DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/07/2026 Duedate: 01/20/2026
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 493
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HOARD
DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
(81-3974) [21-15-1,128]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KAPOW POSITION IS EMPTY
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
(81-4085) [20-8-3,133]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
FLAVIUS MANICUS THOMAS MANN
ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) LITERATE LOONS (40)
(81-3976) [22-24-0,99] (81-4076) [15-17-0,93]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 53
2. TOILET PAPER (202) 50 NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 49 Unchartered Team
4. CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 34
5. NBA LEGENDS (156) 29 SUPERIOR FORCES A204 (70)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156) 362 296 21 55.0 1/ 1 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 12 3 2
2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 1084 907 39 54.4 2/ 6 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 10 5 1
3/ 3 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 835 723 23 53.6 3/ 5 NBA LEGENDS (156) 9 6 2
4/ 5 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 281 244 12 53.5 4/ 2 ARDUIN (200) 9 6 1
5/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 1034 901 36 53.4 5/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 8 5 0
6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 1131 1051 46 51.8 6/11 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 8 7 0
7/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 697 699 32 49.9 7/ 8 DARQUE AGES (29) 7 8 0
8/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 520 567 37 47.8 8/ 7 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 6 8 0
9/12 TOILET PAPER (202) 49 55 2 47.1 9/10 LITERATE LOONS (40) 6 8 0
10/10 ARDUIN (200) 122 138 5 46.9 10/12 TOILET PAPER (202) 6 9 0
11/ 9 LITERATE LOONS (40) 851 965 36 46.9 11/ 9 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 5 10 2
12/11 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 174 209 12 45.4 12/ 3 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 5 10 0
13/13 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 121 148 3 45.0 13/13 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 1 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
The 2025 Shadowspire Year in Review
TOP TEAM RECORDS
MOST FIGHTS
ALE HOUSE MERCS 116
BIG LAKE SOLUTIONS 115
MOST WINS
ALE HOUSE MERCS 77
NBA LEGENDS 69
DARQUE AGES 69
MOST KILLS
ALE HOUSE MERCS 5
CHILDHOOD HEROES 5
ROMAN REPUBLIC 5
MOST TURNS DUELMASTERS
NBA LEGENDS 4
ALE HOUSE MERCS 3
DARQUE AGES 3
CLAN LONGBEARD 3
MOST DIFFERENT DUELMASTERS
NBA LEGENDS 3
CULT OF BACCHUS 2
DRAGONBANE GUILD 2
MOST LORD PROTECTORS
NBA LEGENDS 5
BIG LAKE SOLUTIONS 3
CULT OF BACCHUS 3
DRAGONSBANE GUILD 3
BEST W/L FOR YEAR
ALE HOUSE MERCS 59.2%
TOP WARRIOR RECORDS
MOST FIGHTS BY LP
ORLANDO 56
BIG BROTHER 54
MOST WINS BY LP
NIKOLAI GOGOL 26
DENNIS RODMAN 26
MOST LOSSES BY LP
ORLANDO 33
BIG BROTHER 30
MOST KILLS BY A LP
DAINTY LEAF 3
KARL -- FRANZ 3
TZISS 3
MOST TURNS DUELMASTER
KIRIN ICHIBAN 3
CARMINA BURANA 3
AMOS 3
Congrats to all on a good year.
-- Visionist
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The native girl gave Orv a surprised smile. "You have some herb lore, do you?"
"You could say that," the little spirit replied with an answering smile. "I'm a
land healer. When we're done with the monsters, I will heal the poisoned land here
before I go home."
"I'll pass the word. Maybe some farmers will come and say which fields need
help."
The group of adventurers moved on down the flower-lined road, toward the forest
with the dark and foggy spot in the middle.
Vengeance said, "This chaos gate, is it a big visible stone gate, like when we
fought in Gateway Arena?"
Orv shook his, or her, or its head. "It is a wound in Ghea, which has festered
through the volcanic flow Sheila Greywand used to try and seal it. The world beyond
that breach is as poisonous to our world as our world is to that world." Shaking its
head, it spat to the side, as though tasting something vile. "The breach is under the
polluted water and I don't recommend going through to the other side. It's likely
that the enemy will be on this side, maybe in the water as the poison comforts them.
In case you have to enter the water, I'll make you a salve to protect your bodies and
your equipment, but that won't last more than an hour."
Tortured Trout frowned as he strode down the road. "Sounds like it would be best
to lure them out of the water. What can we do to really piss them off?"
Orv gasped a surprised laugh, sounding as innocent as a child -- a child with
mischief on its mind. "I don't know them well, but I'd guess these invaders are
fanatics who take themselves very seriously. If they think you are making fun of
them..."
Marduk nodded. "So, we pants them."
Teetotaler shook his head. "Nnn... ah. We're talking about making them come out
of the water to fight us. How would that work?"
"I could make an illusion," Trout suggested, rubbing his bearded chin.
Teddy Brewster shrugged. "When we see them, we should simply charge!"
"We hide in the trees," said Vengeance. "Trout makes an illusion of a farmer
pantsing one of the poison weasels. They get offended and come ashore to deal with
it. THEN we charge. Hmm. There are six of us, and seven of them. Orv, do you
fight?"
The little spirit shook its head, then said, "Well... it depends. You can see
that I'm not as big and strong as all of you."
"But you are of Ghea," said Tortured Trout. "Can you poison those things with a
touch?"
"Oh. Yes, I suppose so. But if I am slain, I can't heal the land."
"We won't include you in the fighting line, then. Or Trout, either. You guys
are support. The five of us can take those evil weasels."
They had been walking rapidly as they made their plans. Now, they were in the
forest, which looked sick. It was mostly oak and maple and sycamore trees, which
should have had green leaves on this warm island, but all the leaves were shriveled
and black, and curled up on the ground. The tree skeletons looked twisted, as though
they were in pain. The group of fighters walked up a small rise in the land, and
looked down upon a swamp, pools of bubbling yellowish water that stank of sulfur and
rot.
Vengeance looked at Orv. "Can you tell where they are?"
The nature spirit stretched out its arm, pointing at a particularly large pool.
"Four of them. The other three might still be in their own world."
Teddy Brewster shifted his feet, hefted his sword, and snorted. "Let's just
charge."
SPY REPORT
Hail and damnation, Shadowspire! If this turn were a tavern tune, it would be banned
for being too dark. There were a lot of deaths this turn. The undertaker was kept busy
throughout the day. Turn 493 did not just end lives; it harvested them. The sands
drank deep, and a few mourners were arrested for loitering. Let's begin with the title
fight, so we can pretend things are nice and orderly in The Spire.
Duelmaster Hoard still squats on the throne. Wow, that sounds inappropriate, and I
wasn't even trying to be edgy. Three challenges were hurled his way, but Hoard remains
our champ. John Stockton tried to pull him from the throne, but Hoard remains unmoved,
unamused, and unlike a few others - alive. Hoard endures, and Shadowspire watches on.
Behind our champion, but also ahead of him in the recognition department, is Kapow. He
continues to live up to his name, turning opponents into punctuation marks. The Ale
House Mercs had an outstanding turn, smashing their way to the top and remaining
Shadowspire's top team. When the Mercs celebrate, mugs clink. When others try it, they
just get ale all over the place.
With all the death, I feel it necessary to make a "Roll of the Fallen" for Turn 493.
It shall be black-bordered with crows and freshly inked in honor of the dead. Velma
Dinkley solved her final mystery, and the culprit was Molson with a side of violence.
Sweede of Clan Longbeard was sent skyward by Jason Kidd in a random matchup. You have
to be careful with those pick-up games. You never know when someone is trying to
hustle you. Adding to the NBA Legends' macabre turn, Robert Parrish executed
Shadowfist. Last of all, a Black Orc from the Dark Arena wandered into a Bubble Man
problem, and now everyone is wondering where the orc has gone.
Elsewhere in the chaos, Toilet Paper continues its strange rise by being the most
avoided team, which is impressive for a group named after... well, you know. Clan
Longbeard avoided them the most. Shadowspire is smaller and a bit quieter now. Not
peaceful, mind you. Just quieter, the way a battlefield is quiet after all the
screaming and clanging stops.
That is all from me. I'm off to drink something strong enough to make me forget four
funerals. You know the drill: sharpen, shine, and sip (and I would highly recommend
updating your will).
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOARD 3974 21 15 1 128 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAPOW 4085 20 8 3 133 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035 21 16 0 109 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
MOLSON 4084 15 13 2 107 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
GROOG 3960 23 23 0 99 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976 22 24 0 99 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
THOMAS MANN 4076 15 17 0 93 LITERATE LOONS (40)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE LEPER KING 3995 21 22 0 87 DARQUE AGES (29)
BOSCOE 4074 17 15 0 79 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SARCASM 4051 16 20 2 76 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 14 32 2 76 LITERATE LOONS (40)
RUNNYMEADE 4130 12 3 0 74 DARQUE AGES (29)
MISTI SKYE 4117 11 5 0 74 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 17 15 0 66 LITERATE LOONS (40)
ROBERT PARISH 4095 11 11 1 66 NBA LEGENDS (156)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SKY BISON 4109 11 8 0 65 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
TAIZU 4131 10 5 0 64 DARQUE AGES (29)
PTYALISM 3916 14 7 0 62 TOILET PAPER (202)
GWORM 4071 15 10 0 61 ARDUIN (200)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOLDYLOX 4080 13 16 0 56 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
CHARMIN 3943 11 7 0 56 TOILET PAPER (202)
PHAROX TAHT 4097 11 12 1 55 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
DILLY DILLY 4111 9 9 0 53 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
GILMUR 4139 8 3 0 53 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
GIOTTO 4093 14 10 0 52 DARQUE AGES (29)
THUNDERFIST 4132 8 4 1 48 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
JOHAN 4110 9 9 1 46 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
PTEROSAUR 3912 9 11 1 45 TOILET PAPER (202)
JANE AUSTEN 4133 6 7 0 45 LITERATE LOONS (40)
JASON KIDD 4143 7 3 1 42 NBA LEGENDS (156)
ALLEN IVERSON 4125 6 8 1 42 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PTOMAINE 3914 7 14 0 39 TOILET PAPER (202)
PTERODACTYL 3913 8 13 1 38 TOILET PAPER (202)
JIMMY CRACKCORN 4099 8 13 0 38 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
LEONARDO 4136 7 5 0 37 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
BRUTE SQUAD 1 4142 4 7 0 34 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KOBE 4138 5 6 0 33 NBA LEGENDS (156)
BUBBLE MAN 4164 3 1 1 33 ARDUIN (200)
QUINTUS LAENAS 4152 4 4 0 30 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
BATTERSKULL 4144 4 5 0 30 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
DECIUS BELLUM 4155 4 2 0 29 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
CALYPSO 4173 2 0 0 29 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
CAIUS FLACUS 4134 7 5 0 26 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AII LORAII 4153 4 3 0 23 ARDUIN (200)
SOULQUAKE 4145 4 5 0 20 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
WHIPSICLE 4162 2 2 1 20 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
SCREAMING ITCHY 4147 4 6 0 18 ARDUIN (200)
SNOW GOLEM 4165 3 1 0 18 ARDUIN (200)
PARADARSHIN 4176 1 0 0 13 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
ENDONN 4177 1 0 0 11 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
DONATELLO 4159 2 3 0 10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
CARE BEAR 4168 1 2 1 10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
JACH SKELLINGTON 4175 1 1 0 6 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
CRUSADE 4171 0 3 0 3 DARQUE AGES (29)
C.S. LEWIS 4172 0 2 0 2 LITERATE LOONS (40)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
VELMA DINKLEY 4077 11 20 1 CHILDHOOD HEROES 8 MOLSON 4084 493
RASAE 4032 17 21 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 KAPOW 4085 492
SWEEDE 4129 7 8 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 JASON KIDD 4143 493
SHADOWFIST 4140 4 6 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4 ROBERT PARISH 4095 493
BLACK ORC 0 0 0 DARK ARENA BUBBLE MAN 4164 493 NONE
ZI SHADOWSPLICE 4102 10 4 0 DRAGONBANE GUILD 13 VELMA DINKLEY 4077 492
WALT WHITMAN 4151 1 5 0 LITERATE LOONS 40 ALLEN IVERSON 4125 490 REVENGED
MARCUS CICERO 4156 2 3 0 ROMAN REPUBLIC 204 WHIPSICLE 4162 492
PERSONAL ADS
Kapow -- I will haunt you forever. Not like I got anything else to do. -- Ghost of
Rasae
Dilly Dilly -- I am glad you survived the infirmary. -- Boscoe the Relieved
Caius Flacis -- Whew! Well fought, that was a tough one. -- Johan the Fortuitous
Quintus Laenas -- Well hell! -- Sweede the Foil
Brute Squad 1 -- That makes two for me and none for you. -- Gilmur the Genial
All -- Rasae -- PR -- ST=11(1) CN=11(1) SZ=12 WT=17(1) WL=11 SP=9 DF=17(1). He raised
4 stats in 5 tries to start his career, pretty good for an 11 WL. Unfortunately he
learned skills much worse, averaging a little over 1 skill a fight. I am sure ever
Congrats, John Stockton on your invite to the Isle. -- Visionist and Clan Longbeard
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BUBBLE MAN unbelievably slew BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
JOHN STOCKTON was demolished by HOARD in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge Title melee.
PTYALISM won victory over MOLDYLOX in a popular 5 minute master's Challenge brawl.
ROBERT PARISH assassinated SHADOWFIST in a 1 minute bloody mismatched Challenge match.
SKY BISON won victory over PHAROX TAHT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
ALLEN IVERSON was beaten by GILMUR in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
PTEROSAUR overcame BRUTE SQUAD 1 in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
PTOMAINE unbelievably bested QUINTUS LAENAS in a 3 minute Challenge melee.
KOBE vanquished SCREAMING ITCHY in a 2 minute uneven Challenge fight.
ARCTIC WOOKEY vanquished MISTI SKYE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MOLSON executed VELMA DINKLEY in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided melee.
KAPOW demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
TAIZU was demolished by FLAVIUS MANICUS in a 2 minute bloody one-sided brawl.
SARCASM was overcome by THE LEPER KING in a popular 1 minute expert's fight.
FRANK O'CONNOR was bested by BOSCOE in a 2 minute expert's duel.
RUNNYMEADE was savagely defeated by THOMAS MANN in a crowd pleasing 5 minute brawl.
GEORGE ELIOT was overpowered by GROOG in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
GWORM beat JOHAN in a 2 minute bloody fight.
CHARMIN devastated LEONARDO in a popular 2 minute one-sided contest.
GIOTTO outwaited DECIUS BELLUM in a 8 minute gory match.
PTERODACTYL was handily defeated by JANE AUSTEN in a 2 minute uneven duel.
JIMMY CRACKCORN was bested by THUNDERFIST in a 2 minute bout.
DILLY DILLY demolished AII LORAII in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CAIUS FLACUS was viciously subdued by BATTERSKULL in a popular 3 minute match.
SWEEDE was slain by JASON KIDD in a 1 minute bout.
SOULQUAKE subdued DONATELLO in a 2 minute melee.
WHIPSICLE beat JACH SKELLINGTON in a 2 minute beginner's duel.
SNOW GOLEM beat CRUSADE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute novice's fray.
CARE BEAR was vanquished by CALYPSO in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
C.S. LEWIS was overpowered by ENDONN in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PARADARSHIN overpowered CONVICTED THIEF 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|
|TOTAL PARRY 11 PARRY-STRIKE 25 - 14 - 3 64 |
|BASHING ATTACK 9 WALL OF STEEL 36 - 23 - 1 61 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 8 SLASHING ATTACK 40 - 31 - 0 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 TOTAL PARRY 60 - 58 - 2 51 |
|WALL OF STEEL 7 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 29 - 1 48 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 40 - 46 - 1 47 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 46 - 53 - 5 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 31 - 37 - 1 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 8 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 18 - 30 - 0 38 |
Turn 493 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 7 - 4 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 6 2 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 4 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 3 1 PARRY-STRIKE
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK HOARD 3974 21 15 1 128 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
BASHING ATTACK KAPOW 4085 20 8 3 133 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
PARRY-STRIKE MOLSON 4084 15 13 2 107 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
AIMED BLOW BOSCOE 4074 17 15 0 79 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
TOTAL PARRY RUNNYMEADE 4130 12 3 0 74 DARQUE AGES (29)
LUNGING ATTACK SKY BISON 4109 11 8 0 65 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TAIZU 4131 10 5 0 64 DARQUE AGES (29)
WALL OF STEEL GILMUR 4139 8 3 0 53 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976. The most popular warrior this
turn was THOMAS MANN 4076. The ten other most popular fighters were MOLDYLOX 4080,
QUINTUS LAENAS 4152, BATTERSKULL 4144, LEONARDO 4136, SNOW GOLEM 4165, THE LEPER KING
3995, JANE AUSTEN 4133, HOARD 3974, PTYALISM 3916, and KOBE 4138.
The least popular fighter this week was GIOTTO 4093. The other ten least popular
fighters were C.S. LEWIS 4172, CARE BEAR 4168, CRUSADE 4171, JACH SKELLINGTON 4175,
CAIUS FLACUS 4134, AII LORAII 4153, JIMMY CRACKCORN 4099, PTERODACTYL 3913, MISTI
SKYE 4117, and SCREAMING ITCHY 4147.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
JOHN STOCKTON (81-4089) NBA LEGENDS (156)