Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Jan 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.

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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 115 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Thursday, January 19, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Grum Flameblade - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Grum Flameblade is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Grum Flameblade appeared.
   Grum Flameblade performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @wolf-sl's battles, where they won using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Grum Flameblade card is $3.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Dhampir Infiltrator - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Dhampir Infiltrator is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Dhampir Infiltrator appeared.
   Dhampir Infiltrator did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could watch @moriarty95's battle history to learn how they beat their opponent using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Dhampir Infiltrator card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Wave Brood - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Wave Brood is an Epic monster card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Wave Brood appeared.
   Wave Brood did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @cyguy's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Wave Brood card is $1.77 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. Epona - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Epona won.
   Epona performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @frosta's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $130.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Dragon Jumper - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Dragon Jumper is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Dragon Jumper triumphed.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @cyguy's previous battles to learn how they achieved 2 wins using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Dragon Jumper won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Dragon Jumper card is $32.67 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grenadier - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 65.00% [13/20]
   

   
   
   Grenadier is an Epic monster card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 13 games where Grenadier triumphed.
   • You may want to take a look at @moriarty95's previous battles to learn how they achieved 2 victories with this card.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Grenadier won 4 times.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Grenadier card is $2.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Crypt Mancer - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Crypt Mancer is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 3 games in which Crypt Mancer appeared.
   • You could take a look at @shadowwolf888's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponent using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Crypt Mancer card is $81.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Tarsa appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at @vettev's battle history to learn how they pulled off a win with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Tarsa card is $1.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Malric Inferno - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.
   Malric Inferno is a Rare summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 2 was used in one match, which it won.
   • You could watch @moriarty95's battles to see how they beat their opponent with Malric Inferno.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Malric Inferno card is $2.19 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% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 9 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @hashmask's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $165.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 68.42% [13/19]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 13 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • You could study @infinityx22's battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card.
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $245.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Prince Rennyn - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Prince Rennyn 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 8 games where Prince Rennyn won.
   • You could watch @themightyvolcano's battles to learn how they produced 2 victories using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Stampede ruleset, Prince Rennyn won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Prince Rennyn card is $162.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 73.68% [14/19]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Life, besting that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 56.10% [23/41]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its own element 9 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Earthquake ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 4 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [22/44]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 12 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Stampede ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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