DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/26/2025 Duedate: 12/09/2025
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 490
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DAKATA
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
(81-3994) [19-19-0,108]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
JOHN STOCKTON POSITION IS EMPTY
NBA LEGENDS (156)
(81-4089) [14-8-0,109]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
DAKATA TAIZU
CULT OF BACCHUS (4) DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-3994) [19-19-0,108] (81-4131) [9-3-0,58]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ARDUIN (200)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 59
2. ARDUIN (200) 30 NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. DARQUE AGES (29) 27 Unchartered Team
4. ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 20
5. LITERATE LOONS (40) 13 SUPERIOR FORCES A204 (70)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 NBA LEGENDS (156) 353 290 19 54.9 1/ 6 ARDUIN (200) 10 5 0
2/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 1076 902 39 54.4 2/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 9 5 0
3/ 5 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 825 718 22 53.5 3/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156) 9 6 1
4/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 1026 894 36 53.4 4/ 8 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 9 6 0
5/ 6 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 269 241 10 52.7 5/ 2 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 8 7 0
6/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29) 1124 1043 46 51.9 6/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 8 7 0
7/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 696 697 32 50.0 7/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 8 7 0
8/10 TOILET PAPER (202) 43 46 2 48.3 8/ 9 DARQUE AGES (29) 7 8 0
9/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 515 557 37 48.0 9/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 6 9 0
10-11 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167) 71 79 6 47.3 10/12 LITERATE LOONS (40) 6 9 0
11/12 LITERATE LOONS (40) 845 957 36 46.9 11/11 TOILET PAPER (202) 6 9 0
12/14 ARDUIN (200) 113 132 4 46.1 12/ 7 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 5 8 0
13/13 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 169 199 10 45.9 13-14 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167) 4 6 0
14/15 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 115 140 3 45.1 14/15 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 2 1 0
15/ 0 HIGH ORDER (123) 30 59 4 33.7 15/ 0 HIGH ORDER (123) 2 13 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
SHADOWSPIRE HALL of FAME
76 GRAN TORINO of AMERICAN MUSCLE
CHAKHARI of KELLUMBO'S KIDS
BURM WOLFSNARL of BIG LAKE OUTCASTS
COPERNICUS of DARQUE AGES
ANVIL IRONFIST of DRAGONBANE GUILD
LUTHERIUS of WARMASTERS
RAT-LOVING CAT of LA PENTARCHIE
GURG of 4-LETTER CAVEMEN
KANODRAUG of THE DRAUGS
DUNNIK of CLAN LONGBEARD
CORRIN of CLAN LONGBEARD
CHILI SURPIRSE of OTTO'S DINER
LOW AND AWAY of CAPITAL CARTEL
HUMMINGBIRD of SUMMERBORN
OUTLAW PETE of JUNGLELAND
SHAVIOLA of OF WOLF AND MAN
69 FAIRLANE COBRA of AMERICAN MUSCLE
HOLY SHITAKE of OTTO'S DINER
GIGI DEVINE of CULT OF BACCHUS
CLERLEON of LA PENTARCHIE
GREMLIN STEW of OTTO'S DINER
VLAD TEPES of DARQUE AGES
LADY ORIEL of DRAGONBANE GUILD
BRAIN EATER of SOME KINDA HATE
YORKE of CLAN LONGBEARD
PRAWN STAR of OTTO'S DINER
GERTRUDE STEIN of LITERATE LOONS
MICKEY SLIM of WICKED MARTYRS
SLIM CHANCE of SOME KINDA HATE
JUIBLEX of MONSTER MANUAL
HADRIAN of WARMASTERS
GIBSON of WICKED MARTYRS
THE PAPERBOY of THE COMMODORES
TU DU of THE MONSANTIS
JET-BOOT JACK of THE COMMODORES
RISHVI of PRAY THE GODS
INNOCENT III of DARQUE AGES
SKINNY LENNY of SHANGHAIED
CASTILLON of DARQUE AGES
PAVIL of CLAN LONGBEARD
NARSIL of MIRKWOOD ORCS
DEEP SIX of KILL 'EM ALL
ZEHDEA of CLAN LONGBEARD
RINGIL of MIRKWOOD ORCS
HRUAN of CLAN LONGBEARD
BAVIL of CLAN LONGBEARD
CANTEBURY of DARQUE AGES
AMOS of CLAN LONGBEARD
SAVAGE of PRIMAL INSTINCT
CARMINA BURANA of DARQUE AGES
The HoF is updated though turn 489 and three new warriors qualified, AMOS of CLAN LONGBEARD, which is Visionist 8th. Master Dargue added number 6 with CARMINA BURANA of DARQUE AGES. Lastly SAVAGE of PRIMAL INSTINCT is Gentleben's first Hall of Famer. Cong
Their are seven new warriors added to the Duelmaster list and eleven invitees added to the Lord Protector list. All lists and arena newsletters can be seen online at the Shadowspire Hall of Records. Next update will be on turn 500.
Visionist, Manager of Clan Longbeard
Volunteer Administrator of the Shadowspire Hall of Records
http://tinyurl.com/ShadowspireHallofFame
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Be bold on the sand, humble in the city, and obedient to the Gods.
-- Manicus
SPY REPORT
Well, well, well... Shadowspire. The Spire. You shambling collection of half-brained
heroes and full-brained drunks. Huard DePriest reporting in with a quill in one and a
tankard in the other. The tankard, like my patience, has long since been emptied. Turn
490 is in the books, and what a turn it was! You know what that means? We are a mere
10 turns away from TURN 500. I can already smell the stale ale, burnt meat, and poor
life decisions that will accompany our celebrations on that day. I'm planning ahead
myself. I'm preparing for more wine, less sobriety, and absolutely no volunteering to
judge the pie-eating contest. On turn 450, someone made a pie out of gravel.
Okay, let's get to the arena news that I am contractually obligated to care about...
Dakata is our new Duelmaster after defeating the former Duelmaster, Flavius Manicus.
Dakata takes the throne and is popular with the fans, but he is not the Chartered
Recognition Leader. Those awards typically go hand-in-hand. Oh well, Dakata got better
news with an invitation from the Commission to the Isle.
Our Chartered Recognition Leader is John Stockton. He is poised to take the throne
through strength or recognition if all goes well in two weeks. Stockton's team, NBA
Legends, did get pushed from the Top Team spot by Arduin. All this focus on legacy and
building a dynasty isn't helpful when you need to concentrate on today. My advice?
Just drink, and it all seems to work out. Or it doesn't, and you end up sleeping it
off in an arena cell. Drink and repeat. It ain't much, but it's honest work, I mean,
alcoholism.
Mickey Splitz of Big Lake Solution also got an invite to the Isle. This pairs well
with the perfect 5-0 turn the squad garnered. I didn't see it, but others tell me they
were proud and peacocks and strutting down the main thoroughfare after the fights.
No deaths this turn? No, wait. The golem is being uncooperative! I see four deaths,
with three of them via the Dark Arena. Ale House Mercs, Darque Ages, and High Order
sent recruits to fight by torchlight. Walt Whitman met his end at the hands of Allen
Iverson. Hmm, a renowned poet versus the embodiment of "poetry in motion." That was
too deep a thought. My booze buzz is wearing off. I need to wrap this up. Oh yeah, NBA
Legends were all the most avoided teams with Toilet Paper leading the fast break away
from the ballers.
The Spire! My magnificent disaster, covered in sand, a mysterious green slime, and the
aroma of parental disappointment. I will see you in two weeks. Try not to die before
then. Or, do. I can always use something to write about for the spy report or to laugh
at inappropriately in specific company. Until next time!
Sharpen, Shine, and Sip,
Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DAKATA 3994 19 19 0 108 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JOHN STOCKTON 4089 14 8 0 109 NBA LEGENDS (156)
ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035 19 15 0 103 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
MICKEY SPLITZ 3973 22 21 0 97 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
KAPOW 4085 17 8 2 97 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
RASAE 4032 16 20 0 94 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOARD 3974 18 15 1 93 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GROOG 3960 22 21 0 87 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976 20 23 0 87 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
SARCASM 4051 15 18 2 85 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 16 13 0 80 LITERATE LOONS (40)
THE LEPER KING 3995 19 21 0 78 DARQUE AGES (29)
-HUNTER 4112 9 3 0 78 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
-RAGE 3370 10 6 0 76 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
PHAROX TAHT 4097 11 9 1 73 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-BEAST WITHIN 3346 10 9 0 72 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 13 30 2 71 LITERATE LOONS (40)
MOLSON 4084 12 13 1 69 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
VELMA DINKLEY 4077 10 18 0 69 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
THOMAS MANN 4076 13 16 0 68 LITERATE LOONS (40)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RUNNYMEADE 4130 10 2 0 65 DARQUE AGES (29)
MOLDYLOX 4080 12 14 0 63 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
BOSCOE 4074 15 14 0 59 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
TAIZU 4131 9 3 0 58 DARQUE AGES (29)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZI SHADOWSPLICE 4102 9 3 0 56 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
BRUTE SQUAD 1 4142 4 4 0 56 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
MISTI SKYE 4117 9 4 0 55 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
PTYALISM 3916 12 6 0 53 TOILET PAPER (202)
SHELENA 1601 13 5 0 51 HIGH ORDER (123)
DILLY DILLY 4111 8 7 0 51 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
GWORM 4071 12 10 0 49 ARDUIN (200)
SKY BISON 4109 9 7 0 49 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
PTEROSAUR 3912 8 9 1 49 TOILET PAPER (202)
GIOTTO 4093 12 9 0 45 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHARMIN 3943 9 6 0 43 TOILET PAPER (202)
PTERODACTYL 3913 8 10 1 40 TOILET PAPER (202)
JIMMY CRACKCORN 4099 7 11 0 38 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
JOHAN 4110 8 7 1 36 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
ROBERT PARISH 4095 8 11 0 35 NBA LEGENDS (156)
GILMUR 4139 6 2 0 35 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALLEN IVERSON 4125 5 6 1 33 NBA LEGENDS (156)
JASON KIDD 4143 5 2 0 33 NBA LEGENDS (156)
LEONARDO 4136 5 4 0 32 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
SHADOWFIST 4140 2 5 0 31 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PTOMAINE 3914 6 12 0 30 TOILET PAPER (202)
THUNDERFIST 4132 5 4 1 29 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
JANE AUSTEN 4133 4 6 0 27 LITERATE LOONS (40)
-PREDATOR 4101 5 9 1 25 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
AII LORAII 4153 3 1 0 25 ARDUIN (200)
SWEEDE 4129 6 6 0 24 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CAIUS FLACUS 4134 6 3 0 21 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
BATTERSKULL 4144 3 3 0 21 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
QUINTUS LAENAS 4152 3 2 0 21 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
MARCUS CICERO 4156 2 1 0 20 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
KOBE 4138 3 5 0 18 NBA LEGENDS (156)
DECIUS BELLUM 4155 2 1 0 18 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
KALEESI 3758 3 5 0 14 HIGH ORDER (123)
SCREAMING ITCHY 4147 3 4 0 13 ARDUIN (200)
SOULQUAKE 4145 2 4 0 13 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNOW GOLEM 4165 1 0 0 13 ARDUIN (200)
BELLA 4148 2 3 1 10 HIGH ORDER (123)
DONATELLO 4159 1 1 0 7 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
BUBBLE MAN 4164 1 0 0 5 ARDUIN (200)
SARAH J 4158 0 3 0 3 HIGH ORDER (123)
WHIPSICLE 4162 0 1 0 1 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DA1 4166 0 1 0 ALE HOUSE MERCS 5 BLACK ORC 490 NONE
SMITHWICK 4118 6 4 0 ALE HOUSE MERCS 5 PTERODACTYL 3913 487 REVENGED
EGWENE 4010 10 23 0 CHILDHOOD HEROES 8 KAPOW 4085 487
SLOW SERF 4167 0 1 0 DARQUE AGES 29 BANDIT PRINCE 490 NONE
SARAH JANE 3717 3 7 0 HIGH ORDER 123 THUNDERFIST 4132 487 JUST REVENGED
THE MUSKETEER 4149 1 4 0 HIGH ORDER 123 BANDIT PRINCE 490 NONE
WALT WHITMAN 4151 1 5 0 LITERATE LOONS 40 ALLEN IVERSON 4125 490
PERSONAL ADS
Misti Skye -- Sorry for the head shot and hope the 5 help. -- Rasae the Envious
Mickey Splitz -- Well that was unsatisfying. -- Boscoe the Annoyed
Predator -- Nice try golem. -- Johan the Propitious
Jimmy Crackcorn -- A win and good training. A perfect day! -- Sweede the Jovial
Leonardo -- I even had a good scouting report on you. Damn! -- Gilmur the Dissatisfied
Lord Wyrmshadow -- I have gotten zero fist favorite Aimed Blow out of 13 total in my
managerial career. Though I do have a fist fave AB gifted to me that has much worse
numbers than you. Yet I am still fighting him because he is fist fave. Congrats! -- Vi
Moldylox -- Why does everyone train so well against me? -- Rasae the Indignant
Hoard -- Arghhhh! -- Boscoe the Bitter
Zi Shadowsplice -- Good fight, lefty. -- Johan the Exploited
Pterosaur -- I underestimated you. -- Sweede the Fool
Jane Austen -- Keep working on it. -- Gilmur the Glorious
Congrats, Teng Swarm and Carmina Burana on your invites to the Isle. -- Visionist and
Clan Longbeard
DRAGONBANE GUILD -- We do value good rivalry. May Death keep her gaze away from us. --
Flamma, for the Republic
At last we ascend the throne. No matter how long it lasts. The Republic is raising. Tu
regere imperio populos, Romane, memento. Hae tibi erunt artes. Pacique imponere morem,
parcere subiectis et debellare superbos. -- Flamma
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
THE MUSKETEER was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SLOW SERF was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
DA1 was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SHELENA viciously subdued THUNDERFIST in a unpopular 10 minute gory Bloodfeud brawl.
JOHN STOCKTON narrowly defeated RASAE in a 5 minute master's Challenge match.
MICKEY SPLITZ overpowered THOMAS MANN in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
ARCTIC WOOKEY devastated GROOG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
VELMA DINKLEY unbelievably bested ZI SHADOWSPLICE in a 3 minute Challenge melee.
PHAROX TAHT vanquished BOSCOE in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
RUNNYMEADE won victory over BRUTE SQUAD 1 in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
TAIZU savagely defeated CHARMIN in a exciting 9 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
JASON KIDD was beaten by GWORM in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
MISTI SKYE demolished LEONARDO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
PTOMAINE was viciously subdued by GILMUR in a 4 minute brutal Challenge contest.
DILLY DILLY demolished ROBERT PARISH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
JIMMY CRACKCORN handily defeated SWEEDE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge conflict.
BATTERSKULL vanquished KALEESI in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
KOBE lost to SHADOWFIST in a 1 minute Challenge fray.
DONATELLO was beaten by MARCUS CICERO in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge brawl.
FLAVIUS MANICUS was devastated by DAKATA in a 2 minute one-sided Title fight.
KAPOW savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 2 minute gory veteran's bout.
MOLSON was handily defeated by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute competition.
MOLDYLOX was overpowered by HOARD in a 2 minute brutal uneven fight.
FRANK O'CONNOR beat THE LEPER KING in a 2 minute expert's fray.
SARCASM handily defeated GEORGE ELIOT in a 1 minute brutal one-sided contest.
PTEROSAUR overpowered QUINTUS LAENAS in a 2 minute uneven fight.
GIOTTO was savagely defeated by PTYALISM in a dull 19 minute gory fight.
SKY BISON savagely defeated JOHAN in a action packed 3 minute brutal match.
ALLEN IVERSON slaughtered WALT WHITMAN in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided fray.
PTERODACTYL savagely defeated CAIUS FLACUS in a action packed 11 minute competition.
JANE AUSTEN defeated SCREAMING ITCHY in a action packed 3 minute fight.
SOULQUAKE was overcome by AII LORAII in a 2 minute fight.
DECIUS BELLUM overpowered BELLA in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SARAH J was overpowered by SNOW GOLEM in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
BUBBLE MAN overcame WHIPSICLE in a 4 minute amateur's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 12 WALL OF STEEL 28 - 17 - 0 62 |
|BASHING ATTACK 11 LUNGING ATTACK 37 - 29 - 2 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 PARRY-STRIKE 25 - 21 - 1 54 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 TOTAL PARRY 66 - 63 - 1 51 |
|WALL OF STEEL 7 SLASHING ATTACK 38 - 37 - 1 51 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 12 - 12 - 0 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 24 - 28 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 STRIKING ATTACK 36 - 42 - 2 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 BASHING ATTACK 45 - 56 - 2 45 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 41 - 53 - 2 44 |
Turn 490 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 5 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 5 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOTAL PARRY 8 - 4 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 7 2 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 AIMED BLOW 2 - 5 1 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 5 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW JOHN STOCKTON 4089 14 8 0 109 NBA LEGENDS (156)
SLASHING ATTACK ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035 19 15 0 103 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
PARRY-RIPOSTE MICKEY SPLITZ 3973 22 21 0 97 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK KAPOW 4085 17 8 2 97 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
PARRY-STRIKE FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 16 13 0 80 LITERATE LOONS (40)
TOTAL PARRY RUNNYMEADE 4130 10 2 0 65 DARQUE AGES (29)
STRIKING ATTACK ZI SHADOWSPLICE 4102 9 3 0 56 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
LUNGING ATTACK SKY BISON 4109 9 7 0 49 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
WALL OF STEEL GILMUR 4139 6 2 0 35 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DAKATA 3994. The most popular warrior this turn was
TAIZU 4131. The ten other most popular fighters were JOHN STOCKTON 4089, KAPOW 4085,
JOHAN 4110, RASAE 4032, PTERODACTYL 3913, JANE AUSTEN 4133, DAKATA 3994, HOARD 3974,
WHIPSICLE 4162, and THOMAS MANN 4076.
The least popular fighter this week was PTYALISM 3916. The other ten least popular
fighters were GIOTTO 4093, CAIUS FLACUS 4134, THUNDERFIST 4132, SHELENA 1601,
PTOMAINE 3914, CHARMIN 3943, BUBBLE MAN 4164, BELLA 4148, SOULQUAKE 4145, and WALT
WHITMAN 4151.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
DAKATA (81-3994) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
MICKEY SPLITZ (81-3973) BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)