DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/01/2026    Duedate: 04/14/2026

SUNSET ARENA

DM 21    TURN 1050

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WALLY-GATOR
PHILTHBALLS (554)
(21-9999) [18-16-2,97]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WALLY-GATOR                    GAO
PHILTHBALLS (554)              WELL EXCUUUSE ME! (733)
(21-9999) [18-16-2,97]         (21-10193) [3-1-0,30]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LASZLO                         SPECKLED GECKO
THE WHOVIANS (691)             REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)
(21-9919) [18-14-0,85]         (21-9914) [14-5-0,73]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE OOZE ZONE (169)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NOMADIC TRIBE (160)           40 
2. GRIM FANDANGO (454)           17    NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
3. PHILTHBALLS (554)             13    Unchartered Team
4. WELL EXCUUUSE ME! (733)       11 
5. NO NAMES (735)                10    NO NAMES (735)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*OFF THE WALL III (736)     1   0  0 100.   1/ 1 THE OOZE ZONE (169)       9  6 0
 2/ 9*NO NAMES (735)             2   1  0 66.7   2/ 3 THE WHOVIANS (691)        8  7 2
 3/ 8*WELL EXCUUUSE ME! (733)    4   3  0 57.1   3/ 2 GRIM FANDANGO (454)       7  3 1
 4- 2*NEWS RADIO (544)          13  10  0 56.5   4/ 6 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       6  7 0
 5/ 3 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)      1283 1038 47 55.3   5- 5 THE ALLIANCE (723)        5  5 1
 6/ 4 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)    142 122  6 53.8   6/10 PHILTHBALLS (554)         5  5 0
 7- 5 LEGEND KILLERS (722)      68  61  4 52.7   7/ 8 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        5 10 3
 8/ 6 GRIM FANDANGO (454)      1573 1464 73 51.8   8/ 4 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     5 10 0
 9/ 7 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)    715 672 44 51.6   9- 7 SEA SHANTIES (718)        4  4 0
10-10 THE ALLIANCE (723)        76  78  5 49.4  10/11*WELL EXCUUUSE ME! (733)   3  1 0
11/11 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)       1004 1117 60 47.3  11- 9*NEWS RADIO (544)          3  3 0
12/12 PHILTHBALLS (554)        606 702 39 46.3  12/15*NO NAMES (735)            2  1 0
13-13 SEA SHANTIES (718)       102 121  5 45.7  13-14*OFF THE WALL III (736)    1  0 0
14/14 THE OOZE ZONE (169)      192 250 12 43.4  14/13 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)     1  2 0
15/15 THE WHOVIANS (691)       243 342 20 41.5  15-16 LEGEND KILLERS (722)      1  2 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16-16*COMFORT FOOD (732)         3   9  0 25.0  16-12*COMFORT FOOD (732)        1  6 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 SUNSET will ever be the same.  Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for 
there are sorrows to drown for BIG LAKE TERROR, whose 1-4-0 this turn dropped them by 
4 into 8th.  PHILTHBALLS stable has parlayed this turn's 2-3-0 into a 4 space move up 
the rankings.  This brings them up to 6th place.  Good work, guys!  And let's see, 
LASZLO fought DARK SPLIT and gained 12 points and contributed to THE WHOVIANS' 2-3-0. 
ASHILDR has lost to GAO, falling 8 points, while helping make THE WHOVIANS a 2-3-0 
turn.  This turn NARDOLE Bloodfeuded OGRYN in what was SUNSET's Title bout.  The 
attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and NARDOLE remains SUNSET's top 
warrior for another turn.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from 
unimpeachable sources that Wildlife Unlimited uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about 
gristle!   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  BIG LAKE TERROR has cause to stand tall, as they were 
SUNSET's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.  And guess 
who avoided BIG LAKE TERROR stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was NOMADIC 
TRIBE.  Anyone surprised?  The most challenged warrior this turn was THE WHOVIANS' 
warrior LASZLO.  More fighters challenged it than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  BEN'S BAZAAR made what looks to be a tough decision this turn, as they sent 
CRETURE, with a record of 7-11-3, to CRETURE death.  Farewell, his.  Kudos go out to 
WALLY-GATOR this turn, for revenging PHILTHBALLS' bloodfeud against THE WHOVIANS' 
warrior ADIPOSE REX.  Well done.  Is it really true that SUNSET has more dishwashers 
per capita that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in SUNSET 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                  
 WALLY-GATOR 9999          SL 18  16  2  97         PHILTHBALLS (554)         

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NEVERKNOT 10097           SL 12   8  1 118         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
-FLYING DUTCHMAN 10080     AB 10   6  0 105         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
-RHUKK 9925                AB 16  15  0  93         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LASZLO 9919               LU 18  14  0  85         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 BLAK BOX 10108            TP 14   9  0  84         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 MOON SPLICER 10059        PS 16  11  1  83         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 DARK WISHES 10042         TP 20  13  0  79         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 SPECKLED GECKO 9914       SL 14   5  0  73         REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)     
-JOE GARRELLI 8241         ST  8   1  0  68         NEWS RADIO (544)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MORAY 10144               LU  9   6  2  66         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
-TP GOD 10099              ST  6   3  2  66         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
 OGRYN 10093               BA  9  13  3  65         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 DARK VISIT 10122          ST 10  10  0  62         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
-AQUILEIA 10117            ST  9   6  0  60         THE ALLIANCE (723)                       *
 DARK SPLIT 10095          AB 16   9  0  57         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IMBECILIC 10152           TP  6   2  0  46         PHILTHBALLS (554)                        *
 SQUID SOUP 10131          SL  9   8  0  39         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BETH 8699                 LU  3   1  0  38         NEWS RADIO (544)          
 UNHINGED 10166            LU  5   4  1  37         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)                       *
 ECTOPLASM 10149           WS  4   6  0  36         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
-SCARY HARRY 10050         BA  6  13  0  34         SEA SHANTIES (718)                       *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WANDERLUST 10174          ST  4   3  0  31         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 GAO 10193                 BA  3   1  0  30         WELL EXCUUUSE ME! (733)   
 THUNDERCRUNCH 10178       BA  3   3  0  28         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 K-9 10158                 LU  3   6  1  26         THE WHOVIANS (691)                       *
-KIWI SMUGGLER 10101       AB  5   8  0  25         SEA SHANTIES (718)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNAIL TRAX 10162          LU  4   5  0  23         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 AKIA THORNGUARD 10181     LU  3   2  0  23         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 VIGGA-WULF 10211          SL  2   2  0  23         GRIM FANDANGO (454)                      *
 ADIPOSE REX 10221             1   1  1  23         THE WHOVIANS (691)                       [AB-BA-PR-PS-TP]
-JACK SPARROW 10110        LU  4   8  1  21         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 SLIPPERY SLOPE 10179      TP  3   2  0  20         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 SOMEBODY 10205                2   1  0  19         NO NAMES (735)                           [BA-TP]
-MAC N CHEESE 10189        LU  2   1  0  17         COMFORT FOOD (732)        
-GWANJI 10206                  1   0  0  15         OFF THE WALL III (736)                   [AB-PR-PS-SL-ST]
 DARK LIFE 10169           TP  3   5  0  14         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
-EENO 10183                    2   1  1  14         THE ALLIANCE (723)                       [BA-LU-ST-TP]
-SANTIANA 10159            AB  2   2  0  14         SEA SHANTIES (718)                       *
-LUCIAN THE LITHE 10177    PR  3   1  0  11         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 ANGELIC 10167                 2   1  0  10         PHILTHBALLS (554)                        [AB-PR]
 ASHILDR 10222                 1   1  0   8         THE WHOVIANS (691)                       [AB-PR-PS]
-LYSANDER 10185            TP  2   1  0   7         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
-WINTER WIND 10175             1   3  0   6         GRIM FANDANGO (454)                      [LU-TP]
 PSEUDO DEMON 10229            1   0  1   5         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)                       [BA-TP-WS]
-SPAGHETTI 10187           ST  1   2  0   5         COMFORT FOOD (732)        
-PENELOPE 10182                1   2  0   5         THE ALLIANCE (723)                       [BA-LU-ST-TP]
-SOPHIA 10184              LU  1   2  0   5         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
-THROWDINI 8686                0   1  0   1         NEWS RADIO (544)                         [AB-LU-SL-ST-TP]
 PSEUDO DRAGON 10228           0   1  0   1         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)                       [AB-BA-PR-PS-TP]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CRETURE 10112           7 12 3 BEN'S BAZAAR 577     BLACK ORC             1050 NONE
DARK PARABLE 10180      1  5 0 BIG LAKE TERROR 654  SPYMASTER             1050 NONE
SLUGFEST 10225          0  1 0 NOMADIC TRIBE 160    BLACK ORC             1050 NONE
BOE FIDEN 10227         0  1 0 PHILTHBALLS 554      STONE GOLEM           1050 NONE
KARGAZADEH 10226        0  1 0 PHILTHBALLS 554      PSEUDO DEMON 10229    1050  
SEWER PICKLE 10157      1  4 0 PHILTHBALLS 554      ADIPOSE REX 10221     1049 JUST REVENGED
DAVROS 9997            10  9 0 THE WHOVIANS 691     OGRYN 10093           1048 JUST REVENGED
HANGRY 10191            0  2 0 WELL EXCUUUSE ME 733 EENO 10183            1048  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CRETURE was butchered by BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DARK PARABLE was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
BOE FIDEN was savagely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
SLUGFEST was dealt death by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
NARDOLE overpowered OGRYN in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
WALLY-GATOR devastated ADIPOSE REX in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud Title brawl.
K-9 was defeated by ECTOPLASM in a 2 minute Challenge struggle.
SOMEBODY beat DARK LIFE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory Challenge brawl.
ASHILDR was handily defeated by GAO in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
ANGELIC was unbelievably bested by SLIPPERY SLOPE in a 13 minute Challenge fight.
DARK WISHES defeated MORAY in a exciting 3 minute fight.
DARK VISIT was handily defeated by MOON SPLICER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
LASZLO demolished DARK SPLIT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched competition.
BLAK BOX luckily beat SPECKLED GECKO in a popular 8 minute bloody master's match.
SQUID SOUP was unbelievably bested by IMBECILIC in a action packed 7 minute fight.
SNAIL TRAX slimly lost to UNHINGED in a 2 minute duel.
THUNDERCRUNCH was unbelievably bested by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute bout.
WANDERLUST devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute one-sided brawl.
AKIA THORNGUARD overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute brutal one-sided match.
VIGGA-WULF overpowered PSEUDO DRAGON in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
KARGAZADEH was dealt death by PSEUDO DEMON in a 6 minute novice's contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         SLASHING ATTACK   36 -  28 -  3      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         STRIKING ATTACK   33 -  30 -  4      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  14 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         BASHING ATTACK    31 -  35 -  3      47  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       27 -  32 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW        24 -  30 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK    44 -  56 -  4      44  |

Turn 1050 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:

WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  4         3  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        5 -  2     AIMED BLOW         0 -  4         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  WALLY-GATOR 9999           18  16  2   97 PHILTHBALLS (554)
LUNGING ATTACK   LASZLO 9919                18  14  0   85 THE WHOVIANS (691)
TOTAL PARRY      BLAK BOX 10108             14   9  0   84 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
PARRY-STRIKE     MOON SPLICER 10059         16  11  1   83 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
AIMED BLOW       DARK SPLIT 10095           16   9  0   57 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LASZLO 9919.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
SPECKLED GECKO 9914.  The ten other most popular fighters were SQUID SOUP 10131, 
MORAY 10144, SOMEBODY 10205, MOON SPLICER 10059, THUNDERCRUNCH 10178, GAO 10193, 
LASZLO 9919, UNHINGED 10166, WANDERLUST 10174, and AKIA THORNGUARD 10181.

The least popular fighter this week was SLIPPERY SLOPE 10179.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ANGELIC 10167, PSEUDO DEMON 10229, KARGAZADEH 10226, PSEUDO 
DRAGON 10228, IMBECILIC 10152, DARK LIFE 10169, ADIPOSE REX 10221, OGRYN 10093, DARK 
PARABLE 10180, and VIGGA-WULF 10211.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

NARDOLE (21-9905) THE WHOVIANS (691)

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