DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/19/2025 Duedate: 04/01/2025
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 472
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KIRIN ICHIBAN
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
(81-1680) [20-13-0,131]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KIRIN ICHIBAN TRIANT
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) DAMOONS (75)
(81-1680) [20-13-0,131] (81-704) [3-1-0,21]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
ORLANDO DAKATA
DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
(81-2688) [22-33-1,100] (81-3994) [8-12-0,49]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NBA LEGENDS (156) 52
2. DAMOONS (75) 33 NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. DARQUE AGES (29) 31 Unchartered Team
4. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 24
5. DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 23 DAMOONS (75)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156) 307 251 17 55.0 1/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 9 4 0
2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 1032 859 37 54.6 2/ 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 9 6 1
3/ 3 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 982 849 35 53.6 3/ 1 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 9 6 0
4/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 788 687 22 53.4 4/12 DARQUE AGES (29) 9 6 0
5/14*DAMOONS (75) 10 9 0 52.6 5/11*DAMOONS (75) 8 6 0
6/ 6 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 153 141 12 52.0 6/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 8 6 0
7/ 5 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 218 202 7 51.9 7/ 8 NBA LEGENDS (156) 8 7 0
8/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29) 1074 1003 46 51.7 8/ 5 PRAY THE GODS (155) 7 5 0
9/ 8 PRAY THE GODS (155) 519 486 29 51.6 9/14 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 6 4 0
10/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 683 685 31 49.9 10/10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 6 7 0
11/10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 139 142 8 49.5 11/ 7 LITERATE LOONS (40) 6 9 0
12/11 LITERATE LOONS (40) 811 901 36 47.4 12/ 6 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 5 10 0
13/12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 463 519 35 47.1 13/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 4 4 1
14/13 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 73 99 3 42.4 14/13 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 4 11 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Welcome back to the Spire, where the steel sings, and the ale flows like a river of
regret! I'm your partially sober correspondent, Huard DePriest, bringing you all the
bloodied, the bruised, and the bewildered news from turn 472. So, strap in, ya bums,
and let's get started with all the news that is worth noticing!
Kirin Ichiban of Ale House Mercs took center stage again this turn. He had to prove
that beer is for more than drinking; it is also for brawling! Facing off against the
unpredictable and poorly monikered Tziss of Wicked Martyrs, KI made quick work of the
fight, leaving Tziss flat on the sands. With this victory, Kirin Ichiban remains our
Duelmaster. He is managed by Pauly and gets another opportunity to defend the throne
in two weeks.
Big Lake Solution holds the dubious honor of being the most avoided team. Perhaps
folks don't like the "solution" they are offering. If it is math, I can understand the
aversion. Meanwhile, Ale House Mercs spent much of their time dodging challenges from
Den's crew. It was subtle at first but then turned into outright avoidance. Is this
strategy or cowardice? The mercs do hold the throne, so we can certainly have a
debate. The warrior drawing the most attention (or ire) was Refrigerator Perry of
Childhood Heroes. Maybe it's his bulk, maybe it's his history, or maybe people want to
know what's in the Fridge. Either way, he handled the pressure and defeated Kayd the
Boq.
The standings have seen some turbulence over the last three turns. Ale House Mercs,
the previous top team, slipped to third, while Cult of Bacchus seized the top spot
with a strong performance. Darque Ages made a big leap up the rankings, climbing eight
spots, while the Roman Republic tumbled, going 1-4 and slipping hard in the rankings.
Dragonbane Guild also made gains, proving that persistence--and a few well-placed
sword thrusts--pay off!
Kayd the Boq takes his final bow in the arena and heads off to a new life on the Isle
of the Eye. His last fight was a rough one, as he fell to the most-challenged
Refrigerator Pery, but hey, immortality can make us reckless. He gets to leave the
arena with all his limbs attached and a new lease on endless life.
That is it for this turn, ya bums! Sharpen the blades, fill the mugs, and return in
two weeks for more arena action. Your life isn't missing comfort! It is missing
drama, carnage, and questionable decision-making! We have all three in abundance in
The Spire. See you in a fortnight!
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680 20 13 0 131 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552 22 20 0 105 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948 15 8 1 105 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
DURN WOLFSNARL 3955 15 13 0 105 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
FOPDOODLE 3953 17 11 1 101 DARQUE AGES (29)
ORLANDO 2688 22 33 1 100 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
THE LEPER KING 3995 15 7 0 97 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STEPH CURRY 3965 13 11 0 88 NBA LEGENDS (156)
JERRY WEST 4009 11 7 2 88 NBA LEGENDS (156)
TZISS 3962 14 12 2 86 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
DENNIS RODMAN 3894 21 18 0 84 NBA LEGENDS (156)
OLD PECULIAR 1808 11 9 2 84 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
DAINTY LEAF 3890 19 22 2 82 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966 15 20 1 82 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
MARCUS CATO 3969 17 18 1 81 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
APPIUS CAUDEX 3970 17 18 0 78 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911 19 18 0 76 LITERATE LOONS (40)
WYRMSHADOW 2986 15 15 0 72 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
HOARD 3974 11 8 1 71 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
SKOR 4029 10 7 2 68 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DAHNAR 4003 11 10 0 65 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
THOMAS MANN 4076 7 4 0 65 LITERATE LOONS (40)
YON 3982 13 4 0 58 PRAY THE GODS (155)
TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971 11 24 1 58 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035 9 7 0 57 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AMOS 4065 11 3 0 56 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
JOHN STOCKTON 4089 4 1 0 56 NBA LEGENDS (156)
FAUNA 4037 11 5 0 54 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
GROOG 3960 13 12 0 53 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
G.K. CHESTERTON 3958 13 13 0 52 LITERATE LOONS (40)
DAKATA 3994 8 12 0 49 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
RASAE 4032 8 10 0 49 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
ZUBIN 4079 6 1 0 49 PRAY THE GODS (155)
EGWENE 4010 6 12 0 48 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
ZAKARIYA 4001 12 8 0 47 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 10 15 2 47 LITERATE LOONS (40)
FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976 10 15 0 45 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
THE AMAZING BOB 4031 8 11 0 44 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
MICKEY SPLITZ 3973 9 16 0 43 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
BOSCOE 4074 6 5 0 40 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
KAPOW 4085 5 2 0 37 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SARCASM 4051 6 9 2 29 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 6 5 0 25 LITERATE LOONS (40)
MOLDYLOX 4080 4 4 0 24 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WYRMSTAKE 4066 4 6 0 23 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
TRIANT 704 3 1 0 21 DAMOONS (75)
KARTHIK 4049 4 8 0 20 PRAY THE GODS (155)
FARHAH 4081 3 6 1 20 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
VELMA DINKLEY 4077 3 7 0 19 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
REYAJIK 4088 2 1 0 19 PRAY THE GODS (155)
PROSESS 702 3 1 0 18 DAMOONS (75)
CALINDOR 706 2 2 0 15 DAMOONS (75)
FUJUSHIMA 4092 2 0 0 15 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
ROBERT PARISH 4095 2 0 0 15 NBA LEGENDS (156)
CARMINA BURANA 4087 2 3 0 14 DARQUE AGES (29)
GIOTTO 4093 2 1 0 12 DARQUE AGES (29)
MOLSON 4084 2 5 0 11 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
PISANO 4094 2 1 0 11 DARQUE AGES (29)
CYNDARA 4086 2 4 0 10 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
SALTROS 4098 1 0 0 9 DAMOONS (75)
ROADBLOCK 4090 1 1 0 6 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
TRAPTY 703 0 4 0 4 DAMOONS (75)
PHAROX TAHT 4097 0 2 0 2 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
WILMA DEERING 4091 0 2 0 2 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
VERA ELSTER 4056 6 7 2 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 FARHAH 4081 470 JUST REVENGED
DROPSIE 705 1 1 0 DAMOONS 75 SARCASM 4051 470
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ALITA 4052 6 6 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148 SKOR 4029 469
PERSONAL ADS
Marcus Cato -- Well fought! -- Dahnar the Humbled
Tibere Gracchus -- Most impressive blade work. I won by pure luck. Thanks for the
training assist. -- Amos the Fortuitous
G.K. Chesterton -- Didn't you hear, I am improving big fella. -- Rasae the Evolving
Carmina Burana -- Nice to meet ya short stuff. -- Boscoe the Clownish
The Amazing Bob -- You avenged you comrade with honor. Thanks for the excellent
training. -- Farhah the Outclassed
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
THE AMAZING BOB devastated FARHAH in a 2 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight.
KAYD THE BOQ was unbelievably bested by REFRIGERATOR PERRY in a 4 minute battle.
FOPDOODLE vanquished PUBLIUS SCIPIO in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
SKOR overpowered RASAE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge match.
WYRMSHADOW devastated ZAKARIYA in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge duel.
EGWENE was luckily beaten by YON in a unpopular 9 minute gory Challenge brawl.
ARCTIC WOOKEY overcame G.K. CHESTERTON in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
FAUNA unbelievably bested DAKATA in a action packed 4 minute Challenge duel.
ZUBIN defeated KAPOW in a action packed 1 minute Challenge duel.
VELMA DINKLEY was overpowered by BOSCOE in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MOLSON slimly lost to PROSESS in a 3 minute gory Challenge bout.
CARMINA BURANA was subdued by FRANK O'CONNOR in a 3 minute Challenge match.
ROADBLOCK was bested by REYAJIK in a 2 minute novice's Challenge battle.
WILMA DEERING was devastated by ROBERT PARISH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
GIOTTO unbelievably bested CYNDARA in a action packed 6 minute gory Challenge fight.
KIRIN ICHIBAN devastated TZISS in a 1 minute uneven Title duel.
OLD PECULIAR was overpowered by DURN WOLFSNARL in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.
ORLANDO viciously subdued NIKOLAI GOGOL in a exciting 2 minute brutal veteran's fight.
DAGO DRACOSPEAR savagely defeated MARCUS CATO in a 3 minute veteran's match.
STEPH CURRY devastated THOMAS MANN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
THE LEPER KING vanquished HOARD in a action packed 1 minute one-sided match.
APPIUS CAUDEX lost to JERRY WEST in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fray.
DAINTY LEAF narrowly defeated DAHNAR in a 2 minute gory veteran's match.
DENNIS RODMAN vanquished TIBERE GRACCHUS in a action packed 1 minute one-sided match.
GROOG defeated MICKEY SPLITZ in a 2 minute gruesome veteran's bout.
FLAVIUS MANICUS beat SARCASM in a 2 minute duel.
GEORGE ELIOT was handily defeated by JOHN STOCKTON in a exciting 1 minute uneven bout.
AMOS outwaited FRATSFA SLAVE in a slow 9 minute veteran vs. novice duel.
WYRMSTAKE won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute fray.
MOLDYLOX defeated KARTHIK in a 3 minute match.
CALINDOR demolished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
TRIANT overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
TRAPTY was overcome by PISANO in a 3 minute amateur's match.
FUJUSHIMA won victory over PHAROX TAHT in a 3 minute amateur's fight.
SALTROS subdued CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute amateur's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 8 TOTAL PARRY 51 - 35 - 0 59 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 PARRY-LUNGE 27 - 20 - 0 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 LUNGING ATTACK 43 - 35 - 2 55 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 BASHING ATTACK 31 - 26 - 1 54 |
|BASHING ATTACK 7 STRIKING ATTACK 44 - 42 - 5 51 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 SLASHING ATTACK 31 - 32 - 1 49 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 28 - 29 - 0 49 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 WALL OF STEEL 20 - 21 - 2 49 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 5 AIMED BLOW 29 - 31 - 1 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-STRIKE 18 - 35 - 0 34 |
Turn 472 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 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 6 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 2 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 6 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 4 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 4 1 AIMED BLOW
1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680 20 13 0 131 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
TOTAL PARRY REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552 22 20 0 105 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
PARRY-LUNGE DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948 15 8 1 105 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
BASHING ATTACK FOPDOODLE 3953 17 11 1 101 DARQUE AGES (29)
AIMED BLOW THE LEPER KING 3995 15 7 0 97 DARQUE AGES (29)
LUNGING ATTACK STEPH CURRY 3965 13 11 0 88 NBA LEGENDS (156)
STRIKING ATTACK TZISS 3962 14 12 2 86 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
PARRY-RIPOSTE DENNIS RODMAN 3894 21 18 0 84 NBA LEGENDS (156)
WALL OF STEEL SKOR 4029 10 7 2 68 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ORLANDO 2688. The most popular warrior this turn
was DAKATA 3994. The ten other most popular fighters were CYNDARA 4086, ORLANDO
2688, DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948, WYRMSHADOW 2986, MARCUS CATO 3969, DAHNAR 4003, SARCASM
4051, KARTHIK 4049, FARHAH 4081, and MOLSON 4084.
The least popular fighter this week was AMOS 4065. The other ten least popular
fighters were YON 3982, GEORGE ELIOT 3978, THOMAS MANN 4076, TZISS 3962, GIOTTO 4093,
WILMA DEERING 4091, ROADBLOCK 4090, G.K. CHESTERTON 3958, ZAKARIYA 4001, and RASAE
4032.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
KAYD THE BOQ (81-3937) BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!
We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 16-18, 2026! It will
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444). Room
rates are $214.00 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 coming
soon).
The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: (coming soon) http://tinyurl.com/FF76inTempe
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.
Minioverviews and the tournament announcement will be out in December.
We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI