Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Feb 28, 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 128 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Tuesday, February 28, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Scale Doctor - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Scale Doctor is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Scale Doctor appeared.
   • You could study Hive account@mikasa232002's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scale Doctor card is $15.38 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lone Boatman - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Lone Boatman is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch Hive account@tidepodoreos's battles, where they defeated their opponent with Lone Boatman.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lone Boatman card is $0.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Venari Marksrat - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Venari Marksrat is a Rare Soulbound Reward monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved success, being a member of the victorious team for 1 game.
   Venari Marksrat performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You could study Hive account@themightyvolcano's battles to see how they pulled off a win with this card.
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 87.50% [14/16]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 14 games where Almo Cambio won.
   Almo Cambio did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 9 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study Hive account@mikasa232002's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Almo Cambio earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $29.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Cornealus - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [10/12]
   

   
   
   Cornealus is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 10 games where Cornealus won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch Hive account@themightyvolcano's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card.
   • When paired with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Cornealus won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Cornealus card is $54.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Adelade Brightwing - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Adelade Brightwing is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Adelade Brightwing won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at Hive account@ram.here's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Adelade Brightwing card is $8.66 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Brighton Bloom - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 3 games in which Brighton Bloom appeared.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study Hive account@ram.here's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card.
   • When paired with the Earthquake ruleset, Brighton Bloom won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $3.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Xia Seachan is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Xia Seachan appeared.
   • You could take a moment to watch Hive account@cryptkeeper17's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponent using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Xia Seachan card is $6.81 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Thaddius Brood appeared.
   • You may want to study Hive account@shearha's battles to see how they defeated their opponent with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Thaddius Brood card is $1.69 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: 78.95% [15/19]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 15 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch Hive account@mikasa232002's battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, Byzantine Kitty earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $329.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 60.87% [14/23]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning 13 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view Hive account@daljalon's battle history, where they beat their opponent 3 times using Kelya Frendul.
   • When paired with the Taking Sides ruleset, Kelya Frendul won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Kelya Frendul card is $2.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [10/18]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 9 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study Hive account@sofia06's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Yodin Zaku.
   • When paired with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Yodin Zaku saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $164.83 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Water
   Win rate: 56.10% [23/41]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its identical element 11 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Taking Sides ruleset, where Water prevailed 3 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 56.00% [28/50]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its identical element 10 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Unprotected ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Neutral
   Win rate: 51.43% [18/35]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Fire, beating that element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Close Range ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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