DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/23/2018    Duedate: 06/05/2018

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-294

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NO-TEETH KEITH
SHANGHAIED (161)
(81-2852) [21-12-2,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NO-TEETH KEITH                 CROTLEY MOO
SHANGHAIED (161)               DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
(81-2852) [21-12-2,112]        (81-3071) [3-0-0,42]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

DESTINY                        QUICK
WICKED MARTYRS (148)           BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
(81-2703) [22-27-0,97]         (81-2926) [14-10-1,99]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SHANGHAIED (161)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)         48
2. PRAY THE GODS (155)         39      SHANGHAIED (161)
3. DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)        31      Unchartered Team
4. SCORPIO LIKES: (163)        30
5. SHANGHAIED (161)            29      DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SHANGHAIED (161)         196 141  8 58.2   1/ 1 SHANGHAIED (161)         13  2 0
 2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      584 454 20 56.3   2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      12  2 0
 3/11*DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)       8   7  0 53.3   3/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)         10  5 0
 4/ 3 DARQUE AGES (29)         637 584 27 52.2   4/ 5 PRAY THE GODS (155)      10  5 0
 5/ 4 OTTO'S DINER (96)        590 551 28 51.7   5/11 KILL 'EM ALL (173)        8  7 3
 6/ 6 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       110 104 10 51.4   6/14*DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      8  7 0
 7/ 5 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     290 275 11 51.3   7/ 4 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   7  8 2
 8/ 0 THE COMMODORES (150)     223 213  6 51.1   8/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      7  8 0
 9/ 8 PRAY THE GODS (155)      189 191 13 49.7   9/ 3 INEBRIATION (27)          6  7 1
10/ 7 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   58  59  5 49.6  10/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96)         6  9 0
11- 9 FROM THE LEFT (166)       84  90  5 48.3  11/10 MONSTER MANUAL (87)       5  9 0
12/10 MONSTER MANUAL (87)      513 614 22 45.5  12- 9 FROM THE LEFT (166)       3  2 0
13/12 INEBRIATION (27)         179 280 14 39.0  13-13*HEROS OF HAGUS (181)      3  7 0
14-13 WAR MACHINE (26)         138 233 20 37.2  14-12 WAR MACHINE (26)          3  7 0
15-14*HEROS OF HAGUS (181)       5  10  0 33.3  15/15 SCORPIO LIKES: (163)      2 10 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16/15 SCORPIO LIKES: (163)      22  75  2 22.7  16/ 0 THE COMMODORES (150)      0  5 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 afternoon, duel fans!  Huard DePriest is here once again to tell you 
everything worth knowing about Shadowspire's 294th turn.  Has it really been over 10 
years since this place opened?  Geez, you people are getting old and remind me of my 
grandparents.  They smelt of peppermint and disappointment, much like many of you do 
today!  Okay, enough time down memory lane, let's get to the arena action for this 
turn. 

     Moduin was leaving us for the Isle this turn, so the only surety we had in life 
was a new Duelmaster.  He obviously did not want to leave quietly, so Moduin posted a 
challenge to Child Smasher in the Challenger Champions.  A bold move, considering 
Child Smasher had just killed a Lunger on turn 293.  The dust settled and both 
warriors were still alive.  Oh yeah, Moduin was victorious.  Now we move onto the new 
title match since Moduin leaves with a win, which came down to a bout between No-Teeth 
Keith from Shanghaied and The Leper's Hand of Big Lake Solution.  It seemed like an 
odd coupling to me since No-Teeth Keith was ranked so much higher than Mr. Hand.  
Regardless, it was a Challenger Champion fighting a Champion.  No-Teeth Keith, the 
Challenger Champion, was victorious and takes on the new title of Duelmaster.  He did 
not get an invite to the Isle, so I look forward to a title defense on turn 295. 

     The most avoided team for 294 is War Machine, who were inactive.  They were 
avoided most by Darque Ages.  The most avoided team being inactive has happened more 
than a few times as of late.  The most challenged warrior for the turn is Mexican Food 
of Scorpio Likes:.  Mexican Food was down challenged by Tomahawk from Kill Em All.  No 
shock!  Tomahawk was the winner.  The most newsworthy aspect of that story is it 
wasn't even the biggest down challenge of the turn.  The honor of "largest down 
challenge" goes to Vlad for Rishvi's challenge against Rat Catcher.  Keep up the good 
work, fellows!

     In what has to be the greatest example of life imitating art, Kill Phollins from 
Dyslexic Music has been killed by Terminator of Kill Em All.  Kill was the only "kill" 
on the regular arena sands, all others took place by torchlight.  Welcome back to 
Hombre, who sent 3 of his warriors to the Dark Arena in his return.  The Commodores' 3 
deaths accounted for half the arena's death total for turn 294.  Psycho Styx was sent 
to the Dark Arena, but he decided not to stay.  He had to face and kill Spymaster for 
that to happen.  I'm guessing he is going to be having a few words with Weirdo later 
today.

     The top 2 teams remain unchanged as Shanghaied continues to be top dog with 
DeGotti holding tight at 2nd place.  Darque Ages moved up 3 spots to take over 3rd, 
while Pray the Gods had a slight gain to move from 5th to 4th.  Rounding out the top 
5, we find Kill Em All with the turn's 2nd largest gain moving from 11th to 5th.  The 
largest gain of the turn belonged to Dyslexic Music, who despite losing a warrior an 
admirable 4-1 effort.  The biggest loser for the turn? Well, there are so many to 
choose from, but we will stick strictly to the numbers.  The largest slip in the ranks 
goes to Inebriation, who fell 6 places into 9th.

     No graduates this turn, but we will keep a close eye on the Duelmaster and 
Challenger Champions.  Sidara introduced a new section in the Seam newsletter that I 
may steal and implement here that tracks potential graduates.  I'm sure she is using 
magic though, so it might not be available to us, unless I can trick her into doing it 
for me!  We will see, I guess.  Until next time, Shadowspire!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NO-TEETH KEITH 2852          21  12  2   112       SHANGHAIED (161)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIGHTY MIXON 2870            16  13  0   111       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-JED SAWYER 2474              13  13  4   100       WAR MACHINE (26)
 QUICK 2926                   14  10  1    99       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 DESTINY 2703                 22  27  0    97       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 PSYCHO STYX 2771             23  20  3    95       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 CHILD SMASHER 2941           12   9  3    93       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOWER MOOD 2942               9  13  1    86       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-POETRY SLAM 3017              5   3  1    86       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 MUTANT CAMEL 2678            21  15  0    82       THE COMMODORES (150)
 SKINNY LENNY 2971            11   6  0    80       SHANGHAIED (161)
 SUBPAR SUE 2812              18  20  0    74       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 ALISTAR 3037                  6   0  0    69       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 THE LEPER'S HAND 2940        13   9  0    68       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AZABELLE 2949                 9  11  0    66       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 M'LORD 2959                   9  10  0    64       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 MARTIAL SLAW 2954            12   9  0    63       OTTO'S DINER (96)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BENJAMIN 2905                14  12  0    54       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 PIERCER 2854                 12  17  1    54       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 RUTU PARNA 3014               6   3  1    47       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 KUSHNUMAH 3034                5   2  0    46       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 RED DOG 2878                  9   6  0    45       INEBRIATION (27)
 CROTLEY MOO 3071              3   0  0    42       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
-STARVING ARTIST 2956          8  10  0    41       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 NIGHT HAG 2980                7   6  0    41       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 DANTE 3002                    5   8  2    37       DARQUE AGES (29)
-GLORYHOUND 3007               3   3  0    37       WAR MACHINE (26)
 SILPA 3022                    5   4  1    34       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GREASE TRAP 2998              7   5  1    31       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 RISHVI 3045                   3   2  0    30       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-TENURED PROFESSOR 3040        3   2  0    27       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 MIMIC 2997                    6   6  1    25       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
-AL ROPER 2612                 6   6  0    24       WAR MACHINE (26)
 EYE-PATCH WILLY 3020          5   2  0    24       SHANGHAIED (161)
 EVON 3067                     2   0  0    24       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOMAHAWK 3055                 2   2  0    22       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 MAGNA CARTA 3064              2   1  0    20       DARQUE AGES (29)
 MEATWOOD FLACK 3070           2   1  0    20       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 TUTTER 3015                   4   5  0    18       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 POITIERS 3076                 2   0  0    18       DARQUE AGES (29)
 HALLOWEEN 2724                1   1  0    18       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 CHERRY DP 2637                3   8  0    17       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
-NPR 3061                      2   0  0    16       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 HELEN BADE 3021               4   3  0    15       SHANGHAIED (161)
 AGINCOURT 3065                2   1  0    15       DARQUE AGES (29)
 CAPTAIN FIZZ 2917             3   5  0    14       THE COMMODORES (150)
 MERCURY 3074                  2   0  0    14       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 XORN 3084                     1   1  0    14       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 MISO HONEY 3057               2   2  0    13       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 SAVAGE 3043                   3   3  0    12       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 GRUELMASTER 3056              1   3  0    12       OTTO'S DINER (96)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-THOUGHT POLICE 3039           3   2  0    11       FROM THE LEFT (166)
 WWE 2723                      1   1  0    11       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 HIMI JENDRIX 3069             1   2  0    11       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 BARANACLE BILL 3089           1   0  0    11       SHANGHAIED (161)
 ALASKAN AMBER 3060            3   1  0    10       INEBRIATION (27)
-CRAM 3049                     2   1  0    10       HEROS OF HAGUS (181)
 TERMINATOR 3086               1   0  1    10       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 SPECIAL PURPOSE 3033          1   7  0    10       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-THE HEADCRUSHER 3073          1   1  0     8       WAR MACHINE (26)
 BAT PENATAR 3075              1   1  0     7       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
-COLLYN 3050                   1   2  0     5       HEROS OF HAGUS (181)
-OBARA 3047                    1   2  0     5       HEROS OF HAGUS (181)
-TYENE 3046                    1   2  0     5       HEROS OF HAGUS (181)
 PESTO PETE 3077               1   1  0     4       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 GRAY GOOSE 3083               1   1  0     4       INEBRIATION (27)
 PINK SQUIRREL 3082            1   1  0     4       INEBRIATION (27)
 RAT CATCHER 3079              1   1  0     4       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
-TEMUJIN 3048                  0   3  0     3       HEROS OF HAGUS (181)
 COAST 2 COAST 3080            0   2  0     2       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 MEXICAN FOOD 2722             0   2  0     2       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
-KRAMER 3078                   0   1  0     1       WAR MACHINE (26)
 TANQUERAY 3088                0   1  0     1       INEBRIATION (27)
 XENOPHOBE 3087                0   1  0     1       KILL 'EM ALL (173)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SUBOPTIMAL 3038         2  1 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4    MIMIC 2997            291  REVENGED
SPYMASTER               0  0 0 DARK ARENA           PSYCHO STYX 2771      294  NONE
NAGAVARMA 3032          2  2 0 DARQUE AGES 29       SILPA 3022            290  REVENGED
KILL PHOLLINS 3068      1  2 0 DYSLEXIC MUSIC 182   TERMINATOR 3086       294   
SUMMIT 3052             0  1 0 INEBRIATION 27       KAMIKAZE 3042         290  REVENGED
BOTTOM FEEDER 2989      4  7 1 KILL 'EM ALL 173     CURTIS TURNER 2643    290  REVENGED
BOALZEBUL 2946         14  5 1 MONSTER MANUAL 87    CHILD SMASHER 2941    293   
MELLOW JELLO 2784      24 13 0 OTTO'S DINER 96      PSYCHO STYX 2771      290  REVENGED
BOB 3085                0  1 0 THE COMMODORES 150   HIGH ELF              294  NONE
CARNIFERN 2953          1  3 0 THE COMMODORES 150   WURM KIN              294  NONE
MAD NURSE 2930          4  2 0 THE COMMODORES 150   STONE GOLEM           294  NONE
CURTIS TURNER 2643      3  5 1 WAR MACHINE 26       CHOKE 2767            292  NONE
BRACKISH 2782          15 25 1 WICKED MARTYRS 148   CHILD SMASHER 2941    292   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

All -- Malakai WS 15-15(1)-9-13-13-3-17 Good dmg, Good end, Master Attack, Expert 
Parry, Expert Init.  He was +3 Attack. -- Weirdo

All -- Choke BA 9(2)-10(1)-17-13-9-12-17 Good dmg, Ad Ex Decise, Ad Ex Init, Expert 
Attack. -- Weirdo

Dyslexic Music and Heroes of Hagus -- Welcome to the BEST no-tourney arena ever! We 
hope you enjoy your stay! -- DeGotti, Cult of Bacchus

Otto -- Damn you! I thought I would make up some serious ground with my teams 5-0 last 
turn, but noooo you had to go 4-1! -- DeGotti

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PSYCHO STYX butchered SPYMASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MAD NURSE was killed by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
CARNIFERN was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BOB was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
MODUIN overpowered CHILD SMASHER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SKINNY LENNY viciously subdued SUBPAR SUE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
SOWER MOOD was bested by DESTINY in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge competition.
RED DOG was viciously subdued by M'LORD in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
RUTU PARNA unbelievably bested DANTE in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
TUTTER was vanquished by NIGHT HAG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SPECIAL PURPOSE was beaten by WWE in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
RISHVI overpowered RAT CATCHER in a exciting 4 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
POITIERS outwaited GRUELMASTER in a tiresome 8 minute novice's Challenge contest.
AGINCOURT beat PESTO PETE in a popular 1 minute amateur's Challenge conflict.
MAGNA CARTA vanquished PINK SQUIRREL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
MISO HONEY slimly lost to EYE-PATCH WILLY in a 5 minute brutal Challenge fray.
TOMAHAWK devastated MEXICAN FOOD in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
NO-TEETH KEITH overpowered THE LEPER'S HAND in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
MIGHTY MIXON overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute one-sided match.
MUTANT CAMEL was viciously subdued by QUICK in a 6 minute master's competition.
ALISTAR vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided match.
BENJAMIN lost to AZABELLE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute fray.
PIERCER was overpowered by MARTIAL SLAW in a 1 minute one-sided match.
MIMIC was overpowered by KUSHNUMAH in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
GREASE TRAP vanquished CAPTAIN FIZZ in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CROTLEY MOO savagely defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute brutal melee.
SILPA vanquished SAVAGE in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided fray.
HELEN BADE was savagely defeated by EVON in a action packed 6 minute competition.
CHERRY DP was narrowly defeated by XORN in a 4 minute expert vs. beginner upset fight.
HALLOWEEN overpowered GRAY GOOSE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ALASKAN AMBER was outlasted by BARANACLE BILL in a tiring 26 minute novice's bout.
KILL PHOLLINS was viciously butchered by TERMINATOR in a 1 minute amateur's match.
HIMI JENDRIX overpowered XENOPHOBE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
MEATWOOD FLACK subdued MORDANT DESERTER in a 6 minute novice's struggle.
MERCURY handily defeated TANQUERAY in a 3 minute one-sided fight.
BAT PENATAR narrowly defeated COAST 2 COAST in a 2 minute novice's conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  15         SLASHING ATTACK   23 -  20 -  0      53  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      8         LUNGING ATTACK    81 -  71 -  8      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  14 -  0      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    6         TOTAL PARRY       27 -  26 -  1      51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL     31 -  30 -  0      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         BASHING ATTACK    39 -  40 -  3      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         STRIKING ATTACK   30 -  35 -  3      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         AIMED BLOW        19 -  25 -  0      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -  27 -  1      37  |

Turn 294 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    4 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  5         3  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  4         2  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  5         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        5 -  3                                       2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  2                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     8 -  7     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   NO-TEETH KEITH 2852        21  12  2  112 SHANGHAIED (161)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      MIGHTY MIXON 2870          16  13  0  111 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    QUICK 2926                 14  10  1   99 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
LUNGING ATTACK   PSYCHO STYX 2771           23  20  3   95 KILL 'EM ALL (173)
STRIKING ATTACK  CHILD SMASHER 2941         12   9  3   93 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SLASHING ATTACK  ALISTAR 3037                6   0  0   69 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-LUNGE      RED DOG 2878                9   6  0   45 INEBRIATION (27)
AIMED BLOW       NIGHT HAG 2980              7   6  0   41 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DESTINY 2703.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was QUICK 2926.  The ten other most popular fighters were AZABELLE 2949, SKINNY LENNY 
2971, SOWER MOOD 2942, RISHVI 3045, EVON 3067, MISO HONEY 3057, CROTLEY MOO 3071, 
M'LORD 2959, AGINCOURT 3065, and TOMAHAWK 3055.

The least popular fighter this week was BARANACLE BILL 3089.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ALASKAN AMBER 3060, POITIERS 3076, MEATWOOD FLACK 3070, 
TANQUERAY 3088, XENOPHOBE 3087, KILL PHOLLINS 3068, GRAY GOOSE 3083, SAVAGE 3043, 
CAPTAIN FIZZ 2917, and THE LEPER'S HAND 2940.

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

MODUIN (81-2909) DARQUE AGES (29)