DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/16/2025 Duedate: 10/13/2025
ILLIS ARENA
DM 59 TURN 446
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
JUBEI
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
(59-3197) [12-10-1,111]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
JUBEI TANGY
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
(59-3197) [12-10-1,111] (59-3355) [5-1-0,43]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
SKARP-HEDIN JUBEI
ISLE OF SKYE (58) IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
(59-2159) [21-26-2,100] (59-3197) [12-10-1,111]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 44
2. OF WOLF & PIXIE (338) 20 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
3. CHAPEL ROCK (287) 20 Unchartered Team
4. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 11
5. TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 4 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 22 11 1 66.7 1/ 1 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 8 7 0
2- 2 NOT QUITE (240) 33 18 1 64.7 2/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 6 6 0
3/ 3 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 306 171 15 64.2 3/ 2 HANGOVERS (265) 6 7 0
4/ 4 HANGOVERS (265) 333 213 24 61.0 4/ 7 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 5 5 0
5/ 5 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 441 323 18 57.7 5/ 3 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 5 10 0
6/ 6 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 303 272 18 52.7 6/ 6*OF WOLF & PIXIE (338) 4 2 0
7/ 8*OF WOLF & PIXIE (338) 12 11 0 52.2 7/ 5 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 3 0 0
8/ 7 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 343 329 13 51.0 8/ 9 ISLANDERS (247) 1 2 0
9/ 9 ISLANDERS (247) 621 790 20 44.0 9-10 NOT QUITE (240) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in ILLIS.
Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! Coming up with
a solid 3-2-0 outing, IMPROVED ILLUSION has advanced 3 places in the rankings. Hey
everybody, watch out for IT'S NOT A PROBLEM, who flew up 14 points in the rankings
after mashing THORUNDR like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a
basher in the top ten was PURPLE HAZE, who dropped 14 points after a disappointing
(to say the least) bout with KUNG-FU MASTER. Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't
sit back and say 'Challenge me'! JUBEI made a challenge against SUPPORT GROUP this
week. Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was
BASHAHOLICS ANON's SUPPORT GROUP, who was turned away from the Duelmastership by
JUBEI. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at
that location.
Here is other news that is of note. And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't
avoid HANGOVERS, please raise you hand. Wow. Does ILLIS really have that many
liars? Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch BASHAHOLICS ANON's act in the arena.
Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from HANGOVERS. And who is this
CHESSMASTER HEX you ask, with 31 points and a 5-2-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could
tell!
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Knowing when to use the right tactics at
the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.
Well, there's the manager of the ILLIS giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). Well, there goes another Spy Report.
Good luck in next week's fights. Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos).
Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown
Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JUBEI 3197 12 10 1 111 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SKARP-HEDIN 2159 21 26 2 100 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
I CAN QUIT 3269 21 17 1 100 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
SUPPORT GROUP 3255 18 23 0 92 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312 15 9 0 84 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322 12 6 0 82 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
MOSCOW MULE 3263 9 7 0 81 HANGOVERS (265)
MY FAIR LADY 3309 5 7 0 77 HANGOVERS (265)
PURPLE HAZE 3165 16 10 0 76 HANGOVERS (265)
THORUNDR 2654 16 15 1 71 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BEACHCOMBER 3296 13 18 0 57 ISLANDERS (247)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNARKNADO 3343 6 1 0 56 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
IN SECRET 3324 13 3 0 53 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
TANGY 3355 5 1 0 43 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
EXODUS 3297 7 17 0 38 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
FALSE IDOL 3311 4 3 0 35 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NELLIE 3356 4 2 0 33 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
CHESSMASTER HEX 3276 5 2 0 31 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
HERMIT 3344 6 5 1 24 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
MURTAGH 3332 5 9 0 24 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRIGHTLACE 3354 1 1 0 22 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
MERCY ME 3382 2 0 0 20 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
YAMIKUBO 3302 2 0 0 19 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-NIRVANA 3366 1 0 0 18 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
CHAR AZNABLE 3266 3 5 0 14 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CAVE TROLL 3377 2 2 0 8 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
-DEFT DEREK 3333 0 1 0 7 NOT QUITE (240)
OLD FASHIONED 3383 1 1 0 4 HANGOVERS (265)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
THE FEY 3299 1 2 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 RICHARD H. 446 NONE
BEACHCOMBER 3350 1 6 0 ISLANDERS 247 HERMIT 3344 443
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
THE FEY was butchered by RICHARD H. in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
JUBEI savagely defeated SUPPORT GROUP in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge Title melee.
SKARP-HEDIN bested AGAIN AND AGAIN in a popular 1 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
I CAN QUIT bested MOSCOW MULE in a popular 2 minute expert's brawl.
PURPLE HAZE was devastated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
THORUNDR was overcome by IT'S NOT A PROBLEM in a 2 minute fight.
MY FAIR LADY viciously subdued IN SECRET in a action packed 2 minute gruesome melee.
EXODUS was viciously subdued by TANGY in a action packed 6 minute gruesome fight.
BEACHCOMBER defeated NELLIE in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
SNARKNADO handily defeated HERMIT in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FALSE IDOL demolished CHAR AZNABLE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
CHESSMASTER HEX handily defeated OLD FASHIONED in a 3 minute one-sided contest.
BRIGHTLACE overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
MURTAGH was savagely defeated by MERCY ME in a 9 minute duel.
YAMIKUBO handily defeated CAVE TROLL in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 3 - 0 73 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 AIMED BLOW 26 - 17 - 0 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 12 - 0 60 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 11 - 0 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 10 - 0 52 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 27 - 1 48 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 13 - 0 38 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 25 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 5 - 0 17 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 446 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-STRIKE 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 4 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 2 WALL OF STEEL
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK JUBEI 3197 12 10 1 111 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
BASHING ATTACK I CAN QUIT 3269 21 17 1 100 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW PURPLE HAZE 3165 16 10 0 76 HANGOVERS (265)
WALL OF STEEL THORUNDR 2654 16 15 1 71 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
PARRY-STRIKE TANGY 3355 5 1 0 43 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SKARP-HEDIN 2159. The most popular warrior this
turn was JUBEI 3197. The ten other most popular fighters were TANGY 3355, I CAN QUIT
3269, MY FAIR LADY 3309, CHESSMASTER HEX 3276, SKARP-HEDIN 2159, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM
3322, BEACHCOMBER 3296, NELLIE 3356, MOSCOW MULE 3263, and THORUNDR 2654.
The least popular fighter this week was CAVE TROLL 3377. The other ten least popular
fighters were MERCY ME 3382, MURTAGH 3332, OLD FASHIONED 3383, CHAR AZNABLE 3266,
HERMIT 3344, AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312, PURPLE HAZE 3165, SUPPORT GROUP 3255, THE FEY
3299, and YAMIKUBO 3302.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
SKARP-HEDIN (59-2159) ISLE OF SKYE (58)
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
THUMBSCREW (2-2622) IN COLD BLOOD (329)
YORKE (7-6040) IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (396)
LUNACY (60-9545) HORRID INSTANITY (716)
MR. CARTER (72-10604) PORKY'S REVENGE (1415)
SCHNOOKLEWUGGY (84-16559) SUPE FORCES 9A03 (2926)
DOLEMITE (85-24265) HOWLIN' CLASSICS (4686)
EXTERMINATOR (86-1006) HOWLING GRIBBLE (171)
FRED SAVAGE CEO (86-18759) THE PURGE 249 (3461)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes