DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/18/2026    Duedate: 03/31/2026

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM 81    TURN 498

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GWORM
ARDUIN (200)
(81-4071) [20-10-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GWORM                          MIS STACIA
ARDUIN (200)                   THE GOLDEN VOID (142)
(81-4071) [20-10-0,114]        (81-2040) [4-2-0,31]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BROOSS                         TAIZU
THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)         DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-1287) [12-23-0,63]         (81-4131) [13-7-0,71]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)           72 
2. ARDUIN (200)                  52    NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. NBA LEGENDS (156)             35    Unchartered Team
4. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)           34 
5. ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)          30    THE GOLDEN VOID (142)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156)        373 310 21 54.6   1/ 5 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)      10  5 0
 2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      1093 919 39 54.3   2/ 2 DARQUE AGES (29)          9  6 1
 3/ 4 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)      297 253 13 54.0   3/ 6 NBA LEGENDS (156)         9  6 0
 4- 3 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)    848 730 23 53.7   4/10 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   9  6 0
 5/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      1046 914 37 53.4   5/ 7 ARDUIN (200)              9  6 0
 6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)         1145 1062 47 51.9   6/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       8  7 1
 7/ 7 TOILET PAPER (202)        65  64  2 50.4   7/11 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)    8  7 0
 8/ 8 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)     415 409 14 50.4   8/ 1 TOILET PAPER (202)        8  7 0
 9/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     698 703 32 49.8   9- 3 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     7  3 0
10/10 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)   220 234  9 48.5  10/12 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       7  6 0
11/12 ARDUIN (200)             138 147  6 48.4  11/14 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      6  7 0
12/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  533 579 37 47.9  12/13 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      5 10 0
13/13 LITERATE LOONS (40)      861 980 36 46.8  13/ 8 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)      4  6 0
14/15 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)     132 159  3 45.4  14/15*THE GOLDEN VOID (142)     4  6 0
15/14 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)     181 226 12 44.5  15/ 9 LITERATE LOONS (40)       3 12 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16/16*THE GOLDEN VOID (142)     12  18  1 40.0  16/16 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      1  2 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                                      SPY REPORT

Pull up a barstool and try not to bleed on the floor (sawdust can only do so much). 
Shadowspire wrapped up another turn, and like a cheap tavern brawl, it was messy and 
featured at least one decision nobody could properly explain afterward. Let's start at 
the top, like we always do, and work our way down the spire.

Ah, the top! Where the view is nice, and the air smells faintly of ego. Gworm now 
wears the crown after flattening Misti Skye like a tavern bill you meant to pay but 
didn't. It was a quick, efficient challenge from Gworm that felt more like a public 
service announcement than a duel.  Meanwhile, our former champ punched his ticket and 
heads for a more "magically enhanced" training regime. Shadowspire loses another 
fighter to the service of the Graywand.

Ale House Mercs climbed to the top of the pile this turn, and not quietly either. Ten 
wins in three turns and a recognition haul that suggests they have found their rhythm 
on the sands or sold their souls in some seedy Underworld deal. Could be both.  Big 
Lake Solution also made gains and entered the top five. I assume they solved 
something, possibly jabbing with the pointy end.  Going the opposite direction, Toilet 
Paper dropped like a wet roll in a storm. Eight wins sound fine until you realize they 
dropped seven spots in the rankings.

Feared? Respected? Easy win? We never know how to judge the most challenged warrior. 
Congratulations to PXR5 for confusing everyone. With that record, I'm betting on 
option three!  Cult of Bacchus was being dodged like a bad glass of wine. Darque Ages 
apparently had better things to do than fight. Were they brooding? A perfect pairing! 
One group no one wants to fight, and another that doesn't want to fight anyone. If 
only they would meet in the middle, we'd all be happier.

Brooss remains the Popularity Leader, but it was Taizu who was the talk of the town 
for his match against Charmin. Mis Stacia leads the unchartered pack, quietly stacking 
wins while the rest of her teams tries to figure out which way is north.  The Leper 
King has found a cure for Basic and will be heading off to the Isle after fighting 
next turn. I've seen what is under the mask, and let's just say it is more than a 
fashion choice.

Shadowspire felt like a tavern full of veterans and amateurs. The veterans drank, the 
amateurs talked, and then the veterans reminded them why talking is dangerous. Some of 
you are climbing the ranks. Some of you are circling the drain, and a few of you have 
already gone down it. 

As for me? You know that I will be at the bar. Stop by and buy me a drink. I will be 
here all night, watching, judging, and pretending I can still take half of you out in 
a brawl. I can't, but don't ruin the illusion. The Spire knows the drill: sharpen, 
shine, and sip!

                                          Until next time,

                                          Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GWORM 4071                   20  10  0 114         ARDUIN (200)              

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE LEPER KING 3995          26  22  0 110         DARQUE AGES (29)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOLSON 4084                  18  15  3 102         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 THOMAS MANN 4076             18  19  0  94         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 SKY BISON 4109               15   9  0  93         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 MISTI SKYE 4117              13   8  0  93         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROBERT PARISH 4095           13  14  1  89         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 MOLDYLOX 4080                15  19  0  87         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 JASON KIDD 4143              11   4  1  85         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 SARCASM 4051                 17  24  2  83         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 GEORGE ELIOT 3978            15  36  2  83         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 PTYALISM 3916                18   8  0  82         TOILET PAPER (202)        
 CHARMIN 3943                 15   8  0  82         TOILET PAPER (202)        
 BOSCOE 4074                  20  17  0  81         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
-CHAKOR 1840                  18  18  0  78         OF WOLF AND MAN (57)      
 FRANK O'CONNOR 4075          19  18  0  75         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 PHAROX TAHT 4097             14  14  1  75         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 TAIZU 4131                   13   7  0  71         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 RUNNYMEADE 4130              15   5  0  68         DARQUE AGES (29)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BYRUHO 2455                  12  12  3  63         THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)    
 BROOSS 1287                  12  23  0  63         THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)    
-DEVOEAUX 2049                14  20  0  62         OF WOLF AND MAN (57)      
 DILLY DILLY 4111             10  13  0  62         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 AII LORAII 4153               8   4  1  62         ARDUIN (200)              
 GIOTTO 4093                  15  14  0  61         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 MORGUHN 2524                  8  10  1  61         THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)    
 THUNDERFIST 4132             10   7  1  59         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 GILMUR 4139                  11   5  0  57         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRUTE SQUAD 1 4142            6  10  0  55         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
-DOTAR SOJAT 2168             15   8  0  53         OF WOLF AND MAN (57)      
 ALLEN IVERSON 4125            7  12  1  50         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
-WHIPSICLE 4162                6   2  1  50         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 PTERODACTYL 3913             11  15  1  49         TOILET PAPER (202)        
-BATTERSKULL 4144              7   6  0  49         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 PTEROSAUR 3912               11  14  1  48         TOILET PAPER (202)        
 JIMMY CRACKCORN 4099         11  15  0  48         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 CAIUS FLACUS 4134            10   7  0  48         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 PTOMAINE 3914                10  16  0  48         TOILET PAPER (202)        
 JOHAN 4110                   11  12  1  46         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 JANE AUSTEN 4133              9   9  0  41         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 SCREAMING ITCHY 4147          7   8  0  37         ARDUIN (200)              
 LEONARDO 4136                 8   9  0  36         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 QUINTUS LAENAS 4152           6   7  0  34         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 CRUSADE 4171                  2   6  1  34         DARQUE AGES (29)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNOW GOLEM 4165               6   3  0  33         ARDUIN (200)              
-PROEM 4128                    6   3  0  33         OF WOLF AND MAN (57)      
 DECIUS BELLUM 4155            6   5  0  32         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 MIS STACIA 2040               4   2  0  31         THE GOLDEN VOID (142)     
 CALYPSO 4173                  4   3  0  30         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
-SOULQUAKE 4145                6   7  0  29         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 LIQUID LEN 2038               3   3  1  26         THE GOLDEN VOID (142)     
 DONATELLO 4159                3   7  0  26         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
-PARADARSHIN 4176              4   1  0  25         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAHKSAHNAH 2635               3   3  0  22         THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)    
 WAR DOG 4190                  1   1  0  20         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JACH SKELLINGTON 4175         5   2  0  19         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 FULVIUS COTTA 4193            1   0  0  18         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 DEZMUND 2561                  3   8  0  17         THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)    
 PRINCESS LEIA 4183            3   1  0  16         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 ATILIUS REGULUS 4192          1   0  0  15         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 ENDONN 4177                   3   3  1  13         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 BARON BROCK 2037              3   3  0  13         THE GOLDEN VOID (142)     
 SHADOWBROOKE 4174             3   1  0  12         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 KEVIN GARNETT 4185            2   2  0  12         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 YELLOW PERIL 4188             1   2  0  10         ARDUIN (200)              
 KALPHUS 4179                  2   3  0   9         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 WATCHER 2039                  1   5  0   8         THE GOLDEN VOID (142)     
 BILL RUSSELL 4187             2   1  0   7         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 PXR5 2053                     1   4  0   7         THE GOLDEN VOID (142)     
 MOONFURY 4178                 1   3  0   6         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 MAVERICK 4182                 0   4  0   4         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CARE BEAR 4168          1  3 1 CHILDHOOD HEROES 8   MOLSON 4084            494 NOT REVENGED
C.S. LEWIS 4172         1  6 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    BANDIT PRINCE          498 NONE
KOBE 4138               5  7 0 NBA LEGENDS 156      AII LORAII 4153        494 REVENGED
DA1 4191                0  1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 57   SHEWISH GIANT          498 NONE
PROMYVION 4127          5  3 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 57   CRUSADE 4171           496  
CLAUDIUS PULCHER 4181   0  2 0 ROMAN REPUBLIC 204   ENDONN 4177            496  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Chakor -- Sometimes I surprise myself. -- Boscoe the Astounded 

Morguhn -- You are one quick Convincian. -- Johan the Chagrined 

Moldylox -- All that and only an expert!?! Really? Really?. -- Gilmur the Mystified

War Dog -- Sometimes it's good to be desperate. -- Endonn the Fortuitous

PXR5 -- Like your name, but remember less is more. -- Kalphus the Guide

Congrats to Hoard on your invite to the Isle. As for the murderer Kapow, a Longbeard never forgets. Be gone! -- Visionist and Clan Longbeard

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

C.S. LEWIS was dealt death by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
ROBERT PARISH was subdued by THE LEPER KING in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge melee.
GWORM vanquished MISTI SKYE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title brawl.
PTYALISM overpowered BYRUHO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
GIOTTO was viciously subdued by PHAROX TAHT in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
PTOMAINE was savagely defeated by BROOSS in a 3 minute master's Challenge brawl.
LEONARDO was vanquished by GILMUR in a action packed 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
BRUTE SQUAD 1 overpowered QUINTUS LAENAS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
PTEROSAUR was overpowered by AII LORAII in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
SCREAMING ITCHY overcame LIQUID LEN in a 1 minute Challenge bout.
SNOW GOLEM overpowered JACH SKELLINGTON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
CALYPSO bested PRINCESS LEIA in a 1 minute bloody Challenge conflict.
MAVERICK was savagely defeated by SHADOWBROOKE in a 1 minute Challenge match.
KEVIN GARNETT overcame WATCHER in a 1 minute gory Challenge conflict.
YELLOW PERIL won victory over PXR5 in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge bout.
KAPOW vanquished THOMAS MANN in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
BOSCOE was devastated by MOLSON in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
FRANK O'CONNOR was overpowered by JASON KIDD in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
TAIZU was luckily beaten by CHARMIN in a exciting 11 minute bout.
SARCASM defeated MORGUHN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched conflict.
RUNNYMEADE was savagely defeated by MOLDYLOX in a action packed 4 minute brutal fight.
SKY BISON overpowered GEORGE ELIOT in a action packed 1 minute uneven fray.
PTERODACTYL was devastated by THUNDERFIST in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
JANE AUSTEN was overpowered by DILLY DILLY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JIMMY CRACKCORN beat DONATELLO in a 2 minute fight.
JOHAN was vanquished by ALLEN IVERSON in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
CAIUS FLACUS won victory over FRATSFA SLAVE in a 3 minute expert vs. beginner bout.
CRUSADE outwaited BARON BROCK in a unpopular 11 minute gruesome bout.
MIS STACIA overpowered BILL RUSSELL in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
DECIUS BELLUM handily defeated DEZMUND in a 3 minute one-sided fight.
ENDONN was subdued by RAHKSAHNAH in a popular 1 minute fight.
MOONFURY was overpowered by FULVIUS COTTA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
KALPHUS was handily defeated by WAR DOG in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ATILIUS REGULUS vanquished PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute mismatched fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                     11         LUNGING ATTACK    46 -  28 -  1      62  |
|BASHING ATTACK                  10         TOTAL PARRY       66 -  50 -  1      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         WALL OF STEEL     38 -  33 -  1      54  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         AIMED BLOW        33 -  30 -  0      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         SLASHING ATTACK   39 -  37 -  1      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         PARRY-STRIKE      16 -  17 -  3      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         STRIKING ATTACK   33 -  38 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         BASHING ATTACK    38 -  61 -  4      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     11 -  20 -  1      35  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   9 -  0      31  |

Turn 498 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         4 -  2     TOTAL PARRY        5 -  6         3  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     4 -  6         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  4     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  3         1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  4                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      GWORM 4071                 20  10  0  114 ARDUIN (200)
AIMED BLOW       THE LEPER KING 3995        26  22  0  110 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-STRIKE     MOLSON 4084                18  15  3  102 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
LUNGING ATTACK   SKY BISON 4109             15   9  0   93 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
BASHING ATTACK   MISTI SKYE 4117            13   8  0   93 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
WALL OF STEEL    JASON KIDD 4143            11   4  1   85 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    TAIZU 4131                 13   7  0   71 DARQUE AGES (29)
STRIKING ATTACK  AII LORAII 4153             8   4  1   62 ARDUIN (200)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BROOSS 1287.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
TAIZU 4131.  The ten other most popular fighters were MOLDYLOX 4080, BROOSS 1287, 
SARCASM 4051, PHAROX TAHT 4097, LEONARDO 4136, YELLOW PERIL 4188, SKY BISON 4109, 
DONATELLO 4159, RAHKSAHNAH 2635, and THE LEPER KING 3995.

The least popular fighter this week was CRUSADE 4171.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were CHARMIN 3943, KALPHUS 4179, MOONFURY 4178, BILL RUSSELL 4187, JOHAN 
4110, JANE AUSTEN 4133, PTERODACTYL 3913, GEORGE ELIOT 3978, FRANK O'CONNOR 4075, and 
BOSCOE 4074.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

THE LEPER KING (81-3995) DARQUE AGES (29)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

KAPOW (81-4085) ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)