Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Mar 9, 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 153 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Saturday, March 9, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Magi of the Forest - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Magi of the Forest is an Epic monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Magi of the Forest appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to take a look at @schneegecko's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Little League ruleset, Magi of the Forest saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Magi of the Forest card is $2.72 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.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Iidri Fyre appeared.
   • Iidri Fyre performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to watch @truth-revelation's previous battle to learn how they achieved victory with this card ^[1].
     
     

3. War Pegasus - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   War Pegasus is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which War Pegasus appeared.
   • You could take a moment to view @trashpanda5438's battle to see how they accomplished a win with this card ^[1].
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

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

1. Pelacor Conjurer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Conjurer is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Pelacor Conjurer triumphed.
   • Pelacor Conjurer performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch @schneegecko's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Conjurer card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Grimbardun Smith - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Grimbardun Smith is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Grimbardun Smith won.
   • Grimbardun Smith did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @truth-revelation's previous battles to see how they defeated their foes 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Grimbardun Smith card is $7.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Shadowy Presence - Death splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Shadowy Presence is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Shadowy Presence triumphed.
   • Shadowy Presence did best when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • It could be educational to take a look at @truth-revelation's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Shadowy Presence won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Shadowy Presence card is $0.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Owster Rotwell - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Owster Rotwell is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Owster Rotwell appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @johnjohnjohn's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Owster Rotwell card is $0.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Fernheart - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Fernheart appeared.
   • You may want to see @truth-revelation's battle to learn how they pulled off a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $3.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Prince Julian - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Prince Julian is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Prince Julian appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to view @schneegecko's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Prince Julian card is $3970.00 USD (7500 BCX) 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. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Scarred Llama Mage won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @trashpanda5438's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Scarred Llama Mage won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $63.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 52.78% [19/36]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 19 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • It could be enlightening to observe @orrkis's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 5 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When used in combination with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $140.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [19/38]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 19 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
   • You could watch @schneegecko's battles to see how they produced 4 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Lux Vega won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $450.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.66% [44/82]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 29 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Earthquake ruleset, where Dragon won 4 times.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 51.28% [20/39]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its own element 10 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Taking Sides ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 51.11% [23/45]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its own element 11 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Little League ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune