Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Jan 27, 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 127 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Saturday, January 27, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Tower Griffin - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [10/10]
   

   
   
   Tower Griffin is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 8 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @omg-sp2's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Tower Griffin ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Tower Griffin card is $1.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Scale Doctor - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Scale Doctor is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 6 games in which Scale Doctor appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at @freefrag's battle history to see how they pulled off 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scale Doctor card is $8.82 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kralus - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Kralus 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 5 games in which Kralus appeared.
   • Kralus did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @omg-sp2's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Kralus card is $31.67 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: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Oshuur Constantia is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 9 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to view @donpapy's battle history, where they won 2 games using Oshuur Constantia ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Healed Out ruleset, Oshuur Constantia earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Oshuur Constantia card is $18.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Failed Summoner triumphed.
   • Failed Summoner performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch @omg-sp2's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Failed Summoner earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $0.65 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 9 games where Almo Cambio won.
   • Almo Cambio performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You could take a look at @scarfcmx's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Almo Cambio won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $18.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Scarred Llama Mage appeared.
   • It could be enlightening to watch @gaido's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $68.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Valnamor appeared.
   • You could take a moment to view @darcksoldier's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $295.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Selenia Sky - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Selenia Sky is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Selenia Sky appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @scarfcmx's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Selenia Sky card is $24.90 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. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 82.35% [14/17]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 14 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • You may want to observe @scarfcmx's battles to see how they beat their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Healed Out ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $98.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 9 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @stiant's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Unprotected ruleset, Yodin Zaku earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $74.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 52.63% [10/19]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw 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 (wild) battles, winning all 10 games where Lily Shieldpaw triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see @kingsclown's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $9.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Unprotected ruleset, where Death prevailed 3 times.

   • Death splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 4 of those battles.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 57.53% [42/73]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its identical element 20 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Healed Out ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.
     
     

3. Fire
   Win rate: 52.27% [23/44]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its own element 12 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Unprotected ruleset, where Fire won 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune