New turn or new data recognized - engaged Terrablood's style calculation algorithm...
arenano: 36
BLADEDANCER 36-8869 is: ST
ARK 36-8814 is: AB
SONJA 36-8815 is: PS
MAZRIM 36-5911 is: WS
PLUMCATCHER 36-8902 is: PR
HALONOR 36-8860 is: PL
FAME 36-8875 is: TP
SILENS 36-8891 is: BA
SPINDY 36-8934 is: SL
STUMBLE STALKER 36-7497 must be: PR
BOB SEMPLE 36-8839 must be: PR
PYROSTAT 36-8951 must be: PS-ST
JUICE BOX 36-8962 must be: SL-ST
HOLLYSTONE 36-8967 must be: PS-ST
MOONTHUNDER 36-8966 must be: ST-WS
RED MINNOW 36-8965 must be: ST-WS
LA LUNATICA 36-8974 must be: AB-ST

Total warriors from this arena = 1219

DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/11/2026    Duedate: 06/24/2026

JHANS ARENA

DM 36    TURN 1021

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLADEDANCER
NEON KNIGHTS (680)
(36-8869) [14-3-0,144]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLADEDANCER                    THE LOVE OF PETE
NEON KNIGHTS (680)             FOR... (707)
(36-8869) [14-3-0,144]         (36-8906) [5-1-0,57]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SONJA                          LAVITROS
EMU'S STRAIN (702)             WOLF AND MAN (701)
(36-8815) [17-15-1,91]         (36-8914) [5-3-0,47]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

IRON DAMSELS (16)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)       34 
2. THE WHISPERS (706)            33    PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)
3. EMU'S STRAIN (702)            31    Unchartered Team
4. PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)       20 
5. OXY MORONS II (698)           14    FOR... (707)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*FOR... (707)               6   1  0 85.7   1/ 2 IRON DAMSELS (16)        10  4 0
 2- 2 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    18   9  0 66.7   2/ 1 NEON KNIGHTS (680)        8  7 0
 3/ 4 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)   20  12  1 62.5   3/ 4 THE WHISPERS (706)        7  6 0
 4/ 3 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       17  11  1 60.7   4/ 3 WOLF AND MAN (701)        7  8 1
 5/ 6 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)  276 272 12 50.4   5/ 7 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   6  3 0
 6/ 5 NEON KNIGHTS (680)       111 110  4 50.2   6/ 9 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        5 10 0
 7/ 7 IRON TIGERS (484)        160 162 17 49.7   7/ 6 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      4  5 0
 8/ 8 IRON DAMSELS (16)        274 278 12 49.6   8/ 5 IRON TIGERS (484)         4  5 0
 9/ 9 THE WHISPERS (706)        51  54  1 48.6   9/13 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)   3  1 0
10/10 WOLF AND MAN (701)        59  66  7 47.2  10/12*FOR... (707)              2  1 0
11/11 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)     148 166  5 47.1  11/ 8 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       2  2 0
12-12*2417 BOURBON ST (700)      7   8  1 46.7  12/15 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   2 10 0
13/14 EMU'S STRAIN (702)        85 129  5 39.7  13-10*2417 BOURBON ST (700)     1  0 1
14/13 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   77 117  4 39.7  14-11 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    1  0 0
15-15*MINECRAFT (704)            3   8  0 27.3  15-14*MINECRAFT (704)           1  1 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
16/ 0 OXY MORONS II (698)       12  36  3 25.0  16/ 0 OXY MORONS II (698)       0  1 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.

Once again, Bladedancer sits on the throne. Ark gave a valiant try to wrest the title 
from me, but came up short. I've got at least four more fights here in Jhans, and I 
was wondering if I can hold the title until I garner the Isle's attention. I guess we 
will all find out.

I have to give props to my teammates too, for last turn's performance. I guess we did 
well enough that the Commission is waiving all our fees for this turn. Nicely done, 
fellow Neon Knights!

Until next time, may the gods guide your blows straight and true!

                                          -- Bladedancer, Duelmaster

                                      SPY REPORT

Greetings from the sands of Jhans. One of the first lessons I learned as a military 
scout had nothing to do with maps, formations, or enemy movements. It was about weapon 
maintenance. A sergeant once told me that every blade is waiting to betray its owner. 
Steels rusts. Leather cracks. Bowstrings fray. Weapons do not care about your 
experience, your courage, or your plans. Neglect them long enough, and they will fail 
you at precisely the wrong moment.

Watching this week's action in Jhans, I found myself remembering that lesson.

Our dominant Duelmaster, Bladedancer, won victory over Sapphire, but it was not a 
stroke of luck. Warriors who consistently win at the highest levels understand that 
success is built on preparation--countless, small preparations. A sword sharpened 
properly. Armor repaired before it breaks. Training repeated until movement becomes 
instinct. The crowd sees only the final result. Veterans know the real work happens 
beforehand. 

That same attention to preparation seems to be serving Iron Damsels well. The team 
climbed to the top of the arena standings and earned the distinction of being the most 
avoided stable this turn. Opponents rarely avoid a team because of a single victory. 
They avoid teams that show reliability, discipline, and the ability to punish 
mistakes.

Not every lesson comes from victory. The arena claimed another life when Wrugy 
executed Soleg. Death has a way of reminding us that details matter. In war, neglected 
equipment can cost lives. In the arena, overlooked weaknesses can do the same. The 
longest match of the day goes to Sonja and Little Willie. Eighteen minutes of 
exhaustion for the fighters and the crowd led to Sonja claiming victory. What lesson 
can Little Willie learn from this loss? A more well-balanced weapon, a properly 
maintained suit of armor, or the stamina gained through disciplined training? It can 
become the difference between walking away and being carried away like poor Soleg.

So, before next turn, take a lesson from an old scout. Sharpen your blades. Oil your 
armor straps. Check your equipment so you can replace what is worn and patch what is 
cracked. The crowd cheers the warrior who wins the fight. The veteran respects the 
warrior who prepared for it. I'll be back in two weeks with some more "wisdom" for a 
long military career.

                                          -- Mira Kelvaren
                                             Reporter on the Sands

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLADEDANCER 8869          ST 14   3  0 144         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SYDEE 8867                ST 14   6  0 115         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
 ARK 8814                  AB 22  15  0 107         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
-FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600   SL  9   4  0 106         SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)    
-MCLXJD 8746               SL  7   0  1 101         2417 BOURBON ST (700)     
 MURMURIO 8890             ST 11  11  1 100         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 DREAMSINGER 8439          AB 21  24  0  97         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 SONJA 8815                PS 17  15  1  91         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SAPPHIRE 8866             AB 16  10  0  87         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 MAZRIM 5911               WS 18   8  0  85         IRON TIGERS (484)         
 VARKOS 8865               BA 13  13  1  84         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 SAINT-CHAMOND 8666        SL 18  23  0  82         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 PLUMCATCHER 8902          PR  9   3  0  81         NEON KNIGHTS (680)        
 HALONOR 8860              PL  9   6  0  77         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 LITTLE WILLIE 8667        TP 17  24  0  75         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 HADOR 8234                ST 10   4  0  75         IRON TIGERS (484)         
 FAME 8875                 TP 18   6  0  73         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 WHIPPET 8668              SL 15  26  1  72         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)   
 SILENS 8891               BA 13   9  0  69         THE WHISPERS (706)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STUMBLE STALKER 7497      PR  6   3  0  62         PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)                  *
 THE LOVE OF PETE 8906     WS  5   1  0  57         FOR... (707)              
 KIORI 8915                PL  5   1  0  57         WOLF AND MAN (701)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TENEBRAX 8888             PR 11  11  0  56         THE WHISPERS (706)        
 LL HOSTESS 8872           AB 10   9  0  56         IRON DAMSELS (16)         
-MARLIN 8936               LU  5   3  1  56         SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       
 AVERAGE JOE 8862          PL 10  16  1  50         CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)   
 DEWCLAW 6100              AB 10   9  0  47         IRON TIGERS (484)         
 LAVITROS 8914             ST  5   3  0  47         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 CLEVER FOOL 8723          LU  4   6  2  46         OXY MORONS II (698)       
 WRUGY 8916                SL  4   7  3  45         WOLF AND MAN (701)        
 BOB SEMPLE 8839           PR  8  19  1  44         TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)                  *
 STINGRAY 5375             PL  8   4  0  42         SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)       
 SPINDY 8934               SL  7   3  0  36         IRON DAMSELS (16)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FERN 8930                 WS  5   7  1  33         EMU'S STRAIN (702)        
 SUBROSA 8968              LU  3   1  0  32         THE WHISPERS (706)        
-STEVE 8853                PS  2   1  0  31         MINECRAFT (704)           
 JUNGLEBEARD 7974          AB  2   1  0  26         PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)   

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PYROSTAT 8951                 2   2  0  23         WOLF AND MAN (701)                       [PS-ST]
-JUICE BOX 8962                3   1  0  18         IRON DAMSELS (16)                        [SL-ST]
 HOLLYSTONE 8967               2   2  0  15         EMU'S STRAIN (702)                       [PS-ST]
 MOONTHUNDER 8966              1   2  0  11         NEON KNIGHTS (680)                       [ST-WS]
 CUTTER 8971               ST  2   2  0   8         CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)      
 RED MINNOW 8965               1   2  0   5         NEON KNIGHTS (680)                       [ST-WS]
 LA LUNATICA 8974              1   2  0   5         IRON DAMSELS (16)                        [AB-ST]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DAME 8978               0  1 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702     BANDIT PRINCE         1021 NONE
DAME2 8977              0  1 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702     HIGH ELF              1021 NONE
HOLY WATER 8925         4  5 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702     MARLIN 8936           1017 NOT REVENGED

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LITA 8963               0  2 0 IRON DAMSELS 16      WRUGY 8916            1018 REVENGED
SOLEG 8961              3  1 0 IRON TIGERS 484      WRUGY 8916            1021  
UMBRALIS 8887          10 10 0 THE WHISPERS 706     MCLXJD 8746           1019  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DAME2 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DAME was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
STINGRAY was demolished by STUMBLE STALKER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
BLADEDANCER devastated SAPPHIRE in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
ARK overpowered PLUMCATCHER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
HADOR was vanquished by MURMURIO in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
SYDEE overpowered HALONOR in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SAINT-CHAMOND defeated SILENS in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
DREAMSINGER vanquished WHIPPET in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
LITTLE WILLIE slimly lost to SONJA in a tiresome 18 minute gruesome veteran's fight.
VARKOS overpowered KIORI in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MAZRIM demolished TENEBRAX in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal mismatched competition.
FAME outlasted VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 9 minute bloody brawl.
LAVITROS was overcome by THE LOVE OF PETE in a action packed 3 minute gory fight.
SPINDY was viciously subdued by DEWCLAW in a action packed 5 minute brutal duel.
BOB SEMPLE was devastated by LL HOSTESS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
AVERAGE JOE savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute brutal bout.
WRUGY executed SOLEG in a 1 minute one-sided match.
FERN unbelievably bested CLEVER FOOL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory competition.
PYROSTAT savagely defeated CUTTER in a exciting 1 minute gory duel.
JUNGLEBEARD handily defeated LA LUNATICA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
RED MINNOW was unbelievably bested by HOLLYSTONE in a popular 1 minute novice's bout.
MOONTHUNDER was overpowered by SUBROSA in a 1 minute gory one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         STRIKING ATTACK   40 -  22 -  1      65  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  15 -  1      63  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         PARRY-LUNGE       20 -  16 -  1      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  16 -  1      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -   9 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         SLASHING ATTACK   25 -  31 -  4      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     16 -  20 -  1      44  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW        30 -  40 -  0      43  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  20 -  1      43  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  20 -  0      31  |

Turn 1021 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      3 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  5         3  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         5 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  4         2  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  BLADEDANCER 8869           14   3  0  144 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
AIMED BLOW       ARK 8814                   22  15  0  107 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
PARRY-STRIKE     SONJA 8815                 17  15  1   91 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
WALL OF STEEL    MAZRIM 5911                18   8  0   85 IRON TIGERS (484)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    PLUMCATCHER 8902            9   3  0   81 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
PARRY-LUNGE      HALONOR 8860                9   6  0   77 WOLF AND MAN (701)
TOTAL PARRY      FAME 8875                  18   6  0   73 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
BASHING ATTACK   SILENS 8891                13   9  0   69 THE WHISPERS (706)
SLASHING ATTACK  SPINDY 8934                 7   3  0   36 IRON DAMSELS (16)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SONJA 8815.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
LAVITROS 8914.  The ten other most popular fighters were SPINDY 8934, PYROSTAT 8951, 
THE LOVE OF PETE 8906, CLEVER FOOL 8723, ARK 8814, DREAMSINGER 8439, AVERAGE JOE 
8862, MURMURIO 8890, SYDEE 8867, and MAZRIM 5911.

The least popular fighter this week was LITTLE WILLIE 8667.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were FAME 8875, SONJA 8815, MOONTHUNDER 8966, LA LUNATICA 8974, 
SOLEG 8961, BOB SEMPLE 8839, KIORI 8915, HALONOR 8860, HADOR 8234, and PLUMCATCHER 
8902.