Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Apr 9, 2025

In this series, I analyze the top battles of the day to reveal which summoners and monsters are most successful for a given league and format. What better way to improve our Splinterlands skills than to study what the best players are doing?

For those of us who buy, rent, or rent out cards, I'm also hoping that this series can inform us of which cards to acquire for maximum effectivenes.

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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 132 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Wednesday, April 9, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Blinding Reflector - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Blinding Reflector is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Blinding Reflector did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @vugtis's battle history, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Blinding Reflector card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Renova - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Djinn Renova is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Djinn Renova appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @sprstoner's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Renova card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Elemental Phoenix - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Elemental Phoenix is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Elemental Phoenix appeared.
   • You may want to watch @xadragon's battle history to learn how they produced 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Elemental Phoenix card is $28.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Venka the Vile - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [18/26]
   

   
   
   Venka the Vile is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 18 games where Venka the Vile triumphed.
   • You may want to see @the-necromancer's battles to see how they pulled off 4 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aim True ruleset, Venka the Vile won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Venka the Vile card is $32.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Elanor Bravefoot - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [16/24]
   

   
   
   Elanor Bravefoot is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 15 games.
   • Elanor Bravefoot performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 12 wins.
   • You could study @grand.high.witch's battles to see how they beat their opponents 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Aim True ruleset, Elanor Bravefoot saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Elanor Bravefoot card is $57.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Inevitable - Life splinter
   Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
   

   
   
   Inevitable is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 10 games.
   • Inevitable performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 7 wins.
   • You could take a moment to view @shermanator1974's battles to see how they beat their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Armored Up ruleset, Inevitable saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Inevitable card is $26.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Quix the Devious appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @sprstoner's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Elias Max Pruitt - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Elias Max Pruitt is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was used in one battle by @shermanator1974, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Elias Max Pruitt card is $20.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Akane - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in one match by @kesryn, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $18.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 72.22% [13/18]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 13 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • You could see @the-necromancer's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 5 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Maneuvers ruleset, Byzantine Kitty earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $39.52 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [8/14]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Valnamor triumphed.
   • You may want to see @xadragon's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Valnamor saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $59.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 56.92% [37/65]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, winning all 37 games where Eternal Tofu triumphed.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @the-necromancer's previous battles, where they won 7 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Eternal Tofu saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $59.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 2 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 3 of those battles.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 56.41% [22/39]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 8 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Maneuvers ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 53.85% [42/78]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 25 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Earthquake ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune