Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Sep 9, 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 130 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Monday, September 9, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Rush Townsend - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Rush Townsend is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Rush Townsend appeared.
   • Rush Townsend did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could see @xawi's battle history to see how they accomplished a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Rush Townsend card is $6.97 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Sunkai Harvester - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Sunkai Harvester is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion 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 Sunkai Harvester appeared.
   • Sunkai Harvester performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @neophyte2234's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Little League ruleset, Sunkai Harvester saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Sunkai Harvester card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Venari Scout - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Venari Scout is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Venari Scout appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at @orrkis's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Venari Scout card is $0.01 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. Khmer Princess - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Khmer Princess 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, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Khmer Princess triumphed.
   • You could study @vugtis's previous battles to see how they achieved 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Khmer Princess card is $0.39 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Angel of Light - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Angel of Light is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 9 games where Angel of Light won.
   • Angel of Light performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @kesryn's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Angel of Light won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Angel of Light card is $5.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Epona - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 10 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @vugtis's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using Epona ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Epona earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $31.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Risqruel Drath - 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.

   Risqruel Drath is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in a single battle by @orrkis, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $16.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Akane - 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.

   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in one match by @cryptodollabill, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $15.68 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Brewmaster Abraxas - 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.

   Brewmaster Abraxas is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was used in one match by @cryptodollabill, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Brewmaster Abraxas card is $0.15 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. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 65.22% [30/46]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 30 games where Eternal Tofu won.
   • You may want to see @vugtis's previous battles to see how they beat their foes 16 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]}.
   • When paired with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Eternal Tofu saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $30.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, winning all 7 games where Valnamor won.
   • You could take a look at @vugtis's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $120.00 USD (1500 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [10/18]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 10 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • You could take a moment to watch @xawi's battle history to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 59.46% [44/74]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its identical element 18 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Fire & Regret ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 54.17% [13/24]
   

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

   • This splinter matched well with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.

   • Death splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 3 of those matches.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 51.06% [24/47]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its identical element 9 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Up to Eleven ruleset, where Dragon won 4 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune