DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/23/2026    Duedate: 05/06/2026

NIYTYOLE ISLAND ARENA

DM 33    TURN 1038

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BLACKBERRY THORN
THE WASTING FIELD (554)
(33-6705) [15-22-4,133]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLACKBERRY THORN               FIRST ASPIRATION
THE WASTING FIELD (554)        WORK REVOLUTIONS (764)
(33-6705) [15-22-4,133]        (33-10874) [5-3-0,63]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BLACKBERRY THORN               CHAIM ANG
THE WASTING FIELD (554)        MERCENARIES INC. (770)
(33-6705) [15-22-4,133]        (33-11018) [2-8-0,18]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

M.U.M.ERS (766)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. M.U.M.ERS (766)               74 
2. SIREN'S SONG (767)            38    FEAR OF THE DARK (755)
3. MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)       31    Unchartered Team
4. THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674)     29 
5. THE 1980'S (737)              27    OF WOLF & MAN (768)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*OF WOLF & MAN (768)        1   0  0 100.   1/ 2 M.U.M.ERS (766)          11  3 1
 2/ 0*WORK REVOLUTIONS (764)    10   4  0 71.4   2/ 4 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)    10  5 1
 3/ 1 FEAR OF THE DARK (755)    63  35  4 64.3   3/ 9 DARK MECHANICUM (751)    10  5 0
 4/ 2 THE 1980'S (737)          49  30  1 62.0   4/ 5 NYE MAULERS (269)         9  6 1
 5/ 3 PHILANTHROPISTS (535)     41  27  2 60.3   5/ 1 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)       8  7 1
 6/ 4 SIREN'S SONG (767)        53  36  1 59.6   6/ 7 SIREN'S SONG (767)        8  7 0
 7- 5 ALASTARI AMIGOS! (743)    92  71  5 56.4   7/ 3 THE WASTING FIELD (554)   7  8 1
 8/ 6 CRUEL NIGHTS (714)       366 314 23 53.8   8/12 THE ILLEARTH (265)        7  8 0
 9/ 7 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)      1076 976 66 52.4   9/ 6 XXX BANDITS (614)         7  8 0
10/ 8 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)    1418 1302 112 52.1  10/ 8 THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674) 6  9 0
11/ 9 XXX BANDITS (614)        476 443 21 51.8  11/10 FEAR OF THE DARK (755)    5  0 0
12/10 DARK MECHANICUM (751)    130 122  5 51.6  12/11 CRUEL NIGHTS (714)        5  7 0
13/14 M.U.M.ERS (766)           41  40  4 50.6  13/14 MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)   5  7 0
14/11 MERCENARIES INC. (770)    26  27  4 49.1  14/13 MERCENARIES INC. (770)    4  5 0
15-12 OLD HOBBITS (746)         92  96  4 48.9  15/15 EMU'S BROOD (760)         3 12 0
16/13 EMU'S BROOD (760)         81  94  5 46.3  16/19 THE 1980'S (737)          2  4 0
17/15 THE WASTING FIELD (554)   85 104  8 45.0  17/16 PHILANTHROPISTS (535)     2  6 0
18/16 MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)   77  95  4 44.8  18/ 0*OF WOLF & MAN (768)       1  0 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
19/17 THE ILLEARTH (265)       763 978 58 43.8  19-18 ALASTARI AMIGOS! (743)    1  0 0
20/19 NYE MAULERS (269)        549 712 67 43.5  20/ 0*WORK REVOLUTIONS (764)    1  1 0
21/18 THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674)562 733 30 43.4  21-17 OLD HOBBITS (746)         1  4 0
22/ 0*TEAM HONDA (322)           0   1  0  0.0  22/ 0*TEAM HONDA (322)          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

The tide whispers her secrets to me this afternoon, and I, still in my invisible cage, 
still hear her every breath. A cage is just a ship that has yet to sail. From this 
prison isle, I watch your little arena, your little battles, your tiny triumphs. I 
count your ships, your captains, and your dead. Every clash on the sands becomes 
another ripple in the waters you do not understand. Oh, how the waters churned this 
turn.

That thorny brute, Blackberry Thorn, still clutches the Duelmaster's crown like a 
barnacle on a hull, fending off XIK02-THO with enough grit to keep breathing another 
cycle. I've witnessed storms tear stronger things from their moorings, yet no one has 
been able to move Blackberry Thorn. You get one last chance next turn. Blackberry 
heads for the Isle. He's marked by the ice witch now; everyone sees it. 

The sands belonged to M.U.M.ers this turn, surging like a sudden squall to seize the 
top spot with a brutally efficient 5-0-1 showing. Obsidian Hall did the opposite and 
sank like a leaky dinghy. A 1-4 turn and down they go.  Big Lake Bandits are circling 
like sharks, while Dark Mechanicum climbed fast, gears grinding, up six ranks to 
third. And my favorite little melody-makers, Siren's Song, steady as the tide and 
waiting.

Deaths came quick and ugly, just how I like them. Bur Slashwratch was butchered by 
that delightful menace, Head Scrambler. Aching Fingertips met a messy end at the hands 
of Booty Ho. And the bloodfeuds for former deaths? Ahh, those were like poetry. 
Tempest Red avenged the fallen, carving through Field Keepsname with the rhythm of a 
bloody sea shanty. Revenge is a language I speak fluently.

A few other moments were worth scratching into driftwood, including Papirtiger leaping 
up the ranks and tearing Anneli apart like a sail in a gale. Grunge crushed 
SomeCallMeTim, proving some risks pay in blood and glory. Bungee Lipps made short work 
of Wyldfyre. Quick. Brutal. Efficient.

Big Lake Bandits were the most avoided crew. No one wants that smoke. And, The Wasting 
Field avoided them the most. Ah, the dance of fear and pride. I've seen it before on 
the waters... right before a fleet burns. SomeCallMeTim got more challenges than the 
Duelmaster. Bah, I would call you cowards, but that would be too much of a compliment 
for you plankwalkers.

The alliances of the arena are shifting, going in and out like the tide. Crews are 
gathering strength. Blood debts unpaid. Ambition swelling like a storm surge. Beyond 
our horizon, sails are raised and racing toward Niytyole. Not yet. But soon. When the 
tides turn, Niytyole will not just host battles; she will drown in them.

Until then, fight well, little gladiators. Grow strong. Win your crowns. It will make 
the taking of them all the sweeter.

                                          -- Serafina Rose
                                             Pirate Queen and Siren of the Storm Sea

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACKBERRY THORN 6705        15  22  4 133         THE WASTING FIELD (554)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIMA PINKYTOE 10902          11  10  3 107         BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLODDY BELLE 10925           13   5  0 102         SIREN'S SONG (767)        
 AA-BOT1 10914                12   5  0 102         DARK MECHANICUM (751)     
-PHILABUSTER 6260             12   3  0 100         PHILANTHROPISTS (535)     
 BUNGEE LIPPS 10827           15  16  0  99         NYE MAULERS (269)         
 PAPIRTIGER 10918              9   8  1  98         M.U.M.ERS (766)           
 XIK02-THO 10885              15   9  0  95         DARK MECHANICUM (751)     
 CYNDI LAUPER 10286           15   5  0  94         THE 1980'S (737)          
 SALTIBILE SAM 10926          12   6  0  93         SIREN'S SONG (767)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MISSES ANDY CAWS 10642       23  14  1  90         MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)   
 LADY THORNKISS 10777         15  19  1  90         CRUEL NIGHTS (714)        
-HAMFAST 10790                11   7  1  89         OLD HOBBITS (746)         
 SOULSLICER 10788             18  19  1  88         NYE MAULERS (269)         
 OZPREY 10957                  8   5  1  85         OBSIDIAN HALL (192)       
 BOTESIA 10915                 8   7  1  84         M.U.M.ERS (766)           
 JA PET OH 10643              15  22  0  82         MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)   
 ERROR 10950                   9   5  0  82         XXX BANDITS (614)         
 WYLDFYRE 10898               12  10  0  77         OBSIDIAN HALL (192)       
 GRUNGE 10916                 10   7  1  75         M.U.M.ERS (766)           
 QUEEN PATIENCE 10764         18  17  0  71         CRUEL NIGHTS (714)        
 HAIRBAND 10240                8   6  1  67         THE 1980'S (737)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PORTO CHUBB 10543            13  25  0  66         OLD HOBBITS (746)         
-BULLROARER TOOK 10749        12  10  0  66         OLD HOBBITS (746)         
 BOOTY HO 10945                8   4  1  66         M.U.M.ERS (766)           
 FIRST ASPIRATION 10874        5   3  0  63         WORK REVOLUTIONS (764)    
 SHOTGUN SHELL 10931           9   8  1  62         EMU'S BROOD (760)         
-GOLLUM 10826                 11   5  0  59         OLD HOBBITS (746)         
 KYLER MAR 11022               6   5  3  59         MERCENARIES INC. (770)    
 XIK01-THO 10884              12  12  1  57         DARK MECHANICUM (751)     
 KYL THEMAHL 10858            12  15  0  57         BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)     
-DUSTY 10604                   2   1  0  57         ALASTARI AMIGOS! (743)    

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOMECALLMETIM 10840          15  11  0  56         THE ILLEARTH (265)        
 CONSUMPTION 10919             6  11  0  56         M.U.M.ERS (766)           
 THE STEPFATHER 10900         15   6  0  54         BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)     
 WRECK-IT-RAPLH 10937         10   6  0  53         XXX BANDITS (614)         
 QUILLAN SHADE 10904           8  12  0  51         OBSIDIAN HALL (192)       
-GHOST 10736                  12   7  0  50         FEAR OF THE DARK (755)    
 FUMBLES 10938                 8   8  1  49         XXX BANDITS (614)         
 ALLEGAEON 10856              12  11  1  48         THE ILLEARTH (265)        
 UNDEAD 10676                  7   1  0  48         FEAR OF THE DARK (755)    
 SHESHEQUIN 10888             12  10  0  46         EMU'S BROOD (760)         
 DAFORNIAN 10970               4   3  0  43         XXX BANDITS (614)         
 AIR AND MIEN 10875            5   1  0  42         WORK REVOLUTIONS (764)    
 DILL OF PHIL 10951            7   7  0  41         THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674) 
 MARINA WIDOWCREST 10968       7   4  0  39         SIREN'S SONG (767)        
 PHIL-PICKLE 10952             4   6  0  36         THE ILLEARTH (265)        
 FLINT BLACKHEART 10956        7   6  0  35         OBSIDIAN HALL (192)       
 HEAD SCRAMBLER 11012          3   1  2  35         NYE MAULERS (269)         
 LA LLORONA 10934              8   9  1  34         THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674) 
 TEMPEST RED 10922             8  10  0  34         SIREN'S SONG (767)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FOREVER ICE 10985             4   3  0  33         BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)     
 DARRIAN NUV 11021             7   4  1  32         MERCENARIES INC. (770)    
 BRIARWYN 10955                9   4  0  31         EMU'S BROOD (760)         
 THE BUMBLE 10965              5   7  1  31         MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)   
 DUKE KILLINGTON 10986         7   0  0  29         CRUEL NIGHTS (714)        
-SMEAGOL 10785                 5  14  0  29         OLD HOBBITS (746)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CEMETERY 10960                4   1  1  29         FEAR OF THE DARK (755)    
 BIG GHERKIN 10973             5   4  0  28         THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674) 
 SCARWIND MURMUR 10972         4   3  0  28         THE WASTING FIELD (554)   
 KRIMINWHOLE 10987             5   2  0  27         OBSIDIAN HALL (192)       
 GIGI ASHBLIGHT 11019          5   6  0  25         MERCENARIES INC. (770)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DIETHEN DUNDAB 11020          6   4  0  22         MERCENARIES INC. (770)    
 CHAW NIGHTCRAWLER 10969       4   3  0  21         XXX BANDITS (614)         
 ANNIE WRECKSEAN 10959         4   5  0  21         THE ILLEARTH (265)        
 INTERCEPTOR 4020              0   1  0  21         TEAM HONDA (322)          
 CHAIM ANG 11018               2   8  0  18         MERCENARIES INC. (770)    
 CHERYRY TALEBLIND 10984       2   5  0  18         BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)     
 AMMIT 11023                   1   1  0  18         THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674) 
 ROUNDHOUSE RONNIE 11013       2   2  0  17         NYE MAULERS (269)         
 BELINDA CARLISLE 10976        1   1  0  16         THE 1980'S (737)          
 TWISTED BRANCHES 6959         4   3  0  15         THE WASTING FIELD (554)   
 JOE MARVELOUS 11016           2   1  0  15         NYE MAULERS (269)         
 JUAN INDASTINE 11015          2   1  0  15         THE ILLEARTH (265)        
 FIELD KEEPSNAMES 10975        3   3  1  13         THE WASTING FIELD (554)   
 DACIAN 10982                  2   6  0  12         EMU'S BROOD (760)         
 JADE 3 FINGERS 10992          1   0  0   9         OF WOLF & MAN (768)       
 CATGUT SCRAPER 11011          2   2  0   8         SIREN'S SONG (767)        
 BIGUNN5 11027                 1   1  0   7         DARK MECHANICUM (751)     
 SLUGGO THE COALMINER 11010    1   3  0   6         MISFIT TOY MAKERS (753)   
-YRYCH JAZWELL 7635            1   2  0   5         PHILANTHROPISTS (535)     
-CHRIS ELLIOT 11003            1   2  0   5         THE 1980'S (737)          
 DILLUSIONAL 11028             0   1  0   1         THE DEMONIC PICKLES (674) 
 LIGHT SPRITE 11025            0   1  0   1         PHILANTHROPISTS (535)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
JARI THE GIFTED 10977   1  3 0 CRUEL NIGHTS 714     HEAD SCRAMBLER 11012  1035  
SIR PALENTIO 10958      7  4 1 CRUEL NIGHTS 714     OZPREY 10957          1037  
BUR SLASHWRATH 11007    2  2 0 DARK MECHANICUM 751  HEAD SCRAMBLER 11012  1038  
JOE FABULOUS 10859     11 12 3 NYE MAULERS 269      SIR PALENTIO 10958    1034 NONE
OLD MAN WINTER 10989    1  2 0 NYE MAULERS 269      NOT THE REASON 10941  1034 NONE
KI KEELHAUL 11001       0  1 0 SIREN'S SONG 767     FIELD KEEPSNAME 10975 1034 JUST REVENGED
CENOBITE 2.0 10806     16 16 1 THE DEMONIC PICK 674 DIMA PINKYTOE 10902   1037  
ACHING FINGERTIP 6960   4  3 0 THE WASTING FIEL 554 BOOTY HO 10945        1038  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DILL OF PHIL was devastated by DIMA PINKYTOE in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight.
TEMPEST RED viciously subdued FIELD KEEPSNAMES in a 3 minute Bloodfeud battle.
BLACKBERRY THORN subdued XIK02-THO in a 2 minute expert's Challenge Title fight.
PAPIRTIGER devastated ANNELI in a 2 minute gory one-sided Challenge contest.
BUNGEE LIPPS demolished WYLDFYRE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
GRUNGE viciously subdued SOMECALLMETIM in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge fight.
ACHING FINGERTIPS was butchered by BOOTY HO in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
LA LLORONA was handily defeated by CONSUMPTION in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
HEAD SCRAMBLER slaughtered BUR SLASHWRATH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
PHIL-PICKLE vanquished TWISTED BRANCHES in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
SCARWIND MURMUR defeated JUAN INDASTINE in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge match.
ANNIE WRECKSEAN beat CATGUT SCRAPER in a exciting 5 minute brutal Challenge fight.
AMMIT devastated DACIAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
ROUNDHOUSE RONNIE savagely defeated SLUGGO THE COALMINER in a 3 minute match.
AA-BOT1 overcame LADY THORNKISS in a 2 minute conflict.
SOULSLICER was narrowly defeated by CYNDI LAUPER in a 4 minute veteran's duel.
OZPREY was handily defeated by BLODDY BELLE in a 4 minute mismatched bout.
ERROR was unbelievably bested by MISSES ANDY CAWS in a exciting 7 minute brutal fight.
SHOTGUN SHELL was overpowered by BOTESIA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SALTIBILE SAM overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute bloody mismatched conflict.
JA PET OH savagely defeated QUEEN PATIENCE in a exciting 3 minute gory expert's fight.
HAIRBAND handily defeated SHESHEQUIN in a 1 minute bloody uneven duel.
QUILLAN SHADE was luckily beaten by KYLER MAR in a popular 3 minute gory match.
XIK01-THO vanquished BRIARWYN in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided match.
AIR AND MIEN was luckily beaten by UNDEAD in a exciting 3 minute gruesome bout.
FIRST ASPIRATION overpowered ALLEGAEON in a 1 minute uneven duel.
THE STEPFATHER beat DAFORNIAN in a 5 minute fray.
KYL THEMAHL beat MARINA WIDOWCREST in a 3 minute gruesome competition.
WRECK-IT-RAPLH overpowered DARRIAN NUV in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FUMBLES vanquished FLINT BLACKHEART in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fray.
KRIMINWHOLE subdued CHERYRY TALEBLIND in a 6 minute gory fight.
GIGI ASHBLIGHT was savagely defeated by BIG GHERKIN in a 3 minute gory bout.
CHAW NIGHTCRAWLER was overcome by FOREVER ICE in a 2 minute match.
CHAIM ANG was devastated by DUKE KILLINGTON in a 5 minute one-sided duel.
BELINDA CARLISLE was demolished by THE BUMBLE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BIGUNN5 savagely defeated INTERCEPTOR in a 3 minute novice vs. veteran upset fray.
JOE MARVELOUS slimly won victory over DILLUSIONAL in a 3 minute beginner's match.
JADE 3 FINGERS beat LIGHT SPRITE in a 3 minute gory beginner's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  15         TOTAL PARRY       63 -  45 -  0      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                     13         PARRY-STRIKE      11 -  10 -  0      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                      11         LUNGING ATTACK    70 -  64 -  5      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         STRIKING ATTACK   40 -  37 -  4      52  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    6         AIMED BLOW        72 -  74 -  2      49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   5         SLASHING ATTACK   30 -  35 -  4      46  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     18 -  23 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    5         PARRY-LUNGE       14 -  19 -  2      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         BASHING ATTACK    24 -  34 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  28 -  0      38  |

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:

BASHING ATTACK     4 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     7 -  8         4  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  3         3  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        8 -  5     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  4         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  3         1  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         6 -  5     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  3         1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  DIMA PINKYTOE 10902        11  10  3  107 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71)
TOTAL PARRY      BLODDY BELLE 10925         13   5  0  102 SIREN'S SONG (767)
AIMED BLOW       AA-BOT1 10914              12   5  0  102 DARK MECHANICUM (751)
PARRY-STRIKE     SALTIBILE SAM 10926        12   6  0   93 SIREN'S SONG (767)
LUNGING ATTACK   OZPREY 10957                8   5  1   85 OBSIDIAN HALL (192)
SLASHING ATTACK  BOTESIA 10915               8   7  1   84 M.U.M.ERS (766)
BASHING ATTACK   GRUNGE 10916               10   7  1   75 M.U.M.ERS (766)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BOOTY HO 10945              8   4  1   66 M.U.M.ERS (766)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
The overall popularity leader is BLACKBERRY THORN 6705.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was CHAIM ANG 11018.  The ten other most popular fighters were GRUNGE 
10916, ANNIE WRECKSEAN 10959, SOULSLICER 10788, JA PET OH 10643, QUILLAN SHADE 10904, 
OZPREY 10957, ERROR 10950, CATGUT SCRAPER 11011, AIR AND MIEN 10875, and BLACKBERRY 
THORN 6705.

The least popular fighter this week was DUKE KILLINGTON 10986.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were KRIMINWHOLE 10987, LIGHT SPRITE 11025, BELINDA CARLISLE 10976, 
CHAW NIGHTCRAWLER 10969, DARRIAN NUV 11021, THE STEPFATHER 10900, ALLEGAEON 10856, 
BRIARWYN 10955, SHESHEQUIN 10888, and SHOTGUN SHELL 10931.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BLACKBERRY THORN (33-6705) THE WASTING FIELD (554)

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

ANNELI (33-10798) EMU'S BROOD (760)