Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Mar 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 130 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, March 29, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Kulu Swimhunter - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Kulu Swimhunter is a Common monster card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Kulu Swimhunter appeared.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @rdbigdog's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Kulu Swimhunter card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Celestial Harpy - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Celestial Harpy is a Rare monster card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Celestial Harpy card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sand Worm - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Sand Worm is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @ram.here's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Sand Worm ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Sand Worm card is $0.39 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. Merdhampir - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [12/15]
   

   
   
   Merdhampir is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 12 games where Merdhampir won.
   • You could watch @redrover1's battles to see how they achieved 3 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Merdhampir saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Merdhampir card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Khmer Princess - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Khmer Princess is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   • Khmer Princess performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to view @ram.here's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Khmer Princess earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Khmer Princess card is $2.96 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Adelade Brightwing - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Adelade Brightwing is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 8 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @yodinzaku99's battles, where they won 2 games using Adelade Brightwing ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Healed Out ruleset, Adelade Brightwing saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Adelade Brightwing card is $6.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 4 games in which Astral Entity appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Astral Entity card is $18.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 2 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @ram.here's battles to learn how they produced 2 victories using Brighton Bloom ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Brighton Bloom saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $2.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Ilthain - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in one battle by @beetlejoos, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $8.80 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. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 10 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @yetihunter01's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with Immortalis ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Wands Out ruleset, Immortalis won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Immortalis card is $24.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 53.19% [25/47]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 24 games.
   • You may want to watch @yodinzaku99's previous battles to learn how they produced 7 victories with Lux Vega ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • When paired with the Aimless ruleset, Lux Vega earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $999.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 48.48% [16/33]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 14 games.
   • You could study @redrover1's battle history to see how they pulled off 3 victories with Kelya Frendul ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Holy Protection ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Kelya Frendul card is $1.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 56.67% [17/30]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, beating its own element 7 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Going the Distance ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 53.57% [15/28]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Wands Out ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.
     
     

3. Neutral
   Win rate: 53.19% [25/47]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 8 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Aimless ruleset, where Neutral won 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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