Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Mar 31, 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 155 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Friday, March 31, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Venari Seedsmith - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Venari Seedsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Venari Seedsmith appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Seedsmith card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Whelp Herder is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, 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 $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Night Ghoul - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Night Ghoul 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, finding itself on the victorious team for all 2 games in which Night Ghoul appeared.
   • Night Ghoul performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Night Ghoul card is $0.16 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. Scale Doctor - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 84.62% [11/13]
   

   
   
   Scale Doctor is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 11 games where Scale Doctor triumphed.
   • You could take a moment to watch @yukihyakubai's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Scale Doctor won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scale Doctor card is $12.87 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Dragon Jumper - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Dragon Jumper is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 9 games where Dragon Jumper triumphed.
   • When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Dragon Jumper earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Dragon Jumper card is $25.88 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Carnage Titan - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Carnage Titan is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 7 games where Carnage Titan won.
   • Carnage Titan did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 6 wins.
   • When paired with the Taking Sides ruleset, Carnage Titan earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Carnage Titan card is $7.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $108.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chanseus the Great - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Chanseus the Great is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Chanseus the Great appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Chanseus the Great card is $49.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Astral Entity - 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.

   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in a single battle by @tradyscho, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $18.67 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: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Thaddius Brood won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @star-shroud's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Thaddius Brood earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $1.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   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 9 games where Mylor Crowling triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @z4orce's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Mylor Crowling saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $8.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine 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 12 games where Lorna Shine triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @truth-revelation's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $3.87 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 70.00% [14/20]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 3 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.33% [40/75]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 20 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, where Dragon won 4 times.

   • Dragon splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), prevailing in 9 of those matches.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [23/46]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 13 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune