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)