Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Aug 26, 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 131 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Saturday, August 26, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Scavo Technomancer - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Scavo Technomancer is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Scavo Technomancer appeared.
   • It could be educational to take a look at @donpapy's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Scavo Technomancer card is $0.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Flame Monkey - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Flame Monkey is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Flame Monkey appeared.
   • It could be enlightening to take a look at @mango-juice's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Counterspell ruleset, Flame Monkey won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Flame Monkey card is $0.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Living Lava - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Living Lava is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Living Lava appeared.
   • Living Lava did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @mango-juice's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Living Lava won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Living Lava card is $1.26 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. Mycelic Infantry - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Mycelic Infantry is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Mycelic Infantry won.
   • Mycelic Infantry performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • It could be educational to study @watari-21's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Mycelic Infantry card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Time Mage - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.59% [12/17]
   

   
   
   Time Mage is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 11 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @yokosama's previous battles, where they won 2 games with Time Mage ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Time Mage earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Time Mage card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Soul Fiend - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Soul Fiend 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 9 games where Soul Fiend won.
   • Soul Fiend performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @zolajade's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Soul Fiend won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Fiend card is $1.67 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Chanseus the Great - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Chanseus the Great is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Chanseus the Great appeared.
   • You may want to observe @justiceluke's battle to see how they produced a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Chanseus the Great card is $54.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Astral Entity - 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.

   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in a single battle by @watari-21, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $9.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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 one battle by @zurichhh, which it won.

   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $105.00 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: 62.50% [10/16]
   

   
   
   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 10 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @mango-juice's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $13.84 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Immortalis 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 7 games where Immortalis won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @watari-21's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $15.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 55.93% [33/59]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 32 games.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Lux Vega won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $636.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 55.93% [33/59]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Neutral, defeating its own element 12 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 54.55% [12/22]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Neutral, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Earthquake ruleset, where Life won 2 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 53.85% [14/26]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its own 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), prevailing in 5 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune