Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Oct 8, 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 110 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Sunday, October 8, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Runic Skyclaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Runic Skyclaw is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Runic Skyclaw appeared.
   • You may find it educational to watch @xadragon's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runic Skyclaw card is $0.66 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Soul Fiend - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Soul Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Soul Fiend appeared.
   • Soul Fiend performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You could see @grand.high.witch's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aim True ruleset, Soul Fiend saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Fiend card is $1.62 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Silvershield Sheriff - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Silvershield Sheriff is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Silvershield Sheriff appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @marianaemilia's battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Fog of War ruleset, Silvershield Sheriff earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Silvershield Sheriff card is $0.38 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. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 73.68% [14/19]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 14 games where Failed Summoner triumphed.
   • Failed Summoner performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 10 wins.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @prince.kai's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Failed Summoner won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $0.59 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Vruz - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Vruz is a Common monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Vruz triumphed.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @th13-fu's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Briar Patch ruleset, Vruz won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Vruz card is $1.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Coeurl Lurker - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Coeurl Lurker is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 8 games where Coeurl Lurker won.
   • Coeurl Lurker performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 5 wins.
   • It could be educational to study @azircon's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Coeurl Lurker won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Coeurl Lurker card is $18.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. 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 @louis88, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $1.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Obsidian - 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.

   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 was used in a single match by @prince.kai, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [4/5]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 4 games where Scarred Llama Mage won.
   • You may want to take a look at @xsuilx's battle to learn how they pulled off a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $76.50 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. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 6 games where Lir Deepswimmer triumphed.
   • You may find it educational to study @zugrox's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $35.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 53.33% [16/30]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 16 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
   • You could study @frosta's battles to learn how they produced 4 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Lux Vega won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $610.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 53.33% [8/15]
   

   
   
   Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Mylor Crowling won.
   • You may want to watch @the-necromancer's previous battle to see how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Mylor Crowling won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $4.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 55.56% [20/36]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 7 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.

   • Earth splinter held its own in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, defeating the enemy in 4 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Neutral
   Win rate: 53.33% [16/30]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Earth, beating that element 6 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Fire & Regret ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 51.61% [32/62]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its identical element 23 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Armored Up ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune