Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Jul 19, 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 Champion league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, July 19, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Desert Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Desert Dragon appeared.
   • Desert Dragon did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • When used in combination with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Desert Dragon won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Desert Dragon card is $1.56 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Hardy Stonefish - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Hardy Stonefish is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Hardy Stonefish appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Hardy Stonefish card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Serpentine Spy - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Serpentine Spy is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Serpentine Spy appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Serpentine Spy card is $0.96 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. Acid Shooter - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
   

   
   
   Acid Shooter is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 8 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @orrkis's battles to learn how they pulled off 2 wins with Acid Shooter ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Stampede ruleset, Acid Shooter won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Acid Shooter card is $0.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Khmer Princess - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Khmer Princess is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Khmer Princess triumphed.
   • You may want to study @choi2edge's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Khmer Princess card is $4.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Venari Crystalsmith - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Venari Crystalsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 12 games where Venari Crystalsmith triumphed.
   • You may want to watch @trashpanda5438's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Weak Magic ruleset, Venari Crystalsmith won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Crystalsmith card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Mother Khala - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Mother Khala is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Mother Khala appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mother Khala card is $0.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single match by @ts-warrior, which it won.
   
   

3. Tarsa - 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.

   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single battle by @kesryn, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.60 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. Chanseus the Great - Life splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Chanseus the Great is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 7 games.
   • When paired with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Chanseus the Great won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Chanseus the Great card is $33.96 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   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 Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 11 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @sprstoner's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $11.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 9 games where Lorna Shine won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @choi2edge's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Weak Magic ruleset, Lorna Shine earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $5.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 60.00% [3/5]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Neutral, besting that element 2 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Life
   Win rate: 58.70% [27/46]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its identical element 12 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, where Life won 6 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 49.21% [31/63]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 23 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune