DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/30/2021 Duedate: 01/12/2022
BLACKSTONE ARENA
DM 84 TURN 353
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
FORCED SUBTEXT
011312R (4936)
(84-27798) [22-11-0,138]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
FORCED SUBTEXT MAKAROV DREYAR
011312R (4936) ANIME LEGENDS 8 (6357)
(84-27798) [22-11-0,138] (84-36401) [1-1-0,110]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
CUBIT STIRRER SERGEANT 1
011609F (1274) MEDAL OF HONOR AAB (3714)
(84-6748) [12-18-0,108] (84-20862) [13-15-0,76]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MEDAL OF HONOR W1 II (1656) 15
2. MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191) 14 MEDAL OF HONOR W1 II (1656)
3. ROOKIE CRUE 2 (4191) 14 Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR AAC (3715) 14
5. 011312R (4936) 10 PROJECT MAYHEM 31 (8187)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*THIRSTY THUGS (8005) 1 0 0 100. 1/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191) 5 1 0
2/ 4 MEDAL OF HONOR W1 (1656) 10 3 0 76.9 2/ 4 ERRTWO (8232) 3 0 0
3/ 3 060310AV (2566) 9 3 0 75.0 3/11 115TH DREAM (5771) 3 0 0
4/ 5 MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191) 16 6 0 72.7 4/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR AAC (3715) 3 0 0
5/ 7 ROOKIE CRUE 2 (4191) 8 3 0 72.7 5/15 011609F (1274) 3 0 0
6- 8 MEDAL OF HONOR GB (4813) 9 4 0 69.2 6/16 ROOKIE QUEEN 35 (701) 3 0 0
7/ 9 ALGOPHOBIACS (6250) 20 9 0 69.0 7/10 MEDAL OF HONOR AAF (5198) 3 1 0
8/12 011312R (4936) 22 11 0 66.7 8/ 5 ALGOPHOBIACS (6250) 2 0 0
9-10 ROOKIE METALLICA 3 (3302) 16 8 2 66.7 9/22 ROOKIE CRUE 2 (4191) 2 0 0
10/13 MEDAL OF HONOR AAC (3715) 29 15 0 65.9 10/ 9 MEDAL OF HONOR HT (6024) 2 1 0
11/14 ROOKIE QUEEN 35 (701) 11 6 0 64.7 11/26 011312R (4936) 2 1 0
12/ 6*PROJECT MAYHEM 31 (8187) 7 4 1 63.6 12/13 060310AV (2566) 2 1 0
13/15 MEDAL OF HONOR T11 (1141) 23 15 0 60.5 13/14 MEDAL OF HONOR W1 (1656) 2 1 0
14-17*BEJU MIA 5 (2767) 3 2 0 60.0 14/ 2 MEDAL OF HONOR T11 (1141) 2 1 0
15/18 115TH DREAM (5771) 32 22 0 59.3 15-18*THIRSTY THUGS (8005) 1 0 0
16-20 I GOT A NAME (3610) 6 5 1 54.5 16-17*CHOCOLATE RAIN (6417) 1 0 0
17/16 MEDAL OF HONOR U7 (1152) 6 5 0 54.5 17- 6 MEDAL OF HONOR GB (4813) 1 0 0
18/19 THIRSTY THUGS 1346 (6241) 9 8 1 52.9 18-21 I GOT A NAME (3610) 1 0 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/21 ERRTWO (8232) 31 28 0 52.5 19- 7 ROOKIE METALLICA 3 (3302) 1 0 0
20/25 MEDAL OF HONOR HT (6024) 18 18 0 50.0 20- 8*BEJU MIA 5 (2767) 1 0 0
21-22 ERRONE (8231) 15 15 0 50.0 21/19*PROJECT MAYHEM 31 (8187) 1 1 0
22-23 MEDAL OF HONOR J5 (719) 7 7 0 50.0 22/20*ANIME LEGENDS 8 (6357) 1 1 0
23-24*THIRSTY THUGS 1332 (6227) 2 2 1 50.0 23/35*ROOKIE CRUE 3 (4192) 1 1 0
24/ 2*ANIME LEGENDS 8 (6357) 1 1 0 50.0 24/25 UNGENTLE BENS (9411) 1 2 0
25/37*ROOKIE CRUE 3 (4192) 1 1 0 50.0 25/24 THIRSTY THUGS 1346 (6241) 1 2 0
26/26 MEDAL OF HONOR AAB (3714) 13 15 0 46.4 26/12 MEDAL OF HONOR 113 (4249) 1 2 0
27/30 MEDAL OF HONOR AAF (5198) 12 14 2 46.2 27/31 NIGHT STALKERS (3485) 1 2 0
28-29 MEDAL OF HONOR AAG (1938) 12 14 1 46.2 28/28 MEDAL OF HONOR U7 (1152) 1 2 0
29/27 MEDAL OF HONOR 113 (4249) 10 12 0 45.5 29-30 ERRONE (8231) 0 3 0
30/28 071709 AC (1791) 8 10 0 44.4 30/32 MEDAL OF HONOR AAB (3714) 0 3 0
31-31*CHOCOLATE RAIN (6417) 2 3 0 40.0 31/27 071709 AC (1791) 0 3 0
32/32 011609F (1274) 12 19 0 38.7 32-33 MEDAL OF HONOR J5 (719) 0 2 0
33/34 NIGHT STALKERS (3485) 9 15 0 37.5 33/38 ROOKIE QUEEN 6 (672) 0 2 0
34/33 UNGENTLE BENS (9411) 63 115 5 35.4 34-29*BLACKSTONE ORCS (6800) 0 1 0
35/35 ROOKIE QUEEN 6 (672) 3 8 0 27.3 35-23*THIRSTY THUGS 1332 (6227) 0 1 0
36-36*BLACKSTONE ORCS (6800) 1 8 1 11.1 36-36 MEDAL OF HONOR AAG (1938) 0 1 0
37-38*PHILANTHROPISTS58 (1940) 0 1 0 0.0 37-37*PHILANTHROPISTS58 (1940) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and
I'm going to give you a spy report!. We now have a new top team for all of you guys
to dogpile on. MEDAL OF HONOR AAE now holds the crown and they are betting they can
keep it. Take a look at ROOKIE CRUE 2's act, as they have a 1-0-0 week and gain 13
places in the team ranking. Rising in the ranks like a loaf of armored bread (okay,
I admit it's corny) is 011312R, who swept up 15 places in the ranks. Suffering under
a 0-1-0 record and dropping from 2nd to 14th place were the MEDAL OF HONOR T11. Keep
trying! Take a look at ROOKIE CRUE 3's act, as they have a 1-0-0 week and gain 12
places in the team ranking. A seasoned team is steady in the lists. But to MEDAL OF
HONOR 113, which fell to 26th, it's what you soak in before going to the Dark Arena.
Hey everybody, watch out for CHRIS CARR, who flew up 15 points in the rankings after
mashing MOORINHO like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. MOORINHO was bested by CHRIS CARR and drops 10
points. Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and say 'Challenge me'!
FORCED SUBTEXT made a challenge against SFC12 this week. Going for the gusto and
coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was MEDAL OF HONOR 113's SFC12, who was
turned away from the Duelmastership by FORCED SUBTEXT. An apple a day keeps the
doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the BLACKSTONE arena. Here's
a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad MEDAL OF HONOR W1 II? Big bad MEDAL
OF HONOR W1 II. Big bad MEDAL OF HONOR W1 II. BLACKSTONE's afraid of the big bad
MEDAL OF HONOR W1 II. Tra la la la la! Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch NIGHT
STALKERS' act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from
MEDAL OF HONOR W1 II. Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, CUBIT STIRRER
would be president. Although it may be a contest it doesn't want to win. In a
touching display by a 'touched' warrior, BAKLAVA AUTOPSY went after NOT SHORT, who
was higher by 21 points. Well, when the dust settled, BAKLAVA AUTOPSY was bested by
NOT SHORT.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Ask not the elves for counsel, for they
will say both yes and no. Silly buggers, eh?
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. Well, there goes another Spy Report. Good luck in
next week's fights. And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick
your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FORCED SUBTEXT 27798 22 11 0 138 011312R (4936)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SERGEANT 5 20868 18 10 0 136 MEDAL OF HONOR AAC (3715)
-RELOAD 57649 14 6 1 112 ROOKIE METALLICA 30 (3302)
MAKAROV DREYAR 36401 1 1 0 110 ANIME LEGENDS 8 (6357)
CUBIT STIRRER 6748 12 18 0 108 011609F (1274)
BEAR 47627 12 10 0 105 ERRTWO (8232)
-SSG 1 27135 9 4 0 98 MEDAL OF HONOR GB (4813)
NOT SHORT 57478 19 7 0 92 115TH DREAM (5771)
SSG 20 36741 11 7 0 91 MEDAL OF HONOR T11 (1141)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RIMGARR 57625 10 2 0 88 ALGOPHOBIACS (6250)
SFC12 23960 10 8 0 87 MEDAL OF HONOR 113 (4249)
-SERGEANT 5 10722 10 11 1 85 MEDAL OF HONOR AAG (1938)
DOVER 57687 10 15 1 85 UNGENTLE BENS (9411)
CHRIS CARR 9142 10 2 0 81 MEDAL OF HONOR W1 I (1656)
KILLER QUEEN 51878 11 6 0 77 ROOKIE QUEEN 35 (701)
SERGEANT 1 20862 13 15 0 76 MEDAL OF HONOR AAB (3714)
MOORINHO 35661 9 8 1 72 THIRSTY THUGS 1346 (6241)
BAKLAVA AUTOPSY 14594 9 3 0 69 060310AV (2566)
SERGEANT 4 29322 8 3 0 68 MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LINEAR BUTTON 9867 7 4 0 65 071709 AC (1791)
THE PHANTOM 19622 9 15 0 64 NIGHT STALKERS (3485)
-RAYMOND ZUSSMAN 3696 7 7 0 63 MEDAL OF HONOR J5 (719)
-NAMELESS CROOK 20270 6 5 1 62 I GOT A NAME (3610)
-SERGEANT 1 29355 5 4 1 60 MEDAL OF HONOR AAF (5198)
SERGEANT 1 29320 8 3 0 58 MEDAL OF HONOR AAE (5191)
SERGEANT 2 29359 7 10 1 58 MEDAL OF HONOR AAF (5198)
-NOTE PAD 15685 3 2 0 57 BEJU MIA 5 (2767)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CPT12 6099 6 5 0 51 MEDAL OF HONOR U7 (1152)
KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE 3458 3 6 0 49 ROOKIE QUEEN 6 (672)
-ECSTACY 46315 1 0 0 37 THIRSTY THUGS (8005)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-EUWE 35593 2 2 1 31 THIRSTY THUGS 1332 (6227)
HOME SWEET HOME 23668 1 1 0 30 ROOKIE CRUE 3 (4192)
LIVE WIRE 57783 2 0 0 29 ROOKIE CRUE 2 (4191)
ROBERT PAULSON 87 47398 1 3 0 28 PROJECT MAYHEM 31 (8187)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THE PAIN 36719 1 1 0 16 CHOCOLATE RAIN (6417)
-CHAOTIC EVIL 39018 1 2 1 6 BLACKSTONE ORCS (6800)
-FIACUS 10732 0 1 0 1 PHILANTHROPISTS58 (1940)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
VICIOUS 26156 2 1 0 FACES OF EVIL 4652 EUWE 35593 350
DAME 3251 0 0 0 LAME MOVIES 636 CHAOTIC EVIL 39018 349
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
FORCED SUBTEXT devastated SFC12 in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
DOVER was viciously subdued by CUBIT STIRRER in a 3 minute expert's Challenge battle.
BAKLAVA AUTOPSY was outwaited by NOT SHORT in a 43 minute master's Challenge brawl.
PFC 25 overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BEAR bested SSG 20 in a 1 minute veteran's duel.
SERGEANT 5 devastated MAKAROV DREYAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
KILLER QUEEN overcame SERGEANT 1 in a action packed 3 minute gruesome expert's melee.
MOORINHO was defeated by CHRIS CARR in a action packed 1 minute duel.
RIMGARR savagely defeated LINEAR BUTTON in a action packed 2 minute veteran's fight.
SERGEANT 4 overpowered KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
THE PHANTOM bested CPT12 in a crowd pleasing 3 minute conflict.
SERGEANT 1 demolished ROBERT PAULSON 87 in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SERGEANT 2 overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
HOME SWEET HOME overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LIVE WIRE devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 9 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 5 - 1 71 |
|TOTAL PARRY 6 AIMED BLOW 50 - 25 - 2 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 1 67 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 11 - 0 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 35 - 26 - 1 57 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 28 - 23 - 0 55 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 8 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 7 - 1 42 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 7 - 0 22 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 353 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 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 4 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 5 - 4 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY FORCED SUBTEXT 27798 22 11 0 138 011312R (4936)
AIMED BLOW SERGEANT 5 20868 18 10 0 136 MEDAL OF HONOR AAC (3715)
STRIKING ATTACK RIMGARR -7911 10 2 0 88 ALGOPHOBIACS (6250)
LUNGING ATTACK SFC12 23960 10 8 0 87 MEDAL OF HONOR 113 (4249)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CUBIT STIRRER 6748. The most popular warrior this
turn was SERGEANT 1 20862. The ten other most popular fighters were RIMGARR -7911,
CUBIT STIRRER 6748, SERGEANT 5 20868, CPT12 6099, KILLER QUEEN -13658, THE PHANTOM
19622, CHRIS CARR 9142, SERGEANT 2 29359, LIVE WIRE -7753, and SFC12 23960.
The least popular fighter this week was NOT SHORT -8058. The other ten least popular
fighters were BAKLAVA AUTOPSY 14594, ROBERT PAULSON 87 -18138, KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE
3458, MAKAROV DREYAR -29135, MOORINHO -29875, SSG 20 -28795, DOVER -7849, FORCED
SUBTEXT 27798, HOME SWEET HOME 23668, and SERGEANT 1 29320.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
PFC 25 (84--31181) MEDAL OF HONOR HT
MY TAKE ON THE PARRY SLASH
I'm sure I'm not covering any new ground with my insights on the Wall of Steel. It is
my best fighting style and a favorite. I have currently 3 in ADM, and about a half
dozen active in the arenas with one currently undefeated and Duelmaster in DM 41.
So a bit about my observations. Like most defensive styles it seems to work best to
run these guys offensively while they are young so I outfit them and run them like a
slasher. They favor the initiative, parry and attack skills which sucks a bit in ADM
because they lack in defense skill and since defense is king in the late game, Walls
of Steel fall back into the pack quite a bit. It stinks but done right they can hold
their own vs anyone except end game lungers and aimed blows who seem to be way OP at
that level.
Anyway, stats are important of course. Strength should at least be 9+ to get slashing
weapons. Con can be lower; I have gotten away with a con of 7 because I run them fast
and furious anyway so if they get out jumped or crit dodged and ripped then they go
down easy. Most fights are over in minute 1 anyway. Size is a thing; smaller sizes
would be nice but you have issues with damage if you go low size and strength less
than 11. I have an upper limit of around 14 size and a lower one of 5 in my current
crew. Wit is a no brainer: 15+ is almost mandatory but I am running one with a 13 that
is doing ok but learning slows down to a crawl if you have less than 15. Will is super
necessary so I try not to go below 15 here with a build. Speed isn't really a
priority, so I often go as low as 3 here and they still do very well. More speed would
be nice, but speed is a luxury and not a necessity. Deftness is nice, I won't run a
WOS with less than a 13 here; my highest is 21 with a current ADM build.
Now how to run them. Well, minute one is offensive so I typically run 10-10-6 and then
taper off to a high offensive effort and a low or moderate activity level. It seems
that the majority of my ADM builds prefer a high-low pace.
So a couple of current warrior builds to show off the style.
Midnight, currently in ADM -- 9-11(2)-10-17-15-3-21, about to start stat raises
but currently has ad masters in attack and initiative.
Ishmail currently in Home Guard -- 12-9-6-15-17-9-15, currently at 93 skills and
wont be stat raising for a minute.
Average Joe in Mordant -- 11-11-14-13-13-9-13, painfully bad at learning and
definitely not recommended for the faint of heart.
Beowulf in Seam -- 11-12-9-15-17-3-17, currently at 54 skills and near the top of
the arena. Has fallen on hard times of late because of diminishing returns on
skill learns.
Broken in Shadowspire -- 9-14-9-17-17-5-13, very new and probably going to be a
.500 warrior when it's all said and done because of the low speed and deftness
combo.
Bender in DM 41 -- 9-7-14-17-17-3-17, currently undefeated and duelmaster, won't
last long but he started out as a tourney warrior and has gone at best 6-3 and
went 4-3 in this past mail-in as an adept.
So for anyone who doesn't know, a speed and deftness of 21 total is needed to get
normal coordination and a combo of 28 is needed to get the "fights well with either
hand" tag on your roll up. So not really relevant to the topic but just thought I'd
throw that out there. I like to keep this total at the very least 18 to get slightly
uncoordinated on all my builds because coordination is vital to defense and attack.
Okay, that's my take on this fun style. If I have enlightened anyone then you are
welcome, I hope I at least entertained everyone. Take it easy.
-- Eli