Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Oct 9, 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 131 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Monday, October 9, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Madcap Magus - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Madcap Magus is a Rare monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Madcap Magus appeared.
   • You may want to view Hive account@xadragon's battle to see how they achieved victory with this card ^[1].
     
     

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

   
   
   Soulstorm is an Epic monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Soulstorm appeared.
   • You could study Hive account@xadragon's battle to learn how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Soulstorm card is $1.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Corrupted Pegasus - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Corrupted Pegasus is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Corrupted Pegasus appeared.
   • Corrupted Pegasus performed ideally when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 2 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to observe Hive account@twinner's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Corrupted Pegasus card is $34.90 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. Khmer Princess - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Khmer Princess is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 10 games where Khmer Princess won.
   • You could take a look at Hive account@wolf-sl's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Khmer Princess saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Khmer Princess card is $1.34 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 65.52% [19/29]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward 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 19 games where Almo Cambio triumphed.
   • Almo Cambio performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 17 wins.
   • It could be enlightening to observe Hive account@vugtis's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Fog of War ruleset, Almo Cambio saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $17.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spirit Miner - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [10/16]
   

   
   
   Spirit Miner is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 10 games where Spirit Miner won.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, watch Hive account@kesryn's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Spirit Miner won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Spirit Miner card is $12.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Mimosa Nightshade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Mimosa Nightshade is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Mimosa Nightshade appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at Hive account@twinner's previous battle to learn how they accomplished a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mimosa Nightshade card is $21.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Waka Spiritblade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Waka Spiritblade appeared.
   • You could take a moment to view Hive account@twinner's battle history to see how they accomplished a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $255.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Jarlax the Undead - 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.

   Jarlax the Undead is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in a single battle by Hive account@profkaos, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Jarlax the Undead card is $4.56 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. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [14/24]
   

   
   
   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 14 games where Lily Shieldpaw triumphed.
   • You may find it enlightening to study Hive account@sp5astimber's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $10.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [13/26]
   

   
   
   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 13 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • You may find it educational to watch Hive account@sp5astimber's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Unprotected ruleset, Byzantine Kitty saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $150.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 46.43% [13/28]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 13 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see Hive account@sp5astimber's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Yodin Zaku won 4 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $128.68 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 63.16% [12/19]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, beating its identical element 6 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Up to Eleven ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 60.00% [15/25]
   

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

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

   • Life splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 3 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Fire
   Win rate: 53.85% [21/39]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, beating its identical element 13 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Aimless ruleset, where Fire prevailed 4 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

Please feel free to leave me feedback in the comments. If you are new to Splinterlands, then please consider using my referral link to get started! It is a ton of fun to play, and you can earn SPS and win NFT cards every day!

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- Catotune