Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Jul 19, 2024
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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!
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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 (wild format) battles from Friday, July 19, 2024:
Monsters with highest win rate
Silvershield Assassin - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Silvershield Assassin is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Silvershield Assassin appeared.- You could watch @cryptodollabill's battle history to learn how they achieved 2 wins with this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Silvershield Assassin card is $0.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Will-o-Wisp - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Will-o-Wisp is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards 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 Will-o-Wisp appeared.- Will-o-Wisp performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @orrkis's battles, where they won 2 games with this card [1, 2].
Runic Skyclaw - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Runic Skyclaw is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Runic Skyclaw appeared.
Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Venari Crystalsmith - Life splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
Venari Crystalsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 8 games where Venari Crystalsmith won.- If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @cryptodollabill's battle history, where they won 4 games using this card [1, 2, 3, 4].
- When used in combination with the Going the Distance ruleset, Venari Crystalsmith won twice.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Crystalsmith card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Epona - Earth splinter
Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Epona triumphed.Shadowy Presence - Death splinter
Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
Shadowy Presence is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Shadowy Presence won.- Shadowy Presence did best when placed in the team's second slot, where it saw 3 wins.
- You may find it educational to watch @cryptodollabill's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times with this card [1, 2, 3].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Shadowy Presence card is $0.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Summoners with highest win rate
Ilthain - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 4 games in which Ilthain appeared.Skargore - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Skargore is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
The card at level 6 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Skargore appeared.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 in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Fernheart appeared.
Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Lux Vega triumphed.Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
Byzantine Kitty 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 11 games where Byzantine Kitty won.Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
Win rate: 53.85% [7/13]
Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 7 games where Mylor Crowling won.
Splinters with highest win rate
Neutral
Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
Neutral splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
Dragon
Win rate: 54.35% [25/46]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its identical element 13 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.This splinter performed well with the FabFour ruleset, where Dragon won 2 times.
Dragon splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 56, prevailing in 9 of those battles.
Life
Win rate: 53.57% [15/28]
Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its identical element 5 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.- This splinter performed well with the Going the Distance ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.
- This splinter performed well with the Going the Distance ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.
Final thoughts
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If you want to know where to buy or rent any of the cards listed in this report, I personally like Monster Market (not a referral link), a 3rd party marketplace that has a great user interface and pays you DEC back on purchases.
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