Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Jul 9, 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 119 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Sunday, July 9, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Sorriel the Bale - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Sorriel the Bale is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may want to study @tameshon's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using Sorriel the Bale ^{[1, 2]}.
     
     

2. Pelacor Mercenary - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Mercenary is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Pelacor Mercenary appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Mercenary card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Whelp Herder is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 2 games in which Whelp Herder appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Whelp Herder card is $0.18 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. Epona - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 10 games where Epona won.
   • Epona did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You could watch @xsuilx's battles to see how they achieved 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $198.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Scavo Chemist - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Scavo Chemist is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Scavo Chemist triumphed.
   • You could study @orrkis's battles to see how they produced 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scavo Chemist card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Khmer Princess - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
   

   
   
   Khmer Princess is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 11 games where Khmer Princess triumphed.
   • You could study @tameshon's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Khmer Princess won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Khmer Princess card is $1.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 3 games in which Conqueror Jacek appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $9.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Pyre - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Pyre is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Pyre appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Pyre card is $0.72 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sthispa - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Sthispa is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was used in a single match by @sprstoner, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $1.85 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. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [8/14]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 8 games where Mylor Crowling triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @mrosen94's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Little League ruleset, Mylor Crowling won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $5.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [10/18]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 10 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • You could take a look at @iconicghost's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $11.64 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Camila Sungazer - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [5/10]
   

   
   
   Camila Sungazer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 5 games where Camila Sungazer triumphed.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Camila Sungazer card is $18.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 62.50% [15/24]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its own element 6 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Little League ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Earth splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 4 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 53.33% [16/30]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its identical element 10 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

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

   • Fire splinter was useful in battles with mana caps higher than 56, winning 4 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 52.38% [11/21]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its own element 5 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune