Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Mar 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 109 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Wednesday, March 27, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Ferox Defender - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [6/6]
   

   
   
   Ferox Defender is a Common monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Ferox Defender performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may want to view @vyhung3's battle history to see how they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Close Range ruleset, Ferox Defender won twice.
     
     

2. Xenith Monk - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Xenith Monk is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • Xenith Monk did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @uchti's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Monk card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Scavo Hireling - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Scavo Hireling is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • You could watch @yakuzayazoo's battle to learn how they defeated their opponent using Scavo Hireling ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Scavo Hireling saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scavo Hireling card is $0.13 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. Countess Sinash - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Countess Sinash is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
   • Countess Sinash did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 6 wins.
   • You may want to watch @xabi's previous battle to learn how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Armored Up ruleset, Countess Sinash won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Countess Sinash card is $1.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Void Dragon - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Void Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 6 games.
   • Void Dragon performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 5 wins.
   • It could be educational to study @sportsgeek's battle history, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Void Dragon earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Void Dragon card is $1.38 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Merdhampir - Water splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Merdhampir is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 6 games.
   • You may want to study @rexaa's previous battle to see how they defeated their foe with Merdhampir ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Merdhampir card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Camila Sungazer - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Camila Sungazer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Camila Sungazer appeared.
   • You may want to watch @oleksandr-3811's battle history to see how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Camila Sungazer card is $6.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Valnamor appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to view @mr-impasta's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $150.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Daria Dragonscale - 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.

   Daria Dragonscale is an Epic summoner card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in a single match by @furiouschickens, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Daria Dragonscale card is $3.30 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. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 61.11% [22/36]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning 15 games.
   • When used in combination with the Close Range ruleset, Quix the Devious earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $7.65 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @ytfdinau's battle, where they won using Immortalis ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Immortalis earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $10.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 57.69% [15/26]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 12 games.
   • When used in combination with the Back to Basics ruleset, Kelya Frendul earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.65 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 2 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Water
   Win rate: 53.19% [25/47]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, defeating its identical element 9 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Holy Protection ruleset, where Water prevailed 2 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 52.46% [32/61]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 15 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune