Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Jan 1, 2023

Happy New Year, Splinterlands fans! Here's to hoping that 2023 will bring an end to this long crypto winter, and continued growth and success for Splinterlands, the game that we all know and love!

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 59 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Sunday, January 1, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Scale Doctor - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Scale Doctor is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 6 games in which Scale Doctor appeared.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @cyguy's battles, where they beat their opponent 5 times with this card.
   • When used in combination with the Super Sneak ruleset, Scale Doctor earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scale Doctor card is $13.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lord of Darkness - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Lord of Darkness 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, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   Lord of Darkness did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @imperfect-one's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Lord of Darkness card is $26.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Undead Priest - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Undead Priest is a Rare monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @imperfect-one's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with Undead Priest.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Undead Priest card is $1.88 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. Stitch Leech - Life splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Stitch Leech is a Common monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 4 games.
   You could study @cyguy's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 3 times using Stitch Leech.
   • When paired with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Stitch Leech earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Stitch Leech card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 53.33% [8/15]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 8 games where Baakjira won.
   You could watch @cyguy's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 4 times with this card.
   • When paired with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Baakjira earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Baakjira card is $4.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Djinn Oshannus - Water splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [8/16]
   

   
   
   Djinn Oshannus is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 8 games where Djinn Oshannus won.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, study @cyguy's previous battles, where they won 3 games using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Oshannus card is $1.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Zintar Mortalis - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Zintar Mortalis is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 3 games in which Zintar Mortalis appeared.
   You could watch @imperfect-one's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 3 times using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Zintar Mortalis card is $2.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 3 games in which Obsidian appeared.
   If you want to learn from the best, study @cyguy's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Obsidian card is $1.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Scarred Llama Mage appeared.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @cyguy's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card.
   • When paired with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Scarred Llama Mage won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $135.00 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. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   You may want to take a look at @cyguy's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 7 times using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Super Sneak ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $261.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   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 6 games where Lorna Shine won.
   You may want to take a moment to watch @cyguy's previous battles to see how they produced 5 victories using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Lorna Shine earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $6.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Selenia Sky - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 46.67% [7/15]
   

   
   
   Selenia Sky is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning 4 games.
   You could take a look at @imperfect-one's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 4 times with Selenia Sky.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Selenia Sky card is $33.87 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 66.67% [4/6]
   

   
   
   Death splinter was successful against Water, beating that element 1 time in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Neutral
   Win rate: 60.00% [3/5]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 2 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   
   

3. Earth
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 2 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   This splinter was effective with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 2 times.
   
   

Final thoughts

Please feel free to leave me feedback in the comments. If you are new to Splinterlands, then please consider using my referral link to get started! It is a ton of fun to play, and you can earn SPS and win NFT cards every day!
If you want to know where to buy or rent any of the cards listed in this report, I personally like Monster Market (not a referral link), a 3rd party marketplace that has a great user interface and pays you DEC back on purchases.

- Catotune

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