DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/05/2026    Duedate: 05/18/2026

JHELUM ARENA

DM 4    TURN 1038

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

VALENTINE
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
(4-7776) [22-32-1,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

VALENTINE                      PUNKY ROOSTER
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)        BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)
(4-7776) [22-32-1,119]         (4-7791) [1-3-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

VALENTINE                      BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)        PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
(4-7776) [22-32-1,119]         (4-7423) [13-1-0,104]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLASSIC BLUES (549)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)       35 
2. EIRSHOON AERION (738)         32    PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
3. CLASSIC BLUES (549)           19    Unchartered Team
4. PALE SHELTER 57 (698)         17 
5. PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)        6     BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*BUBBA'S BANE (736)         2   0  0 100.   1/ 2 CLASSIC BLUES (549)       9  6 0
 2/ 2 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     76  16  2 82.6   2/ 7 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   8  4 0
 3- 3 SILLY YUPPIE! (734)       11   3  1 78.6   3- 4*CARESS OF STEEL! (739)    7  3 0
 4- 4*CARESS OF STEEL! (739)     7   3  0 70.0   4/ 5 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      6  5 1
 5- 5 FAIL TO WRECK (720)       20  12  0 62.5   5/ 1 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    6  5 0
 6/ 7 CLASSIC BLUES (549)      231 173 11 57.2   6/ 3 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)    5  0 0
 7/ 6 THE KILLING HIVE (718)    56  42  1 57.1   7/ 6 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     5  1 0
 8/ 8 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)     600 542 25 52.5   8/ 8 DOGS OF WAR (115)         2  4 0
 9/ 9 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)   334 303 24 52.4   9- 9 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   2  8 0
10/10 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)  283 259 27 52.2  10-10*BUBBA'S BANE (736)        1  0 0
11-11 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   71  76  0 48.3  11-11 FAIL TO WRECK (720)       1  1 0
12/13 DOGS OF WAR (115)        1173 1703 42 40.8  12/12*BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)   1  1 0
13/14*BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)    2   4  0 33.3  13/14*EIRSHOON AERION (738)     0  7 0
14/12*EIRSHOON AERION (738)      3   9  0 25.0  14-13 SILLY YUPPIE! (734)       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 afternoon!

Well, there were five deaths in the arena today, and they were all zero-fight newbies 
in the Dark Arena.  I hope they were allowed to fake their deaths, but not all 
managers are okay with that.  The last person listed in the dead column is Brook the 
Rage, a worthy fighter who was killed by Polar Bear last turn, and not yet avenged.  I 
don't see any other fighters from the Fail to Wreck team, and Polar Bear is the very 
experienced warrior, so... there probably won't be any revenge, unless it's the kind 
where you set a bag of dog droppings on fire on his porch, ring the doorbell, and run 
away.

Actually, Polar Bear isn't the Duelmaster anymore, but he is the top Basher.  POLAR 
BEAR (4-7820) (22-20-1,129) of TRIBAL COUNCIL fought VALENTINE (4-7776) (21-32-1,112) 
of TANKS FOR NOTHIN'.  POLAR BEAR was viciously subdued by VALENTINE in a 1 minute 
veteran's Title duel.  I think for consolation the big guy needs a cold soft drink and 
an ice floe to drink it on.  Valentine, though, is the overall popularity leader.

There were nine challenges out of seventeen fights, which is a good sign, I think  
Although five of them were DA challenges, so that's basically four out of twelve.  The 
Killing Hive avoided Classic Blues.  Classic Blues is now the top team -- 
Congratulations!  Tanks for Nothin' moved up with a 4-0-0 this turn.  To illustrate 
their success, here's one of their fights:  SHATTERBOW (4-7772) (11-8-1,86) of THE 
KILLING HIVE fought CONQUEROR (4-7907) (9-13-0,80) of TANKS FOR NOTHIN'.  SHATTERBOW 
was demolished by CONQUEROR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.  Shatterbow is top 
Lunger, but that didn't help him.  Conqueror earned 16 points in that fight.

This was a fateful combat.  BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN (4-7423) (12-1-0,97) of PALE SHELTER 
57 fought BARBAX (4-7891) (16-2-0,67) of THE KILLING HIVE.  BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN 
viciously subdued BARBAX in a popular 5 minute brutal bout.  Break it Down Again is 
this turn's favorite fighter and the leading Total Parry, while Barbax, sadly, was 
voted the least admired gladiator this turn.

We have a new Duelmaster.  SEEDS OF LOVE (4-7644) (13-1-0,108) of PALE SHELTER 57 
challenged EDGAR (4-7838) (20-19-0,92) of DOGS OF WAR.  SEEDS OF LOVE devastated EDGAR 
in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.  Seeds of Love is the top 
ranked Parry-Strike.

The most challenged fighter today was Lead Balloon.  JESSE FULLER (4-7802) (12-10-
1,66) of CLASSIC BLUES challenged LEAD BALLOON (4-7742) (3-61-0,70) of DOGS OF WAR.  
JESSE FULLER handily defeated LEAD BALLOON in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.  
Jesse Fuller is top Striker.

That's all for now.  See you later.

                                          -- Edith Tonte

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VALENTINE 7776            BA 22  32  1 119         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SEEDS OF LOVE 7644        PS 14   1  0 118         PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     
 BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN  7423 TP 13   1  0 104         PALE SHELTER 57 (698)     
 POLAR BEAR 7820           BA 22  21  1  96         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 CONQUEROR 7907            BA 10  13  0  96         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 LIL GREEN 7803            TP 16   6  1  92         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
-TRUST FALL 7887           LU  9   1  1  92         SILLY YUPPIE! (734)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JACK FROST 7785           PR 13  17  0  91         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)                  *

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PANZER IV 7847            PR 16  21  2  90         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)                  *
-THE WHISTLER 7789         ST 14  15  0  89         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 EDGAR 7838                   20  20  0  87         DOGS OF WAR (115)                        ???
-VELVET QUEEN 7797         LU 16  12  0  84         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
 JESSE FULLER 7802         ST 13  10  1  78         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 ALBERT COLLINS 7917       BA 10   8  1  76         CLASSIC BLUES (549)                      *
 SHATTERBOW 7772           LU 11   9  1  73         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 BARBAX 7891               TP 16   3  0  72         THE KILLING HIVE (718)    
 LEAD BALLOON 7742         BA  3  62  0  71         DOGS OF WAR (115)                        *

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WALTER DAVIS 7922         LU 10   7  0  66         CLASSIC BLUES (549)                      *
-HUNTING GIRL 7846         AB 10  10  0  65         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   
-THE HOODED CROW 7786      PR 14  16  0  58         SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CARRO LEGGERO 7904        ST  6  20  2  50         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)   
 TALL OAK 7964             LU  5   1  0  47         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
 OSCEOLA 7929              LU  8   5  1  45         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)                     *
 ASHFLAYER 7775            LU 12   8  0  44         THE KILLING HIVE (718)                   *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WHITE GOLD 7914               2   0  0  30         BUBBA'S BANE (736)                       [AB-TP]
 GENTLE GIANT 7933         AB  3   1  0  26         PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)                   *
-CINDERELLA MAN 7973           2   0  0  24         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   [AB-BA-LU-TP]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PINK ANDERSON 7942        BA  4   5  0  20         CLASSIC BLUES (549)       
 PUNKY ROOSTER 7791        SL  1   3  0  20         BIG LAKE CHICKENS (726)   
-VAPOR TRAIL 7975              2   0  0  18         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   [AB-BA-LU-TP]
-NEUROTICA 7976                1   1  0  13         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   [LU-PR]
-RICKENBACKER 7974             1   1  0  13         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   [LU-PR]
-MUSTANG 7969              LU  2   2  0   8         TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)      
-MARATHON 7972             TP  1   1  0   8         CARESS OF STEEL! (739)                   *
 THUGGO 7943               BA  0   5  0   5         THE KILLING HIVE (718)                   *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
EIRAN 7956              0  1 0 EIRSHOON AERION 738  SHEWISH GIANT         1038 NONE
IRYX 7960               0  1 0 EIRSHOON AERION 738  WURM KIN              1038 NONE
IZAEL 7958              0  1 0 EIRSHOON AERION 738  MOUNTAIN TROLL        1038 NONE
SAELON 7957             0  1 0 EIRSHOON AERION 738  ARENAMASTER NARH      1038 NONE
VEYRUN 7959             3  5 0 EIRSHOON AERION 738  SPYMASTER             1038 NONE
BROOK THE RAGE 7726    17 11 0 FAIL TO WRECK 720    POLAR BEAR 7820       1037  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

VEYRUN was dealt death by SPYMASTER in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
EIRAN was barely slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a action packed 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
IRYX was assassinated by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
SAELON was butchered by ARENAMASTER NARHMIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
IZAEL was assassinated by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
SEEDS OF LOVE devastated EDGAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
ALBERT COLLINS was bested by PANZER IV in a 2 minute gory Challenge competition.
JESSE FULLER handily defeated LEAD BALLOON in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
PINK ANDERSON was vanquished by CARRO LEGGERO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
POLAR BEAR was viciously subdued by VALENTINE in a 1 minute veteran's Title duel.
BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN viciously subdued BARBAX in a popular 5 minute brutal bout.
SHATTERBOW was demolished by CONQUEROR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
LIL GREEN outwaited M. CHARDINEE in a 10 minute battle.
ASHFLAYER was demolished by WALTER DAVIS in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
TALL OAK overcame THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute conflict.
OSCEOLA overpowered PUNKY ROOSTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
THUGGO was devastated by GENTLE GIANT 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|
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         WALL OF STEEL     13 -   5 -  0      72  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       31 -  12 -  1      72  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE      11 -   5 -  1      69  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    46 -  38 -  1      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     15 -  17 -  0      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    31 -  50 -  2      38  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  23 -  1      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   9 -  1      25  |

Turn 1038 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         1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  5         3  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  3                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     SEEDS OF LOVE 7644         14   1  0  118 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
TOTAL PARRY      BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN 7423   13   1  0  104 PALE SHELTER 57 (698)
BASHING ATTACK   POLAR BEAR 7820            22  21  1   96 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
STRIKING ATTACK  JESSE FULLER 7802          13  10  1   78 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
LUNGING ATTACK   SHATTERBOW 7772            11   9  1   73 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is VALENTINE 7776.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN 7423.  The ten other most popular fighters were SEEDS OF LOVE 
7644, PANZER IV 7847, VALENTINE 7776, VEYRUN 7959, POLAR BEAR 7820, CONQUEROR 7907, 
TALL OAK 7964, EIRAN 7956, JESSE FULLER 7802, and WALTER DAVIS 7922.

The least popular fighter this week was BARBAX 7891.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were THUGGO 7943, PUNKY ROOSTER 7791, ASHFLAYER 7775, SHATTERBOW 7772, PINK 
ANDERSON 7942, LEAD BALLOON 7742, SAELON 7957, IRYX 7960, LIL GREEN 7803, and CARRO 
LEGGERO 7904.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

VALENTINE (4-7776) TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)