Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Jan 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 126 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Friday, January 26, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Djinn Muirat - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Djinn Muirat is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 5 games in which Djinn Muirat appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @ghostlybg's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Djinn Muirat card is $1.31 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Flame Mephit is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 2 games in which Flame Mephit appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at @strong-ai's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Flame Mephit card is $0.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Captain Fellblade - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Captain Fellblade is an Epic monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved success, finding itself on the winning team for 1 game.
   • Captain Fellblade did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • It could be educational to watch @ram.here's battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Captain Fellblade card is $3.59 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. Mantaroth - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Mantaroth is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 11 games where Mantaroth won.
   • Mantaroth performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @ghostlybg's battle history, where they won 6 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
   • When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Mantaroth saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Mantaroth card is $45.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Igor Darkspear - Water splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Igor Darkspear is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 7 games where Igor Darkspear triumphed.
   • You could take a moment to view @joanchen's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Igor Darkspear card is $0.65 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Time Mage - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Time Mage is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 9 games where Time Mage triumphed.
   • You could see @sibit's battles to learn how they pulled off 3 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Time Mage card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Avina of the Wolf - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single match by @jayvee72, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $1.94 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Brewmaster Abraxas - 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.

   Brewmaster Abraxas is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was used in a single match by @tidepodoreos, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Brewmaster Abraxas card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was used in a single match by @jayvee72, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.25 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. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 63.16% [24/38]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 24 games where Lux Vega won.
   • It could be educational to take a look at @joanchen's battles, where they beat their opponent 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Lux Vega earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $490.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Thaddius Brood won.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @sibit's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Thaddius Brood saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 57.69% [15/26]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 15 games where Kelya Frendul won.
   • You may want to study @zurichhh's battle history to learn how they achieved 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.38 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 63.16% [24/38]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 7 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, where Neutral prevailed 3 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 55.56% [15/27]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its own element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.

   • Death splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 3 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Water
   Win rate: 54.55% [24/44]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its identical element 11 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Little League ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune