Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Jun 17, 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 120 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Saturday, June 17, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Scavo Hireling - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Scavo Hireling is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 5 games in which Scavo Hireling appeared.
   • Scavo Hireling performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scavo Hireling card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Silent Sha-vi - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Silent Sha-vi is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Silent Sha-vi card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Flame Monkey - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Flame Monkey is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Flame Monkey card is $0.15 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. Venari Marksrat - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [10/12]
   

   
   
   Venari Marksrat is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • When used in combination with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Venari Marksrat won 3 times.
     
     

2. Ash Mirage - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Ash Mirage is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @brilliant-idea's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Ash Mirage ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Ash Mirage won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ash Mirage card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Spark Pixies is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 8 games where Spark Pixies triumphed.
   • Spark Pixies did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @brilliant-idea's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Spark Pixies saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Spark Pixies card is $1.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Waka Spiritblade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Waka Spiritblade appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $394.55 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lobb Lowland - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 2 was used in one match by @chrisheyne, which it won.
   
   

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 one match by @bk300bnb, which it won.

   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $39.00 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. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 8 games where Thaddius Brood won.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Thaddius Brood saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 8 games where Grandmaster Rathe won.
   • You could take a moment to watch @cpdelegazzion's battle history to learn how they pulled off 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Grandmaster Rathe saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $9.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 53.85% [7/13]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 7 games where Lily Shieldpaw triumphed.
   • When used in combination with the Target Practice ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $13.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, besting its own element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 63.64% [14/22]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Neutral, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Equalizer ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.

   • Fire splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 4 of those battles.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 52.17% [12/23]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, defeating its identical element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Fire & Regret ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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