DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/22/2025    Duedate: 01/03/2026

NIANIA ARENA

DM 2    TURN 936

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ASKELON
VULGAR UNICORN (735)
(2-6827) [12-3-0,128]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ASKELON                        POSITION IS EMPTY
VULGAR UNICORN (735)           
(2-6827) [12-3-0,128]          

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LAW                            JAR
STEEL ARMS (658)               RESURRECTION (570)
(2-5574) [14-7-0,65]           (2-6930) [5-7-0,44]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RESURRECTION (570)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RESURRECTION (570)            24 
2. VULGAR UNICORN (735)          18    TOP FIVE GATES (746)
3. HARLEQUINS (577)              15    Unchartered Team
4. AB-NORMALS (731)              11 
5. DEADLY DANCERS (424)          9     JOKER'S WILD 3 (471)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 TOP FIVE GATES (746)      46  15  1 75.4   1/ 1 RESURRECTION (570)        9  6 0
 2/ 2 VULGAR UNICORN (735)     140  87  4 61.7   2/ 2 VULGAR UNICORN (735)      6  6 0
 3/ 3 STEEL ARMS (658)          29  24  2 54.7   3- 3 DEEP ELVES (384)          5  5 0
 4- 4 DEEP ELVES (384)         126 107  8 54.1   4/ 8 AB-NORMALS (731)          4  2 0
 5/ 5 HARLEQUINS (577)         223 199 10 52.8   5/ 5 METAL CHURCH (762)        4 11 0
 6/ 6 RESURRECTION (570)       233 235 21 49.8   6/ 6 OF WOLF & DROW (764)      3  3 0
 7/ 7 OF WOLF & DROW (764)      11  12  0 47.8   7/ 4 HARLEQUINS (577)          3  5 0
 8/ 8 AB-NORMALS (731)         328 359 18 47.7   8/ 9 DEADLY DANCERS (424)      2  1 0
 9/ 9 METAL CHURCH (762)        54  63  6 46.2   9/ 7 STEEL ARMS (658)          1  2 0
10/10 DEADLY DANCERS (424)      22  26  1 45.8  10/ 0 TOP FIVE GATES (746)      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

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt NIANIA will ever be the same.  AB-NORMALS stable has parlayed this turn's 
2-0-0 into a 4 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 4th place.  Good 
work, guys!  And let's see, CHYLEYA fought LAW and gained 13 points and contributed 
to RESURRECTION's 2-3-0.  NILOETH has lost to JAR, falling 9 points, while helping 
make OF WOLF & DROW a 1-1-0 turn.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have 
failed, and ASKELON remains NIANIA's top warrior for another turn.  By the way, was 
that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at Jim's Tap Room? 
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  DEEP ELVES has cause to stand tall, as they 
were NIANIA's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.  And 
guess who avoided DEEP ELVES stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was 
RESURRECTION.  Anyone surprised?  The most challenged warrior this turn was STEEL 
ARMS' warrior LAW.  More fighters challenged it than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     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.  Is it really true that NIANIA 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 NIANIA 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                  
 ASKELON 6827              AB 12   3  0 128         VULGAR UNICORN (735)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RHYR 6733                 ST 13   4  0 100         HARLEQUINS (577)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUBAL 6854                BA  7   1  0  85         VULGAR UNICORN (735)      
 HITMAN 6845               AB 13  11  3  80         METAL CHURCH (762)        
 GODS OF WRATH 6844        AB 15   9  1  72         METAL CHURCH (762)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHYLEYA 5225              PR 13  12  1  66         RESURRECTION (570)        
 LAW 5574                  LU 14   7  0  65         STEEL ARMS (658)          
-RAM SHAM 6807             BA 15  13  1  62         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 VALZAR 6877               ST  7   2  0  59         OF WOLF & DROW (764)      
 ICA BRIGHTLITE 6880       PL 13   9  1  57         AB-NORMALS (731)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOSOSOSOS 6925            SL  9   4  0  56         RESURRECTION (570)        
 KODON 6934                ST  6   2  0  56         HARLEQUINS (577)          
 JAR 6930                  PL  5   7  0  44         RESURRECTION (570)        
 MOONWALK 6872             BA  3   2  0  40         DEADLY DANCERS (424)      
-PIE IN YOUR EYE 6856      PR  8   6  0  39         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 RESTINPIECES 6871         PS  8  13  0  37         METAL CHURCH (762)                       *
 =^.^= V2 6915             LU  6   9  0  34         AB-NORMALS (731)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NILOETH 6876              PL  4   6  0  31         OF WOLF & DROW (764)      
 GOSERERER 6920            PS  6   8  2  28         RESURRECTION (570)        
-GALADRIEL 6919            WS  5   2  0  28         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 JOS 6944                  ST  3   2  0  28         RESURRECTION (570)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FAKE HEALER 6957          WS  2   0  0  23         METAL CHURCH (762)                       *
 GONGAN 6932               BA  5   4  0  19         HARLEQUINS (577)          
-ELLADAN 6933              WS  2   3  0  16         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 BABY 6913                     1   1  0  16         TOP FIVE GATES (746)                     [PS-SL]
-HAKIEM 6838               SL  1   2  0   9         VULGAR UNICORN (735)      
-SEA NYMPH 6945            AB  1   2  0   5         DEEP ELVES (384)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
POKEY-MON 6878          7 12 1 AB-NORMALS 731       CHYLEYA 5225           933  
ISENSAAR 6931           3  4 0 HARLEQUINS 577       GOSERERER 6920         933  
ALMOST GOOD 6963        0  1 0 METAL CHURCH 762     WURM KIN               936 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ALMOST GOOD was butchered by WURM KIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GOSOSOSOS was demolished by JUBAL in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
CHYLEYA unbelievably bested LAW in a 2 minute gory master's Challenge brawl.
ASKELON overpowered GODS OF WRATH in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
RHYR devastated HITMAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
NILOETH was viciously subdued by JAR in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match.
VALZAR overpowered GOSERERER in a action packed 1 minute gruesome uneven melee.
KODON won victory over JOS in a 1 minute fight.
ICA BRIGHTLITE vanquished RESTINPIECES in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
MOONWALK overpowered GONGAN in a 1 minute uneven match.
=^.^= V2 savagely defeated BABY in a exciting 2 minute brutal fight.
FAKE HEALER devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   31 -  17 -  0      65  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  12 -  0      57  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        20 -  17 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  13 -  0      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-LUNGE       14 -  15 -  0      48  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  21 -  1      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -  17 -  1      37  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -  10 -  1      33  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         TOTAL PARRY        3 -  11 -  2      21  |

Turn 936 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     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       ASKELON 6827               12   3  0  128 VULGAR UNICORN (735)
STRIKING ATTACK  RHYR 6733                  13   4  0  100 HARLEQUINS (577)
BASHING ATTACK   JUBAL 6854                  7   1  0   85 VULGAR UNICORN (735)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    CHYLEYA 5225               13  12  1   66 RESURRECTION (570)
LUNGING ATTACK   LAW 5574                   14   7  0   65 STEEL ARMS (658)
PARRY-LUNGE      ICA BRIGHTLITE 6880        13   9  1   57 AB-NORMALS (731)
SLASHING ATTACK  GOSOSOSOS 6925              9   4  0   56 RESURRECTION (570)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LAW 5574.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
JAR 6930.  The ten other most popular fighters were =^.^= V2 6915, LAW 5574, JUBAL 
6854, ASKELON 6827, NILOETH 6876, VALZAR 6877, ICA BRIGHTLITE 6880, MOONWALK 6872, 
ALMOST GOOD 6963, and CHYLEYA 5225.

The least popular fighter this week was FAKE HEALER 6957.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were GONGAN 6932, HITMAN 6845, GODS OF WRATH 6844, GOSOSOSOS 6925, 
BABY 6913, JOS 6944, KODON 6934, GOSERERER 6920, RESTINPIECES 6871, and RHYR 6733.