Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Sep 9, 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?
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WILDFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 108 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Saturday, September 9, 2023:
Monsters with highest win rate
Enchanted Pixie - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
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 victorious team for all 4 games in which Enchanted Pixie appeared.Gold Dragon - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Gold Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition.
The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Gold Dragon appeared.Venari Spellsmith - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Venari Spellsmith is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Venari Spellsmith appeared.- To understand the strategy of a top player, study @toocurious's previous battle, where they won with this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Venari Spellsmith card is $0.07 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)
Swamp Thing - Earth splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Swamp Thing is an Epic monster card from the Beta edition.
In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Swamp Thing triumphed.- You may want to watch @schneegecko's battle history to learn how they produced a win using this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Beta edition Swamp Thing card is $3.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Living Lava - Fire splinter
Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
Living Lava is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Living Lava triumphed.- Living Lava performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @kesryn's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Living Lava won twice.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Living Lava card is $1.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Screeching Vulture - Earth splinter
Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
Screeching Vulture is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 10 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 6 games where Screeching Vulture won.- It could be educational to study @schneegecko's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Screeching Vulture card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Summoners with highest win rate
Prince Julian - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Prince Julian is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 4 games in which Prince Julian appeared.- You could study @schneegecko's battle history to learn how they produced 2 victories with this card [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Prince Julian saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Prince Julian card is $4999.00 USD (7500 BCX) at the time of writing.
Plado Emberstorm - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
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 3 games in which Plado Emberstorm appeared.Camila Sungazer - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Camila Sungazer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Camila Sungazer appeared.
Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Grandmaster Rathe triumphed.- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @z4orce's battle history, where they won using this card [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $7.78 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 46.88% [15/32]
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 15 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.- If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @profkaos's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won 3 times.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $200.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 42.11% [8/19]
Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
Splinters with highest win rate
Dragon
Win rate: 53.23% [33/62]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 22 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.This splinter performed well with the Earthquake ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 4 times.
Dragon splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 9 of those matchups.
Death
Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
Death splinter had the most success against Death, beating its own element 5 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.This splinter matched well with the Fog of War ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
Death splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 2 of those matchups.
Life
Win rate: 52.00% [13/25]
Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its own element 6 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.This splinter matched well with the Fog of War ruleset, where Life won 2 times.
Life splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 4 of those matches.
Final thoughts
Please feel free to leave me feedback in the comments. If you are new to Splinterlands, then please consider using my referral link to get started! It is a ton of fun to play, and you can earn SPS and win NFT cards every day!
If you want to know where to buy or rent any of the cards listed in this report, I personally like Monster Market (not a referral link), a 3rd party marketplace that has a great user interface and pays you DEC back on purchases.
- Catotune
