DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/07/2025    Duedate: 07/19/2025

ARDIVENT ARENA

DM 46    TURN 971

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WFMS, LLC
FANDILS (75)
(46-4959) [33-14-0,130]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WFMS, LLC                      WOODIE
FANDILS (75)                   DON'T STARVE (441)
(46-4959) [33-14-0,130]        (46-5043) [4-0-0,48]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BARN GHOST                     BARN GHOST
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)        BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-4987) [12-20-0,75]         (46-4987) [12-20-0,75]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DON'T STARVE (441)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WILD CARDS (433)              29 
2. DON'T STARVE (441)            22    WILD CARDS (433)
3. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)       11    Unchartered Team
4. PUPPY SQUAD (436)             1  
5. FANDILS (75)                  -12   DON'T STARVE (441)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*GREATNESS APPEALS (438)   11   2  0 84.6   1/ 1*DON'T STARVE (441)        7  5 1
 2/ 2 WILD CARDS (433)          85  52  5 62.0   2/ 2 FANDILS (75)              5  5 0
 3/ 3 FANDILS (75)             2013 1242 79 61.8   3/ 4 WILD CARDS (433)          5  5 0
 4/ 5*DON'T STARVE (441)        10   7  2 58.8   4/ 3 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   4  5 0
 5- 4 DANGEROUS FRUITS (428)    35  25  2 58.3   5- 6 DANGEROUS FRUITS (428)    1  0 1
 6/ 6 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)  1135 1785 36 38.9   6- 5*GREATNESS APPEALS (438)   1  1 0
 7/ 7*PUPPY SQUAD (436)          2  15  0 11.8   7/ 7*PUPPY SQUAD (436)         0  3 0

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

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     Whoa! I matched up with Hole Card? No!  A style nemesis? Hole Cards are so so 
sneaky hidden out of sight, then Kaboom! , they strike. Thank the gods it was an 
insignificant one, though. Somehow my cards (and fine defensive weapons) held up. A 
salute to Hole Card for the effort; a bigger salute to me, the winning Duelmaster.        

                                          -- WFMS,LLC, DMIV

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in ARDIVENT a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  And let's see, HOLE CARD fought 
RUSSI and gained 19 points and contributed to WILD CARDS' 1-1-0.  RUSSI has lost to 
HOLE CARD, falling 14 points, while helping make FANDILS a 2-2-0 turn.  Defending its 
title for another turn, WFMS, LLC kept WILD CARDS' warrior, BLUFF, from claiming the 
throne.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the 
table at The Seaside Manor?   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  I also notice that the WILD CARDS stable was the most avoided 
team this turn.  Come on ARDIVENT, what are you afraid of?  And avoiding WILD CARDS 
more than any other team we find FANDILS.  ARDIVENT, are we going to accept, or 
respect this sort of thing?   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  Is it really true that ARDIVENT has more dishwashers per capita that 
fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in ARDIVENT and I've a long road ahead of 
me.  Happy Trails.  Until you see my quill in ARDIVENT again, farewell-- Alarond the 
Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WFMS, LLC 4959               33  14  0 130         FANDILS (75)              

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SUICIDE KING 4968            11   5  1 122         WILD CARDS (433)          
 HOLE CARD 4986               12   9  0 104         WILD CARDS (433)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLUFF 5007                   10  10  1  84         WILD CARDS (433)          
 PENNY 4989                   17   8  0  81         FANDILS (75)              
-THROW THUNDER 5015            6   0  0  81         GREATNESS APPEALS (438)   
 RUSSI 4979                   14   9  1  80         FANDILS (75)              
 BARN GHOST 4987              12  20  0  75         BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BERNICE 4985                 15  13  0  61         FANDILS (75)              

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE CAT 5014              10   8  0  53         BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   
 HAYSTACK 4997                 9  21  0  48         BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   
 WOODIE 5043                   4   0  0  48         DON'T STARVE (441)        
-WOLFGANG 5040                 3   0  2  34         DON'T STARVE (441)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WENDY 5042                    3   1  0  12         DON'T STARVE (441)        
-ESCORT OF ANGELS 5018         2   2  0   8         GREATNESS APPEALS (438)   
 BUDDY 5039                    0   3  0   3         PUPPY SQUAD (436)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LUCKY CAT 5045          1  1 0 WILD CARDS 433       WOLFGANG 5040          970  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

A salute to our own WFMS,LLC, Duelmaster of the Red Sands. -- Fandil The Wise

Gotta like those last three victories -- Suicide King, Bluff, Hole Cards. I guess I am 
just holding some great cards. -- WFMS,LLC

Bluff, my pleasure. -- Russi

Suicide King, I hate kings! They are usually worth more than a penny. The cretins! -- 
Penny

Health. Humility. Honor. The Red Sands Of Ardivent await us all. -- WOF

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WFMS, LLC bested BLUFF in a action packed 2 minute mismatched Title fight.
RUSSI was demolished by HOLE CARD in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
PENNY overpowered LITTLE CAT in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
BERNICE was viciously subdued by BARN GHOST in a exciting 4 minute veteran's fight.
HAYSTACK was devastated by WOODIE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BUDDY was bested by WENDY in a 2 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW        20 -   8 -  0      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -   7 -  1      61  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   3 -  2      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  29 -  0      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 971 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         2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  4         4  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      WFMS, LLC 4959             33  14  0  130 FANDILS (75)
AIMED BLOW       HOLE CARD 4986             12   9  0  104 WILD CARDS (433)
STRIKING ATTACK  RUSSI 4979                 14   9  1   80 FANDILS (75)
SLASHING ATTACK  WOODIE 5043                 4   0  0   48 DON'T STARVE (441)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BARN GHOST 4987.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BARN GHOST 4987.  The ten other most popular fighters were BLUFF 5007, HOLE CARD 
4986, BERNICE 4985, WFMS, LLC 4959, PENNY 4989, WOODIE 5043, WENDY 5042, BUDDY 5039, 
RUSSI 4979, and LITTLE CAT 5014.

The least popular fighter this week was HAYSTACK 4997.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LITTLE CAT 5014, RUSSI 4979, BUDDY 5039, WENDY 5042, WOODIE 5043, PENNY 
4989, WFMS, LLC 4959, BERNICE 4985, HOLE CARD 4986, and BLUFF 5007.