Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Feb 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 123 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Thursday, February 9, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Dragon Jumper - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Dragon Jumper is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Dragon Jumper appeared.
   • You could take a look at @tradyscho's battles to learn how they produced 2 victories with this card.
   • When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Dragon Jumper won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Dragon Jumper card is $31.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Raa is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Raa appeared.
   • You could study @star-shroud's battles to learn how they beat their opponent using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Raa card is $10.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Venari Spellsmith - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Venari Spellsmith is a Rare monster card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Venari Spellsmith appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @orrkis's previous battles, where they beat their opponent using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Venari Spellsmith won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Venari Spellsmith card is $0.19 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. Halfling Alchemist - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 78.57% [11/14]
   

   
   
   Halfling Alchemist is an Epic monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 10 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @hurricanelye's battle history, where they beat their opponent 5 times using Halfling Alchemist.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Halfling Alchemist card is $25.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward 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 12 games where Almo Cambio won.
   Almo Cambio performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 9 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @hurricanelye's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Almo Cambio won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $25.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelp Initiate - Water splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Kelp Initiate is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 11 games where Kelp Initiate won.
   Kelp Initiate performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @hurricanelye's battles, where they won 3 games with this card.
   • When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Kelp Initiate earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Kelp Initiate card is $1.57 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 4 games in which Thaddius Brood appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @endgegner's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card.
   • When paired with the Armored Up ruleset, Thaddius Brood saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Thaddius Brood card is $1.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chanseus the Great - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Chanseus the Great is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 4 games in which Chanseus the Great appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @xsuilx's battles, where they won with this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Chanseus the Great card is $60.91 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Bortus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Bortus 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 3 games in which Bortus appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @xsuilx's previous battles, where they won using this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Bortus card is $3.73 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: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Mylor Crowling triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @tradyscho's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $9.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 52.00% [13/25]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 13 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @star-shroud's battles, where they won 3 games using this card.
   • When paired with the Target Practice ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $370.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 51.35% [19/37]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 19 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • You could study @justenjoy's battle history to learn how they pulled off 3 wins using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Back to Basics ruleset, Yodin Zaku earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $159.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Neutral, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Aim True ruleset, where Life won 2 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 4 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Armored Up ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

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

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 15 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Unprotected ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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