Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Jul 27, 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?
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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 117 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Thursday, July 27, 2023:
Monsters with highest win rate
Tower Griffin - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [10/10]
Tower Griffin is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 10 games in which Tower Griffin appeared.- You may want to watch
@azipoon's previous battles to see how they defeated their foes 3 times with this card [1, 2, 3].
- When paired with the Going the Distance ruleset, Tower Griffin saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Tower Griffin card is $1.62 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- You may want to watch
Serpentine Spy - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Serpentine Spy is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Serpentine Spy appeared.Cursed Slimeball - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Cursed Slimeball is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.- Cursed Slimeball performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, observe
@chrisheyne's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card [1, 2, 3].
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Cursed Slimeball card is $0.22 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)
Oshuur Constantia - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 73.68% [14/19]
Oshuur Constantia is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 8 games.Venari Crystalsmith - Life splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Venari Crystalsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Venari Crystalsmith triumphed.Living Lava - Fire splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Living Lava is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Living Lava triumphed.
Summoners with highest win rate
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 (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Ilthain appeared.Sthispa - 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.Sthispa is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in one battle by@uchti, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $1.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $1.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Brighton Bloom - 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.Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single battle by@zurichhh, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $2.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $2.70 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)
Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
Win rate: 68.42% [13/19]
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 (modern) battles, winning all 13 games where Yodin Zaku won.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at
@th13-fu's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card [1, 2].
- When paired with the Back to Basics ruleset, Yodin Zaku won twice.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $161.57 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at
Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 58.06% [18/31]
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 (modern) battles today, winning all 18 games where Lux Vega triumphed.- It could be enlightening to study
@selfrules's battle history, where they beat their opponent 6 times using this card [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
- When used in combination with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Lux Vega won twice.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $905.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
- It could be enlightening to study
Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 50.00% [9/18]
Lily Shieldpaw 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 9 games where Lily Shieldpaw triumphed.- You may want to take a look at
@skullicus's previous battle to learn how they achieved victory with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $14.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- You may want to take a look at
Splinters with highest win rate
Fire
Win rate: 61.29% [19/31]
Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its identical element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.- This splinter performed well with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Fire won 3 times.
- This splinter performed well with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Fire won 3 times.
Life
Win rate: 60.00% [9/15]
Life splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
Death
Win rate: 58.82% [10/17]
Death splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
Final thoughts
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- Catotune