Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Oct 28, 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 167 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Monday, October 28, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Ujurak Elder - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Ujurak Elder is a Common monster card from the 13 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 Ujurak Elder appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to view @lorkus's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Ujurak Elder card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Scorch Fiend - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Scorch Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Scorch Fiend appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @maisiewss's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scorch Fiend card is $0.52 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Immolation - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Immolation is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 2 games in which Immolation appeared.
   • You could watch @jedielf's battle history to see how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Immolation card is $23.27 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. Nalara Geinek - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Nalara Geinek is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion 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 9 games where Nalara Geinek triumphed.
   • Nalara Geinek performed ideally when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may find it enlightening to view @skullicus's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nalara Geinek card is $7.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Spirit Hoarder - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Spirit Hoarder is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Spirit Hoarder won.
   • You may want to see @lorkus's battles to see how they beat their opponents 5 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Target Practice ruleset, Spirit Hoarder won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Spirit Hoarder card is $0.87 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Magi of Chaos - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Magi of Chaos is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 7 games where Magi of Chaos won.
   • You may want to watch @dejota's battle history to see how they achieved 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Magi of Chaos won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Magi of Chaos card is $0.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. 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 one battle by @stephenkinglee31, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Obsidian - 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.

   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in one battle by @josieb, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Avina of the Wolf - Life splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [3/4]
   

   
   
   Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 3 games where Avina of the Wolf triumphed.
   • You may find it enlightening to take a look at @lorkus's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $1.00 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. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 6 games where Quix the Devious won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @mondroid's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Quix the Devious saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lorkus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
   

   
   
   Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 17 games where Lorkus won.
   • You could take a moment to watch @lorkus's previous battles to see how they produced 3 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $38.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Cryptic - Water splinter
   Win rate: 53.70% [29/54]
   

   
   
   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 29 games where Cryptic won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @lorkus's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 8 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}.
   • When used in combination with the Super Sneak ruleset, Cryptic saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $23.93 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Earth, besting that element 2 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 2 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 52.17% [36/69]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its identical element 16 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Counterspell ruleset, where Water prevailed 2 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 52.00% [65/125]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its own element 37 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 6 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune