DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/23/2023 Duedate: 09/05/2023
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM-81 TURN-431
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HRUAN
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
(81-3819) [13-2-0,125]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HRUAN POSITION IS EMPTY
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
(81-3819) [13-2-0,125]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ANTON CHEKHOV ALEKSANDR
LITERATE LOONS (40) FAR TRAVELERS (113)
(81-3651) [16-32-0,84] (81-1372) [13-7-1,76]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HEROES & VILLAINS (197) 31
2. CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 30 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
3. MIRKWOOD ORCS (188) 21 Unchartered Team
4. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 20
5. WICKED MARTYRS (148) 19 REIGN (109)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 HEROES & VILLAINS (197) 118 70 3 62.8 1/ 1 HEROES & VILLAINS (197) 13 2 1
2/ 2 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188) 196 148 9 57.0 2/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 9 6 0
3/ 3 NBA LEGENDS (156) 203 162 13 55.6 3/ 3 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 8 7 1
4/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 927 765 29 54.8 4/ 8 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 8 7 0
5/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 865 761 31 53.2 5/ 2 NBA LEGENDS (156) 7 8 1
6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 976 910 40 51.7 6/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 7 8 0
7/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 586 597 23 49.5 7/ 9 DARQUE AGES (29) 6 8 0
8/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 370 410 27 47.4 8/13 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188) 6 8 0
9/10 LITERATE LOONS (40) 702 809 34 46.5 9/10 LITERATE LOONS (40) 6 9 1
10-11*DEMONIC CHILI'S (201) 18 22 1 45.0 10/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 5 7 0
11/12 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 42 57 3 42.4 11/12 INEBRIATION (27) 5 10 0
12/13 INEBRIATION (27) 385 531 27 42.0 12- 6*DEMONIC CHILI'S (201) 4 6 1
13-14 ARDUIN (200) 37 53 2 41.1 13-11 ARDUIN (200) 3 7 1
'*' 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.
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Somebody up there was looking out for me. I was not
expecting to be here. Yeah, I know an Aimed Blow at the top with a bunch of Total
Parries below him, who could ask for more? ME!! Everyone of those Total Parries are
damn good and they all have about 3 times more experience. My bosses have submitted a
challenge of Mutombo. May the gods guide and protect me.
-- Your Duelamster Hruan
SPY REPORT
And. . . you're back . . . ::sigh:: Welcome to The Spire. You know what? Let's skip
the pleasantries. Weather: Good. Fights: Good. Gladiator hygiene: Poor. What else
is there to report? Oh, you want actual details about what took place. Okay, we can
do that for you. Actually, my boss says that is 100% my job, so let me get started!
Though it is our main event and the last fight of the day, we always start with the
Duelmaster. Hruan took the throne, impressively, at 12-2. With all the extra
experience one gets in tournaments, no one would bat an eye at such a record in other
arenas. Well, here in The Spire we do things a bit differently! What you see is what
you get without warriors, and Hruan, though young, has established himself as a solid
warrior in a short time on the sands. His first title defense came today again
Mutombo. Aimed Blow versus Total Parry. Would you like to guess how it ended? Yes,
Hruan is still our Duelmaster. Not to discredit our Duelmaster's success, but Total
Parry warriors outnumbered Aimed Blows nearly 2:1, and last turn's Challenger
Champions were stacked to the brim with Total Parry warriors! The right time and
right place!
Heroes & Villains hold an impressive 13-2-1 record over the past three turns. It is
more impressive when you consider the 2nd place team, Clan Longbeard, is only at 9-6-
0. Big Lake Solution stayed comfortably in third. The only new entry into the top 5
today is Far Travellers. They jumped to the top of the rankings from 8th place,
replacing Cult of Bacchus. We had two inactive teams with Demonic Chili's and Arduin
taking a break from the sands. Planned or did orders get delayed? I do hope they
return in two weeks and bring a few friends with them. NBA Legends top off our list
with a kill keeping them above Wicked Martyrs.
Big Lake Solution was our most avoided team for this cycle. They were mostly avoided
by Far Travellers. These two teams did not match up, so the avoidance must have
worked like a charm. Jacob Grimm gained notoriety as our most challenged warrior. I
wonder if all the challengers seeking to fight Jacob knew that he would be involved in
a bloodfeud? Or, did Mirkwood Orcs send him many challenges? Or, did I misinterpret
what the golem reported to me? Or, there isn't any other possibility that I feel
comfortable reporting. Anyway, Jacob Grimm got bloodfueded by Foe-Hammer and was
defeated in a rather fast-paced, one-sided contest.
There is no By the Numbers section today. My golems are on strike, or broken, or
overworked, or missing. I haven't a clue what the Boss told me about them. I wasn't
listening and was desperately trying to sleep off last night's hangover. There were
no deaths to report outside of the Dark Arena. We did have one graduation notice for
Margery Kempe. She will fight her last bout in The Spire next cycle.
I hope you bums join us next turn, and I hope you bring some friends. The arena is
getting a bit small. I never thought I would see the day, but all things change, so
you just have to hold on a bit to make it through the ruts and not get tossed off the
wagon. Alright, enough sentimentality from me. You smell, I don't like you, and I'll
see you in two weeks! Until then, ya bums!
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HRUAN 3819 13 2 0 125 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DR. ROBOTNIK 3737 24 9 0 111 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775 12 15 0 102 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
MARGERY KEMPE 3686 26 16 2 98 DARQUE AGES (29)
JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735 19 14 0 95 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SPARTACUS 3844 8 3 0 93 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PRIVID 3665 19 26 0 90 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
MUTOMBO 3728 23 10 0 87 NBA LEGENDS (156)
-PHANDELYON 3805 11 5 0 85 ARDUIN (200)
ANTON CHEKHOV 3651 16 32 0 84 LITERATE LOONS (40)
KAILE THE LITTLE 3809 8 9 2 83 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
STING 3661 18 15 1 79 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
MAGNA CARTA 3747 19 12 0 77 DARQUE AGES (29)
ALEKSANDR 1372 13 7 1 76 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
GAYNE 3783 14 9 1 74 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SAUL BELLOW 3709 17 21 1 73 LITERATE LOONS (40)
SIR CHARLES 3733 18 13 0 67 NBA LEGENDS (156)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FOE-HAMMER 3736 10 11 0 64 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
AGAVE 3599 10 8 0 62 INEBRIATION (27)
DOMINIQUE 3781 10 14 0 59 NBA LEGENDS (156)
BAVIL 3793 13 7 0 57 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
HANA 1370 9 11 1 57 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AHNA MISSTEP 3729 10 24 1 55 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
OTTOBOT 3829 8 4 1 55 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
WALTER RALEIGH 3816 8 8 0 49 LITERATE LOONS (40)
HAMM 3866 5 0 0 48 INEBRIATION (27)
SIR GAWAIN 3813 9 7 0 47 DARQUE AGES (29)
WILHELM GRIMM 3835 7 5 1 47 LITERATE LOONS (40)
-BLUE GUNKY 3808 8 8 0 46 ARDUIN (200)
-THROON 3807 8 8 2 44 ARDUIN (200)
URMAR 1373 8 12 0 43 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823 5 9 2 43 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
MOUTH OF SAURON 3773 9 6 0 42 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
PBR 3555 10 11 0 41 INEBRIATION (27)
SHAQ 3840 7 4 0 39 NBA LEGENDS (156)
-J-LAPENO 3849 6 2 0 37 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LAAL MAAS 3852 4 4 0 31 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
LUCREZIA 3865 4 1 0 30 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
THX 1138 3843 6 5 0 29 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
JACOB GRIMM 3834 5 7 2 29 LITERATE LOONS (40)
-NOT SO HOT 3848 5 3 1 28 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TENN PENN 3871 2 2 0 21 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833 2 11 0 20 INEBRIATION (27)
ATTICUS 3883 2 0 0 20 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
TANKERA 3873 2 2 0 19 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
RODGER NEFFER 3872 2 2 0 15 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
KARMA POLICE 3855 3 4 0 13 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
URSULA 3876 3 0 0 13 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
DENNIS RODMAN 3894 1 0 0 13 NBA LEGENDS (156)
SCATHA 3884 1 0 0 9 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
TITO'S 3868 1 4 0 7 INEBRIATION (27)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YANARA BARD 3886 1 1 0 4 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-RED SOVINA 3878 1 1 0 4 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
CONFESSIO 3887 0 2 0 2 DARQUE AGES (29)
GROWLRR 3893 0 1 0 1 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
-SICHUAN 3885 0 1 0 1 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
MEADE 3895 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?
LUKHA 3826 6 7 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823 430 JUST REVENGED
MEHRL 3867 3 3 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 MOUNTAIN TROLL 431 NONE
KLEENEX 3889 0 1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 113 BANDIT PRINCE 431 NONE
MBUNDE 3864 1 3 0 FAR TRAVELERS 113 NOT SO HOT 3848 430
GORGOL 3786 4 6 0 MIRKWOOD ORCS 188 JACOB GRIMM 3834 430 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Otto's Fry Guy -- Congrats on your invite. Thanks, -- Hruan the Beholden
Urmar -- DAMN!! You are one tough son of a... -- Gayne the Astounded
Wilhelm Grimm -- Jeez, was training turned off for out fight? -- Bavil the Unsatisfied
Galphon Chipaxe -- Good luck scumbag, you are going to need it. -- Ghost of Lukha the
Vindictive
Tenn Penn -- Bos telz me I m go in ta take a purpetull brake. Watever dat meenz --
Mehrl the Dim
All -- Lukha 10-10-10-17-11-9-17 AB. He struggled in training, 17 skills learned in 12
fights. But his opponents loved him because they learned like a champion, just ask his
killer. He probably should have been a Ripper. RIP Brother. -- Visionist
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MEHRL was dealt death by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
KLEENEX was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
GAYNE demolished GALPOH CHIPAXE in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud fight.
FOE-HAMMER devastated JACOB GRIMM in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud contest.
DR. ROBOTNIK narrowly defeated JIHL BLAZEFURY in a 25 minute master's Challenge match.
ALEKSANDR was luckily beaten by PRIVID in a exciting 4 minute Challenge struggle.
KAILE THE LITTLE overcame SAUL BELLOW in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
AGAVE was handily defeated by SPARTACUS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
THX 1138 unbelievably bested TANKERA in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER was defeated by LUCREZIA in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
TITO'S was overpowered by ATTICUS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
HRUAN demolished MUTOMBO in a 2 minute bloody mismatched Title competition.
MARGERY KEMPE subdued VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a popular 3 minute master's match.
MAGNA CARTA was handily defeated by OTTO'S BUSBOY in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
STING defeated SIR CHARLES in a action packed 2 minute expert's struggle.
ANTON CHEKHOV overpowered DOMINIQUE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
URMAR was viciously subdued by OTTOBOT in a exciting 3 minute brutal fight.
PBR was savagely defeated by SIR GAWAIN in a 2 minute brutal bout.
AHNA MISSTEP was savagely defeated by WILHELM GRIMM in a 3 minute mismatched conflict.
HANA defeated MOUTH OF SAURON in a 2 minute duel.
BAVIL luckily beat WALTER RALEIGH in a 12 minute bout.
SHAQ was overcome by HAMM in a popular 3 minute expert vs. amateur upset duel.
KARMA POLICE was demolished by TENN PENN in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
RODGER NEFFER vanquished MEADE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
URSULA unbelievably bested GROWLRR in a 3 minute brutal novice's fight.
CONFESSIO lost to SCATHA in a action packed 3 minute beginner's bout.
YANARA BARD was beaten by DENNIS RODMAN in a 2 minute novice's fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 11 AIMED BLOW 44 - 30 - 2 59 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 STRIKING ATTACK 33 - 24 - 2 58 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 TOTAL PARRY 61 - 56 - 1 52 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 LUNGING ATTACK 36 - 34 - 1 51 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 WALL OF STEEL 26 - 29 - 1 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 PARRY-STRIKE 20 - 24 - 0 45 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 30 - 38 - 5 44 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 22 - 30 - 1 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 13 - 19 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 13 - 26 - 0 33 |
Turn 431 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 5 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 5 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 8 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 5 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 1 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 5 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW HRUAN 3819 13 2 0 125 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
TOTAL PARRY DR. ROBOTNIK 3737 24 9 0 111 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
STRIKING ATTACK SPARTACUS 3844 8 3 0 93 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
WALL OF STEEL STING 3661 18 15 1 79 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
SLASHING ATTACK MAGNA CARTA 3747 19 12 0 77 DARQUE AGES (29)
LUNGING ATTACK ALEKSANDR 1372 13 7 1 76 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
PARRY-STRIKE SIR GAWAIN 3813 9 7 0 47 DARQUE AGES (29)
BASHING ATTACK SHAQ 3840 7 4 0 39 NBA LEGENDS (156)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ANTON CHEKHOV 3651. The most popular warrior this
turn was ALEKSANDR 1372. The ten other most popular fighters were MEHRL 3867, SCATHA
3884, STING 3661, OTTOBOT 3829, SHAQ 3840, KAILE THE LITTLE 3809, HRUAN 3819, AHNA
MISSTEP 3729, WILHELM GRIMM 3835, and WALTER RALEIGH 3816.
The least popular fighter this week was DR. ROBOTNIK 3737. The other ten least
popular fighters were JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735, BAVIL 3793, URSULA 3876, MEADE 3895, HAMM
3866, DOMINIQUE 3781, MAGNA CARTA 3747, TITO'S 3868, OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833, and
AGAVE 3599.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MARGERY KEMPE (81-3686) DARQUE AGES (29)