DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/24/2026 Duedate: 05/07/2026
ARADI ARENA
DM 60 TURN 905
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CALM ANEMONE
UNNAMEABLES (91)
(60-9706) [12-6-2,111]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CALM ANEMONE SNOWMAGGEDDON
UNNAMEABLES (91) BLIZZARD WIZARDS (743)
(60-9706) [12-6-2,111] (60-9907) [1-0-0,13]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
SECRET RETRIBUTION CALM ANEMONE
WRATHMEN 23-40 (728) UNNAMEABLES (91)
(60-9668) [19-10-0,97] (60-9706) [12-6-2,111]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FAR TRAVELERS (736) 33
2. BLIZZARD WIZARDS (743) 13 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
3. TINFOIL MAFIA (738) 6 Unchartered Team
4. UNNAMEABLES (91) 5
5. GOTHIC HORRORS (739) 4 BLIZZARD WIZARDS (743)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*BLIZZARD WIZARDS (743) 1 0 0 100. 1/ 1 TINFOIL MAFIA (738) 7 8 0
2- 1*BLUE BOAR INN II (742) 5 2 0 71.4 2- 2*BLUE BOAR INN II (742) 5 2 0
3/ 2 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728) 19 10 0 65.5 3/ 3 UNNAMEABLES (91) 4 2 0
4/ 0 FAR TRAVELERS (736) 14 8 2 63.6 4/ 5 TEMERE NOMEN (734) 3 3 0
5- 3*PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740) 7 4 0 63.6 5/ 0 FAR TRAVELERS (736) 2 0 1
6/ 4 TEMERE NOMEN (734) 60 46 0 56.6 6/ 4 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728) 2 1 0
7/ 5 UNNAMEABLES (91) 542 467 32 53.7 7/ 0*BLIZZARD WIZARDS (743) 1 0 0
8/ 6 TINFOIL MAFIA (738) 49 46 1 51.6 8/ 7 RED DOG GANG (476) 0 3 0
9/ 7 RED DOG GANG (476) 1036 1513 28 40.6 9/ 0 GOTHIC HORRORS (739) 0 2 0
10/ 0 GOTHIC HORRORS (739) 4 19 0 17.4 10- 6*PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
They told you it was just a stumble. A single misstep. A bad day on the sand. HA! I
once watched a man trip over his own shadow, and the shadow tripped him back. That was
no accident. That was an intervention. What did I see this turn in Aradi? Oh, it reeks
of the same invisible fingerprints. Welcome, dear listeners and readers, to the truth
behind Turn 905.
You think fights are decided by steel and sinew? By tactics and training? No, no, no!
Those are props, nothing more than stage dressing. The real battle happens in the
unseen margins where robed meddlers tweak the threads. Consider this week's evidence:
1. Agent Static, a capable operative, gets "handily defeated" by a merchant? A
merchant?!
2. Wetwork Zero spends nine minutes slowly being dismantled by a peasant. NINE.
MINUTES.
3. Sleeper Cell, a name that practically hums with latent lethality, loses to a
visiting orc like he forgot which end of the blade goes forward.
Folks, these are not defeats. These are adjustments. Tiny curses. Microscopic
meddling. A wizard somewhere whispering, "Let's shave 3% off his reaction speed. Yes,
that should do nicely."
Now look to Calm Anemone, crowned Duelmaster after subduing Secret Retribution. A fine
fighter, yes. Deserving, perhaps, but also... convenient. The most popular fighter
with the cleanest narrative makes a tiny ascension to the throne. Have you ever
noticed how some victories feel more like stories that have already been written?
That's because they are!
Oh, and let's talk about Far Travelers. Anja, the undefeated, dismantles Badger like
he was made of damp parchment. Padasha continues to carve a path through the arena,
this time butchering poor Luposabre. Two warriors. Two spotless rises. One team is
gaining the most this turn. You still think all of this is a coincidence? Or did some
wizard cabal decide, "Yes, these two! Let's give them a little push!" I've seen it
before. Rising stars lifted just high enough to keep the crowd believing in destiny.
Then we have warriors like Snowmaggeddon, fresh from the Blizzard Wizards. He won his
debut effortlessly. Blizzard. Wizards. They're not even trying to hide it anymore.
Wake up, people!
A few died in the Dark Arena, or so they would lead you to believe. Every death frees
up space in the rankings. It clears the board and makes room for the next curated
rise. You don't prune a garden by accident. Tinfoil Mafia still leads the team
standings. They are trudging along at a 7-8-0 record. Really, they only lead because
they run a full squad. Mediocre on paper, but suspiciously stable in practice. It is
almost like someone is maintaining the equilibrium. They aren't too strong and not too
weak. They are just enough to remain relevant and nothing more. Balanced like a scale
being held by an invisible hand.
Remember, you are not watching fights. You are watching a curated engine where winners
are nudged upwards, losers are quietly burdened, and stars are sculpted, not born.
Every stumble, every upset, every shocking loss might just be a wizard somewhere
adjusting a dial.
I must go now. The candles are flickering sideways, and my cheese has started
whispering again. That usually means I have said too much. But remember this, folks,
the next time your champion misses an early strike it might not be your fault. It
might be the Hidden Wizard Protocol.
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CALM ANEMONE 9706 12 6 2 111 UNNAMEABLES (91)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668 19 10 0 97 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
RAIN MISTRESS 9789 15 4 0 96 TEMERE NOMEN (734)
ANJA 9805 7 0 0 96 FAR TRAVELERS (736)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PADASHA 9821 6 0 1 90 FAR TRAVELERS (736)
BADGER 9661 9 57 0 84 RED DOG GANG (476)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WARFOUR 9103 10 7 0 63 UNNAMEABLES (91)
-PASSION AGGRESSION 9720 6 5 0 61 UNNAMEABLES (91)
-GREW SOME YUPPIE 9880 7 1 0 58 PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHADOWLOOP 9860 8 11 0 51 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
MRS. REDACTED 9859 9 10 0 48 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
SLEEPER CELL 9856 10 9 0 43 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
AGENT STATIC 9857 11 8 1 42 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
WETWORK ZERO 9858 11 8 0 41 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862 4 3 1 16 UNNAMEABLES (91)
-ALLAN 'A' DALE 9895 1 0 0 16 BLUE BOAR INN II (742)
-ROBIN HOOD 9901 1 0 0 15 BLUE BOAR INN II (742)
-MUCH MILLER'S SON 9898 1 0 0 15 BLUE BOAR INN II (742)
-LITTLE JOHN 9902 1 0 0 15 BLUE BOAR INN II (742)
SNOWMAGGEDDON 9907 1 0 0 13 BLIZZARD WIZARDS (743)
-FRIAR TUCK 9897 1 0 0 9 BLUE BOAR INN II (742)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BEAST 9870 2 7 0 GOTHIC HORRORS 739 SEA MONSTER 905 NONE
KATANA 9866 2 5 0 GOTHIC HORRORS 739 JORGE BLACK ORC 905 NONE
LUPOSABRE 9790 13 16 0 TEMERE NOMEN 734 PADASHA 9821 905
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BEAST was butchered by SEA MONSTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
KATANA was slaughtered by JORGE BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
SECRET RETRIBUTION was viciously subdued by CALM ANEMONE in a 1 minute Title match.
RAIN MISTRESS bested VETERAN MERCENARY in a exciting 1 minute bloody veteran's fight.
ANJA devastated BADGER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LUPOSABRE was butchered by PADASHA in a 1 minute mismatched match.
AGENT STATIC was handily defeated by THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 2 minute uneven fight.
WETWORK ZERO was viciously subdued by HAPPY PEASANT in a 9 minute duel.
MRS. REDACTED viciously subdued RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a popular 1 minute brutal fight.
SHADOWLOOP handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SLEEPER CELL was luckily beaten by VISITING ORC in a 1 minute match.
MAN'S LAUGHTER was subdued by SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 2 minute brawl.
SNOWMAGGEDDON overpowered FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 4 TOTAL PARRY 13 - 8 - 0 62 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 6 - 1 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 7 - 1 59 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 23 - 17 - 0 58 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 13 - 0 46 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 9 - 0 36 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 11 - 0 27 |
Turn 905 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:
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 3 4 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 PARRY-STRIKE
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE CALM ANEMONE 9706 12 6 2 111 UNNAMEABLES (91)
AIMED BLOW SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668 19 10 0 97 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
LUNGING ATTACK ANJA 9805 7 0 0 96 FAR TRAVELERS (736)
SLASHING ATTACK PADASHA 9821 6 0 1 90 FAR TRAVELERS (736)
TOTAL PARRY WETWORK ZERO 9858 11 8 0 41 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668. The most popular warrior
this turn was CALM ANEMONE 9706. The ten other most popular fighters were RAIN
MISTRESS 9789, MRS. REDACTED 9859, SHADOWLOOP 9860, SLEEPER CELL 9856, ANJA 9805,
PADASHA 9821, AGENT STATIC 9857, SNOWMAGGEDDON 9907, BEAST 9870, and KATANA 9866.
The least popular fighter this week was WETWORK ZERO 9858. The other ten least
popular fighters were MAN'S LAUGHTER 9862, LUPOSABRE 9790, BADGER 9661, SECRET
RETRIBUTION 9668, KATANA 9866, BEAST 9870, SNOWMAGGEDDON 9907, AGENT STATIC 9857,
PADASHA 9821, and ANJA 9805.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
CALM ANEMONE (60-9706) UNNAMEABLES (91)
SECRET RETRIBUTION (60-9668) WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)