Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Mar 7, 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 97 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Thursday, March 7, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Sand Worm - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Sand Worm is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @aabcent's battles, where they won 2 games with Sand Worm ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Sand Worm card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Failed Summoner appeared.
   • Failed Summoner did best when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to view @rocketfrog's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Taking Sides ruleset, Failed Summoner won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $0.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Brownie - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Brownie is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Brownie appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see @rocketfrog's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Brownie card is $1.94 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. Torrent Fiend - Water splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [12/15]
   

   
   
   Torrent Fiend 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, being a member of the winning team for 10 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @schumix05's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with Torrent Fiend ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Unprotected ruleset, Torrent Fiend saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Torrent Fiend card is $1.97 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Baakjira - Water splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [12/20]
   

   
   
   Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 11 games.
   • Baakjira did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 10 wins.
   • When paired with the Unprotected ruleset, Baakjira won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $3.70 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Furious Chicken - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [9/15]
   

   
   
   Furious Chicken is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 5 games.
   • Furious Chicken did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 7 wins.
   • You could take a moment to view @udow's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Furious Chicken card is $1.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Helios Matriarch - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Helios Matriarch appeared.
   • You could watch @xurph's battle history to see how they achieved victory using this card ^[1].
     
     

2. Octavia Shadowmeld - 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.

   Octavia Shadowmeld is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was used in one battle by @raistlin-majere, which it won.
   
   

3. 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.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single match by @molten-mountain, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $1.50 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. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [16/22]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 16 games where Kelya Frendul won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @doomsday-king's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, Kelya Frendul saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.83 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Immortalis triumphed.
   • You could take a look at @sushiii's previous battle to see how they achieved victory with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $14.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 45.45% [5/11]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 5 games where Lily Shieldpaw triumphed.
   • You may want to view @wa-cha's battle history to learn how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $11.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Water
   Win rate: 63.64% [21/33]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Neutral, beating that element 7 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Unprotected ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Water splinter was useful in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 6 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 62.50% [10/16]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Life, besting that element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Death splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 2 of those matches.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 57.89% [11/19]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its own element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Taking Sides ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune