Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Oct 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!

DIAMOND

WILD

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 Diamond league (wild format) battles from Monday, October 7, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

Helmet Kharafax - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]

Helmet Kharafax is a Common monster card from the Gladius edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, study @zatoichi1963's battle, where they won with Helmet Kharafax ^[1].
Mantaroth - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Mantaroth is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Mantaroth appeared.
- Mantaroth did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
- You could take a moment to watch @zatoichi1963's battle history to see how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Mantaroth card is $36.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Grimbardun Smith - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Grimbardun Smith is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 5 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Grimbardun Smith appeared.
- Grimbardun Smith did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 2 wins.
- You may want to observe @zatoichi1963's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Grimbardun Smith card is $2.44 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)

Pelacor Bandit - Water splinter
Win rate: 68.00% [17/25]

Pelacor Bandit is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 10 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 17 games where Pelacor Bandit won.
- When used in combination with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Pelacor Bandit won twice.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Bandit card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Pelacor Conjurer - Life splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]

Pelacor Conjurer 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 7 games.
- Pelacor Conjurer did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 4 wins.
- You may want to watch @tryhard32's previous battle to see how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Conjurer card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter
Win rate: 63.64% [14/22]

Merdaali Guardian 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 (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 14 games where Merdaali Guardian won.
- When paired with the Ferocity ruleset, Merdaali Guardian won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Merdaali Guardian card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Lorna Shine - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 2 games.
- You may want to study @wackojacko21's battle to see how they pulled off a win with Lorna Shine ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $1.59 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Eternal Tofu - 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.

Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 1 was used in a single battle by @naturalkiller, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $50.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Byzantine Kitty - 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.

Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
The card at level 3 was used in one battle by @tzimiskes, which it won.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $64.00 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)

Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 65.00% [13/20]

Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 12 games.
- It could be enlightening to watch @nevescheng's previous battles, where they won 2 games using Lux Vega ^{[1, 2]}.
- When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Lux Vega won twice.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $192.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]

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 achieved the most success, winning 3 games.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @stechestrassse's battle, where they won using Lily Shieldpaw ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
Win rate: 57.58% [19/33]

Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 19 games where Kelya Frendul won.
- You may want to watch @swordmikx's previous battles to learn how they defeated their foes 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.15 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Neutral
Win rate: 65.00% [13/20]

Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Counterspell ruleset, where Neutral won 2 times.
Earth
Win rate: 51.72% [15/29]

Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its own element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Aim True ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.
Water
Win rate: 50.00% [27/54]

Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 15 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
- This splinter matched well with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 2 times.

Final thoughts

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- Catotune