Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Mar 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?

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 82 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Thursday, March 28, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Corpse Fiend - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Corpse Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Corpse Fiend appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @wolf-sl's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Corpse Fiend card is $1.07 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Great Porcupine - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Great Porcupine is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 1 game.
   • It could be enlightening to see @yukihyakubai's previous battle, where they won with Great Porcupine ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Great Porcupine card is $1.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Chaos Jailer is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 2 games in which Chaos Jailer appeared.
   • You could watch @yukihyakubai's battle history to learn how they accomplished 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chaos Jailer card is $0.38 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. Supply Runner - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Supply Runner is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • You could take a moment to watch @louis88's battle history to see how they pulled off 2 wins with Supply Runner ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Supply Runner card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Soul Fiend - Life splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Soul Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.
   • Soul Fiend did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to watch @yukihyakubai's battles to see how they produced 3 victories with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Fiend card is $1.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Goblin Psychic - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 63.16% [12/19]
   

   
   
   Goblin Psychic is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 9 games.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @yukihyakubai's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Goblin Psychic ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Goblin Psychic won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Goblin Psychic card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Zeddica - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Zeddica is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Zeddica appeared.
   • You may want to view @yukihyakubai's battle to see how they produced a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Zeddica card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lobb Lowland - 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.

   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single battle by @mondroid, which it won.
   
   

3. Waka Spiritblade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in one battle by @maisiewss, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $245.00 USD (11 BCX) 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. Chuul Jujinchi - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Chuul Jujinchi is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning 3 games.
   • You could watch @yukihyakubai's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using Chuul Jujinchi ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chuul Jujinchi card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning 7 games.
   • You may want to study @mondroid's battles to learn how they achieved 3 wins using Lux Vega ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Lux Vega saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $385.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 51.85% [14/27]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning 11 games.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @yukihyakubai's battles, where they won 4 games with Lily Shieldpaw ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $10.69 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Earth, besting that element 4 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter did well in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, winning 3 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Neutral
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

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

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 51.06% [24/47]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 14 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Fire & Regret ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune