Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - May 8, 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 Diamond league (modern format) battles from Monday, May 8, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Oshuur Constantia - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Oshuur Constantia is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • You could watch @kingsclown's battle history to learn how they produced 2 wins with Oshuur Constantia ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Oshuur Constantia card is $29.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Jared Scar - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Jared Scar is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Jared Scar appeared.
   • You could study @junokeo's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Jared Scar card is $1.64 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Scale Doctor - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Scale Doctor is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Scale Doctor appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scale Doctor card is $19.38 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. Soul Fiend - Life splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Soul Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • Soul Fiend performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to take a moment to watch @junokeo's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Fiend card is $2.78 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Vulguine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]
   

   
   
   Vulguine is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 10 games where Vulguine won.
   • You may want to watch @junokeo's battles to see how they pulled off 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Vulguine card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Time Mage - Life splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Time Mage is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 9 games where Time Mage won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @junokeo's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Time Mage card is $0.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning 5 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @emp-warden's battle history to see how they produced 2 victories with Lorna Shine ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $4.51 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.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $54.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sthispa - 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.

   Sthispa is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in one battle by @nemath, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $2.03 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: 60.00% [6/10]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
   • You may want to study @junokeo's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using Immortalis ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $19.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 54.17% [26/48]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning 25 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @junokeo's battle history, where they beat their opponent 5 times with Lux Vega ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Lux Vega won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $1100.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 44.44% [12/27]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 12 games where Thaddius Brood won.
   • You could take a look at @dfc's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, Thaddius Brood won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.86 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, where Life won 2 times.

   • Life splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 4 of those matches.
     
     

2. Neutral
   Win rate: 54.17% [26/48]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Neutral, defeating its own element 8 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Up to Eleven ruleset, where Neutral prevailed 3 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.70% [29/54]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 16 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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