DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/16/2024 Duedate: 10/29/2024
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 461
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CANTERBURY
DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-3901) [19-10-1,130]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CANTERBURY POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-3901) [19-10-1,130]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
DRUV DAKATA
PRAY THE GODS (155) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
(81-3785) [17-18-0,70] (81-3994) [2-7-0,13]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ARDUIN (200) 39
2. NBA LEGENDS (156) 35 NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 34 Unchartered Team
4. LITERATE LOONS (40) 29
5. CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 23 BAD BEAT (64)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 NBA LEGENDS (156) 280 233 17 54.6 1/ 3 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 10 5 1
2/ 1 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 1001 838 35 54.4 2/10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 10 5 0
3/ 3 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 952 824 34 53.6 3/ 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 10 5 0
4- 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 766 664 22 53.6 4/ 4 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 9 6 1
5- 5 IMPERIAL CABAL (207) 42 38 1 52.5 5/ 5 LITERATE LOONS (40) 8 6 1
6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 1046 980 46 51.6 6/ 6 NBA LEGENDS (156) 8 7 1
7- 7 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 191 179 6 51.6 7/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29) 7 7 0
8/10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 119 113 7 51.3 8/ 1 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 7 7 0
9/ 8 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 125 120 9 51.0 9/15 ARDUIN (200) 7 8 0
10/ 9 PRAY THE GODS (155) 493 475 29 50.9 10/16 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 6 9 0
11/11 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 660 663 30 49.9 11- 9 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 5 5 0
12/12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 443 484 33 47.8 12-13 RED LEGION (206) 5 5 0
13/13 LITERATE LOONS (40) 784 873 35 47.3 13/ 8 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 4 11 0
14/14 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 54 63 3 46.2 14-11 IMPERIAL CABAL (207) 3 7 0
15-15 INEBRIATION (27) 433 593 28 42.2 15-12 INEBRIATION (27) 3 7 0
16-16 RED LEGION (206) 32 48 1 40.0 16-14 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 2 3 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
17/17 ARDUIN (200) 54 86 2 38.6 17/17 PRAY THE GODS (155) 2 8 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Whether you are here of your own volition or someone dragged you to the sands, you are
still luckier than most because you find yourself in The Spire, the Jewel of the No-
Tourney arenas! I am Huard DePriest, and I will guide you through this gray and
sandstone monument we call an arena. Today was a great day for fights! Many were in
attendance, and the place was humming with activity like a beehive by a poppy field!
Okay, before the language gets too flowery, let's look at today's action.
Canterbury sat on the throne as we began today's festivities. A formidable group of
Challenger Champions sat below him, so holding the championship would not be easy. The
Duelmaster did not challenge but received a challenge from Karl-Franz. The two
warriors have met one time previously with Karl-Franz emerging as the victor. Today's
outcome was slightly different as Canterbury keeps the throne of The Spire and the bar
tab at Otto's Diner. He also gets the privilege of defending the title once more in 14
days! Congrats to Canterbury and the Darque Ages guild.
We did not have a most challenged warrior today. We had many challenges that were
issued, but no warrior was challenged more than once. Notably, most of the challenges
were voided because of inactive teams. Five teams were MFA (missing from the arena).
These teams were Dragonbane Guild, Imperial Cabal, Ale House Mercs, Inebriation, and
Red Legion. Pray the Gods stands as the most avoided squad from the teams that did
make an appearance. They were mostly avoided by Clan Longbeard.
There was a big shake-up in the 3-turn rankings, as the top teams completely changed.
Big Lake Solution took over the top spot from Far Travelers. Big Lake was formerly in
third place, and Far Travelers fell down to eighth. Childhood Heroes made the largest
leap, moving from tenth to second place. The former number two squad dropped one into
third. Rounding out the top five, we have Thirsty Thugs and Clan Longbeard, who keep
their respective fourth and fifth spots.
Five missing teams did not shield the arena from other losses. Two warriors fought
their last battles on our sands this day. Godrey of Clan Longbeard met his end at the
hands of Thirsty Thugs's Sarcasm. It was a quick, one-sided affair. The other death
came when Vera Elster from Big Lake Solution down-challenged J.F. Pwers. It was a
recognition down challenge, but both warriors had three arena fights on their record.
Unlike the first death, it was not a quick match, but one that took three minutes
before J.F. gave up the ghost.
I failed to congratulate the Cult of Bacchus for reaching 1,000 wins in the last turn,
so let me take the time to laud this achievement! Darque's crew reached the milestone
first, but DeGotti and the Cult reached it with fewer losses. Shadowspire has been
open since 2008, and except for a short hiatus, Cult of Bacchus has been here since
the beginning. So, join me in celebrating DeGotti and his stable of warriors for
reaching ONE THOUSAND WINS in our wonderful arena. I hate to leave on this happy note,
but I guess I will give y'all this one today. I took out most of my frustrations on
the Seam crowd last week. I always appreciate you bums more when I meet the other bums
in this land. See you in two weeks!
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CANTERBURY 3901 19 10 1 130 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAYD THE BOQ 3937 12 9 1 112 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SHAQ 3840 22 19 0 111 NBA LEGENDS (156)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TENN PENN 3871 18 16 0 109 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
BIG BROTHER 59 22 26 0 95 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PABST 823 24 7 0 90 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
OTTOBOT 3829 23 19 2 90 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
RODGER NEFFER 3872 20 14 1 90 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-TITO'S 3868 13 15 0 90 INEBRIATION (27)
KARL-FRANZ 3946 9 9 2 90 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
DORNE 3891 17 13 1 88 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552 17 14 0 87 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
-ORLANDO 2688 17 29 1 81 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
DENNIS RODMAN 3894 15 15 0 78 NBA LEGENDS (156)
DURN WOLFSNARL 3955 10 7 0 78 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
KOHLBE 3950 12 7 0 77 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
TENG SWARM 4005 5 4 0 73 ARDUIN (200)
MARCUS CATO 3969 12 12 1 71 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
DRUV 3785 17 18 0 70 PRAY THE GODS (155)
-OZLETC 4024 12 4 0 67 IMPERIAL CABAL (207)
TZISS 3962 9 6 2 67 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911 14 12 0 65 LITERATE LOONS (40)
PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966 11 13 1 65 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
DAINTY LEAF 3890 13 17 2 64 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680 12 11 0 64 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971 9 15 1 60 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
-DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948 10 4 1 59 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
-WYRMSHADOW 2986 13 8 0 58 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
SCARLETT 3959 9 3 1 58 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
APPIUS CAUDEX 3970 13 11 0 57 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WASTEL 3917 14 12 1 55 DARQUE AGES (29)
PHANDELYON 3805 14 12 0 54 ARDUIN (200)
JERRY WEST 4009 6 3 2 54 NBA LEGENDS (156)
STEPH CURRY 3965 8 7 0 53 NBA LEGENDS (156)
-OLD PECULIAR 1808 5 5 1 52 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
THE LEPER KING 3995 8 3 0 49 DARQUE AGES (29)
FOPDOODLE 3953 9 8 1 48 DARQUE AGES (29)
G.K. CHESTERTON 3958 8 7 0 48 LITERATE LOONS (40)
-NIRUUL 4026 9 7 0 46 IMPERIAL CABAL (207)
-WEE JERRY 4017 8 8 0 41 RED LEGION (206)
-VALUS MAU'UAL 4022 9 2 0 38 IMPERIAL CABAL (207)
-TEICHOS 4014 9 3 0 37 RED LEGION (206)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TAZAROC 4025 8 8 1 33 IMPERIAL CABAL (207)
FAUNA 4037 6 0 0 33 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
DAHNAR 4003 4 6 0 33 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 6 8 1 31 LITERATE LOONS (40)
ZAKARIYA 4001 6 4 0 31 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
VERA ELSTER 4056 4 0 1 31 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-HOARD 3974 5 5 1 29 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
SARCASM 4051 3 1 1 29 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-FURIOUS 4058 2 1 0 29 INEBRIATION (27)
GROOG 3960 7 7 0 28 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976 6 8 0 28 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
MICKEY SPLITZ 3973 6 8 0 26 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
RASAE 4032 3 4 0 25 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PHRAINT 4028 3 5 0 23 ARDUIN (200)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BEEFEATER 3993 3 5 0 22 INEBRIATION (27)
KARL MALONE 4042 3 2 0 22 NBA LEGENDS (156)
SKOR 4029 4 3 1 21 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
YON 3982 5 2 0 17 PRAY THE GODS (155)
-ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035 3 3 0 16 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
GWORM 4071 1 0 0 15 ARDUIN (200)
THE AMAZING BOB 4031 3 5 0 14 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-YGROS 4067 1 0 0 14 RED LEGION (206)
DAKATA 3994 2 7 0 13 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-ABBOT 4039 2 3 0 13 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
AMOS 4065 3 0 0 12 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
FREEZE BEE 4070 1 0 0 12 ARDUIN (200)
EGWENE 4010 2 5 0 11 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
-SKOPOS 4013 2 5 0 11 RED LEGION (206)
ALITA 4052 2 2 0 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-VALUS TLU'URN 4055 1 2 0 6 IMPERIAL CABAL (207)
-MOON MAN 4057 1 2 0 5 INEBRIATION (27)
KARTHIK 4049 0 2 0 2 PRAY THE GODS (155)
-KATAIGIDA 4061 0 2 0 2 RED LEGION (206)
-WYRMSTAKE 4066 0 1 0 1 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GODREY 4064 2 1 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 SARCASM 4051 461
MUMBLECRUST 3954 8 8 0 DARQUE AGES 29 JERRY WEST 4009 460
STORMWING CADET 3932 8 7 0 DRAGONBANE GUILD 13 KARL-FRANZ 3946 458
HERMAN MELVILLE 3949 10 5 0 LITERATE LOONS 40 CANTERBURY 3901 457 NOT REVENGED
J.F. PWERS 4060 0 4 0 LITERATE LOONS 40 VERA ELSTER 4056 461
CHONK II 4015 5 5 1 RED LEGION 206 HOARD 3974 458 REVENGED
EVNOUCHISTIS 4054 0 2 0 RED LEGION 206 GEORGE ELIOT 3978 459 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
All -- Apologies for the lack of personal ads. Life has been hectic. I will attempt to
do better. -- Master Beru
Mickey Splitz -- I see you like dancing with me. -- Egwene
Tenn Penn -- Well that was Fast & Furious. Good for you! -- Big Brother
Publius Scipio -- Well met. Apologies. I seem to have lost control for a bit. Hope you
recover quickly. -- SGT. York
Ozletc -- You can flail at me all you want, but you ain't getting by me!! --
Refrigerator Perry
Appius Caudex -- You sir, should follow the healer's recommendations! Ow, I was
cringing by the end there! -- Scarlett
Any -- Well I have my invite, but I don't think I'll be away long. I am the bosses
first 21WT warrior to reach the ISLE, but between a subpar damage rating and several
negative factors, I foresee a future as a trainer or manager for Master Beru. The rest
of the team is mostly in a good place, but we will see. -- SGT. York
Lord Bavil -- I never lose a fight: either I win or I learn. Godspeed to you. -- Cato
ABBOT -- A bold challenge. One would even say reckless. Have a speedy recovery. --
Manicus
VALUS MAU'UAL -- I have a high esteem for your team, so forgive my words. You stubborn
sandbag! -- Gracchus
Dainty Leaf -- Interesting name you have for a fighter. Til we meet again. -- Kohlbe
the Sarcastic
Niruul -- How in the #$%^! -- Dahnar the Irate
Beefeater -- So close to victory, yet so far away. Good fight. -- Rasae the Stoic
Kataigida -- Amos gave me a good scouting report on you. -- Godrey the Triumphant
Wyrmstake -- Well that was a prosperous fight and training. -- Amos the Fulfilled
Congrats Sgt. York on your invite to the Isle. -- Clan Longbeard guild
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
KAYD THE BOQ devastated OTTOBOT in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
SHAQ handily defeated DORNE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
KARL-FRANZ was devastated by CANTERBURY in a 1 minute Challenge Title contest.
DENNIS RODMAN was defeated by REFRIGERATOR PERRY in a 3 minute Challenge match.
DURN WOLFSNARL bested TZISS in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
TENG SWARM overpowered THE LEPER KING in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
VERA ELSTER viciously butchered J.F. PWERS in a 3 minute Challenge competition.
MICKEY SPLITZ lost to DAHNAR in a action packed 2 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
THE AMAZING BOB was overpowered by KARL MALONE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
SGT. YORK overpowered MARCUS CATO in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
TENN PENN overpowered DRUV in a exciting 3 minute one-sided fight.
DAINTY LEAF was devastated by RODGER NEFFER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
KOHLBE was subdued by M. CHARDINEE in a 3 minute match.
PUBLIUS SCIPIO was devastated by BIG BROTHER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
JERRY WEST slimly lost to NIKOLAI GOGOL in a 3 minute gruesome fight.
WASTEL was defeated by TIBERE GRACCHUS in a action packed 4 minute expert's struggle.
PHANDELYON was bested by STEPH CURRY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
FOPDOODLE was defeated by APPIUS CAUDEX in a exciting 3 minute bout.
G.K. CHESTERTON savagely defeated ZAKARIYA in a 3 minute brutal bout.
SCARLETT overpowered FLAVIUS MANICUS in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
PHRAINT slimly lost to GEORGE ELIOT in a popular 3 minute gruesome bout.
FAUNA narrowly defeated CULT MEMBER in a 5 minute bout.
GROOG was overcome by RASAE in a 3 minute duel.
DAKATA slimly lost to YON in a popular 9 minute contest.
EGWENE was narrowly defeated by SKOR in a 3 minute fight.
KARTHIK was overpowered by FREEZE BEE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SARCASM assassinated GODREY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ALITA was defeated by AMOS in a exciting 4 minute beginner's match.
GWORM vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute one-sided fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 9 TOTAL PARRY 67 - 31 - 0 68 |
|TOTAL PARRY 8 SLASHING ATTACK 43 - 32 - 2 57 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 AIMED BLOW 39 - 31 - 1 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 56 - 55 - 7 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 33 - 41 - 3 45 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 LUNGING ATTACK 53 - 66 - 2 45 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-LUNGE 23 - 29 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 WALL OF STEEL 31 - 41 - 1 43 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 19 - 35 - 1 35 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 16 - 35 - 1 31 |
Turn 461 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:
TOTAL PARRY 7 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 6 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 3 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 4 1 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK CANTERBURY 3901 19 10 1 130 DARQUE AGES (29)
LUNGING ATTACK KAYD THE BOQ 3937 12 9 1 112 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
BASHING ATTACK SHAQ 3840 22 19 0 111 NBA LEGENDS (156)
TOTAL PARRY TENN PENN 3871 18 16 0 109 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
AIMED BLOW OTTOBOT 3829 23 19 2 90 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
WALL OF STEEL DORNE 3891 17 13 1 88 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-STRIKE TENG SWARM 4005 5 4 0 73 ARDUIN (200)
STRIKING ATTACK TZISS 3962 9 6 2 67 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
PARRY-LUNGE NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911 14 12 0 65 LITERATE LOONS (40)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DRUV 3785. The most popular warrior this turn was
DAKATA 3994. The ten other most popular fighters were FOPDOODLE 3953, ALITA 4052,
KAYD THE BOQ 3937, DAHNAR 4003, TENN PENN 3871, PHRAINT 4028, DRUV 3785, KOHLBE 3950,
JERRY WEST 4009, and WASTEL 3917.
The least popular fighter this week was YON 3982. The other ten least popular
fighters were AMOS 4065, GODREY 4064, KARTHIK 4049, FAUNA 4037, FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976,
PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966, DAINTY LEAF 3890, MARCUS CATO 3969, THE AMAZING BOB 4031, and
THE LEPER KING 3995.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SGT. YORK (81-61) CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!
We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 17-19, 2025! It will
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444). Room
rates are $209.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast,
complimentary manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet. There's
a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--the group code is 929.
The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: http://tinyurl.com/FF72inTempe
Please note that doubles are limited. As always, if the block is full, please make
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation.
You can contact the Tempe Embassy (480-897-7444) to be put on the waiting list for
a double suite, too.
We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI