Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Aug 19, 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 109 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Saturday, August 19, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Dhampir Infiltrator - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Dhampir Infiltrator is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Dhampir Infiltrator appeared.
   • You could study Hive account@truth-revelation's battle history to learn how they achieved victory using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Lost Magic ruleset, Dhampir Infiltrator won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Dhampir Infiltrator card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Dark Ha'on - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Dark Ha'on is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Dark Ha'on appeared.
   • Dark Ha'on did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch Hive account@profkaos's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Dark Ha'on card is $19.85 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Flame Imp - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Flame Imp is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Flame Imp appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, see Hive account@vugtis's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Flame Imp card is $1.35 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. Scale Doctor - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Scale Doctor is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 11 games where Scale Doctor triumphed.
   • You could watch Hive account@digital-wisdom's previous battles to learn how they accomplished 3 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Scale Doctor saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scale Doctor card is $14.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Carnage Titan - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Carnage Titan is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 6 games where Carnage Titan triumphed.
   • Carnage Titan did best when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 6 wins.
   • You could observe Hive account@vugtis's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Stampede ruleset, Carnage Titan won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Carnage Titan card is $3.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Pelacor Bandit - Water splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Bandit is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 6 games where Pelacor Bandit triumphed.
   • You may want to watch Hive account@wolf-sl's previous battle to see how they achieved victory with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Bandit card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Kiara Lightbringer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Kiara Lightbringer is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in one battle by Hive account@vugtis, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Kiara Lightbringer card is $6.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Xander Foxwood - 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.

   Xander Foxwood is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in one match by Hive account@mrosen94, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Xander Foxwood card is $4.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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.
   The card at level 6 was used in one battle by Hive account@orrkis, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $1.40 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. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 61.29% [19/31]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 19 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • It could be enlightening to observe Hive account@shadowwolf888's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, Byzantine Kitty earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $235.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 59.09% [13/22]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 13 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch Hive account@shadowwolf888's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aim True ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $13.21 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [8/16]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Yodin Zaku won.
   • You may find it enlightening to take a look at Hive account@shadowwolf888's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Yodin Zaku won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $166.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Water
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Neutral, besting that element 5 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Holy Protection ruleset, where Water won 3 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 54.43% [43/79]
   

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

3. Life
   Win rate: 50.00% [11/22]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its identical element 6 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Target Practice ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.

   • Life splinter held its own in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, winning 3 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune