Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Jul 18, 2024

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 145 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Thursday, July 18, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Ever-Hungry Skull - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Ever-Hungry Skull is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Ever-Hungry Skull appeared.
   • Ever-Hungry Skull did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch @megakyodaibanrai's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Ever-Hungry Skull card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Chaos Jailer is a Rare monster card from the Rebellion 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 3 games in which Chaos Jailer appeared.
   • You may want to study @hanv's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chaos Jailer card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Venari Bonesmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Venari Bonesmith appeared.
   • You could watch @hanv's battle history to see how they achieved victory with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Bonesmith card is $0.02 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. Will-o-Wisp - Death splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Will-o-Wisp is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Will-o-Wisp won.
   • You could observe @antonine's previous battles to learn how they accomplished 3 victories with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
     
     

2. Adelade Brightwing - Life splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Adelade Brightwing is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 11 games where Adelade Brightwing won.
   • You could watch @maisiewss's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Adelade Brightwing earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Adelade Brightwing card is $1.37 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Weirding Warrior - Death splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Weirding Warrior is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Weirding Warrior won.
   • You may find it educational to take a look at @edd3's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Going the Distance ruleset, Weirding Warrior earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Weirding Warrior card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Fernheart - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, winning all 2 games in which Fernheart appeared.
   • You may find it enlightening to observe @vettev's battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $0.88 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Helios Matriarch - 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.

   Helios Matriarch is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single match by @maisiewss, which it won.
   
   

3. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [4/6]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity 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 4 games where Astral Entity won.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @antonine's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $2.09 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. Sthispa - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Sthispa is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 7 games where Sthispa triumphed.
   • You could see @maisiewss's battle history to see how they accomplished 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, Sthispa earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $0.46 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Akane - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [10/16]
   

   
   
   Akane is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 10 games where Akane triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, take a moment to watch @emp-warden's battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Akane card is $13.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Champion league (modern) battles, winning all 7 games where Kelya Frendul won.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @antonine's battles, where they won 5 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 54.90% [28/51]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, beating its identical element 13 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Death emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

2. Neutral
   Win rate: 53.85% [7/13]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Life, defeating that element 2 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   
   

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.23% [33/62]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its identical element 14 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Heavy Hitters ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune