Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Mar 10, 2023

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 116 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Friday, March 10, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Elven Cutthroat - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [8/8]
   

   
   
   Elven Cutthroat is a Common monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 7 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @on0tole's previous battles to learn how they pulled off a win with Elven Cutthroat.
   • When paired with the Aim True ruleset, Elven Cutthroat earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Elven Cutthroat card is $1.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Hydra - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Hydra is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Hydra appeared.
   Hydra performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could take a look at @serpentines's battle history to see how they beat their opponent with this card.
   • When used in combination with the Aim True ruleset, Hydra won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Hydra card is $57.94 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Cursed Slimeball - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Cursed Slimeball is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 7 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   Cursed Slimeball performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @oaaguy's battle history to learn how they accomplished a win with this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Cursed Slimeball card is $0.35 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. Lord of Darkness - Death splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Lord of Darkness is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Lord of Darkness won.
   Lord of Darkness did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may want to watch @nhan142's battle history to see how they accomplished 2 wins with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Lord of Darkness card is $42.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Adelade Brightwing - Life splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Adelade Brightwing is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 7 games.
   • You could take a look at @zulehhh's previous battles to learn how they achieved victory using Adelade Brightwing.
   • When used in combination with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Adelade Brightwing earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Adelade Brightwing card is $8.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [10/16]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 10 games where Almo Cambio won.
   Almo Cambio did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @oaaguy's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card.
   • When paired with the Holy Protection ruleset, Almo Cambio saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $28.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Mimosa Nightshade is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 4 games in which Mimosa Nightshade appeared.
   • You may want to study @nhan142's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponent with this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mimosa Nightshade card is $39.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Malric Inferno - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Malric Inferno is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Malric Inferno appeared.
   • You could watch @js123's previous battles to see how they accomplished a win using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Aim True ruleset, Malric Inferno saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Malric Inferno card is $3.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Camila Sungazer - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Camila Sungazer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 3 games in which Camila Sungazer appeared.
   • You may want to study @star-shroud's battles to see how they achieved victory using this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Camila Sungazer card is $20.25 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: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Kelya Frendul won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @ram.here's battle history, where they beat their opponent using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Kelya Frendul card is $2.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 56.25% [9/16]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • You could study @js123's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 3 times using this card.
   • When paired with the Super Sneak ruleset, Yodin Zaku saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $177.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
   • You could take a moment to watch @th13-fu's battle history to see how they beat their opponent using Grandmaster Rathe.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $20.89 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

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

2. Fire
   Win rate: 51.61% [16/31]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its identical element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Aim True ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 4 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [18/36]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 8 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Little League ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.

   • Earth splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 5 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune