Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Sep 6, 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 124 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, September 6, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Queen of Crows - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Queen of Crows 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, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Queen of Crows appeared.
   • Queen of Crows performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @tungchook's battle history to learn how they accomplished a win with this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Unprotected ruleset, Queen of Crows won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Queen of Crows card is $1.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Demented Shark is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You could take a moment to watch @tungchook's battle history to see how they achieved victory using Demented Shark ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Demented Shark card is $0.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Shieldbearer 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, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Shieldbearer appeared.
   • Shieldbearer performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @qtpathanaqt's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Shieldbearer card is $3.05 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. Khmer Princess - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Khmer Princess is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 8 games.
   • You may want to study @qtpathanaqt's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 2 wins with Khmer Princess ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Wands Out ruleset, Khmer Princess earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Khmer Princess card is $2.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Xenith Monk - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Xenith Monk 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, finding itself on the victorious team for all 8 games where Xenith Monk won.
   • Xenith Monk performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 6 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @sp3cial3d's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Monk card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Dax Paragon - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Dax Paragon is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Dax Paragon won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @rdbigdog's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Taking Sides ruleset, Dax Paragon earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Dax Paragon card is $0.33 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Brighton Bloom - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • You could watch @frkiana's battle to see how they produced a win with Brighton Bloom ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $2.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kretch Tallevor - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Kretch Tallevor is an Epic summoner card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Kretch Tallevor appeared.
   • You could watch @kyl3's previous battle to see how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Kretch Tallevor card is $0.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Vera Salacia - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Vera Salacia is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single battle by @rdbigdog, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Vera Salacia card is $0.69 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. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 60.87% [14/23]
   

   
   
   Immortalis 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 (modern) battles, winning all 14 games where Immortalis won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, observe @qtpathanaqt's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Wands Out ruleset, Immortalis won 4 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $16.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 57.14% [12/21]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 12 games where Kelya Frendul triumphed.
   • You may find it enlightening to view @siberian12's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Taking Sides ruleset, Kelya Frendul earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.82 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   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 6 games where Lily Shieldpaw triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @pooch1124's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Counterspell ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $10.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Water
   Win rate: 58.62% [17/29]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its own element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

2. Earth
   Win rate: 53.85% [21/39]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its own element 10 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Wands Out ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 4 times.
     
     

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

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its identical element 29 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Unprotected ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 4 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune