DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 09/03/2025 Duedate: 09/16/2025 SUNSET ARENA DM 21 TURN 1035 This Week's Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS FLASH THE ALLIANCE (723) (21-9980) [14-8-0,123] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader FLASH BUCK FIDEN THE ALLIANCE (723) WRATHMEN 24-68 (726) (21-9980) [14-8-0,123] (21-10033) [6-0-0,98] Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite BRIER BLACKMOON FLASH NOMADIC TRIBE (160) THE ALLIANCE (723) (21-9960) [15-12-1,88] (21-9980) [14-8-0,123] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM LEGEND KILLERS (722) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. LEGEND KILLERS (722) 40 2. THE ALLIANCE (723) 37 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 3. WRATHMEN 24-68 (726) 30 Unchartered Team 4. A FOREST DARK (731) 27 5. BIG LAKE TERROR (654) 22 WRATHMEN 24-68 (726) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*WRATHMEN 24-68 (726) 6 0 0 100. 1/ 5 LEGEND KILLERS (722) 10 5 0 2- 2 REAL BEER (424) 189 100 13 65.4 2/ 1 BIG LAKE TERROR (654) 9 6 1 3/ 4 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 1240 1013 47 55.0 3/ 9 PHILTHBALLS (554) 8 7 0 4/ 5 LEGEND KILLERS (722) 57 48 2 54.3 4/ 7 THE OOZE ZONE (169) 7 5 0 5/ 6 GRIM FANDANGO (454) 1541 1430 71 51.9 5/ 3 GRIM FANDANGO (454) 7 7 0 6/ 7 BIG LAKE TERROR (654) 680 634 44 51.8 6/ 2 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) 7 8 3 7/ 8 THE ALLIANCE (723) 51 54 3 48.6 7/11 THE WHOVIANS (691) 6 8 0 8/ 9 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) 980 1076 55 47.7 8/ 6 THE ALLIANCE (723) 5 5 0 9-10 SEA SHANTIES (718) 85 97 4 46.7 9/ 8 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 4 6 0 10/11 RAT PAK (388) 64 74 0 46.4 10- 4 REAL BEER (424) 3 2 0 11/12 PHILTHBALLS (554) 583 675 39 46.3 11/12*WRATHMEN 24-68 (726) 2 0 0 12-13 MATRIX OF ETERNITY (437) 21 27 2 43.7 12/ 0*A FOREST DARK (731) 2 3 0 13/ 0*2414 BOURBON ST (725) 3 4 0 42.9 13/14 RAT PAK (388) 2 5 0 14/14 THE OOZE ZONE (169) 153 220 10 41.0 14-13 MATRIX OF ETERNITY (437) 1 0 0 15/15 THE WHOVIANS (691) 212 309 17 40.7 15-15 SEA SHANTIES (718) 1 4 0 Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 16/ 0*A FOREST DARK (731) 2 3 0 40.0 16/ 0*2414 BOURBON ST (725) 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 It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty, and despair! Nothing is certain in SUNSET, with changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters. Write this down: new top team--LEGEND KILLERS. Those betting on REAL BEER lost their shirt, as REAL BEER lost their fighting abilities: 0-0-0. Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as PHILTHBALLS can attest... Say what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but LEGEND KILLERS will tell you 57-48-2 is nothing to laugh at... WRATHMEN 24-68 had cause to celebrate, after BUCK FIDEN got 30 points by beating STERLING SAVANT. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 32 points to BUCK FIDEN. (Discrete enough, STERLING SAVANT?) The arena was more crowded than usual this time, as UNCHAINABLE faced SUNSET's Duelmaster. Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by UNCHAINABLE, of BEN'S BAZAAR, who despite a 23-16-0 couldn't overcome SUNSET's Number 1. So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me. A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in SUNSET avoid SEA SHANTIES. Like a pup with its tail between its legs, THE WHOVIANS scurried away from SEA SHANTIES. Oh, the shame! If challenges were horses, CALLI MARI could open up a fast food joint! DARK PILGRIM challenged BLAK BOX! Who says BIG LAKE TERROR are just a bunch of wimps! DARK PILGRIM of BIG LAKE TERROR kept his wits as he was bested by BLAK BOX. Mismatched by 11 points, KILLED was beat by DARK VISIT. Is this really worth noting? I thought DARK VISIT showed great skill and promise when she beat KILLED. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Justice was served as NARDOLE fought MAN IN BLACK in bloodfeud. Well done, THE WHOVIANS! Charity is unknown in SUNSET, and rightly so. THE OOZE ZONE exacted their revenge against BEN'S BAZAAR. Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting! All good things must come to an end. More important duties call me. Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FLASH 9980 14 8 0 123 THE ALLIANCE (723) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CHEMICAL WEDDING 4904 13 7 0 109 MATRIX OF ETERNITY (437) BUCK FIDEN 10033 6 0 0 98 WRATHMEN 24-68 (726) UNCHAINABLE 9929 23 16 0 97 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) LITTLE FLOAB 9924 11 6 0 97 LEGEND KILLERS (722) PHLEM 9938 17 17 0 95 THE OOZE ZONE (169) BANZAI-RAT 4237 15 18 0 94 RAT PAK (388) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BRIER BLACKMOON 9960 15 12 1 88 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) RHUKK 9925 14 11 0 83 LEGEND KILLERS (722) -HOLY GRAIL ALE 8616 10 5 0 83 REAL BEER (424) STERLING SAVANT 9951 16 12 1 76 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) WALLY-GATOR 9999 11 13 2 70 PHILTHBALLS (554) EUSTACE BAGGE 10036 5 4 0 68 LEGEND KILLERS (722) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HAARLEM 10027 9 7 1 66 THE ALLIANCE (723) DUSKBORNE BEAST 10041 10 6 0 65 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LEFTY MCGRIM 9985 14 16 1 63 GRIM FANDANGO (454) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LASZLO 9919 10 9 0 55 THE WHOVIANS (691) -BLUE MOON 9149 5 7 0 54 REAL BEER (424) NARDOLE 9905 12 9 0 51 THE WHOVIANS (691) GREASE MONKEY 10083 5 6 0 48 THE OOZE ZONE (169) DARK WISHES 10042 11 7 0 46 BIG LAKE TERROR (654) BUSHWHACK 10028 10 8 0 45 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) DARK SPLIT 10095 8 2 0 45 BIG LAKE TERROR (654) MOON SPLICER 10059 7 6 1 44 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) NEVERKNOT 10097 5 4 1 42 GRIM FANDANGO (454) MIGHTY MOUSE 10085 4 6 0 39 THE ALLIANCE (723) -FLYING DUTCHMAN 10080 5 2 0 37 SEA SHANTIES (718) DAVROS 9997 5 3 0 35 THE WHOVIANS (691) BLAK BOX 10108 5 3 0 35 GRIM FANDANGO (454) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JAMES CROW 10025 3 2 0 32 2414 BOURBON ST (725) WASTING TIME 10077 5 7 1 31 PHILTHBALLS (554) OGRYN 10093 4 5 1 29 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) AZALEA 10111 4 2 0 28 THE ALLIANCE (723) -BREAK OUT 9852 2 0 0 28 REAL BEER (424) TP GOD 10099 3 0 0 27 LEGEND KILLERS (722) TENEBRAS LUX 10128 2 1 0 25 GRIM FANDANGO (454) CALLI MARI 10089 5 5 0 24 THE OOZE ZONE (169) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME INFIDELITY 10094 4 6 0 23 PHILTHBALLS (554) DARK VISIT 10122 3 2 0 23 BIG LAKE TERROR (654) CRETURE 10112 2 4 2 22 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) -SCARY HARRY 10050 2 8 0 21 SEA SHANTIES (718) -BLUSTER 10102 2 3 0 20 SEA SHANTIES (718) AQUILEIA 10117 3 2 0 19 THE ALLIANCE (723) MAN IN BLACK 10113 2 4 1 17 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) KOOTHRAPALLI 10133 2 1 0 15 PHILTHBALLS (554) DARK PILGRIM 10123 2 3 0 13 BIG LAKE TERROR (654) FYNN GERHEM 10142 1 1 0 12 PHILTHBALLS (554) CORRUPT GAOLER 10138 1 0 0 10 A FOREST DARK (731) CRASH HAMFIST 10137 1 0 0 10 A FOREST DARK (731) HEADLESS WHORESMAN 10145 1 0 0 10 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) -KIWI SMUGGLER 10101 2 3 0 9 SEA SHANTIES (718) JUDOON 10125 1 3 0 6 THE WHOVIANS (691) SQUID SOUP 10131 1 1 0 6 THE OOZE ZONE (169) CHIKARA-RAT 10118 1 2 0 5 RAT PAK (388) -JACK SPARROW 10110 1 2 0 5 SEA SHANTIES (718) KILLED 10119 1 2 0 5 LEGEND KILLERS (722) -MICHELOB ULTRA 10126 1 0 0 5 REAL BEER (424) STRAX 10143 1 0 0 5 THE WHOVIANS (691) LAST SHADOW 10129 0 3 0 3 GRIM FANDANGO (454) DASH HELLBENT 10136 0 1 0 1 A FOREST DARK (731) CHEATO CHEETAH 10135 0 1 0 1 A FOREST DARK (731) BIG LAKE DOOFUS 10141 0 1 0 1 RAT PAK (388) DARK GAMBLE 10146 0 1 0 1 BIG LAKE TERROR (654) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SID THE SHEW 10139 0 1 0 A FOREST DARK 731 BANDIT PRINCE 1035 NONE PUDDLE OF MUD 10132 0 1 0 THE OOZE ZONE 169 CRETURE 10112 1034 JUST REVENGED HATH 10005 0 1 0 THE WHOVIANS 691 MAN IN BLACK 10113 1034 JUST REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Hail managers of Sunset! I am Bobby Bigfoot, and I have brought my newest stable here as part of my gradual return to the game. My team is A Forest Dark. May they represent the Sunset arena well" "Malo mori quam foedari." -- Bobby Bigfoot and A Forest Dark LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SID THE SHEW was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. PHLEM devastated CRETURE in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel. NARDOLE handily defeated MAN IN BLACK in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud match. UNCHAINABLE was viciously subdued by FLASH in a 2 minute Challenge Title contest. LEFTY MCGRIM was devastated by RHUKK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl. DARK WISHES defeated MIGHTY MOUSE in a exciting 3 minute Challenge struggle. LASZLO bested MOON SPLICER in a 1 minute Challenge competition. HAARLEM overpowered BUSHWHACK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee. OGRYN was viciously subdued by DARK SPLIT in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge duel. DAVROS defeated CALLI MARI in a 1 minute Challenge duel. TENEBRAS LUX vanquished JUDOON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. DARK VISIT overpowered KILLED in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee. KOOTHRAPALLI was defeated by TP GOD in a 1 minute novice's Challenge match. FYNN GERHEM devastated LAST SHADOW in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict. DARK PILGRIM was luckily beaten by BLAK BOX in a 3 minute Challenge match. BRIER BLACKMOON was savagely defeated by LITTLE FLOAB in a 3 minute master's conflict. STERLING SAVANT was overpowered by BUCK FIDEN in a 1 minute uneven struggle. DUSKBORNE BEAST was handily defeated by BANZAI-RAT in a 1 minute mismatched bout. EUSTACE BAGGE devastated NEVERKNOT in a 1 minute one-sided fight. WALLY-GATOR demolished JAMES CROW in a 1 minute one-sided bout. GREASE MONKEY overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute bloody mismatched fight. AQUILEIA was bested by WASTING TIME in a 1 minute bout. INFIDELITY defeated CHIKARA-RAT in a exciting 1 minute duel. AZALEA overpowered SQUID SOUP in a 1 minute uneven fray. CRASH HAMFIST handily defeated BIG LAKE DOOFUS in a 1 minute one-sided contest. CORRUPT GAOLER demolished DARK GAMBLE in a 1 minute one-sided fight. DASH HELLBENT lost to STRAX in a 1 minute novice's match. CHEATO CHEETAH was vanquished by HEADLESS WHORESMAN in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 11 AIMED BLOW 34 - 22 - 1 61 | |SLASHING ATTACK 10 TOTAL PARRY 25 - 20 - 0 56 | |STRIKING ATTACK 9 LUNGING ATTACK 52 - 43 - 5 55 | |LUNGING ATTACK 7 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 21 - 0 54 | |AIMED BLOW 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 6 - 0 54 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 7 - 1 50 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 13 - 2 46 | |PARRY-STRIKE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 30 - 38 - 2 44 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 34 - 44 - 3 44 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 27 - 1 37 | Turn 1035 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 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 5 4 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 1 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 7 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 5 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 3 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK FLASH 9980 14 8 0 123 THE ALLIANCE (723) STRIKING ATTACK BUCK FIDEN 10033 6 0 0 98 WRATHMEN 24-68 (726) TOTAL PARRY UNCHAINABLE 9929 23 16 0 97 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) WALL OF STEEL LITTLE FLOAB 9924 11 6 0 97 LEGEND KILLERS (722) PARRY-LUNGE BRIER BLACKMOON 9960 15 12 1 88 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) AIMED BLOW RHUKK 9925 14 11 0 83 LEGEND KILLERS (722) SLASHING ATTACK STERLING SAVANT 9951 16 12 1 76 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) LUNGING ATTACK LASZLO 9919 10 9 0 55 THE WHOVIANS (691) PARRY-STRIKE BUSHWHACK 10028 10 8 0 45 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is BRIER BLACKMOON 9960. The most popular warrior this turn was FLASH 9980. The ten other most popular fighters were MIGHTY MOUSE 10085, DARK PILGRIM 10123, BRIER BLACKMOON 9960, LITTLE FLOAB 9924, DARK SPLIT 10095, NARDOLE 9905, RHUKK 9925, HAARLEM 10027, TENEBRAS LUX 10128, and DARK VISIT 10122. The least popular fighter this week was DARK GAMBLE 10146. The other ten least popular fighters were BIG LAKE DOOFUS 10141, SQUID SOUP 10131, JAMES CROW 10025, STERLING SAVANT 9951, LAST SHADOW 10129, KOOTHRAPALLI 10133, KILLED 10119, JUDOON 10125, CALLI MARI 10089, and BUSHWHACK 10028.