How to lose a pretender without even trying

[Teraswaerto]

Not only doesn't the AI trap the arena, but it will also often send it's pretender or prophet there.

I think the arena is always in neutral dominion, but I'm not sure.

[Lord Hammer]

I almost ALWAYS get the cursed trident , although i have yet to lose a "deathmatch" i only got a "real" item once in...i can't count that high ...games so far!

[Taqwus]

Hm. I'm under the impression that the cursed, quick trident is always the prize. The most obvious way to avoid it, aside from not entering at all, would be to use a commander with no hand slots. Perhaps already having a cursed weapon would work.

[Lord Hammer]

Interesting... ...I do remember getting something else once,once . It allows you to get experience as long as you beef up your Pretender/Prophet, my two choices for deathmatch, when you know you'll be committed to eternal deathmatch. Can anyone confirm whether or not the "cursed trident" is the only or most often awarded prize?

[SurvivalistMerc]

If I'm not misremembering, I don't think you get the cursed trident if your hands are full of other devices.

And a full set of equipment will avoid most booby traps.

I would love to hear authoritatively where the deathmatches occur and whether it's in a province or in a hypothetical zero-dominion area.

[Slogan]

The Trident will replace the weapom in your hand, at least it happened to me Last time.

[SurvivalistMerc]

Maybe I am misremembering, slogan. Did you have both hands full? And were the things in your hands decent?