DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/04/2026 Duedate: 02/17/2026
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 495
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ARCTIC WOOKEY
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
(81-4035) [23-16-0,122]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ARCTIC WOOKEY POSITION IS EMPTY
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
(81-4035) [23-16-0,122]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
FLAVIUS MANICUS PHAROX TAHT
ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
(81-3976) [23-25-0,97] (81-4097) [12-13-1,63]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TOILET PAPER (202)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ARDUIN (200) 59
2. LITERATE LOONS (40) 34 NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. TOILET PAPER (202) 29 Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE AGES (29) 20
5. NBA LEGENDS (156) 18 MAIDENS OF MALICE (149)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156) 364 304 21 54.5 1/ 6 TOILET PAPER (202) 12 3 0
2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 1086 913 39 54.3 2/ 1 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 11 4 2
3/ 4 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 287 248 13 53.6 3/ 2 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 11 4 0
4/ 3 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 841 727 23 53.6 4/ 5 ARDUIN (200) 10 5 2
5/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 1038 907 36 53.4 5/ 4 LITERATE LOONS (40) 9 6 0
6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 1136 1056 46 51.8 6/10 DARQUE AGES (29) 7 8 0
7/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 411 403 14 50.5 7/ 3 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 7 8 0
8/ 9 TOILET PAPER (202) 57 57 2 50.0 8/ 8 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 6 7 0
9/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 697 701 32 49.9 9/ 9 NBA LEGENDS (156) 5 10 2
10/10 ARDUIN (200) 129 141 6 47.8 10/ 7 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 5 10 0
11/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 524 573 37 47.8 11/11 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 4 8 0
12/11 LITERATE LOONS (40) 858 968 36 47.0 12/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 3 2 0
13/12 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 126 152 3 45.3 13/12 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 2 12 0
14/13 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 176 216 12 44.9 14/13 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
I arrived at The Spire with a mild headache, a heavy thirst, and the creeping
suspicion that Ale House Mercs had been drinking better than I have. All confirmed
within a few minutes of the fights starting. It actually started when I read the
matchup boards, but I digress.
Arctic Wookey insists we start at the top since he is the story. The Mercs' frozen
menace has planted himself on the throne and looks disturbingly comfortable there.
Slashing attack stylemaster? His. And while he is at it, his stablemates are
apparently treating the stylemaster listings like a pub dartboard. Ale House Mercs
outright own four of the nine listed styles. You know what that means? Half the arena
is studying counter-tactics, while the other half (the happy ones) is ordering another
round and celebrating their good fortunes.
As for the weekly rhythm, Shadowspire remains The Spire. Challenges flew, bloodfeuds
raged, and at least two teams discovered that avoiding fights does not make you look
clever, just slippery. Big Lake Solution took the "most avoided" ribbon, which I
assume they will hang in the latrine beside their participation trophies. Who gets the
"prize" (probably from that same latrine) for avoiding Big Lake the most? It is none
other than our old friends, Clan Longbeard. Is longbeard similar to "long in the
tooth"? Asking for a friend. Okay, I don't have any friends, I'm asking for me!
There was some movement worth noting with Toilet Paper. What a poor choice of team
name! TP surged, proving that consistency and a willingness to push forward count for
something! I'll stop the toilet humor. Arduin's youngsters continue to look dangerous
in that quiet, never-write-personal-ads kind of way. Literate Loons, as the name
suggests, continue to be unpredictable, alternating between brilliance and face-first
poetry on the sands.
Now for the sobering part, even for a man who's been drinking since breakfast.
Graduation bells are ringing. Arctic Wookey is packing for the big leagues, followed
closely by Flavius Manicus and Groog. Shadowspire is losing a Duelmaster, a popularity
magnet, and a walking grudge all in one stroke. That's not a rebuilding phase, that's
a personality transplant. New blood will rush in, of course, but it will take time for
the arena to remember who it's supposed to fear.
Until then, the Ale House Mercs are the standard by which everything else is measured,
usually while squinting and muttering. Four top style, a Duelmaster on ice, and enough
momentum to tip over a small fortress.
I'll be at the bar if anyone needs me. Research purposes only.
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035 23 16 0 122 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOLSON 4084 17 13 3 115 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 15 33 2 102 LITERATE LOONS (40)
THOMAS MANN 4076 17 17 0 101 LITERATE LOONS (40)
THE LEPER KING 3995 23 22 0 99 DARQUE AGES (29)
FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976 23 25 0 97 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
GROOG 3960 24 24 0 96 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
BOSCOE 4074 19 15 0 95 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOARD 3974 21 17 1 88 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
GWORM 4071 17 10 0 86 ARDUIN (200)
KAPOW 4085 21 9 3 84 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
CHAKOR 1840 17 17 0 80 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
RUNNYMEADE 4130 14 3 0 79 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 18 16 0 76 LITERATE LOONS (40)
PTEROSAUR 3912 11 11 1 74 TOILET PAPER (202)
MISTI SKYE 4117 11 7 0 74 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SARCASM 4051 16 22 2 72 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
CHARMIN 3943 13 7 0 70 TOILET PAPER (202)
DEVOEAUX 2049 14 18 0 67 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PHAROX TAHT 4097 12 13 1 63 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SKY BISON 4109 12 9 0 63 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
ROBERT PARISH 4095 11 13 1 63 NBA LEGENDS (156)
JANE AUSTEN 4133 8 7 0 62 LITERATE LOONS (40)
PTYALISM 3916 15 8 0 61 TOILET PAPER (202)
DOTAR SOJAT 2168 14 7 0 60 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
MOLDYLOX 4080 13 18 0 57 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PTERODACTYL 3913 10 13 1 56 TOILET PAPER (202)
GILMUR 4139 9 4 0 56 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
GIOTTO 4093 14 12 0 54 DARQUE AGES (29)
TAIZU 4131 11 6 0 54 DARQUE AGES (29)
JASON KIDD 4143 8 4 1 48 NBA LEGENDS (156)
QUINTUS LAENAS 4152 6 4 0 48 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
BRUTE SQUAD 1 4142 5 8 0 47 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
JOHAN 4110 10 10 1 44 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SNOW GOLEM 4165 5 1 0 43 ARDUIN (200)
PTOMAINE 3914 8 15 0 42 TOILET PAPER (202)
AII LORAII 4153 6 3 1 42 ARDUIN (200)
JIMMY CRACKCORN 4099 9 14 0 41 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
DILLY DILLY 4111 9 11 0 38 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
CAIUS FLACUS 4134 8 6 0 37 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
BATTERSKULL 4144 5 6 0 35 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
THUNDERFIST 4132 8 6 1 34 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
DECIUS BELLUM 4155 5 3 0 34 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
WHIPSICLE 4162 4 2 1 34 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PROMYVION 4127 5 2 0 33 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
ALLEN IVERSON 4125 6 10 1 29 NBA LEGENDS (156)
LEONARDO 4136 7 7 0 28 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
PARADARSHIN 4176 3 0 0 24 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CALYPSO 4173 2 2 0 23 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
SCREAMING ITCHY 4147 5 7 0 22 ARDUIN (200)
JACH SKELLINGTON 4175 3 1 0 22 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SOULQUAKE 4145 5 6 0 21 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
PROEM 4128 4 3 0 21 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
PRINCESS LEIA 4183 1 0 0 13 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
DONATELLO 4159 2 5 0 11 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
SHADOWBROOKE 4174 1 0 0 10 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
C.S. LEWIS 4172 1 3 0 9 LITERATE LOONS (40)
ENDONN 4177 1 2 0 6 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
KEVIN GARNETT 4185 1 0 0 6 NBA LEGENDS (156)
CRUSADE 4171 0 5 0 5 DARQUE AGES (29)
KALPHUS 4179 0 2 0 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
MAVERICK 4182 0 1 0 1 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
MOONFURY 4178 0 1 0 1 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
CLAUDIUS PULCHER 4181 0 1 0 1 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DA1 4184 0 1 0 ARDUIN 200 ARENAMASTER 495 NONE
CARE BEAR 4168 1 3 1 CHILDHOOD HEROES 8 MOLSON 4084 494
VELMA DINKLEY 4077 11 20 1 CHILDHOOD HEROES 8 MOLSON 4084 493
RASAE 4032 17 21 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 KAPOW 4085 492
SWEEDE 4129 7 8 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 JASON KIDD 4143 493 REVENGED
SHADOWFIST 4140 4 6 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4 ROBERT PARISH 4095 493 JUST REVENGED
GROUPIE 4186 0 1 0 NBA LEGENDS 156 STONE GOLEM 495 NONE
KOBE 4138 5 7 0 NBA LEGENDS 156 AII LORAII 4153 494
MARCUS CICERO 4156 2 3 0 ROMAN REPUBLIC 204 WHIPSICLE 4162 492
PERSONAL ADS
Falvius -- I wasn't ready to give that up yet. Not that I thought you were an easy
target, but it seemed better than the other options. Back to the drawing board. --
Hoard
Donatello -- Most of your sculptures are equestrian. Maybe the lack of a horse is
your big problem? I did like that little David you did, however. -- Whipsicle
Screaming Itchy -- That just isn't a good name. Who did that to you? It makes me
want to get out of the arena as quickly as possible. Maybe that is what happened.
Win, salute, and book it out of the arena before the Itchy thing is catchy. --
Batterskull
Crusade -- Well, I have to say, if something from the Dark Ages deserves a good 0-fer,
it would be the Crusades. -- Soulquake
Only one Plunger, two Rippers and two Pikers?!! How can the greatest styles in
Alastari be so under represented?! I mean, if you are going to give 10 fights to
Bashers . . .
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GROUPIE was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was murdered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
GROOG overpowered ROBERT PARISH in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud duel.
ALLEN IVERSON was devastated by AII LORAII in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
ARCTIC WOOKEY subdued FLAVIUS MANICUS in a 2 minute Challenge Title competition.
CHARMIN unbelievably bested PHAROX TAHT in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge match.
PTEROSAUR defeated SARCASM in a 2 minute expert's Challenge melee.
BRUTE SQUAD 1 lost to JANE AUSTEN in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
PTOMAINE unbelievably bested BATTERSKULL in a action packed 3 minute Challenge fight.
JASON KIDD defeated JIMMY CRACKCORN in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
SKY BISON overpowered MOLDYLOX in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
CALYPSO was savagely defeated by WHIPSICLE in a exciting 1 minute Challenge match.
THE LEPER KING viciously subdued FRANK O'CONNOR in a 2 minute veteran's contest.
THOMAS MANN beat MISTI SKYE in a 1 minute conflict.
BOSCOE overcame CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute fight.
MOLSON won victory over HOARD in a action packed 1 minute master's bout.
KAPOW was unbelievably bested by GEORGE ELIOT in a 2 minute bloody master's bout.
GWORM devastated DEVOEAUX in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
RUNNYMEADE outlasted DOTAR SOJAT in a tiresome 17 minute bout.
CHAKOR savagely defeated GILMUR in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory mismatched conflict.
PTYALISM outlasted GIOTTO in a tiring 17 minute veteran's duel.
PTERODACTYL overcame DECIUS BELLUM in a 4 minute duel.
JOHAN was overcome by TAIZU in a 2 minute contest.
DILLY DILLY was defeated by SNOW GOLEM in a 1 minute match.
THUNDERFIST was savagely defeated by QUINTUS LAENAS in a 1 minute gruesome fight.
LEONARDO was luckily beaten by CAIUS FLACUS in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
SOULQUAKE was overpowered by PROMYVION in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SCREAMING ITCHY won victory over ENDONN in a 3 minute expert vs. beginner bout.
DONATELLO was viciously subdued by PARADARSHIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
PROEM beat KALPHUS in a 3 minute fight.
CRUSADE was defeated by C.S. LEWIS in a slow 5 minute beginner's duel.
JACH SKELLINGTON overpowered MOONFURY in a 1 minute one-sided match.
CLAUDIUS PULCHER was overpowered by SHADOWBROOKE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
MAVERICK was savagely defeated by KEVIN GARNETT in a 1 minute bloody novice's fray.
PRINCESS LEIA vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 12 PARRY-STRIKE 22 - 12 - 4 65 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 10 WALL OF STEEL 37 - 29 - 1 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 10 LUNGING ATTACK 34 - 28 - 1 55 |
|BASHING ATTACK 9 SLASHING ATTACK 39 - 35 - 0 53 |
|WALL OF STEEL 8 TOTAL PARRY 58 - 55 - 2 51 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 AIMED BLOW 37 - 38 - 1 49 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 STRIKING ATTACK 33 - 34 - 2 49 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 BASHING ATTACK 42 - 57 - 5 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 26 - 0 35 |
Turn 495 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 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 9 - 3 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 7 2 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 6 2 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 7 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035 23 16 0 122 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
PARRY-STRIKE MOLSON 4084 17 13 3 115 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
AIMED BLOW THE LEPER KING 3995 23 22 0 99 DARQUE AGES (29)
TOTAL PARRY GWORM 4071 17 10 0 86 ARDUIN (200)
BASHING ATTACK KAPOW 4085 21 9 3 84 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
LUNGING ATTACK SKY BISON 4109 12 9 0 63 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
WALL OF STEEL GILMUR 4139 9 4 0 56 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TAIZU 4131 11 6 0 54 DARQUE AGES (29)
STRIKING ATTACK SNOW GOLEM 4165 5 1 0 43 ARDUIN (200)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976. The most popular warrior this
turn was PHAROX TAHT 4097. The ten other most popular fighters were CHAKOR 1840,
GROUPIE 4186, ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035, BATTERSKULL 4144, THE LEPER KING 3995, ENDONN 4177,
WHIPSICLE 4162, LEONARDO 4136, KAPOW 4085, and GEORGE ELIOT 3978.
The least popular fighter this week was RUNNYMEADE 4130. The other ten least popular
fighters were DOTAR SOJAT 2168, GIOTTO 4093, PTYALISM 3916, CRUSADE 4171, JIMMY
CRACKCORN 4099, MAVERICK 4182, CLAUDIUS PULCHER 4181, MOONFURY 4178, C.S. LEWIS 4172,
and PROEM 4128.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
ARCTIC WOOKEY (81-4035) ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
FLAVIUS MANICUS (81-3976) ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
GROOG (81-3960) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)