DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/28/2026    Duedate: 10/10/2026

ARDIVENT ARENA

DM 46    TURN 1003

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THROW THUNDER
GREATNESS APPEALS (438)
(46-5015) [14-6-1,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THROW THUNDER                  DOLT
GREATNESS APPEALS (438)        NEON DOLTS (156)
(46-5015) [14-6-1,113]         (46-1566) [3-1-0,51]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

THROW THUNDER                  THROW THUNDER
GREATNESS APPEALS (438)        GREATNESS APPEALS (438)
(46-5015) [14-6-1,113]         (46-5015) [14-6-1,113]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FANDILS (75)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PUPPY SQUAD (436)             30 
2. NEON DOLTS (156)              26    GREATNESS APPEALS (438)
3. GENERATION D (442)            17    Unchartered Team
4. FANDILS (75)                  15 
5. GREATNESS APPEALS (438)       7     NEON DOLTS (156)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 GREATNESS APPEALS (438)   19  10  1 65.5   1/ 1 FANDILS (75)             10  3 0
 2/ 3 FATA LEGIO (420)          19  11  0 63.3   2/ 2 FATA LEGIO (420)          5  3 0
 3/ 2 FANDILS (75)             2091 1277 79 62.1   3/ 5*NEON DOLTS (156)          4  7 0
 4/ 4 PUPPY SQUAD (436)         32  33  1 49.2   4/ 3 GREATNESS APPEALS (438)   2  0 0
 5/ 5 GENERATION D (442)        53  68  2 43.8   5/ 6 PUPPY SQUAD (436)         2  1 0
 6/ 6 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)  1149 1826 37 38.6   6/ 4 GENERATION D (442)        1 11 0
 7/ 7*NEON DOLTS (156)           4  12  0 25.0   7/ 7 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   0  3 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Well, what are you looking at, ARDIVENT?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  Now let's all watch FATA LEGIO's heads 
swell from their 3-1-0 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, big deal.  Of 
course, we're all terribly impressed to see DORITO win a fight and gain 30 points, 
terribly.  Tsk, tsk, DORITO beat MAMITU and MAMITU lost 24 points.  You're breakin' 
my heart.  Looks like ARDIVENT has some guts at least, THROW THUNDER the Duelmaster 
was this turn's most-challenged warrior.  STUDEBAKER challenged ARDIVENT's Duelmaster 
for a shot at the throne.  And if variety is the spice of life, ARDIVENT may be 
getting bland, as THROW THUNDER stays top dog in the city.  I'm not in a very good 
mood today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, 
ARDIVENT?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  
ARDIVENT, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  FANDILS the most avoided team?  
What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And who led the way in this mass act of 
cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was NEON DOLTS.  Ha ha ha ha!  I guess 
I can give a little credit to FOB PUG of NEON DOLTS for challenging up by 19 to 
BRUCE.  FOB PUG won to get 17 points of recognition.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only 
shines through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before 
I leave the fine city of ARDIVENT.  I feel much better now.  I see the crowds are 
getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THROW THUNDER 5015        AB 14   6  1 113         GREATNESS APPEALS (438)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DORITO 5029               SL 13   4  1 100         PUPPY SQUAD (436)         
 STUDEBAKER 5075           ST  7   6  0  93         FANDILS (75)              

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCORPIO 5091              AB  7   0  0  87         FANDILS (75)              
 HAYSTACK 4997             ST 10  52  1  83         BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   
 MAMITU 4871               LU 12   5  0  77         FATA LEGIO (420)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIMOTHY 5050              ST 13  14  0  64         GENERATION D (442)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAREN 5048                PR 14  13  0  55         GENERATION D (442)        
 54 FORD 5090              TP 10   0  0  51         FANDILS (75)              
 DOLT 1566                 BA  3   1  0  51         NEON DOLTS (156)          
 CHAD 5047                 TP  7  20  0  41         GENERATION D (442)        
 TURIALBA 5089             TP  8   2  0  37         FANDILS (75)              

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRUCE 5088                LU  4   9  0  21         GENERATION D (442)        
 FATELESS 5086             SL  2   2  0  20         FATA LEGIO (420)          
 ISTUSTAYA 5083            TP  3   0  0  19         FATA LEGIO (420)          
-ESCORT OF ANGELS 5018     LU  2   2  0  17         GREATNESS APPEALS (438)                  *
 FOB PUG 5110              LU  1   1  0  17         NEON DOLTS (156)          
 GAMGOING 4868             SL  2   1  0  16         FATA LEGIO (420)                         *
 GRANDPA SMITH 5109            2   1  0   7         FANDILS (75)                             ???

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

A little 4-0 surely helps the overall record. Way to go, Team. -- Fandil The Wise

Gotta love those Neon names! -- W.O.F.

Health. Humility. Honor. The Red Sands of Ardivent await us all. -- Fandil The Wise

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

STUDEBAKER was viciously subdued by THROW THUNDER in a 2 minute Challenge Title fight.
DOLT demolished CHAD in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
FOB PUG defeated BRUCE in a 1 minute amateur vs. master upset Challenge duel.
MAMITU was overpowered by DORITO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight.
HAYSTACK was devastated by SCORPIO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
KAREN was outlasted by 54 FORD in a unpopular 12 minute gory brawl.
TIMOTHY handily defeated TURIALBA in a 5 minute gruesome uneven melee.
ISTUSTAYA won victory over FRATSFAN NOBLE in a crowd boring 5 minute fight.
FATELESS won victory over POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute fight.
GAMGOING savagely defeated GRANDPA SMITH in a popular 2 minute gory beginner's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         AIMED BLOW        12 -   3 -  1      80  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -   9 -  0      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    10 -   9 -  1      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  16 -  0      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  22 -  0      27  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1003 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         2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       THROW THUNDER 5015         14   6  1  113 GREATNESS APPEALS (438)
SLASHING ATTACK  DORITO 5029                13   4  1  100 PUPPY SQUAD (436)
STRIKING ATTACK  STUDEBAKER 5075             7   6  0   93 FANDILS (75)
LUNGING ATTACK   MAMITU 4871                12   5  0   77 FATA LEGIO (420)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KAREN 5048                 14  13  0   55 GENERATION D (442)
TOTAL PARRY      54 FORD 5090               10   0  0   51 FANDILS (75)
BASHING ATTACK   DOLT 1566                   3   1  0   51 NEON DOLTS (156)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is THROW THUNDER 5015.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was THROW THUNDER 5015.  The ten other most popular fighters were GAMGOING 4868, 
TIMOTHY 5050, FOB PUG 5110, DORITO 5029, SCORPIO 5091, STUDEBAKER 5075, DOLT 1566, 
HAYSTACK 4997, FATELESS 5086, and MAMITU 4871.

The least popular fighter this week was 54 FORD 5090.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ISTUSTAYA 5083, KAREN 5048, TURIALBA 5089, BRUCE 5088, CHAD 5047, 
GRANDPA SMITH 5109, MAMITU 4871, FATELESS 5086, HAYSTACK 4997, and DOLT 1566.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

THROW THUNDER (46-5015) GREATNESS APPEALS (438)

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

               HEADBUTTS BASEBALLS (73-1807) THINGS GEORGE DOES  (183) 
                      RED BIRD (85-45165) SPREAD THE RED  (8222) 
                  WRESTED NUDIST (85-45330) W.S. ANAGRAMS 2  (8255) 
                  LADY O' THE LAKE (86-30287) THRONEHOLDERS  (5559) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes