DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/05/2025 Duedate: 05/17/2025 MORDANT ARENA DM 1 TURN 1037 This Week's Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS HARDHEADED HOT RODS (297) (1-10119) [39-9-0,138] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader HARDHEADED PARZIVAL HOT RODS (297) READY PLAYER ONE (731) (1-10119) [39-9-0,138] (1-10369) [8-1-2,64] Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite DAUGHTER BEAR PINPRICK HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) HOT RODS (297) (1-10022) [11-58-0,91] (1-10341) [7-4-0,37] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM ARMY OF ONE (732) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. ARMY OF ONE (732) 49 2. HOT RODS (297) 37 CHECK YO SELF (724) 3. FANTASIA (272) 27 Unchartered Team 4. OF WOLF & TP (730) 26 5. SAGE SOLDIERS (231) 22 ERRATA (714) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*ERRATA (714) 1 0 0 100. 1/ 4*ARMY OF ONE (732) 13 2 0 2/ 1 CHECK YO SELF (724) 20 7 2 74.1 2/ 3 HOT RODS (297) 11 4 0 3/ 2*ARMY OF ONE (732) 27 10 2 73.0 3/ 2 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241) 9 1 1 4/ 3 SIMPLY DESSERTS (720) 159 101 4 61.2 4/ 6*READY PLAYER ONE (731) 9 5 2 5/ 4 BLACK MONASTARY (243) 155 104 11 59.8 5/ 1 FANTASIA (272) 9 6 0 6/ 5 BLACK OUTPOST (252) 88 62 4 58.7 6/ 9 ENTERPRISE (345) 7 3 0 7/ 7 HOT RODS (297) 218 154 7 58.6 7/10 BLACK PANTHEON (299) 6 4 1 8/ 6 FANTASIA (272) 101 72 6 58.4 8/ 5 CARE LESS BEARS (267) 6 5 1 9/ 8 BLACK JUNTA (295) 56 41 1 57.7 9/ 7 FREAK BROTHERS (120) 6 9 1 10/ 9 CARE LESS BEARS (267) 777 604 37 56.3 10/ 8 SIMPLY DESSERTS (720) 6 9 0 11/10 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241) 83 66 6 55.7 11/11 CHAOS KIDS (726) 5 8 0 12/11 BLACK PANTHEON (299) 115 97 7 54.2 12/14 BLACK JUNTA (295) 4 0 0 13/12 BLACK ARMADA (236) 96 85 6 53.0 13/25 SAGE SOLDIERS (231) 4 5 0 14-14 BOOK OF THOMAS (694) 138 135 11 50.5 14/17*WHILST I CHATZY (733) 3 4 0 15/15 ENTERPRISE (345) 40 41 3 49.4 15/13 BLACK MONASTARY (243) 3 6 0 16/17*READY PLAYER ONE (731) 20 22 3 47.6 16/21 LEGIONARII (727) 3 10 0 17/16 CHAOS KIDS (726) 40 46 3 46.5 17-12 BOOK OF THOMAS (694) 2 0 0 18-18 UTAH WEATHER (677) 32 38 2 45.7 18/23 CHECK YO SELF (724) 2 1 0 Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 19/20 SAGE SOLDIERS (231) 21 25 0 45.7 19/18 DRIFTERS (69) 2 6 0 20/ 0*OF WOLF & TP (730) 11 14 0 44.0 20/16 BLACK ARMADA (236) 2 9 1 21/19 FREAK BROTHERS (120) 34 51 3 40.0 21/ 0*ERRATA (714) 1 0 0 22/23 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 970 1575 28 38.1 22-15 UTAH WEATHER (677) 1 4 1 23/22 LEGIONARII (727) 38 63 0 37.6 23/20 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 1 4 0 24/21 DRIFTERS (69) 26 45 0 36.6 24/19 BLACK OUTPOST (252) 1 4 0 25/24 ALPHA ALPHA ALPHA (446) 55 96 5 36.4 25/24 ALPHA ALPHA ALPHA (446) 0 6 0 26/25*WHILST I CHATZY (733) 5 12 1 29.4 26/ 0*OF WOLF & TP (730) 0 5 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Hail MORDANT! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your deeds. It seems the training can make the difference, as FANTASIA is pushed out of top team by ARMY OF ONE, who came from 4th with a 5-0-0 this turn. I understand that Conan's Place is buying the drinks for SAGE SOLDIERS tonight, to honor their rise to 13th after this turns 4-0-0. Hmmm. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for UTAH WEATHER, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 7 into 22nd. The ARMY OF ONE guild has had a 5-0-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future. You never know where this kind of thing can lead. And let's see, BLACK DEITY fought RED VELVET and gained 21 points and contributed to BLACK PANTHEON's 2-1-1. RED VELVET has lost to BLACK DEITY, falling 14 points, while helping make SIMPLY DESSERTS a 2-3-0 turn. HARDHEADED challenged for the Duelmastership this turn, attempting to dethrone FREAK BROTHERS' warrior. We should ask HARDHEADED about the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now the one to ask. By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at Conan's Place? Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' Inscrutable, but true. DRIFTERS has cause to stand tall, as they were MORDANT's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And avoiding DRIFTERS more than any other team we find ARMY OF ONE. MORDANT, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans, take notice that CHANCE from DRIFTERS was MORDANT's most challenged warrior this turn. The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace. Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. Conan's Place declares a free round for PVT. CHAIR and all of SAGE SOLDIERS, for having revenged CARE LESS BEARS' IN-LAW BEAR for killing one of their comrades. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over. Consider well. Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the sweetest. Well, I'm burning daylight here in MORDANT and I've a long road ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HARDHEADED 10119 39 9 0 138 HOT RODS (297) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BEIGNET 10312 11 5 0 122 SIMPLY DESSERTS (720) -SKY BREAKER 10120 10 6 1 116 BOOK OF THOMAS (694) -A BIT OF REVERB 10193 7 1 2 113 CHECK YO SELF (724) SINGING GUY LOVE 10192 11 6 0 104 CHECK YO SELF (724) STONECIPHER 10003 8 5 0 102 BLACK JUNTA (295) BLACK DEITY 6306 20 10 2 101 BLACK PANTHEON (299) H'TES 1168 19 11 1 99 FREAK BROTHERS (120) ROCKBITER 6842 17 10 3 99 FANTASIA (272) SCALPEL 2941 24 13 1 96 BLACK OUTPOST (252) THE BLUE PILL 10211 24 4 0 93 HOT RODS (297) ASH FAIRY 10223 15 8 0 92 BLACK PANTHEON (299) HOLY WATER 10241 15 5 0 92 BLACK MONASTARY (243) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DAUGHTER BEAR 10022 11 58 0 91 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME THE ARMORER 10232 13 2 1 86 BLACK OUTPOST (252) STRIDER 1547 10 10 0 86 FREAK BROTHERS (120) -COUNSELOR TROY 5338 9 8 0 84 ENTERPRISE (345) -CAPT PICARD 8174 6 3 1 82 ENTERPRISE (345) KATHY 10181 14 20 2 81 ALPHA ALPHA ALPHA (446) ARTAX II 10317 8 3 0 81 FANTASIA (272) RED VELVET 10298 11 7 1 80 SIMPLY DESSERTS (720) BARK TROLL 10244 18 6 0 77 FANTASIA (272) BASTIAN 10268 10 3 1 77 FANTASIA (272) RED SHIRT #1 8196 9 8 2 72 ENTERPRISE (345) GOOD WOOD 10342 7 0 0 71 HOT RODS (297) LAURA ANN 6250 10 25 0 68 ALPHA ALPHA ALPHA (446) ENSIGN PO 10186 7 9 0 68 ENTERPRISE (345) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KWAI CHANG KANE 1544 14 6 1 66 FREAK BROTHERS (120) TENDERFART BEAR 10265 12 9 1 64 CARE LESS BEARS (267) PARZIVAL 10369 8 1 2 64 READY PLAYER ONE (731) BOXCAR 10229 12 5 1 63 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GLUTTONY 10276 11 7 0 56 CHAOS KIDS (726) BLACK SPIRE 10257 14 8 4 54 BLACK MONASTARY (243) SLOTH 10275 10 10 0 53 CHAOS KIDS (726) SCALLYWAG 10330 9 3 1 53 BLACK ARMADA (236) CHOSEN ONE 10375 6 1 1 53 ARMY OF ONE (732) -REVERSE WATERFALL 10087 6 2 0 53 UTAH WEATHER (677) MARCUS LORICA 10310 9 13 0 51 LEGIONARII (727) -MIGHTY SNOWFALL 10100 6 4 1 51 UTAH WEATHER (677) STEVE 10273 8 10 1 50 CHAOS KIDS (726) DRAGON EMBER 10397 6 0 0 50 ARMY OF ONE (732) OXITWIST 10201 11 6 1 49 THE BLACK EXPRESS (241) THE TOOL MAN 10300 6 9 3 48 HOT RODS (297) PVT. CHAIR 4929 8 5 0 46 SAGE SOLDIERS (231) OLD IRONSIDE 10238 10 15 0 45 BLACK ARMADA (236) LONE WOLF 10377 5 2 1 45 ARMY OF ONE (732) -JACK RIPPER 10152 5 5 0 43 BOOK OF THOMAS (694) ROOT CANAL BEAR 10301 8 7 0 42 CARE LESS BEARS (267) STYGIAN WARDEN 10231 5 1 1 42 BLACK OUTPOST (252) FURIUS PACILUS 10306 8 7 0 38 LEGIONARII (727) DECIMUS PUGIO 10309 8 14 0 38 LEGIONARII (727) PINPRICK 10341 7 4 0 37 HOT RODS (297) IN-LAW BEAR 10422 3 1 1 36 CARE LESS BEARS (267) PVT. SHOE 4928 4 8 0 35 SAGE SOLDIERS (231) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SGT. JEEP 4925 4 1 0 31 SAGE SOLDIERS (231) OPERATION ENDURE 10376 4 3 0 30 ARMY OF ONE (732) CHASTITY 10343 3 3 1 30 CHAOS KIDS (726) CHANCE 5475 3 8 0 29 DRIFTERS (69) BLONDIE 10329 6 7 0 25 SIMPLY DESSERTS (720) THE WALL 820 6 7 0 25 DRIFTERS (69) DOOBIE BROTHER 1850 3 5 0 25 FREAK BROTHERS (120) HERO NECROMANCER 10430 3 0 0 24 ARMY OF ONE (732) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ATE BROKE STROKER 10385 2 2 1 23 WHILST I CHATZY (733) APOLOGY BAG 10406 2 0 0 23 WHILST I CHATZY (733) PVT. DOORKNOB 4926 4 4 0 22 SAGE SOLDIERS (231) HALLIDAY 10424 3 1 0 21 READY PLAYER ONE (731) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SNOW MONKEY 10085 3 2 0 19 BLACK JUNTA (295) CHARMIN 10364 3 2 0 19 OF WOLF & TP (730) COTTENELLE 10366 3 2 0 19 OF WOLF & TP (730) -DOUBLE RAINBOW 10086 3 2 0 18 UTAH WEATHER (677) TWERK ZONE 10382 1 1 0 18 WHILST I CHATZY (733) HULLBREAKER 10344 1 0 0 16 BLACK ARMADA (236) ENGYWOOK 10359 3 5 1 15 FANTASIA (272) CALLLIOPE 10438 1 0 1 15 BLACK PANTHEON (299) CARAMEL 10442 1 1 0 14 SIMPLY DESSERTS (720) SHOTO 10394 3 4 0 13 READY PLAYER ONE (731) ART3MIS 10420 2 0 0 13 READY PLAYER ONE (731) KELEN 10056 1 0 0 10 ERRATA (714) ROLLO 10297 2 2 0 8 DRIFTERS (69) -LLOYD 10313 0 1 0 7 DRIFTERS (69) BLACK SACRISTY 10401 0 6 0 6 BLACK MONASTARY (243) DINKY DORY 10455 0 1 0 3 BLACK ARMADA (236) PUNIC SLAVE 10436 0 2 0 2 LEGIONARII (727) LUCIUS VERO 10437 0 2 0 2 LEGIONARII (727) TROLL 10286 0 1 0 1 DRIFTERS (69) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? CAERAN SLAVE 0 0 0 OXITWIST 10201 1037 NONE SWEAR BEAR 10184 20 11 0 CARE LESS BEARS 267 H'TES 1168 1035 BEVERLY CRUSHER 10357 0 2 0 ENTERPRISE 345 DAITO 10435 1036 BIG BOX 10458 0 1 0 FREAK BROTHERS 120 SHEWISH GIANT 1037 NONE TINKERBELLE 10363 3 5 0 HOMICIDAL MANIAC 121 PARZIVAL 10369 1036 JUNIUS PULLUS 10307 3 8 0 LEGIONARII 727 LONE WOLF 10377 1033 NOT REVENGED ANGEL SOFT 10392 1 2 0 OF WOLF & TP 730 SPYMASTER 1037 NONE DA1 10453 0 1 0 OF WOLF & TP 730 MOUNTAIN TROLL 1037 NONE NORTHERN 10367 1 4 0 OF WOLF & TP 730 DARK CHAMPION 1037 NONE AECH 10372 3 2 0 READY PLAYER ONE 731 THE TOOL MAN 10300 1033 NOT REVENGED DAITO 10435 1 2 1 READY PLAYER ONE 731 CALLLIOPE 10438 1037 DAITO 10423 0 1 0 READY PLAYER ONE 731 CHASTITY 10343 1034 REVENGED SGT. FIFTEEN 4927 1 7 0 SAGE SOLDIERS 231 IN-LAW BEAR 10422 1035 JUST REVENGED FLAN 10426 2 2 0 SIMPLY DESSERTS 720 STONE GOLEM 1037 NONE USPS BOOTY 10427 0 1 0 WHILST I CHATZY 733 MOUNTAIN TROLL 1037 NONE PERSONAL ADS Red Velvet -- You almost bit off more than you could chew. Next time we fight I'll eat my Wheaties first! -- Kathy Regardless of how things turn out this turn, I thought it was humorous that, last turn, Sage Soldiers bloodfeuded me in two different arenas (DM-1 and DM-14), and lost both fights. Just a note for the scrapbooks. -- Neon Necromancer LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS NORTHERN was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. FLAN was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a exciting 3 minute gruesome Dark Arena duel. ANGEL SOFT was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight. DA1 was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest. USPS BOOTY was assassinated by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. BIG BOX was murdered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition. PVT. CHAIR unbelievably bested IN-LAW BEAR in a 5 minute Bloodfeud duel. HARDHEADED handily defeated H'TES in a 2 minute gruesome uneven Challenge Title fight. ASH FAIRY was vanquished by BEIGNET in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge duel. BARK TROLL won victory over LAURA ANN in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge duel. SCALPEL defeated STRIDER in a popular 4 minute expert's Challenge match. ARTAX II was overpowered by SINGING GUY LOVE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. ROCKBITER devastated DAUGHTER BEAR in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge conflict. GOOD WOOD demolished MARCUS LORICA in a 2 minute gory mismatched Challenge match. SCALLYWAG was viciously subdued by RED SHIRT #1 in a 2 minute Challenge conflict. TENDERFART BEAR savagely defeated SLOTH in a 3 minute gruesome Challenge struggle. CHOSEN ONE viciously subdued ROOT CANAL BEAR in a 1 minute Challenge bout. LONE WOLF devastated DECIMUS PUGIO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. BLACK SACRISTY was demolished by CARAMEL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout. OPERATION ENDURE defeated CHANCE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge conflict. HERO NECROMANCER overpowered ROLLO in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. STONECIPHER savagely defeated KATHY in a action packed 2 minute expert's bout. RED VELVET was devastated by BLACK DEITY in a popular 1 minute gory one-sided bout. THE ARMORER slimly lost to SILISA THE SNAKE in a popular 2 minute gruesome match. THE BLUE PILL overpowered CAPTAIN ELOY in a 2 minute one-sided bout. HOLY WATER vanquished RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 1 minute uneven bout. ENSIGN PO viciously subdued BLACK SPIRE in a action packed 2 minute brutal bout. GLUTTONY was handily defeated by BASTIAN in a 2 minute one-sided duel. BOXCAR overpowered LIEUTENANT WOREL in a 1 minute uneven fight. STYGIAN WARDEN was handily defeated by PARZIVAL in a 1 minute one-sided fight. OLD IRONSIDE was savagely defeated by GRUNESH THE ORC in a 2 minute one-sided fight. KWAI CHANG KANE overpowered THE TOOL MAN in a 1 minute one-sided fray. STEVE devastated BLONDIE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel. OXITWIST savagely slew CAERAN SLAVE in a 3 minute gruesome master vs. novice match. DRAGON EMBER overpowered DOOBIE BROTHER in a 1 minute one-sided match. FURIUS PACILUS handily defeated SHOTO in a 1 minute gory uneven match. ATE BROKE STROKER was luckily beaten by PVT. SHOE in a 3 minute duel. PINPRICK overcame THE WALL in a exciting 3 minute duel. CHASTITY defeated ENGYWOOK in a action packed 1 minute gruesome battle. COTTENELLE was outwaited by PVT. DOORKNOB in a unpopular 17 minute match. CHARMIN was viciously subdued by APOLOGY BAG in a popular 5 minute bloody conflict. SGT. JEEP overpowered TWERK ZONE in a 1 minute uneven competition. ART3MIS viciously subdued PUNIC SLAVE in a 5 minute gory novice's match. SNOW MONKEY subdued LUCIUS VERO in a 1 minute beginner's fight. HALLIDAY beat DINKY DORY in a popular 3 minute bloody beginner's bout. DAITO was dispatched by CALLLIOPE in a 1 minute novice's match. HULLBREAKER overcame GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute novice's bout. KELEN demolished TROLL in a 2 minute one-sided fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 23 AIMED BLOW 30 - 19 - 1 61 | |TOTAL PARRY 11 TOTAL PARRY 59 - 42 - 1 58 | |AIMED BLOW 8 WALL OF STEEL 44 - 32 - 3 58 | |STRIKING ATTACK 8 LUNGING ATTACK 108 - 82 - 7 57 | |SLASHING ATTACK 8 PARRY-LUNGE 14 - 11 - 3 56 | |BASHING ATTACK 8 STRIKING ATTACK 44 - 40 - 2 52 | |WALL OF STEEL 7 SLASHING ATTACK 49 - 56 - 5 47 | |PARRY-STRIKE 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 18 - 22 - 0 45 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 BASHING ATTACK 26 - 55 - 2 32 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 28 - 1 28 | Turn 1037 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 8 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 13 3 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 6 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 7 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 6 2 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 7 1 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 5 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY HARDHEADED 10119 39 9 0 138 HOT RODS (297) LUNGING ATTACK BEIGNET 10312 11 5 0 122 SIMPLY DESSERTS (720) AIMED BLOW SINGING GUY LOVE 10192 11 6 0 104 CHECK YO SELF (724) WALL OF STEEL BLACK DEITY 6306 20 10 2 101 BLACK PANTHEON (299) SLASHING ATTACK H'TES 1168 19 11 1 99 FREAK BROTHERS (120) PARRY-LUNGE ROCKBITER 6842 17 10 3 99 FANTASIA (272) STRIKING ATTACK ARTAX II 10317 8 3 0 81 FANTASIA (272) PARRY-RIPOSTE BASTIAN 10268 10 3 1 77 FANTASIA (272) BASHING ATTACK PARZIVAL 10369 8 1 2 64 READY PLAYER ONE (731) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is DAUGHTER BEAR 10022. The most popular warrior this turn was PINPRICK 10341. The ten other most popular fighters were IN-LAW BEAR 10422, APOLOGY BAG 10406, HALLIDAY 10424, STRIDER 1547, STONECIPHER 10003, ENSIGN PO 10186, FLAN 10426, SCALPEL 2941, RED SHIRT #1 8196, and CHANCE 5475. The least popular fighter this week was PVT. DOORKNOB 4926. The other ten least popular fighters were COTTENELLE 10366, TROLL 10286, DAITO 10435, LUCIUS VERO 10437, TWERK ZONE 10382, CHARMIN 10364, SHOTO 10394, DOOBIE BROTHER 1850, THE TOOL MAN 10300, and ROLLO 10297. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: BLACK ILLUSION (1-2810) THE BLACK EXPRESS (241) BLACK DOVE (1-6157) BLACK PANTHEON (299)