Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Apr 19, 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 115 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Wednesday, April 19, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Runic Skyclaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Runic Skyclaw is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved success, finding itself on the winning team for 1 game.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runic Skyclaw card is $0.88 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Queen of Crows - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Queen of Crows is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Queen of Crows performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • When paired with the Going the Distance ruleset, Queen of Crows won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Queen of Crows card is $1.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. River Nymph - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   River Nymph is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which River Nymph appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition River Nymph card is $0.15 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. Kelp Initiate - Water splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Kelp Initiate is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to view @broxi's battles, where they won 2 games with Kelp Initiate ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Fog of War ruleset, Kelp Initiate earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Kelp Initiate card is $1.56 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Merdhampir - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Merdhampir is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Merdhampir won.
   • When used in combination with the Unprotected ruleset, Merdhampir won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Merdhampir card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Furious Chicken - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Furious Chicken is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.
   • Furious Chicken did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @emp-warden's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Furious Chicken card is $2.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Camila Sungazer - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Camila Sungazer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Camila Sungazer appeared.
   • You could take a moment to watch @stivramens's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Camila Sungazer card is $17.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Grandmaster Rathe appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $13.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. The Peakrider - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   The Peakrider is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which The Peakrider appeared.
   • You may want to watch @cryptkeeper17's battle history to see how they produced 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition The Peakrider card is $38.00 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. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Valnamor won.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @angstgegner's previous battles to see how they produced 3 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Valnamor won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $248.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 55.00% [11/20]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 11 games where Kelya Frendul won.
   • You could take a look at @broxi's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Aim True ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $1.96 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Selenia Sky - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 46.67% [7/15]
   

   
   
   Selenia Sky is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 7 games where Selenia Sky won.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Selenia Sky card is $44.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 60.00% [12/20]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Neutral, beating that element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Counterspell ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.

   • Life splinter held its own in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, prevailing in 3 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 52.73% [29/55]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its identical element 12 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Aim True ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [20/40]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Neutral, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Little League ruleset, where Earth won 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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