Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Nov 16, 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 117 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Thursday, November 16, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Antoid Platoon - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Antoid Platoon is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 5 games in which Antoid Platoon appeared.
   • Antoid Platoon did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @tthammer's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Antoid Platoon card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Epona - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Epona appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, observe @yabapmatt's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $99.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kron the Undying - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Kron the Undying is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Kron the Undying appeared.
   • Kron the Undying did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @teddykgb's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Kron the Undying card is $21.40 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. Chaos Dragon - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Chaos Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 10 games where Chaos Dragon won.
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Chaos Dragon saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Dragon card is $4.72 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Renova - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Djinn Renova is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Djinn Renova won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @wolfigangle's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Renova card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Pelacor Conjurer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Conjurer 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 9 games where Pelacor Conjurer won.
   • Pelacor Conjurer did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 6 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @yabapmatt's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Pelacor Conjurer won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Conjurer card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Skargore - 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.

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

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Skargore card is $1.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in a single battle by @ksantoprotein, which it won.

   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $91.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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 (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single battle by @joephu, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $1.77 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. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 8 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • You could take a look at @wolfigangle's previous battle to learn how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $8.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   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 (modern) battles, winning all 8 games where Lorna Shine won.
   • You may want to take a look at @brybro27's previous battles to see how they accomplished 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $2.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 7 games where Immortalis won.
   • You could take a look at @tthammer's previous battle to see how they pulled off a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $11.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 58.33% [35/60]
   

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

   • This splinter performed well with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.

   • Dragon splinter was useful in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), prevailing in 9 of those battles.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 51.72% [15/29]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Neutral, besting that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Weak Magic ruleset, where Water won 2 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [16/32]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its own element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Little League ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune