DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/20/2018    Duedate: 07/03/2018

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-296

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MIGHTY MIXON
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
(81-2870) [18-13-0,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MIGHTY MIXON                   CROTLEY MOO
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)            DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
(81-2870) [18-13-0,126]        (81-3071) [4-1-0,47]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

SOWER MOOD                     HALLOWEEN
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)        SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
(81-2942) [10-14-1,90]         (81-2724) [1-3-0,11]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KILL 'EM ALL (173)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. MONSTER MANUAL (87)         35
2. HEROS OF HAGUS (181)        30      CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. PRAY THE GODS (155)         29      Unchartered Team
4. SCORPIO LIKES: (163)        23
5. OTTO'S DINER (96)           19      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)         199 143  8 58.2   1/ 3 KILL 'EM ALL (173)        9  6 3
 2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      588 460 20 56.1   2/ 5*DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      9  6 0
 3/ 4 DARQUE AGES (29)         641 590 27 52.1   3/ 1 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       9  6 0
 4/ 8*DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      13  12  0 52.0   4/ 8 PRAY THE GODS (155)       9  6 0
 5/ 3 KILL 'EM ALL (173)       116 108 11 51.8   5/ 4 DARQUE AGES (29)          8  7 0
 6/ 5 OTTO'S DINER (96)        593 558 28 51.5   6/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      8  7 0
 7/ 6 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     296 279 11 51.5   7- 2 SHANGHAIED (161)          7  3 0
 8/ 7 THE COMMODORES (150)     227 219  6 50.9   8/12 MONSTER MANUAL (87)       6  6 0
 9/ 9 PRAY THE GODS (155)      194 196 13 49.7   9/13 SCORPIO LIKES: (163)      6  9 1
10/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   63  64  5 49.6  10/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   6  9 0
11/11 MONSTER MANUAL (87)      517 618 22 45.6  11/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96)         5 10 0
12-12 INEBRIATION (27)         183 281 14 39.4  12- 6 INEBRIATION (27)          4  6 0
13-13 WAR MACHINE (26)         141 235 20 37.5  13/14 THE COMMODORES (150)      4 11 0
14/14*HEROS OF HAGUS (181)       7  13  0 35.0  14-11 WAR MACHINE (26)          3  2 0
15/15 SCORPIO LIKES: (163)      26  81  3 24.3  15/15*HEROS OF HAGUS (181)      2  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

     You would think with a name like Shadowspire there would be more shade in this 
city!  It was a barn burner at the arena today, duel fans!  I don't mean that 
metaphorically either.  The stables beside the arena caught fire in this dire heat.  
And don't even get me started on the leather armor chaffing and what it feels like in 
a suit of plate mail!  Okay, enough about the weather and dry, cracked skin. I'm Huard 
DePriest, your spy reporter extraordinaire, here to give you all the news worth 
knowing!  Let's get started.

     It was an interesting turn for sure.  We'll start as we always do with the 
Duelmaster's throne.  Quick took the aforementioned throne last cycle, and had an 
opportunity to defend it against a fine collection of Challenger Champions.  He chose 
to go after Shadowspire's newly minted Lord Protector, Destiny.  It wasn't even close 
as the immortal beat back Quick's advances... rather quickly. So, with Destiny gone 
and Quick defeated, we needed to crown a new champ!  The title match came down to 
Mighty Mixon and Mutant Camel. It was a long one too, coming in at 5 minutes.  At the 
end, Mighty Mixon is our newest Duelmaster.  He hails from the Cult of Bacchus guild 
and is managed by DeGotti.

     The most avoided team for turn 296 is Kill Em All.  They were most avoided by 
Pray the Gods.  I feel like I've heard that tune before... The most challenged warrior 
for the turn is Kill Em All's Terminator.  He was involved in a blood feud with the 
Dyslexic Music guild.  They sent Meatwood Flack after the killer.  Kill Phollins is 
now avenged as Meatwood gives Terminator his first loss after a 2 minute bout.  In the 
category of "Laughing at the Misfortunes of Others," we find Tomahawk and the crew 
over at Kill Em All.  Sure, they are the current top team, but it didn't come without 
a few missteps and frequent down challenges.  Tomahawk went after Bosworth, a mere 28 
points below him.  I'm still laughing about this one. Bosworth beat Tomahawk!

     Not a lot of death this turn.  There were 3 deaths total, but 2 took place in the 
Dark Arena.  In a shocker, Kill Em All sent Psycho Styx to fight by torchlight.  He 
was roughly 6 fights away from immortality, so I'm sure the call to the Dark Arena was 
a shock to him.  The only regular death for this turn happened when Obara of Heroes of 
Hagus randomly matched up with WWE.  These types of quick deaths are common in the 
lower ranks.  Condolences to the dead and luck to their slayers as teams ponder they 
vengeance options! 

     Kill Em All is the top team even after a dismal 1-4 performance. Four teams were 
tied with 9-6-0 records over the last 3 turns, but it was the 3 kills for Kill 'Em All 
that helped them take the top spot. Apparently all the cool kids have 9-6-0 records, 
which looks nice and neat on my spy sheet, but is pretty vanilla when it comes to 
reporting.  Dyslexic Music, Cult of Bacchus, and Pray the Gods occupy spots 2 through 
4, while Darque Ages comes in at 5th.  The largest gain for the turn belongs to a 
group of teams too.  Pray the Gods, Monster Manual, and Scorpio Likes:  moved up 4 
spots in the rankings. The biggest loser for the turn, in terms of ranking, is Otto's 
Diner. Blackhart and Philthy Phil were absent this turn, but we hope to see both of 
them back next cycle.

     Time to go!  I'm thinking about planning a trip to Snowbound just to cool off 
before next arena day.  I'm sure I can find a wizard to teleport me or an inter-
dimensional portal around here somewhere. Olaf suggests that I leave you with some 
sage wisdom.  So, be 100% sure a badger is dead before you poke it with a stick.  Heed 
these words! I will see you brutes next time!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIGHTY MIXON 2870            18  13  0   126       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JED SAWYER 2474              14  13  4   104       WAR MACHINE (26)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NO-TEETH KEITH 2852          21  13  2    95       SHANGHAIED (161)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QUICK 2926                   15  11  1    90       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SOWER MOOD 2942              10  14  1    90       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 CHILD SMASHER 2941           13  10  3    89       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-SKINNY LENNY 2971            12   6  0    86       SHANGHAIED (161)
 MUTANT CAMEL 2678            22  16  0    84       THE COMMODORES (150)
 ALISTAR 3037                  7   1  0    82       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 MARTIAL SLAW 2954            14   9  0    81       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 SUBPAR SUE 2812              18  22  0    76       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 THE LEPER'S HAND 2940        14  10  0    68       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PIERCER 2854                 13  18  1    60       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 AZABELLE 2949                 9  13  0    59       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 BENJAMIN 2905                15  13  0    58       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-RED DOG 2878                 10   6  0    58       INEBRIATION (27)
 RUTU PARNA 3014               7   4  1    57       PRAY THE GODS (155)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NIGHT HAG 2980                8   7  0    53       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 KUSHNUMAH 3034                6   3  0    53       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-GLORYHOUND 3007               4   3  0    50       WAR MACHINE (26)
 CROTLEY MOO 3071              4   1  0    47       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 M'LORD 2959                   9  12  0    39       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 SILPA 3022                    6   5  1    38       PRAY THE GODS (155)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIMIC 2997                    8   6  1    33       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 GREASE TRAP 2998              7   7  1    32       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 DANTE 3002                    6   9  2    32       DARQUE AGES (29)
-AL ROPER 2612                 7   6  0    30       WAR MACHINE (26)
-HELEN BADE 3021               5   3  0    30       SHANGHAIED (161)
-EYE-PATCH WILLY 3020          6   2  0    29       SHANGHAIED (161)
 RISHVI 3045                   4   3  0    29       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 TUTTER 3015                   5   6  0    27       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 SAVAGE 3043                   5   3  0    25       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 HIMI JENDRIX 3069             3   2  0    25       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 CRAM 3049                     3   1  0    24       HEROS OF HAGUS (181)
 HOMINID 3091                  2   0  0    24       THE COMMODORES (150)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EVON 3067                     3   1  0    22       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 BOSWORTH 3094                 1   1  0    22       DARQUE AGES (29)
 CHERRY DP 2637                4   9  0    21       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 MEATWOOD FLACK 3070           3   2  0    21       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 SPECIAL PURPOSE 3033          2   8  0    19       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 WWE 2723                      3   1  1    18       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 COLLYN 3050                   2   2  0    18       HEROS OF HAGUS (181)
 MAGNA CARTA 3064              3   2  0    17       DARQUE AGES (29)
 GRUELMASTER 3056              2   4  0    17       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 COAST 2 COAST 3080            1   3  0    17       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 CAPTAIN FIZZ 2917             3   7  0    16       THE COMMODORES (150)
 AGINCOURT 3065                3   2  0    16       DARQUE AGES (29)
 RAT CATCHER 3079              3   1  0    16       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
-PINK SQUIRREL 3082            2   1  0    16       INEBRIATION (27)
-ALASKAN AMBER 3060            4   1  0    14       INEBRIATION (27)
 TOMAHAWK 3055                 3   3  1    13       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 TERMINATOR 3086               2   1  1    13       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
 MERCURY 3074                  3   1  0    11       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 HALLOWEEN 2724                1   3  0    11       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 LORD BRITISH 3095             1   0  0    11       THE COMMODORES (150)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISO HONEY 3057               2   4  0    10       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 POITIERS 3076                 2   2  0     8       DARQUE AGES (29)
-TANQUERAY 3088                1   1  0     8       INEBRIATION (27)
 PESTO PETE 3077               1   3  0     6       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 BAT PENATAR 3075              1   3  0     6       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 TYENE 3046                    1   3  0     6       HEROS OF HAGUS (181)
 XORN 3084                     1   3  0     6       MONSTER MANUAL (87)
 MEXICAN FOOD 2722             0   4  0     6       SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
 CYSTED TWISTER 3093           1   1  0     5       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
-GRAY GOOSE 3083               1   2  0     5       INEBRIATION (27)
 XENOPHOBE 3087                1   2  0     5       KILL 'EM ALL (173)
-BARANACLE BILL 3089           1   1  0     4       SHANGHAIED (161)
 TEMUJIN 3048                  0   4  0     4       HEROS OF HAGUS (181)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
KILL PHOLLINS 3068      1  2 0 DYSLEXIC MUSIC 182   TERMINATOR 3086       294  JUST REVENGED
OBARA 3047              1  3 0 HEROS OF HAGUS 181   WWE 2723              296   
PSYCHO STYX 2771       24 21 3 KILL 'EM ALL 173     ARENAMASTER           296  NONE
BOALZEBUL 2946         14  5 1 MONSTER MANUAL 87    CHILD SMASHER 2941    293   
BOB 3096                0  1 0 THE COMMODORES 150   BANDIT PRINCE         296  NONE
THE HEADCRUSHER 3073    1  2 0 WAR MACHINE 26       TOMAHAWK 3055         295   
BRACKISH 2782          15 25 1 WICKED MARTYRS 148   CHILD SMASHER 2941    292  REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Mexican Food -- Yup.  You've definitely got a rat problem in here.  I'm going to have 
to shut you down for at least a week. -- Rat Catcher

Alistar -- It's not rape if you say "Surprise". -- Psycho Styx

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PSYCHO STYX was barely slain by ARENAMASTER in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
BOB was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
MEATWOOD FLACK subdued TERMINATOR in a 2 minute beginner's Bloodfeud fight.
RUTU PARNA was devastated by ALISTAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
KUSHNUMAH demolished DANTE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
TOMAHAWK was defeated by BOSWORTH in a exciting 1 minute Challenge struggle.
CAPTAIN FIZZ was devastated by TUTTER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
TEMUJIN was overcome by HIMI JENDRIX in a 2 minute beginner's Challenge melee.
CYSTED TWISTER lost to COAST 2 COAST in a 2 minute novice's Challenge duel.
QUICK was vanquished by DESTINY in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
MIGHTY MIXON overpowered MUTANT CAMEL in a 5 minute gory one-sided Title melee.
SUBPAR SUE was savagely defeated by SOWER MOOD in a 3 minute master's match.
MARTIAL SLAW subdued THE LEPER'S HAND in a popular 1 minute master's match.
CHILD SMASHER handily defeated AZABELLE in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
PIERCER devastated RISHVI in a 1 minute uneven duel.
CROTLEY MOO overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute bloody mismatched brawl.
BENJAMIN defeated GREASE TRAP in a 3 minute bout.
M'LORD was demolished by NIGHT HAG in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MIMIC savagely defeated GRUELMASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody fight.
AGINCOURT was devastated by SILPA in a action packed 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
SPECIAL PURPOSE overpowered BAT PENATAR in a 1 minute uneven fray.
CHERRY DP overcame PESTO PETE in a popular 1 minute veteran vs. novice contest.
SAVAGE overpowered XORN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MISO HONEY was overpowered by COLLYN in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
CRAM won victory over MERCURY in a 1 minute beginner's bout.
TYENE was handily defeated by MAGNA CARTA in a 1 minute uneven bout.
HALLOWEEN was outlasted by RAT CATCHER in a exciting 8 minute beginner's competition.
WWE slew OBARA in a 1 minute beginner's fight.
MEXICAN FOOD slimly lost to EVON in a exciting 3 minute gory novice's fight.
POITIERS was savagely defeated by HOMINID in a popular 3 minute novice's bout.
XENOPHOBE was savagely defeated by LORD BRITISH in a 6 minute beginner's contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  14         WALL OF STEEL     33 -  28 -  0      54  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         SLASHING ATTACK   27 -  23 -  1      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-RIPOSTE     19 -  17 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         BASHING ATTACK    38 -  36 -  4      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         LUNGING ATTACK    81 -  78 -  8      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         TOTAL PARRY       31 -  30 -  1      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         AIMED BLOW        22 -  24 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    5         STRIKING ATTACK   32 -  38 -  3      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  13 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  31 -  0      33  |

Turn 296 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:

STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     4 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     4 - 10         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  3                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  3                                       1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      MIGHTY MIXON 2870          18  13  0  126 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    QUICK 2926                 15  11  1   90 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
STRIKING ATTACK  CHILD SMASHER 2941         13  10  3   89 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SLASHING ATTACK  ALISTAR 3037                7   1  0   82 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE LEPER'S HAND 2940      14  10  0   68 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
AIMED BLOW       NIGHT HAG 2980              8   7  0   53 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
BASHING ATTACK   CROTLEY MOO 3071            4   1  0   47 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SOWER MOOD 2942.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HALLOWEEN 2724.  The ten other most popular fighters were SOWER MOOD 2942, LORD 
BRITISH 3095, HOMINID 3091, MEXICAN FOOD 2722, PSYCHO STYX 2771, TERMINATOR 3086, 
MIMIC 2997, COAST 2 COAST 3080, MIGHTY MIXON 2870, and CHILD SMASHER 2941.

The least popular fighter this week was XENOPHOBE 3087.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were RAT CATCHER 3079, OBARA 3047, TYENE 3046, MERCURY 3074, XORN 3084, BAT 
PENATAR 3075, GRUELMASTER 3056, M'LORD 2959, AZABELLE 2949, and MUTANT CAMEL 2678.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

MIGHTY MIXON (81-2870) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

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

DESTINY (81-2703) WICKED MARTYRS (148)