Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Feb 27, 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?

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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 145 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Thursday, February 27, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Inevitable - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Inevitable is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Inevitable performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 6 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @mythic534's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Need for Speed ruleset, Inevitable saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Inevitable card is $30.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Usut is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @the-humbler's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Usut card is $7.78 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Gelatinous Cube - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Gelatinous Cube is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Gelatinous Cube did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could see @renir's battle history to see how they defeated their foe with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Gelatinous Cube won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Gelatinous Cube card is $0.16 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. Drybone Barbarian - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Drybone Barbarian is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
   • Drybone Barbarian performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @se64's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Drybone Barbarian won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Drybone Barbarian card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Iziar - Life splinter
   Win rate: 68.18% [15/22]
   

   
   
   Iziar is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 8 games.
   • Iziar did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You could study @mythic534's battles to learn how they defeated their foes 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Iziar saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Iziar card is $11.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Pelacor Bandit - Water splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [16/26]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Bandit is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 15 games.
   • You may find it educational to view @gaudgeo's previous battles, where they won 2 games with Pelacor Bandit ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Bandit card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning 1 game.
   • You could take a moment to view @the-humbler's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponent using Lorkus ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $29.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ilthain - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Ilthain appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @renir's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $1.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Yodin Zaku appeared.
   • You may want to study @vyhung3's battle to learn how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $37.61 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. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 77.27% [17/22]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 17 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
   • It could be educational to watch @gaudgeo's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Lux Vega won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $200.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 58.82% [10/17]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning 8 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @mythic534's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Lily Shieldpaw ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $2.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [21/42]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 21 games where Kelya Frendul triumphed.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @suteru's previous battles, where they won 4 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.39 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 77.27% [17/22]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 7 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 58.62% [17/29]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Death, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, where Life won 3 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 50.63% [40/79]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its own element 22 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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