Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Sep 7, 2023

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 113 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Thursday, September 7, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Junker - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Junker is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Junker appeared.
   • Junker performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, observe @stoner.taquito's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Junker card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Elemental Phoenix is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Elemental Phoenix appeared.
   • Elemental Phoenix did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may find it educational to study @angstgegner's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Elemental Phoenix card is $48.33 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Peaceful Giant - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Peaceful Giant is a Common monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 1 game.
   • Peaceful Giant performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to watch @oleksandr-3811's previous battle to learn how they achieved victory with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Peaceful Giant card is $0.51 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. Angelic Mandarin - Water splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Angelic Mandarin is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • You could take a look at @ryanwss's battle history to learn how they defeated their foes 2 times using Angelic Mandarin ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Counterspell ruleset, Angelic Mandarin earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Angelic Mandarin card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Supply Runner - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 64.52% [20/31]
   

   
   
   Supply Runner is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 20 games where Supply Runner won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @ryanwss's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Supply Runner earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Supply Runner card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [14/22]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 12 games.
   • Almo Cambio did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 13 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @ryanwss's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Close Range ruleset, Almo Cambio earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $24.39 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Camila Sungazer - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Camila Sungazer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Camila Sungazer appeared.
   • You may want to watch @scfather02's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Camila Sungazer card is $15.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Xia Seachan - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Xia Seachan is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in one match by @jrvacation, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Xia Seachan card is $11.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Skargore - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Skargore is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in one match by @roinkris-spl-1, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Skargore card is $1.43 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. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 8 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @smokelord's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Back to Basics ruleset, Yodin Zaku earned 4 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $150.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 12 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @jrvacation's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $210.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 53.33% [8/15]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.
   • You could watch @schachoberhessen's previous battle to learn how they beat their opponent with Lily Shieldpaw ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Close Range ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $11.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 58.82% [20/34]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its identical element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Fire won 4 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 56.67% [34/60]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its identical element 14 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Fog of War ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Neutral, beating that element 2 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune