Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Oct 27, 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 104 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Sunday, October 27, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Mar Toren Trader - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Mar Toren Trader is a Common monster card from the 13 edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @raznox's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Mar Toren Trader ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a 13 edition Mar Toren Trader card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Queen of Crows - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Queen of Crows is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • Queen of Crows performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, observe @imril-tv's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Queen of Crows card is $0.57 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Cruel Sethropod - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Cruel Sethropod is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 1 game.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @xenor's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Cruel Sethropod 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. Angelic Mandarin - Water splinter
   Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
   

   
   
   Angelic Mandarin is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @raznox's battle history, where they won 2 games using Angelic Mandarin ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Armored Up ruleset, Angelic Mandarin saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Angelic Mandarin card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Adelade Brightwing - Life splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Adelade Brightwing is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 6 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @stocky's battle history, where they won 2 games with Adelade Brightwing ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the FabFour ruleset, Adelade Brightwing won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Adelade Brightwing card is $0.84 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Deeplurker - Water splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Deeplurker is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • When used in combination with the Need for Speed ruleset, Deeplurker won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Deeplurker card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 4 games in which Lily Shieldpaw appeared.
   • You could take a moment to watch @scion02b's battle to see how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.41 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Mylor Crowling appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @hahaharumi09's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $1.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • It could be educational to view @ragamayffin's previous battle, where they won using Eternal Tofu ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $80.00 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. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 58.82% [20/34]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning 15 games.
   • When paired with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 52.38% [11/21]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning 9 games.
   • You could take a moment to watch @raznox's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 3 times with Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. General Sloan - Life splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [5/10]
   

   
   
   General Sloan is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 5 games where General Sloan won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @snitzelbun's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition General Sloan card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Up to Eleven ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.

   • Death splinter did well in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, defeating the enemy in 2 of those battles.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.49% [23/43]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 11 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Wands Out ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 52.17% [24/46]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its own element 12 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Need for Speed ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune