DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/13/2026    Duedate: 05/26/2026

SUNSET ARENA

DM 21    TURN 1053

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SPECKLED GECKO
REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)
(21-9914) [16-6-0,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SPECKLED GECKO                 GWANJI
REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)          OFF THE WALL III (736)
(21-9914) [16-6-0,107]         (21-10206) [3-1-0,42]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MOON SPLICER                   GWANJI
NOMADIC TRIBE (160)            OFF THE WALL III (736)
(21-10059) [18-12-1,102]       (21-10206) [3-1-0,42]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE ALLIANCE (723)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. A FOREST DARK (731)           42 
2. PHILTHBALLS (554)             35    NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
3. THE ALLIANCE (723)            32    Unchartered Team
4. COMFORT FOOD (732)            17 
5. NOMADIC TRIBE (160)           16    NOREASTER 26 (737)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*NOREASTER 26 (737)         2   0  0 100.   1/ 6 THE ALLIANCE (723)        9  4 0
 2/ 1*OFF THE WALL III (736)     3   1  0 75.0   2/ 5 PHILTHBALLS (554)         8  7 1
 3/ 5 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)      1290 1046 47 55.2   3/ 3 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     7  6 0
 4- 6 CRACKED REAR VIEW (648)  281 231 14 54.9   4/ 1 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       7  8 0
 5/ 7 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)    144 123  6 53.9   5- 2 SEA SHANTIES (718)        6  2 1
 6/ 8 GRIM FANDANGO (454)      1577 1474 73 51.7   6/ 9*COMFORT FOOD (732)        6  3 0
 7/ 9 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)    722 678 44 51.6   7/ 4 THE WHOVIANS (691)        6  8 1
 8-10 LEGEND KILLERS (722)      68  64  4 51.5   8/13 A FOREST DARK (731)       5  5 1
 9/11 THE ALLIANCE (723)        85  82  5 50.9   9/ 7 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        4  6 0
10/ 4*NO NAMES (735)             5   5  0 50.0  10/11 GRIM FANDANGO (454)       4 10 0
11/12 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)       1008 1123 60 47.3  11/ 8 THE OOZE ZONE (169)       4 11 0
12-13 SEA SHANTIES (718)       108 123  6 46.8  12/10*NO NAMES (735)            3  4 0
13/14 PHILTHBALLS (554)        614 709 40 46.4  13/16*NOREASTER 26 (737)        2  0 0
14/15 THE OOZE ZONE (169)      196 261 12 42.9  14/17 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)     2  1 0
15/17*COMFORT FOOD (732)         9  12  0 42.9  15/12*OFF THE WALL III (736)    2  1 0
16/16 THE WHOVIANS (691)       249 350 21 41.6  16-14 CRACKED REAR VIEW (648)   1  0 0
17/ 0 EASTERN ENIGMA (65)       54  89  6 37.8  17/19*GLADIATRIX (734)          1  3 0
18/18 A FOREST DARK (731)       19  34  3 35.8  18-18 LEGEND KILLERS (722)      0  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/ 0*STRANGE LEGION (103)       6  15  0 28.6  19/ 0 EASTERN ENIGMA (65)       0  1 0
20/19*GLADIATRIX (734)           1   4  0 20.0  20/ 0*STRANGE LEGION (103)      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

     This is the report for turn 1053 of Sunset Arena.
     Philthballs avenged two team members, Angelic and Sewer Pickle, in a single 
defeat of Adipose Rex, hopefully reminding him not to duel with such a high kill 
desire.  WALLY-GATOR (21-9999) (20-16-2,124) of PHILTHBALLS bloodfeuded ADIPOSE REX 
(21-10221) (2-1-2,33) of THE WHOVIANS.  WALLY-GATOR devastated ADIPOSE REX in a 1 
minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.  In so doing, Wally-Gator gave up her rank as 
Duelmaster to dispense justice against the far less experienced Adipose Rex.  It was 
the Gator's last fight in Sunset.  Good job.
     Which is stronger, the wolf or the forest?  VIGGA-WULF (21-10211) (3-3-0,23) of 
GRIM FANDANGO challenged IL REDIVIVO (21-10156) (1-4-0,11) of A FOREST DARK.  VIGGA-
WULF was vanquished by IL REDIVIVO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.  Yup.
     Nomadic Tribe avoided Big Lake Terror.  In so doing, Nomadic tribe had a 4-1-0 
turn. Here, I think, is the most interesting of those four wins:  MOON SPLICER (21-
10059) (17-12-1,99) of NOMADIC TRIBE fought DARK VISIT (21-10122) (11-11-0,70) of BIG 
LAKE TERROR.  MOON SPLICER devastated DARK VISIT in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
     Pseudo Demon was the most challenged warrior this turn.  I'd expect so, since he 
is wanted for a bloodfeud.  However, it wasn't one of the Philthballs who got him.  
PSEUDO DEMON (21-10229) (2-0-1,10) of BEN'S BAZAAR challenged WINTER WIND (21-10175) 
(1-5-0,14) of GRIM FANDANGO.  PSEUDO DEMON was bested by WINTER WIND in a 2 minute 
Challenge conflict.  One more chance to get revenge, Philthballs.
     Speckled Gecko has hung onto the rank of Duelmaster.  LASZLO (21-9919) (19-15-
0,90) of THE WHOVIANS challenged SPECKLED GECKO (21-9914) (15-6-0,95) of REPTILE 
RAMPAGE.  LASZLO was demolished by SPECKLED GECKO in a 1 minute Challenge Title 
competition.
     The Alliance had a 2-2-0 turn.  This, I think, was their best fight:  SQUID SOUP 
(21-10131) (10-9-0,39) of THE OOZE ZONE fought EENO (21-10183) (4-1-1,36) of THE 
ALLIANCE.  SQUID SOUP was overpowered by EENO in an exciting 1 minute one-sided match.  

I'm tired of this.  Have a fun two weeks.

                                          -- Grix     

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPECKLED GECKO 9914       SL 16   6  0 107         REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOON SPLICER 10059        PS 18  12  1 102         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 OGRYN 10093               BA 11  13  3  96         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
-FLYING DUTCHMAN 10080     AB 11   7  0  91         SEA SHANTIES (718)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLAK BOX 10108            TP 16  10  0  88         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 LASZLO 9919               LU 19  16  0  84         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 DARK WISHES 10042         TP 22  14  0  80         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
-RHUKK 9925                AB 16  16  0  74         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      
-AQUILEIA 10117            ST 10   7  0  70         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
 DARK VISIT 10122          ST 11  12  0  69         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
-DR. AWKWARD 9729          PL  5   0  0  69         CRACKED REAR VIEW (648)   
 DARK SPLIT 10095          AB 18  10  0  68         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TP GOD 10099              ST  6   4  2  66         LEGEND KILLERS (722)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MORAY 10144               LU 10   8  2  63         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SCARY HARRY 10050         BA  8  13  0  56         SEA SHANTIES (718)                       *
 DASH HELLBENT 10136       ST  6   5  2  54         A FOREST DARK (731)       
 IMBECILIC 10152           TP  7   4  0  52         PHILTHBALLS (554)                        *
 EENO 10183                ST  5   1  1  50         THE ALLIANCE (723)                       *
 GWANJI 10206              ST  3   1  0  42         OFF THE WALL III (736)                   *
 SQUID SOUP 10131          SL 10  10  0  40         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 CORRUPT GAOLER 10138      BA  6   5  0  38         A FOREST DARK (731)       
 AKIA THORNGUARD 10181     LU  5   3  0  37         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
-KIWI SMUGGLER 10101       AB  6   8  0  35         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 ECTOPLASM 10149           WS  5   8  0  35         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JACK SPARROW 10110        LU  5   9  2  33         SEA SHANTIES (718)        
 ADIPOSE REX 10221             2   2  2  33         THE WHOVIANS (691)                       [AB-BA-PR-PS-TP]
 THUNDERCRUNCH 10178       BA  5   4  0  32         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 CRASH HAMFIST 10137       BA  4   7  0  32         A FOREST DARK (731)       
-SOMEBODY 10205            BA  3   1  0  31         NO NAMES (735)                           *
 BASIL 10219                   2   0  0  31         COMFORT FOOD (732)                       [AB-LU-TP]
 PENELOPE 10182                3   3  0  30         THE ALLIANCE (723)                       [BA-ST]
-SANTIANA 10159            AB  3   2  0  27         SEA SHANTIES (718)                       *
 IL REDIVIVO 10156         SL  2   4  0  27         A FOREST DARK (731)       
 ONION RING 10215              2   0  0  26         COMFORT FOOD (732)                       [AB-LU-TP]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNAIL TRAX 10162          LU  5   7  0  22         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 GALE FORCE WIND 10238         2   0  0  22         NOREASTER 26 (737)                       [AB-LU-TP]
 DARK LIFE 10169           TP  5   6  0  21         BIG LAKE TERROR (654)     
 LYSANDER 10185            TP  4   2  0  20         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
 WINTER WIND 10175         LU  2   5  0  20         GRIM FANDANGO (454)                      *
 ASHILDR 10222             PS  3   2  0  19         THE WHOVIANS (691)                       *
 WANDERLUST 10174          ST  4   6  0  18         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 VIGGA-WULF 10211          SL  3   4  0  17         GRIM FANDANGO (454)                      *
 LUCIAN THE LITHE 10177    PR  3   4  0  17         GRIM FANDANGO (454)       
 SHAY VERKEWTER 10258          1   0  0  16         PHILTHBALLS (554)                        ???
-SPAGHETTI 10187           ST  2   2  0  15         COMFORT FOOD (732)        
 FREYA IRONCLAD 10212          1   1  0  15         GLADIATRIX (734)                         [BA-PL-PR-SL-ST]
 PSEUDO DRAGON 10228       AB  1   2  0  15         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 SLIPPERY SLOPE 10179      TP  3   5  0  14         THE OOZE ZONE (169)       
 ELOHSSA 10231             ST  2   1  1  14         PHILTHBALLS (554)         
 MALUS 10234               ST  2   1  0  13         THE WHOVIANS (691)        
 A.K.A. 10201              TP  1   2  0  13         NO NAMES (735)            
 LIZZIE BORDON 1017            2   3  0  11         EASTERN ENIGMA (65)                      ???
 DEMONDIM 1087                 2   3  0   9         STRANGE LEGION (103)                     ???
 PSEUDO DEMON 10229        TP  2   1  1   8         BEN'S BAZAAR (577)        
 CARNE ASADA TACO 10224    PL  1   1  0   8         COMFORT FOOD (732)        
-UNKNOWN 10202             ST  1   1  0   8         NO NAMES (735)            
-NOBODY 10204              PL  0   1  0   7         NO NAMES (735)            
 SPYTE 10255               LU  1   0  0   6         THE ALLIANCE (723)        
 SEQUOIA RAZOR 10233       SL  1   2  0   5         NOMADIC TRIBE (160)       
 RUBY SUNDAY 10256             0   1  0   1         THE WHOVIANS (691)                       ???
-NAUROS 10230                  0   1  0   1         LEGEND KILLERS (722)                     [BA-PL-PR-SL-ST]
 HIPPO KRIT 10259              0   1  0   1         PHILTHBALLS (554)                        ???

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
WRATHFUL OGRE 10260     0  1 0 A FOREST DARK 731    MR. TWISTER           1053 NONE
SHEWISH JEDI 10263      0  1 0 BEN'S BAZAAR 577     BANDIT PRINCE         1053 NONE
UNHINGED 10166          5  6 1 BEN'S BAZAAR 577     DASH HELLBENT 10136   1053  
DARK DUDD 10252         0  1 0 BIG LAKE TERROR 654  BANDIT PRINCE         1053 NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MEAT LOAF 10236         0  2 0 COMFORT FOOD 732     ELOHSSA 10231         1053  
MORE DA MEAT 10257      0  1 0 GRIM FANDANGO 454    SPYMASTER             1053 NONE
ANGELIC 10167           3  2 0 PHILTHBALLS 554      ADIPOSE REX 10221     1052 JUST REVENGED
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

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ben and the Bazaar -- Somehow I have been asleep at the wheel and didn't notice 
immediately, but congratulations on 1,000+ wins!!  You are now officially a 
Cornerstone.  Nomad and I have been patiently waiting for you to join us...drinks on 
us tonight at the Broken Bone! -- Stik and Grim Fandango

New Teams!  Off the Wall, Noreaster 26, Well Excuuse Me!, No Names, Gladiatrix, and 
Comfort Food, welcome all to Sunset, Jewel of the Delarquan Federation, Arena of 
Death!  May your stays be long, ale soaked, blood spattered, and glory filled!  Blades 
UP!! -- Stik and Grim Fandango

Unknown -- And now you know, mess with the Vigga, you get the Wulf. -- V.W.

Akia Thornguard -- I was not worthy, it was clear.  Well won. -- Lucian the Lithe

Spaghetti -- Trust me, it ain't you, it's me. -- Winter Wind

DM/LP Wally-Gator -- Congrats on the throne and the invite!  Give us a farewell 
column!  And tell your manager to shower for God's sake! -- Grim Fandango 

So, so, SO tired of getting crap replacements, everywhere.  Come on, G.C. throw me a 
freakin' bone here! -- Stik

Ben!  How bizarre!  I can't believe I let you hitting 1,000 wins slip by without 
comment!  I had been watching for it for a while as you crept closer and then 
apparently, I must have gotten busy at just the wrong time.  I blame Stik.  He must 
have distracted me with a pint at the Broken Bone.  There is no other explanation.  
Congratulations on a major milestone!  You have been a worthy opponent for years here 
in Sunset. -- Nomad and the Tribe

Box -- Second one goes to me.  I'm not sure how, but the fans like it, so it must be 
real.  I guess the next one is on you at the ol' Bone. -- Box Splicer

Lucian -- Maybe your whole team should just buy the round this week? -- Akia the 
Lither

Malus -- Not the best challenge on your part.  I always thought you were this big head 
stuck behind a wall anyway.  Hard to fight that way.  Big target. -- Thundercrunch

14 strikers and 1 wall of steel?  That seems like a boring mix.  

And just what, pray tell, do we have to do to get a live Spymaster report these days?  
I see arenas all over who are ghost towns, with half our teams who suddenly have one.  
G.C, what gives?? -- Stik and Grim Fandango

     Have you even read the last couple of reports??? Maybe you should invite Grix to 
     the Broken Bone some night and introduce yourself. -- GC

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DARK DUDD was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
WRATHFUL OGRE was dealt death by MR. TWISTER in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
SHEWISH JEDI was easily killed by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena match.
MORE DA MEAT was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
WALLY-GATOR devastated ADIPOSE REX in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
LASZLO was demolished by SPECKLED GECKO in a 1 minute Challenge Title competition.
IMBECILIC unbelievably bested GWANJI in a crowd pleasing 7 minute Challenge match.
WANDERLUST was overpowered by CRASH HAMFIST in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
A.K.A. was outwaited by LYSANDER in a crowd boring 18 minute Challenge fight.
VIGGA-WULF was vanquished by IL REDIVIVO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
ASHILDR overpowered CARNE ASADA TACO in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
PSEUDO DRAGON was overpowered by AKIA THORNGUARD in a 1 minute Challenge match.
PSEUDO DEMON was bested by WINTER WIND in a 2 minute Challenge conflict.
ELOHSSA butchered MEAT LOAF in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
MOON SPLICER devastated DARK VISIT in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
DARK WISHES was viciously subdued by OGRYN in a popular 3 minute expert's fight.
BLAK BOX won victory over VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 5 minute veteran's fray.
DARK SPLIT devastated ECTOPLASM in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
SQUID SOUP was overpowered by EENO in a exciting 1 minute one-sided match.
DASH HELLBENT executed UNHINGED in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody mismatched fight.
CORRUPT GAOLER was overpowered by MORAY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
THUNDERCRUNCH demolished SNAIL TRAX in a 1 minute uneven bout.
SLIPPERY SLOPE was viciously subdued by GALE FORCE WIND in a 2 minute bloody fray.
LUCIAN THE LITHE was overpowered by PENELOPE in a 1 minute gory one-sided match.
DARK LIFE outwaited OSKSI NOBLE in a slow 8 minute match.
ONION RING vanquished DEMONDIM in a 5 minute brutal one-sided fight.
FREYA IRONCLAD slimly won victory over SEQUOIA RAZOR in a 4 minute beginner's bout.
MALUS overpowered HIPPO KRIT in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
LIZZIE BORDON was handily defeated by BASIL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SHAY VERKEWTER overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 3 minute uneven fight.
RUBY SUNDAY was overcome by SPYTE in a exciting 1 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  11         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      9         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY       35 -  34 -  1      51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         STRIKING ATTACK   35 -  35 -  3      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         SLASHING ATTACK   25 -  25 -  1      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         BASHING ATTACK    32 -  34 -  3      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         AIMED BLOW        20 -  23 -  2      47  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    46 -  56 -  3      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   9 -  0      40  |

Turn 1053 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:

BASHING ATTACK     4 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  4         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        5 -  4     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
LUNGING ATTACK     6 -  5     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  4                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  SPECKLED GECKO 9914        16   6  0  107 REPTILE RAMPAGE (135)
PARRY-STRIKE     MOON SPLICER 10059         18  12  1  102 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
TOTAL PARRY      BLAK BOX 10108             16  10  0   88 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
LUNGING ATTACK   LASZLO 9919                19  16  0   84 THE WHOVIANS (691)
AIMED BLOW       DARK SPLIT 10095           18  10  0   68 BIG LAKE TERROR (654)
STRIKING ATTACK  DASH HELLBENT 10136         6   5  2   54 A FOREST DARK (731)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   CORRUPT GAOLER 10138        6   5  0   38 A FOREST DARK (731)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MOON SPLICER 10059.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was GWANJI 10206.  The ten other most popular fighters were OGRYN 10093, WINTER 
WIND 10175, SPECKLED GECKO 9914, GALE FORCE WIND 10238, FREYA IRONCLAD 10212, SEQUOIA 
RAZOR 10233, SHAY VERKEWTER 10258, CRASH HAMFIST 10137, AKIA THORNGUARD 10181, and 
DARK SPLIT 10095.

The least popular fighter this week was LYSANDER 10185.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were A.K.A. 10201, DARK LIFE 10169, ONION RING 10215, LIZZIE BORDON 1017, 
HIPPO KRIT 10259, LUCIAN THE LITHE 10177, SNAIL TRAX 10162, CORRUPT GAOLER 10138, 
ECTOPLASM 10149, and DARK VISIT 10122.

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

WALLY-GATOR (21-9999) PHILTHBALLS (554)