Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Apr 11, 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 125 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Tuesday, April 11, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Gold Dragon - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Gold Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Gold Dragon saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Gold Dragon card is $350.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fire Demon - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Fire Demon is an Epic monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Fire Demon performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Fire Demon card is $4.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ice Pixie - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Ice Pixie is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Ice Pixie appeared.
   • Ice Pixie performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Ice Pixie card is $1.70 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. Elven Mystic - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 76.47% [13/17]
   

   
   
   Elven Mystic is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 13 games where Elven Mystic triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @truls's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Elven Mystic won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Elven Mystic card is $2.21 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chaos Agent - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Chaos Agent is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Chaos Agent won.
   • Chaos Agent performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Agent card is $0.17 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Dragon Jumper - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Dragon Jumper is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @maisiewss's battle history, where they won 3 games with Dragon Jumper ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Dragon Jumper saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Dragon Jumper card is $22.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Prince Julian is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 4 games in which Prince Julian appeared.
   • When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Prince Julian earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Prince Julian card is $32000.00 USD (7000 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fernheart - 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.

   Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single match by @darki456, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $3.43 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Malric Inferno - 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.

   Malric Inferno is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in one battle by @imperfect-one, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Malric Inferno card is $1.98 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. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage 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 7 games where Scarred Llama Mage triumphed.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @maisiewss's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Unprotected ruleset, Scarred Llama Mage won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $119.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 58.62% [17/29]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 16 games.
   • You could take a look at @maisiewss's battles to see how they pulled off 7 wins with Byzantine Kitty ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • When paired with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $328.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 55.00% [11/20]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 11 games where Valnamor triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @hametaro's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Valnamor won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $185.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 58.46% [38/65]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 23 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 4 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 57.14% [20/35]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 5 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Fire & Regret ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 47.83% [11/23]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its own element 6 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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