Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Feb 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 116 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Sunday, February 19, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Ancient Lich - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Ancient Lich is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Ancient Lich appeared.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @star-shroud's battle history, where they won using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Ancient Lich card is $13.59 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Whelp Herder - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Whelp Herder is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Whelp Herder appeared.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @sheesha's battles, where they won using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Whelp Herder card is $0.27 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Djinn Oshannus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Djinn Oshannus is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Djinn Oshannus appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @star-shroud's battles, where they won 2 games using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Djinn Oshannus won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Oshannus card is $1.90 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. Epona - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 11 games where Epona triumphed.
   • You could study @xsuilx's previous battles to see how they achieved 2 wins with this card.
   • When used in combination with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Epona won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $175.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [14/20]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 14 games where Baakjira won.
   Baakjira performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 12 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @star-shroud's previous battles, where they won 4 games with this card.
   • When used in combination with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Baakjira saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Baakjira card is $8.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Arkemis the Bear - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Arkemis the Bear is a Common monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Arkemis the Bear won.
   Arkemis the Bear did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @sheesha's battle history to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card.
   • When used in combination with the Standard ruleset, Arkemis the Bear won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Arkemis the Bear card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Bortus is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Bortus appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @orrkis's battles, where they beat their opponent using this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Bortus card is $3.76 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in one match, which it won.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @xawi's battle history to learn how they accomplished a win using Astral Entity.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Astral Entity card is $22.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [4/5]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 4 games where Quix the Devious won.
   • You could watch @xawi's battle history to learn how they accomplished a win using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Quix the Devious card is $23.00 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. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Mylor Crowling won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @moriarty95's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times with this card.
   • When paired with the Weak Magic ruleset, Mylor Crowling won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $9.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 53.57% [15/28]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 15 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @star-shroud's battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card.
   • When paired with the Super Sneak ruleset, Byzantine Kitty earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $360.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 43.90% [18/41]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 18 games where Lux Vega won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @star-shroud's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using this card.
   • When paired with the Back to Basics ruleset, Lux Vega earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $830.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 58.33% [28/48]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its identical element 10 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Super Sneak ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 4 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its own element 3 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   
   

3. Life
   Win rate: 54.17% [13/24]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its own element 5 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Briar Patch ruleset, where Life won 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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