Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - May 21, 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 113 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Sunday, May 21, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Brownie is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 2 games in which Brownie appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Brownie card is $2.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Pirate Archer is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 2 games in which Pirate Archer appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pirate Archer card is $1.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Vruz - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Vruz is a Common monster card from the Promo 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 2 games in which Vruz appeared.
   • Vruz performed ideally when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Vruz card is $0.39 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. Crustacean King - Water splinter
   Win rate: 78.57% [11/14]
   

   
   
   Crustacean King is a Common monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 10 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @vugtis's battle history, where they won 2 games using Crustacean King ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Close Range ruleset, Crustacean King saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Crustacean King card is $1.94 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Oshuur Constantia - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Oshuur Constantia is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Oshuur Constantia won.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Oshuur Constantia card is $25.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Arkemis the Bear - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Arkemis the Bear is a Common monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 7 games where Arkemis the Bear won.
   • Arkemis the Bear performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @wolf-sl's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Arkemis the Bear card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $40.96 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Jarlax the Undead - 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.

   Jarlax the Undead is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in one match by @moertoe, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Jarlax the Undead card is $3.93 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Talia Firestorm - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Talia Firestorm is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single battle by @xadragon, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Talia Firestorm card is $4.75 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. Selenia Sky - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Selenia Sky is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Selenia Sky triumphed.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Selenia Sky card is $40.91 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 55.17% [16/29]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 16 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to watch @imperfect-one's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $289.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [7/14]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Lorna Shine triumphed.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $4.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 57.14% [32/56]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 14 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 53.85% [7/13]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Counterspell ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 52.94% [18/34]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 10 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, where Life won 2 times.

   • Life splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 4 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune