Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Sep 8, 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?

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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 Sunday, September 8, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Chaos Dragon - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Chaos Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Chaos Dragon appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at @vettev's previous battles to learn how they beat their foes 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Wands Out ruleset, Chaos Dragon won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Dragon card is $0.66 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Wailing Wraith - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Wailing Wraith is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Wailing Wraith appeared.
   • Wailing Wraith did best when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @nhan142's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Wailing Wraith won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Wailing Wraith card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Cabalist is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Cabalist appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @raynie's battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Cabalist card is $0.20 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. Djinn Muirat - Death splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Djinn Muirat is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 7 games where Djinn Muirat won.
   • Djinn Muirat performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 6 wins.
   • You may want to study @raynie's previous battle to learn how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Djinn Muirat card is $0.65 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 65.38% [17/26]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 17 games where Baakjira won.
   • Baakjira performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 10 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @ajpl's battles, where they won 6 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $1.57 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Chaos Rear Guard - Water splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Chaos Rear Guard 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 victorious team for all 7 games where Chaos Rear Guard triumphed.
   • Chaos Rear Guard performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @ajpl's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chaos Rear Guard card is $0.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 4 games in which Kelya Frendul appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at @nhan142's battle to learn how they achieved victory with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Dolfar Darflak - 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.

   Dolfar Darflak is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was used in a single match by @jedielf, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Dolfar Darflak card is $0.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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 4 was used in a single battle by @jedielf, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.16 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. Lorkus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [12/21]
   

   
   
   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 12 games where Lorkus won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @emp-warden's battles, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $26.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 51.85% [42/81]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 40 games.
   • You may want to view @khazrakh's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 5 times using Eternal Tofu ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When used in combination with the Shades of Gray ruleset, Eternal Tofu earned 4 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $32.82 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 51.85% [14/27]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 14 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • You may want to study @vettev's battle history to learn how they accomplished 3 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Wands Out ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 87.50% [7/8]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Death, besting that element 3 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Death
   Win rate: 54.29% [19/35]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its own element 6 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   
   

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 52.00% [26/50]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 14 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Wands Out ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune