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!
WILDFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 99 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Monday, May 27, 2024:
Monsters with highest win rate
Meriput Magician - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Meriput Magician is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 4 achieved success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 1 game.Gargoya Scrapper - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Gargoya Scrapper is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Merdaali Guardian is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.- If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @spikezzi's battle history, where they won using Merdaali Guardian [1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Merdaali Guardian card is $0.09 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)
Venari Spellsmith - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
Venari Spellsmith is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion 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 4 games.- If you want to learn from an elite player, observe @the-wizardman18's battle history, where they won with Venari Spellsmith [1].
- When used in combination with the Little League ruleset, Venari Spellsmith saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Venari Spellsmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Arkemis the Bear - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
Arkemis the Bear is a Common monster card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.- Arkemis the Bear did best when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 4 wins.
- When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Arkemis the Bear won twice.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Arkemis the Bear card is $0.27 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Furious Chicken - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Furious Chicken is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
Summoners with highest win rate
Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
The card at level 2 achieved success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning 1 game.- You may want to watch @nitronick's previous battle to see how they beat their foe with Mylor Crowling [1].
- The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $2.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lily Shieldpaw - 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.Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 2 was used in one match by @ehmaywuntee, which it won.- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $4.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $4.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Astral Entity - 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.Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 1 was used in a single battle by @miko67-006, which it won.- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $3.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $3.00 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)
Franz Ruffmane - Life splinter
Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
Franz Ruffmane is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning 4 games.Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
Win rate: 58.33% [14/24]
Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 1 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning 6 games.- When paired with the Super Sneak ruleset, Thaddius Brood saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.21 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Obsidian - Earth splinter
Win rate: 57.50% [23/40]
Obsidian is a Rare 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 13 games.- When paired with the Super Sneak ruleset, Obsidian won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Splinters with highest win rate
Dragon
Win rate: 72.22% [13/18]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Life, besting that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.- This splinter matched well with the Stampede ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 2 times.
- This splinter matched well with the Stampede ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 2 times.
Fire
Win rate: 55.56% [10/18]
Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its own element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.- This splinter matched well with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.
- This splinter matched well with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.
Earth
Win rate: 54.39% [31/57]
Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 15 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.- This splinter matched well with the Little League ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 3 times.
- This splinter matched well with the Little League ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 3 times.
Final thoughts
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- Catotune