Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Mar 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 107 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Sunday, March 19, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Venari Wavesmith - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Venari Wavesmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 6 games in which Venari Wavesmith appeared.
   • When paired with the Briar Patch ruleset, Venari Wavesmith saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Wavesmith card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Axemaster - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Axemaster is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 4 games.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Axemaster card is $4.85 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Poseidon - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Poseidon is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Poseidon appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Poseidon card is $20.00 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. Ruler of the Seas - Water splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]
   

   
   
   Ruler of the Seas is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 12 games where Ruler of the Seas triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @michealb's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Ruler of the Seas won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Ruler of the Seas card is $53.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Renova - Life splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Djinn Renova is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Djinn Renova triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @ram.here's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Renova card is $0.21 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelp Initiate - Water splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Kelp Initiate is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 8 games where Kelp Initiate won.
   • Kelp Initiate performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 4 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Kelp Initiate card is $1.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Waka Spiritblade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was used in one match by @fantasycrypto, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $650.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Brighton Bloom - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single match by @ares-hephaestus, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $3.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Vera Salacia - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Vera Salacia is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single battle by @pax-au-telemanus, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Vera Salacia card is $1.13 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: 78.57% [11/14]
   

   
   
   Valnamor 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 11 games where Valnamor won.
   • You may want to watch @michealb's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Armored Up ruleset, Valnamor won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $174.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 9 games where Lorna Shine triumphed.
   • You may want to take a look at @ram.here's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $4.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Quix the Devious won.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Quix the Devious card is $22.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Water
   Win rate: 56.25% [27/48]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its own element 11 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Armored Up ruleset, where Water won 2 times.

   • Water splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), prevailing in 7 of those battles.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 55.56% [20/36]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its identical element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Taking Sides ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 3 times.

   • Dragon splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), winning 9 of those matches.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 51.72% [15/29]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, defeating its identical element 9 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Healed Out ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.

   • Life splinter did well in high mana cap battles (greater than 46 mana), winning 3 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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