 13 17 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 PARADARSHIN 4176 502
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ENDONN 4177 3 4 1 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 PRINCESS LEIA 4183 499 REVENGED
WELVE 4198 1 1 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 APIUS CASIUS 4200 501 JUST REVENGED
ALLEN IVERSON 4125 9 14 2 NBA LEGENDS 156 PARADARSHIN 4176 503
PTEROSAUR 3912 12 17 1 TOILET PAPER 202 ALLEN IVERSON 4125 502
PERSONAL ADS
BL Solution -- Well, sometimes that happens, I guess. That was not the result I
expected when matched up against a warrior with nearly 30 FE. Looking at your
roster, it seems I need to face another veteran in the bloodfeud, which I assume is
coming. I await the feud. -- Pardarshin
Kevin Garnett -- I was led to believe that you would be taller. Do they call you the
medium-ticket? You might want to talk to your coach about that challenge strategy.
-- Soulquake
Johan -- Maybe that weapon did work? Or maybe being realistic is overrated? I doubt
Visionist realistically expected you to plant Dark Champion after all. Or maybe you
just need a bit of beard gel. Something to make the Clan notice what a fine one you
have? -- Batterskull
Thunderfist -- Well that was some useless training. -- Boscoe the Peeved
Dilly Dilly -- Practice..practice..practice. -- Gilmur the Preceptor
Dark Champion -- Thanks for saving me. -- Johan the Killa
Rahksahnah -- You are welcome. -- Kalphus the Tutor
Dragon Pepper -- Nice try big fella. -- Rudonn the Fledgling
Congrats Thomas Mann on your invite to the Isle. -- Visionist and Clan Longbeard
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GILMUR bested APIUS CASIUS in a 2 minute master vs. beginner Bloodfeud fight.
SNOW GOLEM demolished MOONFURY in a popular 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud melee.
HAGGORYM was vanquished by GEORGE ELIOT in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
BOSCOE overpowered PTYALISM in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge fight.
PHAROX TAHT was unbelievably bested by GIOTTO in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
MISTI SKYE devastated MORGUHN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
RUNNYMEADE overcame WHIPSICLE in a action packed 4 minute Challenge melee.
TAIZU was vanquished by THOMAS MANN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
PARADARSHIN slaughtered ALLEN IVERSON in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge duel.
JACH SKELLINGTON was beaten by QUINTUS LAENAS in a 1 minute gory Challenge melee.
SCREAMING ITCHY savagely defeated PTOMAINE in a exciting 6 minute Challenge match.
SOULQUAKE was viciously subdued by DEZMUND in a 3 minute brutal Challenge contest.
HOPERATOR was demolished by FULVIUS COTTA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
CALYPSO slimly lost to KEVIN GARNETT in a 2 minute gory Challenge conflict.
BILL RUSSELL was viciously subdued by PRINCESS LEIA in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
SKY BISON vanquished FRANK O'CONNOR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Title fray.
JANE AUSTEN bested SARCASM in a exciting 1 minute veteran's brawl.
MOLSON demolished CHARMIN in a exciting 1 minute gory one-sided bout.
BROOSS viciously subdued THUNDERFIST in a popular 4 minute gory master's competition.
JASON KIDD vanquished PTERODACTYL in a 2 minute one-sided match.
ROBERT PARISH was handily defeated by JOHAN in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MOLDYLOX viciously subdued BATTERSKULL in a popular 2 minute gory one-sided bout.
BRUTE SQUAD 1 was vanquished by BYRUHO in a 1 minute one-sided match.
DILLY DILLY lost to DECIUS BELLUM in a popular 2 minute fight.
CAIUS FLACUS luckily beat KALPHUS in a exciting 4 minute gruesome melee.
LEONARDO handily defeated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven bout.
CRUSADE beat RAHKSAHNAH in a action packed 4 minute brutal competition.
SHADOWBROOKE defeated GREAT SCHISM in a action packed 1 minute fight.
MAVERICK was viciously subdued by RUDONN in a 2 minute brutal fight.
DONATELLO luckily beat VOODOO RANGER in a exciting 1 minute veteran vs. novice fight.
HYLDA overcame V.S. NAIPAUL in a action packed 6 minute amateur's match.
DRAGON PEPPER was savagely defeated by NERTA MOONSLICE in a 1 minute struggle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 12 LUNGING ATTACK 63 - 41 - 1 61 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 9 TOTAL PARRY 65 - 49 - 0 57 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 9 AIMED BLOW 21 - 17 - 0 55 |
|TOTAL PARRY 9 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 10 - 1 55 |
|WALL OF STEEL 7 WALL OF STEEL 38 - 32 - 1 54 |
|BASHING ATTACK 7 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 9 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 STRIKING ATTACK 39 - 39 - 4 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 35 - 44 - 1 44 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-STRIKE 16 - 24 - 1 40 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 29 - 54 - 3 35 |
Turn 503 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-LUNGE 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 5 3 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 5 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 5 2 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 2 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 6 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK SKY BISON 4109 20 9 0 131 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
AIMED BLOW BOSCOE 4074 24 18 0 119 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SLASHING ATTACK JANE AUSTEN 4133 14 9 0 111 LITERATE LOONS (40)
PARRY-STRIKE MOLSON 4084 20 18 3 109 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
TOTAL PARRY GIOTTO 4093 20 14 0 104 DARQUE AGES (29)
BASHING ATTACK MISTI SKYE 4117 16 10 0 90 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
STRIKING ATTACK PARADARSHIN 4176 8 2 2 85 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
WALL OF STEEL JASON KIDD 4143 13 6 1 84 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TAIZU 4131 15 10 0 75 DARQUE AGES (29)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BROOSS 1287. The most popular warrior this turn was
PHAROX TAHT 4097. The ten other most popular fighters were BROOSS 1287, RAHKSAHNAH
2635, WHIPSICLE 4162, SCREAMING ITCHY 4147, KALPHUS 4179, MOLDYLOX 4080, DILLY DILLY
4111, V.S. NAIPAUL 4202, BOSCOE 4074, and DEZMUND 2561.
The least popular fighter this week was PTOMAINE 3914. The other ten least popular
fighters were HYLDA 4189, DRAGON PEPPER 4197, MAVERICK 4182, BRUTE SQUAD 1 4142,
ROBERT PARISH 4095, PTERODACTYL 3913, FRANK O'CONNOR 4075, HOPERATOR 4195, JACH
SKELLINGTON 4175, and TAIZU 4131.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
SKY BISON (81-4109) ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
BOSCOE (81-4074) CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
THOMAS MANN (81-4076) LITERATE LOONS (40)