Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Jan 9, 2025

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 117 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Thursday, January 9, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Creeping Ooze - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Creeping Ooze is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Creeping Ooze appeared.
   • Creeping Ooze did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could take a look at @xadragon's battle to see how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Creeping Ooze card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Wood Nymph - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Wood Nymph is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 2 games in which Wood Nymph appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at @justenjoy's battle history to see how they achieved 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Wood Nymph card is $0.39 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Night Stalker - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Night Stalker is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 2 games in which Night Stalker appeared.
   • You may want to observe @lovingthemoo's battle to see how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Night Stalker card is $2.58 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. Elanor Bravefoot - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 65.22% [15/23]
   

   
   
   Elanor Bravefoot is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 14 games.
   • Elanor Bravefoot did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 14 wins.
   • You may want to watch @vugtis's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the High Five ruleset, Elanor Bravefoot saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Elanor Bravefoot card is $42.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Goblin Psychic - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Goblin Psychic is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 9 games where Goblin Psychic won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @justenjoy's battles, where they won 4 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Goblin Psychic card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Inevitable - Life splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Inevitable is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 7 games where Inevitable triumphed.
   • Inevitable did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • It could be educational to see @justenjoy's previous battles, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Inevitable card is $18.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Brighton Bloom - 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.

   Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single match by @lovingthemoo, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $0.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Owster Rotwell - 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.

   Owster Rotwell is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single match by @vugtis, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Owster Rotwell card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lir Deepswimmer - 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.

   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in a single match by @trashpanda5438, which it won.

   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $15.00 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. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 54.10% [33/61]
   

   
   
   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 33 games where Eternal Tofu triumphed.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @vugtis's battle history, where they won 9 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}.
   • When paired with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Eternal Tofu won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $67.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lorkus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [7/14]
   

   
   
   Lorkus 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 7 games where Lorkus won.
   • You may want to watch @lovingthemoo's previous battles to learn how they produced 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $32.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 40.00% [6/15]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Lux Vega won.
   • It could be educational to view @thoogen's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $170.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

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

2. Earth
   Win rate: 55.41% [41/74]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 27 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Armored Up ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 4 times.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 50.00% [6/12]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its identical element 3 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was useful in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, winning 2 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune