Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Dec 18, 2024

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 150 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, December 18, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Berix Snakeye - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Berix Snakeye is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Berix Snakeye appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @xawi's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Berix Snakeye card is $5.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Runi - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Runi is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Runi appeared.
   • You may want to study @xawi's battle history to see how they beat their foe using this card ^[1].
     
     

3. Dark Arborist - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Dark Arborist is a Rare monster card from the 13 edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Dark Arborist appeared.
   • You could watch @instamental's battles to learn how they beat their foes 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Dark Arborist card is $0.37 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. Queen of Crows - Death splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Queen of Crows is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Queen of Crows triumphed.
   • Queen of Crows did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @lorkus's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Queen of Crows won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Queen of Crows card is $0.41 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Oshannus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Djinn Oshannus is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Djinn Oshannus triumphed.
   • Djinn Oshannus did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @xawi's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Djinn Oshannus saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Oshannus card is $0.54 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Albahoo Forester - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Albahoo Forester is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Albahoo Forester won.
   • You may want to watch @lorkus's battles to learn how they beat their foes 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Albahoo Forester card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prophet Rosa - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Prophet Rosa is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single battle by @housewifeftw, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prophet Rosa card is $0.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Helios Matriarch - 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.

   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single match by @xawi, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Immortalis - 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.

   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in a single battle by @instamental, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $3.66 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. Cryptic - Water splinter
   Win rate: 56.25% [18/32]
   

   
   
   Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 18 games where Cryptic won.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @lorkus's battle history, where they won 5 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Target Practice ruleset, Cryptic won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $25.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lorkus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [11/22]
   

   
   
   Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 11 games where Lorkus triumphed.
   • You may want to study @lorkus's battles to see how they produced 4 wins with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Lorkus saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $29.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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 Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • You could study @xawi's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Super Sneak ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its own element 2 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
     
     

2. Neutral
   Win rate: 55.56% [5/9]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 2 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Weak Magic ruleset, where Neutral prevailed 2 times.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 52.38% [11/21]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Earth, beating that element 6 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, prevailing in 3 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune