Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Jul 29, 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.

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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 47 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Monday, July 29, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Venari Marksrat - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Venari Marksrat is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Venari Marksrat appeared.
   • You may want to study @xadragon's battle history to see how they pulled off a win with this card ^[1].
     
     

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

   
   
   Riftwing is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Riftwing appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @vugtis's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Riftwing card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Silvershield Assassin - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Silvershield Assassin 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, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Silvershield Assassin appeared.
   • Silvershield Assassin performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could watch @vugtis's battle to see how they beat their foe using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Silvershield Assassin card is $0.27 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. Mantaroth - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 53.85% [7/13]
   

   
   
   Mantaroth is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 7 games where Mantaroth won.
   • Mantaroth performed ideally when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You could study @vugtis's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 3 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Mantaroth card is $39.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Doctor Blight - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 47.37% [9/19]
   

   
   
   Doctor Blight is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 9 games where Doctor Blight won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @xadragon's battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Doctor Blight won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Doctor Blight card is $11.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Furious Chicken - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 46.15% [6/13]
   

   
   
   Furious Chicken is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Furious Chicken did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may want to study @xadragon's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Furious Chicken card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Thaddius Brood appeared.
   • It could be enlightening to study @kesryn's battle history, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage 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 Scarred Llama Mage appeared.
   • You could take a look at @vugtis's previous battle to learn how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $28.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Lorna Shine appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @vugtis's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $0.51 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)

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 2 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Stampede ruleset, where Life won 2 times.

   • Life splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 3 of those battles.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 55.56% [5/9]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, besting its identical element 3 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Ferocity ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 5 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 2 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune