Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Oct 19, 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 129 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Thursday, October 19, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Halfling Alchemist - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Halfling Alchemist is an Epic monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.
   • Halfling Alchemist performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, watch @vettev's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Halfling Alchemist card is $11.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Sea Genie - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Sea Genie is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Sea Genie appeared.
   • You could study @choi2edge's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Sea Genie card is $0.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ferox Defender - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Ferox Defender is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards 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 Ferox Defender appeared.
   • You may want to watch @mrosen94's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Cornealus - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Cornealus is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 7 games where Cornealus triumphed.
   • Cornealus did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @uwelang's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Cornealus card is $17.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Deeplurker - Water splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Deeplurker is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Deeplurker won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @choi2edge's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Born Again ruleset, Deeplurker won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Deeplurker card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Acid Shooter - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Acid Shooter is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Acid Shooter won.
   • You could observe @uwelang's battle to see how they defeated their foe using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Acid Shooter card is $0.17 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Xia Seachan - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Xia Seachan is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Xia Seachan appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to see @shadowwolf888's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Xia Seachan won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Xia Seachan card is $9.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Mimosa Nightshade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Mimosa Nightshade is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Mimosa Nightshade appeared.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @xawi's battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mimosa Nightshade card is $20.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Xander Foxwood - 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.

   Xander Foxwood 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 one battle by @vugtis, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Xander Foxwood card is $3.92 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. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, winning all 12 games where Lorna Shine triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @shadowwolf888's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Lorna Shine won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $2.50 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.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 17 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • You may want to observe @choi2edge's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $211.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 56.25% [9/16]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Valnamor won.
   • You may want to watch @choi2edge's battles to see how they beat their foes 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Valnamor earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $199.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Water
   Win rate: 58.06% [18/31]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its own element 8 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Fire
   Win rate: 50.00% [17/34]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its own element 10 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Fog of War ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [17/34]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its own element 10 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.

   • Earth splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 8 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune