Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Apr 7, 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 113 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Sunday, April 7, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Pelacor Arbalest - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Arbalest is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 5 games in which Pelacor Arbalest appeared.
   • Pelacor Arbalest performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @zommbo's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Pelacor Arbalest card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Iidri Fyre - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Iidri Fyre is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 1 game.
   • Iidri Fyre did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @suteru's battle to see how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
     
     

3. Sorriel the Bale - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Sorriel the Bale is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may want to watch @tsiouftelis's previous battle to learn how they defeated their opponent with Sorriel the Bale ^[1].
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Countess Sinash - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Countess Sinash is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 6 games.
   • Countess Sinash did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @suteru's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Countess Sinash card is $0.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Venator Kinjo - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Venator Kinjo is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 5 games.
   • When used in combination with the Healed Out ruleset, Venator Kinjo won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venator Kinjo card is $0.92 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Wave Brood - Water splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Wave Brood is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • Wave Brood did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may want to view @tookan's battle to see how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Counterspell ruleset, Wave Brood won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Wave Brood card is $0.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, observe @slaifer-red-01's battle history, where they won using Mylor Crowling ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $2.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Xander Foxwood - 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.

   Xander Foxwood is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 was used in one match by @untamable, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Xander Foxwood card is $2.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sthispa - 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.

   Sthispa is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in a single match by @therakejake, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $0.98 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. Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Conqueror Jacek triumphed.
   • You could take a look at @white-walker-13's battle to learn how they pulled off a win using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Holy Protection ruleset, Conqueror Jacek won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $4.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 4 games.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @wer-gewinnt's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using Astral Entity ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $5.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Tarsa - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Tarsa 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 (wild) battles, winning all 7 games where Tarsa triumphed.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @suteru's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 58.06% [18/31]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, beating its own element 8 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Holy Protection ruleset, where Fire won 3 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 50.88% [29/57]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its own element 13 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Weak Magic ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
     
     

3. Neutral
   Win rate: 50.00% [9/18]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Death, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Equalizer ruleset, where Neutral won 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune