Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - May 28, 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 132 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Sunday, May 28, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Child of the Forest - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Child of the Forest is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 5 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @thebadwitch's battle history, where they won 2 games with Child of the Forest ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Child of the Forest won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Child of the Forest card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Serpentine Spy - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Serpentine Spy is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 4 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @browarrior's battles to see how they produced 2 wins with Serpentine Spy ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Serpentine Spy card is $0.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Fineas Rage - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Fineas Rage is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Fineas Rage appeared.
   • Fineas Rage did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could take a look at @chrisheyne's battles to see how they accomplished 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Fineas Rage card is $0.60 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. Truthspeaker - Life splinter
   Win rate: 92.86% [13/14]
   

   
   
   Truthspeaker is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 13 games where Truthspeaker won.
   • You may want to watch @chrisheyne's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 6 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Truthspeaker card is $1.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ash Mirage - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 90.91% [10/11]
   

   
   
   Ash Mirage is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 8 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @chrisheyne's battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times with Ash Mirage ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ash Mirage card is $0.26 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Spark Pixies is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 9 games where Spark Pixies triumphed.
   • Spark Pixies performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 9 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @chrisheyne's previous battles, where they won 4 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Spark Pixies won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Spark Pixies card is $0.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 7 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • You may want to study @browarrior's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $40.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Brighton Bloom - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 5 games in which Brighton Bloom appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @beetlejoos's previous battles, where they won 4 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Brighton Bloom won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $3.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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 Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Scarred Llama Mage appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $125.00 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. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning 11 games.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @chrisheyne's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponents 5 times with Yodin Zaku ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Yodin Zaku saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $162.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 12 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @chrisheyne's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 5 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $239.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 6 games where Tarsa triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @beetlejoos's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Tarsa saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.65 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 64.71% [22/34]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, beating its identical element 7 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Life won 2 times.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 53.33% [8/15]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, besting its own element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Wands Out ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.

   • Death splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 2 of those battles.
     
     

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!

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- Catotune

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