Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Mar 12, 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 102 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Sunday, March 12, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Molten Ash Golem - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Molten Ash Golem is a Rare monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Molten Ash Golem appeared.
   • Molten Ash Golem did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Molten Ash Golem card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Enchanted Pixie - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Enchanted Pixie is a Rare monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Enchanted Pixie appeared.
   • Enchanted Pixie performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Enchanted Pixie card is $1.92 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Exploding Dwarf - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Exploding Dwarf is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Exploding Dwarf appeared.
   • You could study @schneegecko's battle history to learn how they achieved 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Exploding Dwarf card is $0.30 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. Prismatic Energy - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Prismatic Energy is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 10 games where Prismatic Energy triumphed.
   • Prismatic Energy did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 7 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @zenocross's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Prismatic Energy won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Prismatic Energy card is $3.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Living Lava - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Living Lava is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Living Lava won.
   • Living Lava performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @endgegner's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Living Lava saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Living Lava card is $2.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sand Worm - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Sand Worm is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 12 games where Sand Worm won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @zenocross's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Standard ruleset, Sand Worm won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Sand Worm card is $0.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Kiara Lightbringer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Kiara Lightbringer is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Kiara Lightbringer appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Kiara Lightbringer card is $6.88 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Plado Emberstorm is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Plado Emberstorm appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Plado Emberstorm card is $89.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Talia Firestorm - 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.

   Talia Firestorm is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single battle by @schneegecko, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Talia Firestorm card is $6.90 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. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku 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 10 games where Yodin Zaku won.
   • When used in combination with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Yodin Zaku won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $170.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 52.17% [12/23]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 12 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
   • When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Lux Vega saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $842.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 46.15% [6/13]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 6 games where Lorna Shine won.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @zenocross's battle history to learn how they pulled off 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Lorna Shine earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $4.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 72.00% [18/25]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Life, beating that element 4 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.
     
     

2. Neutral
   Win rate: 52.17% [12/23]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Neutral, besting its own element 3 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 50.00% [9/18]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its identical element 3 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Equalizer ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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