DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/06/2025 Duedate: 08/19/2025
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 482
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PHANDELYON
ARDUIN (200)
(81-3805) [23-16-0,104]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
PHANDELYON JUST A TRAVESTY
ARDUIN (200) LEFTOVERTURE (209)
(81-3805) [23-16-0,104] (81-4126) [3-1-1,33]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
NIKOLAI GOGOL BEAST WITHIN
LITERATE LOONS (40) PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
(81-3911) [25-22-0,99] (81-3346) [8-5-0,57]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
FAR TRAVELERS (113)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 42
2. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 41 NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (113) 39 Unchartered Team
4. NBA LEGENDS (156) 31
5. CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 31 LEFTOVERTURE (209)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156) 333 275 18 54.8 1/ 7 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 10 3 1
2/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 1056 883 38 54.5 2/ 2 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 10 5 0
3/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 1006 874 36 53.5 3/ 8 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 9 6 0
4- 5 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 809 705 22 53.4 4/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 9 6 0
5/ 6 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 181 159 13 53.2 5/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 8 6 0
6/ 7 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 248 222 9 52.8 6/ 1 DARQUE AGES (29) 8 7 0
7/ 8 DARQUE AGES (29) 1101 1026 46 51.8 7/12 NBA LEGENDS (156) 8 7 0
8/ 2 TOILET PAPER (202) 25 24 1 51.0 8/ 5 ARDUIN (200) 8 7 0
9/ 9 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 404 395 14 50.6 9/ 6 TOILET PAPER (202) 8 7 0
10/10 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 691 694 32 49.9 10/ 4*LEFTOVERTURE (209) 7 8 2
11/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 490 542 37 47.5 11/14 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167) 7 8 1
12/12 LITERATE LOONS (40) 830 932 36 47.1 12/10 LITERATE LOONS (40) 7 8 0
13/14 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 153 177 9 46.4 13-13 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 5 4 0
14/15 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167) 55 65 6 45.8 14/16 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 5 10 1
15/16 ARDUIN (200) 92 113 2 44.9 15/ 9 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 4 10 0
16/17 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 95 125 3 43.2 16/15 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 3 10 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
17/13*LEFTOVERTURE (209) 14 21 2 40.0 17/17 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 0 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
Pour yourself something stiff, ya bums, because turn 482 in Shadowspire was messier
than my last attempt at sobriety. And believe me, that ended in a fistfight with a
goat, or was it a satyr? Anyway, let's dive into the carnage while I pretend this mug
is full of tea and not a delightful 80-proof.
First off, our Duelmaster crown goes on a new head. It got lifted to the weary brow of
Phandelyon of Arduin, who fought off Thomas Mann for the privilege. It was a short,
but not-so-sweet fight. Congrats to Phandelyon on the win. Whispers say Phandelyon's
packing his bags for the Isle of the Eye next turn. We'll miss you, champ, mainly
because you paid my bar tab a time or two.
Our former Duelmaster is off to the Isle and leaves with a win over Savage of Primal
Instinct. Congrats to Jerry for finishing strong. He will be joined by Marcus Cato of
Roman Republic and Dago Dracospear from Dragonbane Guild. Go forth, warriors, and
bring glory to yourselves and The Spire!
Congrats to Ale House Mercs, who were dodged harder than the tax collector. The
biggest avoider in the arena? Big Lake Solution. I'm not saying they are scared, but
I've seen firmer spines in al dente pasta. That brings us to poor Dilly Dilly of Big
Lake Solution. He can't catch a break and was this turn's most challenged warrior.
Lucky for Dilly Dilly, his challenge made it through to Endless Sky. The result? Dilly
Dilly was victorious in a 2-minute fight!
It was a busy turn for the Dark Arena. Four warriors made their way to fight by
torchlight. We also had a bit of revenge on the sands for turn 482. Dakata smashed
Just a Travesty for killing Vitzi. Velma Dinkley made Mister Madman regret putting
Wilma Deering in the morgue. No deaths, but it was bad times over at the Leftoverture
guild house. They pulled the disastrous 0-5. Chin up, lads! You are at least
consistent, and if not in fighting, in providing me with spy report material.
As the foam settles and the blood dries, remember, nothing says I love you like a
well-placed kidney shot followed by a round of drinks. Bring your team, your courage,
and maybe a bottle of painkillers for the next turn. If you see me in the stands, buy
me a beer. If you don't see me in the stands, buy me one anyway, I'm sure I'll be
there at some point.
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PHANDELYON 3805 23 16 0 104 ARDUIN (200)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MICKEY SPLITZ 3973 16 19 0 100 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911 25 22 0 99 LITERATE LOONS (40)
ZAKARIYA 4001 19 11 0 98 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
SAVAGE 3210 12 5 1 97 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
GROOG 3960 19 16 0 93 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TENG SWARM 4005 12 10 0 93 ARDUIN (200)
-WYRMSHADOW 2986 20 18 0 91 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE LEPER KING 3995 18 14 0 90 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHAKOR 1840 16 15 0 88 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
DAKATA 3994 13 17 0 88 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
APPIUS CAUDEX 3970 20 25 0 85 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
FAUNA 4037 18 8 0 84 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOSCOE 4074 12 9 0 83 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976 15 20 0 79 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
THOMAS MANN 4076 10 11 0 74 LITERATE LOONS (40)
DEVOEAUX 2049 13 16 0 72 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971 12 33 1 70 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
CARMINA BURANA 4087 9 6 0 70 DARQUE AGES (29)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 13 22 2 68 LITERATE LOONS (40)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ZI SHADOWSPLICE 4102 6 0 0 65 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
KAPOW 4085 11 6 1 61 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035 13 13 0 60 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
SKY BISON 4109 7 1 0 60 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
BEAST WITHIN 3346 8 5 0 57 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HOARD 3974 14 13 1 56 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
RASAE 4032 13 15 0 56 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
JOHN STOCKTON 4089 8 7 0 56 NBA LEGENDS (156)
MOLDYLOX 4080 8 10 0 53 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
EGWENE 4010 8 20 0 52 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
MOLSON 4084 8 9 1 49 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
CYNDARA 4086 8 8 0 49 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
SARCASM 4051 10 15 2 47 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
DOTAR SOJAT 2168 12 6 0 45 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
FREEZE BEE 4070 9 5 0 44 ARDUIN (200)
FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 11 10 0 43 LITERATE LOONS (40)
GWORM 4071 7 7 0 41 ARDUIN (200)
RAGE 3370 6 4 0 40 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
JOHAN 4110 5 2 1 39 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
VELMA DINKLEY 4077 6 14 0 35 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
HUNTER 4112 5 1 0 35 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
PROMYVION 4127 4 0 0 34 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MISTI SKYE 4117 4 1 0 33 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
JUST A TRAVESTY 4126 3 1 1 33 LEFTOVERTURE (209)
GIOTTO 4093 9 4 0 31 DARQUE AGES (29)
TAIZU 4131 4 0 0 31 DARQUE AGES (29)
SHOSHONE 4113 3 2 1 31 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
ROBERT PARISH 4095 6 6 0 30 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PHAROX TAHT 4097 5 7 1 30 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
MISTER MADMAN 4105 3 4 1 27 LEFTOVERTURE (209)
PTEROSAUR 3912 4 5 1 26 TOILET PAPER (202)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PTYALISM 3916 6 4 0 22 TOILET PAPER (202)
PTOMAINE 3914 6 4 0 22 TOILET PAPER (202)
PREDATOR 4101 3 5 1 21 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
JIMMY CRACKCORN 4099 4 6 0 20 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SMITHWICK 4118 3 2 0 20 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
CHARMIN 3943 5 2 0 19 TOILET PAPER (202)
PROEM 4128 2 2 0 19 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
ALLEN IVERSON 4125 1 3 0 19 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PTERODACTYL 3913 4 6 0 18 TOILET PAPER (202)
DILLY DILLY 4111 3 4 0 18 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
OUT OF NOWHERE 4104 3 4 0 15 LEFTOVERTURE (209)
DEAR MOTHER 4107 3 4 0 15 LEFTOVERTURE (209)
JESSE MACH 4124 2 3 0 10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
LEONARDO 4136 1 0 0 10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
CAIGUS FLACUS 4134 1 0 0 10 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
ENDLESS SKY 4108 1 6 0 9 LEFTOVERTURE (209)
RUNNYMEADE 4130 2 2 0 8 DARQUE AGES (29)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SWEEDE 4129 1 3 0 6 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
OSSOBUCCO 4137 1 0 0 6 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
JANE AUSTEN 4133 0 2 0 2 LITERATE LOONS (40)
KOBE 4138 0 1 0 1 NBA LEGENDS (156)
THUNDERFIST 4132 0 1 0 1 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PHRAINT 4028 11 10 0 ARDUIN 200 DARK CHAMPION 482 NONE
ROADBLOCK 4090 2 10 0 CHILDHOOD HEROES 8 ARENAMASTER 482 NONE
WILMA DEERING 4091 2 9 1 CHILDHOOD HEROES 8 MISTER MADMAN 4105 481 JUST REVENGED
VITALE 4100 0 5 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 PREDATOR 4101 478 NOT REVENGED
GOT DA MEATZ 4135 0 1 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4 SPYMASTER 482 NONE
VITZI 4096 3 5 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4 JUST A TRAVESTY 4126 481 JUST REVENGED
MOUNTAIN TROLL 0 0 0 DARK ARENA SHOSHONE 4113 482 NONE
ZAX SPIRECLAW 4103 2 3 0 DRAGONBANE GUILD 13 WILMA DEERING 4091 480 NONE
G.K. CHESTERTON 3958 15 19 0 LITERATE LOONS 40 SAVAGE 3210 480
PERSONAL ADS
Mickey Splitz -- Nice DC! Worked well for you. Lets see if I can't return the favor
in the future. -- Tripwire
Egwene -- I am a strange warrior, I seem to only swing very late in fights, even
though its the same tactic from minute 1 to minute 6+. Who knows!? -- Dotar Sojat
Amos -- Well fought! Good luck on the Isle. -- Chakor
Pterodactyl -- That was a long one! Good thing I am hearty! -- Proem
Jane Austin -- Nice train and learn, I have a feeling when you land a hit its going to
hurt. -- Promyvion
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PHRAINT was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
ROADBLOCK was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
SHOSHONE savagely slew MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
GOT DA MEATZ was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DAKATA demolished JUST A TRAVESTY in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud competition.
VELMA DINKLEY won victory over MISTER MADMAN in a 2 minute Bloodfeud fight.
CHAKOR was beaten by MICKEY SPLITZ in a 2 minute gory master's Challenge brawl.
SAVAGE was overcome by JERRY WEST in a action packed 1 minute Challenge melee.
GROOG vanquished TIBERE GRACCHUS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
ARCTIC WOOKEY was vanquished by BOSCOE in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
FAUNA savagely defeated FLAVIUS MANICUS in a 6 minute veteran's Challenge melee.
CYNDARA was demolished by DEVOEAUX in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
KAPOW subdued DOTAR SOJAT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge match.
EGWENE beat JOHAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
HUNTER was overpowered by SKY BISON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MOLSON bested FRANK O'CONNOR in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
RAGE was overcome by RASAE in a 3 minute Challenge bout.
PHAROX TAHT devastated JANE AUSTEN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
PTEROSAUR defeated OUT OF NOWHERE in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
PTYALISM was savagely defeated by ROBERT PARISH in a 3 minute brutal Challenge bout.
DILLY DILLY narrowly defeated ENDLESS SKY in a 2 minute bloody Challenge fight.
PTERODACTYL was devastated by TAIZU in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
MISTI SKYE overpowered DEAR MOTHER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
SMITHWICK overpowered SWEEDE in a action packed 3 minute uneven Challenge fray.
TENG SWARM was viciously subdued by MARCUS CATO in a popular 3 minute veteran's bout.
ZAKARIYA slimly won victory over THE LEPER KING in a 3 minute veteran's match.
NIKOLAI GOGOL defeated APPIUS CAUDEX in a exciting 2 minute expert's match.
PHANDELYON won victory over THOMAS MANN in a 1 minute veteran's Title fray.
GEORGE ELIOT overcame JOHN STOCKTON in a 2 minute gruesome mismatched bout.
CARMINA BURANA overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
SARCASM was luckily beaten by MOLDYLOX in a exciting 2 minute gory match.
FREEZE BEE was savagely defeated by BEAST WITHIN in a exciting 3 minute gory bout.
GIOTTO was viciously subdued by GWORM in a crowd pleasing 9 minute gruesome match.
PROMYVION savagely defeated CHARMIN in a exciting 4 minute brutal struggle.
PREDATOR devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven bout.
JIMMY CRACKCORN defeated JESSE MACH in a 3 minute match.
PTOMAINE was savagely defeated by ALLEN IVERSON in a 1 minute brutal conflict.
PROEM outwaited RUNNYMEADE in a crowd boring 30 minute novice's bout.
CAIGUS FLACUS beat PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 3 minute novice's competition.
THUNDERFIST was overcome by OSSOBUCCO in a 1 minute novice's duel.
LEONARDO overpowered KOBE in a 1 minute uneven battle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 14 LUNGING ATTACK 58 - 33 - 3 64 |
|BASHING ATTACK 11 TOTAL PARRY 64 - 42 - 1 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 9 STRIKING ATTACK 47 - 45 - 3 51 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 9 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 9 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 9 PARRY-RIPOSTE 35 - 36 - 2 49 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 8 BASHING ATTACK 46 - 52 - 3 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 5 PARRY-LUNGE 22 - 25 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 SLASHING ATTACK 32 - 40 - 2 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 AIMED BLOW 37 - 47 - 0 44 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 23 - 34 - 1 40 |
Turn 482 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:
PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 5 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 2 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 6 - 5 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 5 2 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 AIMED BLOW 2 - 7 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOTAL PARRY 7 - 7 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK PHANDELYON 3805 23 16 0 104 ARDUIN (200)
PARRY-LUNGE NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911 25 22 0 99 LITERATE LOONS (40)
TOTAL PARRY ZAKARIYA 4001 19 11 0 98 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
BASHING ATTACK SAVAGE 3210 12 5 1 97 PRIMAL INSTINCT (167)
PARRY-STRIKE TENG SWARM 4005 12 10 0 93 ARDUIN (200)
AIMED BLOW THE LEPER KING 3995 18 14 0 90 DARQUE AGES (29)
SLASHING ATTACK CHAKOR 1840 16 15 0 88 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
STRIKING ATTACK PROMYVION 4127 4 0 0 34 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911. The most popular warrior this
turn was BEAST WITHIN 3346. The ten other most popular fighters were GWORM 4071,
PROMYVION 4127, FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976, KAPOW 4085, THE LEPER KING 3995, MISTER MADMAN
4105, SWEEDE 4129, NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911, SARCASM 4051, and FREEZE BEE 4070.
The least popular fighter this week was RUNNYMEADE 4130. The other ten least popular
fighters were PROEM 4128, GIOTTO 4093, KOBE 4138, THUNDERFIST 4132, CAIGUS FLACUS
4134, JIMMY CRACKCORN 4099, CHARMIN 3943, DEAR MOTHER 4107, PTERODACTYL 3913, and
PTYALISM 3916.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
PHANDELYON (81-3805) ARDUIN (200)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
DAGO DRACOSPEAR (81-3948) DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
MARCUS CATO (81-3969) ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
JERRY WEST (81-4009) NBA LEGENDS (156)