Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - May 11, 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 108 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Thursday, May 11, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Silvershield Assassin - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [8/8]
   

   
   
   Silvershield Assassin is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 8 games in which Silvershield Assassin appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @vugtis's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Silvershield Assassin card is $1.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Divine Healer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Divine Healer is a Common monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Divine Healer appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Divine Healer card is $0.76 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Goblin Dartling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Goblin Dartling is a Common monster card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Goblin Dartling appeared.
   • Goblin Dartling did best when placed in the team's number two position, where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Goblin Dartling card is $0.08 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. Scale Doctor - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Scale Doctor is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Scale Doctor triumphed.
   • You could study @vugtis's battles to see how they pulled off 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scale Doctor card is $19.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Shieldbearer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Shieldbearer is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Shieldbearer triumphed.
   • Shieldbearer did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 9 wins.
   • You may want to study @vugtis's battles to see how they beat their opponents 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Shieldbearer card is $3.93 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 61.90% [13/21]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 13 games where Almo Cambio won.
   • Almo Cambio did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 10 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to watch @monstermother's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Briar Patch ruleset, Almo Cambio won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $31.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Xander Foxwood - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Xander Foxwood is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Xander Foxwood appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Xander Foxwood card is $5.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Daria Dragonscale - 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.

   Daria Dragonscale is an Epic summoner card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in one match by @danfro, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Daria Dragonscale card is $9.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

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

   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single match by @star-shroud, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $5.14 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. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [15/30]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 15 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @xawi's battles, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Holy Protection ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $310.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [10/20]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 10 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @xawi's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Yodin Zaku earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $185.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [7/14]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Lux Vega won.
   • You could study @star-shroud's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $1000.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 57.89% [11/19]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its identical element 5 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.

   • Death splinter did well in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, defeating the enemy in 3 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 51.85% [14/27]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its own element 7 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 51.67% [31/60]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 21 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Unprotected ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune