Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Aug 27, 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 111 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Sunday, August 27, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Gelatinous Cube - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Gelatinous Cube is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Gelatinous Cube appeared.
   • Gelatinous Cube performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at Hive account@donpapy's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Gelatinous Cube card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ruler of the Seas - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Ruler of the Seas is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Ruler of the Seas appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch Hive account@spirits4you's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Ruler of the Seas card is $28.94 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Raa is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers 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 3 games in which Raa appeared.
   • You could take a moment to view Hive account@th13-fu's battle history to learn how they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Raa card is $7.23 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. Truthspeaker - Life splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Truthspeaker is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 6 games.
   • You may want to watch Hive account@spirits4you's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with Truthspeaker ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Truthspeaker card is $1.17 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Coeurl Lurker - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Coeurl Lurker is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 7 games where Coeurl Lurker won.
   • Coeurl Lurker performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You may want to study Hive account@ryanwss's battle history to learn how they accomplished 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Coeurl Lurker card is $20.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Pelacor Conjurer - Life splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [9/15]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Conjurer is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 9 games where Pelacor Conjurer triumphed.
   • Pelacor Conjurer did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You may want to view Hive account@king-of-rockets's previous battles to see how they pulled off 4 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Armored Up ruleset, Pelacor Conjurer won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Conjurer card is $0.01 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.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at Hive account@ryanwss's battle, where they beat their opponent using Brighton Bloom ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $4.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, observe Hive account@scfather's battle history, where they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $45.14 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Valnamor appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, see Hive account@spirits4you's battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $449.00 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)

1. Camila Sungazer - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Camila Sungazer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 7 games where Camila Sungazer won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study Hive account@spirits4you's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Camila Sungazer won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Camila Sungazer card is $15.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Kelya Frendul triumphed.
   • You may want to watch Hive account@smokelord's battle to learn how they accomplished a win with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.96 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Conqueror Jacek won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, watch Hive account@ryanwss's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Conqueror Jacek saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $9.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Neutral, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Life won 2 times.

   • Life splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 3 of those matches.
     
     

2. Water
   Win rate: 56.52% [13/23]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, beating its own element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Water won 2 times.

   • Water splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 56, prevailing in 3 of those battles.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 53.85% [7/13]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Earth, besting that element 2 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Unprotected ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune