DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/26/2022 Duedate: 02/08/2022
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM-81 TURN-390
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ANDURIL
MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
(81-3435) [23-14-0,123]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ANDURIL YRVO
MIRKWOOD ORCS (188) PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
(81-3435) [23-14-0,123] (81-3666) [2-1-0,28]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MANGONEL ZAGRID
DARQUE AGES (29) CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
(81-3410) [21-23-0,94] (81-3528) [17-9-1,81]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195) 41
2. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 30 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
3. CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 28 Unchartered Team
4. LITERATE LOONS (40) 25
5. MIRKWOOD ORCS (188) 19PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188) 122 81 5 60.1 1/ 4 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188) 11 2 0
2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 829 670 26 55.3 2/ 8 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 9 5 0
3- 3 SHANGHAIED (161) 269 221 9 54.9 3/ 1 WAR MACHINE (26) 9 6 1
4- 4 KILL 'EM ALL (173) 264 224 24 54.1 4/10*PEN ISLAND SKEETER (195) 8 7 0
5/11*PEN ISLAND SKEETER (195) 8 7 0 53.3 5/ 3 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 8 7 0
6/ 5 NBA LEGENDS (156) 98 87 9 53.0 6/ 9 MADNESS (190) 8 7 0
7/ 6 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 753 669 29 53.0 7/ 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 7 8 0
8/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29) 887 806 37 52.4 8/ 7 NBA LEGENDS (156) 7 8 0
9- 8 PRAY THE GODS (155) 387 370 26 51.1 9- 5 PRAY THE GODS (155) 5 2 0
10/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 504 504 20 50.0 10/11 DARQUE AGES (29) 5 8 0
11/12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 285 291 20 49.5 11/ 6 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 5 10 0
12/13 LITERATE LOONS (40) 607 707 28 46.2 12/14 LITERATE LOONS (40) 4 11 0
13/15 MADNESS (190) 34 46 1 42.5 13-15 KILL 'EM ALL (173) 3 2 0
14/16 OHS ALUMNI (183) 183 278 13 39.7 14/12 OHS ALUMNI (183) 3 12 0
15/17 WAR MACHINE (26) 180 282 25 39.0 15-16 SHANGHAIED (161) 1 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Well Well Well, look who is duelmaster. Why it's me, Anduril. Lucky me I could say,
but everyone will expect me to boost and strut my stuff. I won't. For an orc, I'm not
much for bravado, but I will thank Fastrada for his crazy challenge allowing me to
gain a most fortuitous victory. My guess is, Fastrada was hunting for skills and not a
bad strategy. My boss has ordered such strategies in the past. Now the real question
is, will I be able to hold onto the title for longer than a single turn. I guess we
will see. I have prior commitments I must attend to and can't hang around chatting up
a storm, so this will be short. Sorry. Good fighting to all, this turn.
-- Anduril -- Second Mirkwood Orc to be DM
SPY REPORT
YAAAWWWN! It is cold and miserable here in this press box, and I don't want to do
anything but take a nap. I am a fearless journalist though, so I will not let my
personal wants get ahead of my grand purpose to share with you all the happenings
today in The Spire. So, just ignore my big comfy quilt . . . oh so comfy! Pay no
mind to this large stein of warm spiked cider. I am here to fulfill my spy reporting
duty, and probably log a few hours of my community service. Okay, let's take a look at
turn 390!
Anduril took the throne by recognition last time, so today was his big shot at proving
he deserves it! It is not that I think any less of our Duelmasters that attain the
throne by recognition. The truth is much simpler, I do not think about them at all.
Today, Anduril posted a challenge to our departing Lord Protector Scriptoria. Not
much planning for that type fo match, Anduril has the advantage, and as we can see
from the fight results (and a bloodied Scriptoria), Anduril remains our Duelmaster!
He also got an invite this turn, so we will crown someone new in a few weeks, while LP
Anduril goes off to enjoy retirement, continued training, or a mixture of the two.
One thing is for sure, immortality fits with either future career choice.
The most avoided team today is Cult of Bacchus. They were mostly avoided by War
Machine. Our most challenged warrior recognition goes to Dorothy Parker. Eh, I can
see 5-12-1 attracting some unwanted attention from the other gladiators. Handy Roytt
thought he would give it a go and see if he could steal a win. Sadly, all he got was
trounced in a 1-minute fight. Better luck next time!
Okay, okay, I can take a hint, you just want the stats and for me to be quiet. Well,
I'll give you stats, but it'll take more than dirty looks and death threats to keep me
silent!
Total Fights: 31
Dark Arena Fights: 3 (3-0 for the DA)
Non-DA Kills: 0 (WHAT?!?!)
Challenges: 10 (3-7 for the challengers)
Biggest Up Challenge: 7 pts (you guys continue to disappoint - we are lacking
boldness in this arena) - BUCKS INA TUX (81-3628) (6-5-0,38) of BIG LAKE SOLUTION
challenged BROKEN (81-3644) (5-3-0,45) of MADNESS. BUCKS INA TUX devastated
BROKEN in a 1-minute mismatched Challenge match.
Biggest Down Challenge: 13 pts (no comment) - XIQUEEL (81-3659) (4-1-0,22) of
BIG LAKE SOLUTION challenged SETSET (81-3667) (1-1-0,9) of PEN ISLAND SKEETERS.
XIQUEEL slimly lost to SETSET in a action packed 2 minute Challenge fight.
You gents have nearly rendered me speechless, and that is a near-impossible feat.
Where is the fire that The Spire was once known for? I know some of you are tourney-
weary, and that is understandable, but 31 fights?!? 9 total challenges?!? There were
NO (zero, zilch) Non-DA kills! COME ON!
Okay, before I have a massive heart episode, I am going to sign off. Come back! Posts
some challenges and write some personal ads for The Spire. If you need a reminder,
I'll talk to my other sources to get the word out! Just do something, ya bums! Ahem,
okay, now that is out of my system. I will bid you bums, adieu.
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANDURIL 3435 23 14 0 123 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JIM TULLY 3475 21 12 0 111 LITERATE LOONS (40)
NARSIL 3401 33 8 0 110 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
LARRY BIRD 2384 20 17 1 107 NBA LEGENDS (156)
-LEEROY JENKINS 3177 31 12 0 105 KILL 'EM ALL (173)
XOBIAS 3458 24 12 0 104 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
FASTRADA 3607 8 6 0 102 DARQUE AGES (29)
MANGONEL 3410 21 23 0 94 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WILT THE STILT 2383 20 17 3 87 NBA LEGENDS (156)
THE LIMPER 3516 14 13 0 86 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-HELEN BADE 3021 18 20 0 85 SHANGHAIED (161)
-DEEP SIX 3597 11 1 2 84 KILL 'EM ALL (173)
-FRAYED KNOT 3438 21 13 0 82 KILL 'EM ALL (173)
ZAGRID 3528 17 9 1 81 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
ZEHDEA 3577 12 7 0 78 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
VELINA 3478 18 14 0 77 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
KAREEM 2382 18 19 0 76 NBA LEGENDS (156)
UHKANT 3497 21 10 0 73 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
BUYICA 3606 9 5 1 73 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-RINGIL 3633 9 1 0 68 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KOOMADON 3602 9 5 0 64 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
WRATHCHILD 3140 6 4 1 57 WAR MACHINE (26)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BROKEN BLADE 3494 12 17 1 56 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
THE REPLACEMENT 3526 13 13 2 54 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
BUCKS INA TUX 3628 7 5 0 54 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582 8 10 0 53 LITERATE LOONS (40)
GLORYHOUND 3007 11 14 1 52 WAR MACHINE (26)
RICKY SCHMIDT 3522 12 14 0 50 OHS ALUMNI (183)
-KAIBOSH 3546 7 10 1 50 KILL 'EM ALL (173)
HAKEEM 2521 10 16 3 49 NBA LEGENDS (156)
BAMNOR 3608 8 5 0 49 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
SPEKT 3541 10 13 0 45 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
STEINAR 3630 6 5 0 44 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
KYLE DEMONBLADE 3634 5 7 0 43 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
RAYMOND CARVER 3543 9 14 0 42 LITERATE LOONS (40)
DOROTHY PARKER 3591 5 12 1 36 LITERATE LOONS (40)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STORMCALLER 3586 8 9 0 33 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-DOOT 3603 6 4 0 33 PRAY THE GODS (155)
BROKEN 3644 5 4 0 32 MADNESS (190)
-SHANKAR 3585 6 5 0 30 PRAY THE GODS (155)
YRVO 3666 2 1 0 28 PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
RIP PAPA BEAR 3635 5 6 0 25 MADNESS (190)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RICH HOYT 3643 5 5 0 25 OHS ALUMNI (183)
-STING 3661 4 0 0 25 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SARAH LINDER 3642 5 5 0 23 OHS ALUMNI (183)
SETSET 3667 2 1 0 23 PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
HANDY ROYTT 3132 5 6 0 21 WAR MACHINE (26)
-ONE-EYED CLYDE 3569 3 3 0 19 SHANGHAIED (161)
THE EMPTY PROMISE 3662 3 2 0 19 WAR MACHINE (26)
OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648 5 2 1 18 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-RECLAN 3650 3 0 0 16 PRAY THE GODS (155)
LAUDINA 3658 2 4 0 16 MADNESS (190)
PISTOL PETE 3683 1 0 0 16 NBA LEGENDS (156)
XIQUEEL 3659 4 2 0 14 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-MOLLY FYED 3675 1 1 0 14 SHANGHAIED (161)
TINY TIM 3663 3 2 0 11 MADNESS (190)
ANTON CHEKHOV 3651 1 7 0 10 LITERATE LOONS (40)
AVLUV 3670 3 0 0 9 PEN ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
THE SOCIOPATH 3679 2 1 1 8 WAR MACHINE (26)
PRIVID 3665 1 3 0 6 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
CRIXX 3672 1 3 0 6 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-REST IN PEACES 3657 1 2 0 5 KILL 'EM ALL (173)
MARGERY KEMPE 3686 1 0 0 5 DARQUE AGES (29)
MR. JENKINS 3682 0 2 0 2 OHS ALUMNI (183)
-FATHER FELONIOUS 3673 0 2 0 2 SHANGHAIED (161)
-GHOST GOODWIN 3674 0 2 0 2 SHANGHAIED (161)
OTTO THE GREAT 3685 0 1 0 1 DARQUE AGES (29)
LISA POTTING 3684 0 1 0 1 OHS ALUMNI (183)
GROTTO 3687 0 1 0 1 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CATERINA SFORZA 3540 12 8 3 DARQUE AGES 29 WILT THE STILT 2383 386 REVENGED
TRENT 3593 8 8 1 MADNESS 190 MOUNTAIN TROLL 390 NONE
MUTORCS 3668 1 2 0 PEN ISLAND SKEET 195 HIGH ELF 390 NONE
SDANOG 3669 0 3 0 PEN ISLAND SKEET 195 BANDIT PRINCE 390 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
2-3 yay. Sitting here at the Face. Got a lot of nice learns in, but couldn't close the
deal on a couple of fights. Some day RIP and Laudina will win consistently. Trent is
bad, think I'll send him to the DA. Broken is as good as I expect him to be. Tiny Tim
is a scum TP so I'm happy he won, but I skipped to the end because I just can't with
him. Hope all are well. Going to keep this short cause I got lots of stuff to do. --
Eli
Ulrich -- I have a 5 WT, there isn't really any weapon I can use as a primary in
Basic. Now that I'm a Lord Protector, I think I will give this BS a shot that the
Commission says is my fave. -- Lord Protector Scriptoria
Anduril -- It was certainly a long shot with the experience difference, but I felt I
needed to give it go! Congrats on the throne. -- Fastrada
All -- Welcome Otto the Great to the sands. I have named him in homage to our D2
friend Otto X/Erik, who left us too soon. -- Master Darque
Leeroy Jenkins -- We are now 1-1. We need to settle this tie before either of us leave
Shadowspire -- by graduation or mortician's cart. - Mangonel
Doctor J -- Congrats on your invite, don't let the shire hit you in the rear on the
way outta town. -- Xobias
Larry Bird -- JEEEZZ!!! You are scary good. Challenge for the title next time and get
the hell out of here. -- Uhkant
Hakeem -- The commission must hate you. I appear to have your number. -- Zagrid
Narsil -- I was so close, just one more big hit and I would have won. Yeah I know sour
grapes. -- Zehdea
Chad -- Well then, you should challenge more often, those are good wins. -- Den
Weirdo -- I'm way too good a shot to miss you. -- Den
Crambus -- Congratulations on taking the coveted Current Top Team, this is where
dreams are made. You are a wonder of management skill. Continue your dominance of
this arena. -- Den
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TRENT was dealt death by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MUTORCS was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
SDANOG was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
ANDURIL devastated SCRIPTORIA in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge Title contest.
THE REPLACEMENT was overpowered by BUYICA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
RICKY SCHMIDT was bested by BROKEN BLADE in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
BUCKS INA TUX devastated BROKEN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SARAH LINDER was handily defeated by STEINAR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
HANDY ROYTT was vanquished by DOROTHY PARKER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
XIQUEEL slimly lost to SETSET in a action packed 2 minute Challenge fight.
MR. JENKINS was vanquished by LAUDINA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
THE SOCIOPATH was overpowered by YRVO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
THE EMPTY PROMISE overpowered ANTON CHEKHOV in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
MANGONEL slimly lost to XOBIAS in a exciting 4 minute brutal master's conflict.
NARSIL bested ZAGRID in a crowd pleasing 4 minute master's bout.
LARRY BIRD overpowered UHKANT in a 1 minute bloody one-sided duel.
WILT THE STILT was vanquished by JIM TULLY in a 2 minute one-sided fray.
KAREEM was bested by THE LIMPER in a exciting 1 minute veteran's fight.
VELINA overpowered GLORYHOUND in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FASTRADA overpowered ZEHDEA in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
SHIRLEY JACKSON was devastated by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
WRATHCHILD slimly won victory over HAKEEM in a 1 minute match.
SPEKT was overpowered by KOOMADON in a 1 minute uneven fray.
RAYMOND CARVER overcame STORMCALLER in a popular 2 minute brutal contest.
BAMNOR overpowered RICH HOYT in a 1 minute uneven fight.
KYLE DEMONBLADE overpowered OTTO'S FRY GUY in a 2 minute uneven fight.
RIP PAPA BEAR defeated CRIXX in a exciting 1 minute veteran vs. beginner bout.
TINY TIM overcame OTTO THE GREAT in a 3 minute beginner's bout.
PRIVID was savagely defeated by PISTOL PETE in a 5 minute beginner's competition.
AVLUV outlasted GROTTO in a slow 18 minute beginner's duel.
LISA POTTING was beaten by MARGERY KEMPE in a 2 minute novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 9 PARRY-RIPOSTE 17 - 10 - 0 63 |
|WALL OF STEEL 9 WALL OF STEEL 57 - 40 - 2 59 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 TOTAL PARRY 35 - 27 - 0 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 8 STRIKING ATTACK 42 - 36 - 1 54 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 6 PARRY-STRIKE 14 - 14 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 34 - 37 - 3 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 29 - 36 - 0 45 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-LUNGE 32 - 42 - 1 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 34 - 48 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 33 - 48 - 1 41 |
Turn 390 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:
AIMED BLOW 4 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 6 5 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 6 2 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 4 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 4 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW ANDURIL 3435 23 14 0 123 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
PARRY-RIPOSTE JIM TULLY 3475 21 12 0 111 LITERATE LOONS (40)
TOTAL PARRY NARSIL 3401 33 8 0 110 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
WALL OF STEEL LARRY BIRD 2384 20 17 1 107 NBA LEGENDS (156)
STRIKING ATTACK FASTRADA 3607 8 6 0 102 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-STRIKE ZAGRID 3528 17 9 1 81 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SLASHING ATTACK VELINA 3478 18 14 0 77 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-LUNGE BUYICA 3606 9 5 1 73 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
LUNGING ATTACK WRATHCHILD 3140 6 4 1 57 WAR MACHINE (26)
BASHING ATTACK STEINAR 3630 6 5 0 44 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MANGONEL 3410. The most popular warrior this turn
was ZAGRID 3528. The ten other most popular fighters were PISTOL PETE 3683,
STORMCALLER 3586, XIQUEEL 3659, XOBIAS 3458, JIM TULLY 3475, MANGONEL 3410, KYLE
DEMONBLADE 3634, OTTO THE GREAT 3685, ANDURIL 3435, and BROKEN BLADE 3494.
The least popular fighter this week was GROTTO 3687. The other ten least popular
fighters were AVLUV 3670, PRIVID 3665, TINY TIM 3663, CRIXX 3672, OTTO'S FRY GUY
3648, RICH HOYT 3643, SPEKT 3541, SHIRLEY JACKSON 3582, ZEHDEA 3577, and GLORYHOUND
3007.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
ANDURIL (81-3435) MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SCRIPTORIA (81-3348) DARQUE AGES (29)
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LXVI
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GIBSON 2381 (118-58-2) 5 3 0 WICKED MARTYRS