Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Apr 26, 2024

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 111 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Friday, April 26, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Daarg Deadblast - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Daarg Deadblast is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Daarg Deadblast did best when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 4 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to see @yabapmatt's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Daarg Deadblast card is $19.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Disintegrator - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Disintegrator is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • You may want to view @tentza1983's battle to see how they defeated their foe with Disintegrator ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Disintegrator card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Commander Goff - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Commander Goff is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion 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 2 games in which Commander Goff appeared.
   • You could study @kingbo's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Commander Goff card is $8.09 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. Oshuur Constantia - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [12/15]
   

   
   
   Oshuur Constantia is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 6 games.
   • Oshuur Constantia did best when placed in the team's number two position, where it saw 6 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @mnemonikx's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Oshuur Constantia card is $12.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Spirit Hoarder - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Spirit Hoarder 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 winning team for all 9 games where Spirit Hoarder won.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch @sinnis's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Target Practice ruleset, Spirit Hoarder saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Spirit Hoarder card is $1.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Mantaroth - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Mantaroth is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Mantaroth won.
   • Mantaroth performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may want to watch @zulehhh's battle history to see how they pulled off 4 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Mantaroth card is $39.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Underboss Fabino - 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.

   Underboss Fabino is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single match by @dark.star, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Underboss Fabino card is $0.66 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fernheart - 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.

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

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $1.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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.
   The card at level 4 was used in a single battle by @ducecrypto, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $175.00 USD (11 BCX) 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: 62.50% [15/24]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 15 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @sinnis's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $6.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 59.26% [16/27]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 16 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
   • You may want to view @akapromethee's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Lux Vega earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $299.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
   Win rate: 53.33% [8/15]
   

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe 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 Grandmaster Rathe triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @zulehhh's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $3.53 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 59.26% [16/27]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Neutral won 2 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 56.25% [9/16]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, besting its identical element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 3 of those battles.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 55.56% [15/27]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune