Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Oct 29, 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 137 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Sunday, October 29, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Javelin Thrower - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Javelin Thrower is a Rare monster card from the Reward 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 Javelin Thrower appeared.
   • You could observe @sp4astimber's battle history to learn how they produced a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Javelin Thrower card is $0.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Ancient Redwood is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Ancient Redwood appeared.
   • You may want to watch @sp1astimber's battle history to see how they pulled off a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ancient Redwood card is $10.67 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Baby Unicorn - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Baby Unicorn is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You could watch @kesryn's previous battle to see how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Baby Unicorn card is $0.08 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. Goblin Shaman - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Goblin Shaman is a Common monster card from the Beta 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 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @truth-revelation's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Goblin Shaman ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Goblin Shaman card is $0.72 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 60.87% [14/23]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 14 games where Failed Summoner triumphed.
   • Failed Summoner did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 7 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @sp1astimber's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Failed Summoner won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $0.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Drybone Raider - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Drybone Raider is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @z4orce's battle, where they beat their opponent using Drybone Raider ^[1].
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Waka Spiritblade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Waka Spiritblade appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @rfcat's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $249.50 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Obsidian appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @zurichhh's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Brighton Bloom - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Brighton Bloom appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @sp8astimber's battle history, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $2.00 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. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 8 games.
   • It could be enlightening to study @uwelang's battle history, where they beat their opponent using Lily Shieldpaw ^[1].
   • When paired with the Ferocity ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $10.76 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [9/15]
   

   
   
   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 9 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, observe @wolf-sl's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $99.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 7 games where Immortalis won.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @z4orce's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Immortalis won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $18.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 54.67% [41/75]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 24 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Ferocity ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 5 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 53.85% [21/39]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 12 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, where Earth won 2 times.
     
     

3. Fire
   Win rate: 52.94% [18/34]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its own element 10 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune