Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Jul 6, 2024

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.

Stay tuned for a new report to be published daily, each covering the top battles for a different league and format!

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 119 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Saturday, July 6, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Raa - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Raa is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Raa appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @spirits4you's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Raa card is $1.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Soul Strangler - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Soul Strangler is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Soul Strangler appeared.
   • Soul Strangler did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @spirits4you's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Strangler card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ulundin Overseer - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Ulundin Overseer is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Ulundin Overseer appeared.
   • Ulundin Overseer performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @maxim4444's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Ulundin Overseer card is $0.14 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: 82.35% [14/17]
   

   
   
   Venka the Vile is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 14 games where Venka the Vile triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @stephenkinglee32's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Healed Out ruleset, Venka the Vile won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Venka the Vile card is $20.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Anasth Soothsayer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Anasth Soothsayer is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.
   • You may want to watch @javiss's battle history to learn how they defeated their foes 2 times with Anasth Soothsayer ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the FabFour ruleset, Anasth Soothsayer saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Anasth Soothsayer card is $0.92 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Mantaroth - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 65.52% [19/29]
   

   
   
   Mantaroth is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 19 games where Mantaroth won.
   • Mantaroth performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 9 wins.
   • You could take a look at @haedan's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Maneuvers ruleset, Mantaroth saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Mantaroth card is $36.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Chuul Jujinchi - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Chuul Jujinchi is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Chuul Jujinchi appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @watari-21's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chuul Jujinchi card is $0.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Reklah - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Reklah is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in one match by @mangomayhem, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Reklah card is $0.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Dolfar Darflak - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Dolfar Darflak is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was used in a single battle by @idmr500, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Dolfar Darflak card is $0.17 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. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 12 games where Astral Entity won.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, observe @spirits4you's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Maneuvers ruleset, Astral Entity won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $2.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lorkus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 11 games.
   • You may want to watch @elbryans-beard's battle history to see how they defeated their foes 5 times with Lorkus ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $16.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [12/20]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 12 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @mellofello's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $2.41 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 67.39% [31/46]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, besting its identical element 9 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Corrosive Fog ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

2. Neutral
   Win rate: 50.00% [11/22]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   
   

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [11/22]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Life, beating that element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Armored Up ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune