Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - May 10, 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 119 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, May 10, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Gloridax Guardian - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Gloridax Guardian is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Gloridax Guardian appeared.
   • Gloridax Guardian performed ideally when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at Hive account@orrkis's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Gloridax Guardian card is $7.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Suidae Shaman - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Suidae Shaman is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Suidae Shaman appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Suidae Shaman card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Darkest Mage - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Darkest Mage is an Epic monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Darkest Mage appeared.
   • You may want to study Hive account@xsuilx's battle history to see how they pulled off 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Darkest Mage card is $1.87 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. Living Lava - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 83.33% [10/12]
   

   
   
   Living Lava is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 9 games.
   • Living Lava performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 8 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study Hive account@orrkis's battle history, where they beat their opponent 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Living Lava card is $1.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.
   • Failed Summoner performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You could take a moment to view Hive account@orrkis's battle history to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $1.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kelp Initiate - Water splinter
   Win rate: 65.22% [15/23]
   

   
   
   Kelp Initiate is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 12 games.
   • Kelp Initiate did best when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch Hive account@grand.high.witch's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Kelp Initiate saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Kelp Initiate card is $1.44 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Ilthain - 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.

   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in one match by Hive account@stophersdinnerz, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $4.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Waka Spiritblade - 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.

   Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 3 was used in a single battle by Hive account@shadowwolf888, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $489.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Wizard of Eastwood - 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.

   Wizard of Eastwood is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single match by Hive account@sp6astimber, which it won.

   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Wizard of Eastwood card is $0.88 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. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 7 games where Immortalis won.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $19.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [14/21]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 14 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • You could study Hive account@shadowwolf888's battles to see how they produced 3 victories using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Holy Protection ruleset, Byzantine Kitty earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $309.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [14/24]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning 12 games.
   • You may want to take a look at Hive account@orrkis's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 4 times using Yodin Zaku ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $193.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Dragon
   Win rate: 56.45% [35/62]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its identical element 24 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Lost Magic ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its identical element 8 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Water emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Fire
   Win rate: 51.61% [16/31]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, beating its own element 8 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • Fire splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, defeating the enemy in 4 of those battles.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune