Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Feb 28, 2024
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?
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MODERNFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 119 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, February 28, 2024:
Monsters with highest win rate
Blackmoor Nymph - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Blackmoor Nymph is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @angelwithashotty's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Blackmoor Nymph [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Blackmoor Nymph card is $0.62 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Venari Spellsmith - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Venari Spellsmith is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.- Venari Spellsmith did best when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 2 wins.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @vishkaal's battle history, where they beat their opponent with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Venari Spellsmith card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Life Sapper - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Life Sapper is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @vishkaal's battle, where they beat their opponent with Life Sapper [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Life Sapper card is $0.06 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)
Angelic Mandarin - Water splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
Angelic Mandarin is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Angelic Mandarin won.- If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @lorkus's battles, where they won 3 games with this card [1, 2, 3].
- When paired with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Angelic Mandarin earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Angelic Mandarin card is $0.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Torrent Fiend - Water splinter
Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
Torrent Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 9 games where Torrent Fiend triumphed.Clockwork Aide - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
Clockwork Aide is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 4 games.
Summoners with highest win rate
Tarsa - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved success, winning 1 game.Prophet Rosa - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.Prophet Rosa is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 6 was used in a single match by @clove71, which it won.- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prophet Rosa card is $0.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prophet Rosa card is $0.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Zeddica - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.Zeddica is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was used in a single match by @huyquangvtvn1, which it won.- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zeddica card is $0.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zeddica card is $0.29 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)
Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
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 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 59.38% [19/32]
Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 16 games.- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @vishkaal's previous battles, where they won 4 games using Lux Vega [1, 2, 3, 4].
- When paired with the Born Again ruleset, Lux Vega won twice.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $489.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 6 games where Kelya Frendul triumphed.- It could be educational to take a look at @xawi's battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $1.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Splinters with highest win rate
Water
Win rate: 63.64% [14/22]
Water splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 4 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.- Water splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 3 of those battles.
- Water splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 3 of those battles.
Neutral
Win rate: 59.38% [19/32]
Neutral splinter had the most success against Neutral, defeating its identical element 4 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.- This splinter matched well with the Born Again ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 2 times.
- This splinter matched well with the Born Again ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 2 times.
Death
Win rate: 51.72% [15/29]
Death splinter had the most success against Death, beating its identical element 7 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.- This splinter performed well with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
- This splinter performed well with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
Final thoughts
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- Catotune
