Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Sep 7, 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 110 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Saturday, September 7, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Revealer - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Revealer is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @xiith's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with Revealer ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Revealer card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Weirding Warrior - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Weirding Warrior is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • It could be enlightening to see @octavian1's battle, where they beat their opponent using Weirding Warrior ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Weirding Warrior card is $0.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Almo Cambio appeared.
   • Almo Cambio did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to study @t42's previous battle to learn how they beat their foe using this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Almo Cambio earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $13.30 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. Doctor Blight - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [18/24]
   

   
   
   Doctor Blight is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 11 games.
   • Doctor Blight did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 11 wins.
   • You could take a look at @farpetrad's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Doctor Blight saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Doctor Blight card is $10.78 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Arkemis the Bear - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Arkemis the Bear is a Common monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • Arkemis the Bear did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @vapolocityj's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Arkemis the Bear card is $0.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Djinn Biljka - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Djinn Biljka is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.
   • Djinn Biljka did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may find it enlightening to view @cezbot's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Djinn Biljka won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Biljka card is $0.52 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @pollypolly's previous battle, where they won with Lily Shieldpaw ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Valnamor appeared.
   • You could see @nullfame's battle to learn how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $120.00 USD (1500 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kiara Lightbringer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Kiara Lightbringer is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in one battle by @olygator, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Kiara Lightbringer card is $1.44 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. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning 6 games.
   • You could take a look at @cezbot's previous battles to learn how they accomplished 2 victories with Obsidian ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 56.25% [9/16]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood 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 8 games.
   • You could take a look at @xiith's battle to learn how they beat their opponent using Thaddius Brood ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [30/54]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 25 games.
   • When used in combination with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Kelya Frendul won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 66.67% [4/6]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 2 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   
   

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

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its identical element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   
   

3. Earth
   Win rate: 51.28% [20/39]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 9 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune