Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Jul 26, 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 108 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Friday, July 26, 2024:

But first, announcing my new game!

I created a new play-to-earn HIVE game, DemoniCore! Battle demons in fun, simple turn-based RNG combat, and earn DCORE for slaying them. Please give it a try, and let me know what you think!

Thanks for hearing me out, and now back to our regularly scheduled program:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Daarg Deadblast - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Daarg Deadblast is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • You could take a moment to watch @omg-sp1's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 3 times with Daarg Deadblast ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Daarg Deadblast card is $15.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Time Mage - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Time Mage is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Time Mage appeared.
   • You may want to study @mnemonikx's battle to see how they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • When paired with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Time Mage won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Time Mage card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Runeslinger - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Runeslinger is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Runeslinger appeared.
   • You may find it educational to observe @markboye5's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Runeslinger card is $0.07 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. Igor Darkspear - Water splinter
   Win rate: 76.92% [10/13]
   

   
   
   Igor Darkspear is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 9 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @mnemonikx's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using Igor Darkspear ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Corrosive Fog ruleset, Igor Darkspear won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Igor Darkspear card is $0.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Grimbardun Smith - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 76.47% [13/17]
   

   
   
   Grimbardun Smith is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 13 games where Grimbardun Smith won.
   • Grimbardun Smith performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @pfork's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Grimbardun Smith card is $3.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Deeplurker - Water splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Deeplurker is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 10 games.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Deeplurker won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Deeplurker card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Ilthain - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Ilthain appeared.
   • You may want to watch @the10legmulti's battle history to see how they beat their foe with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $4.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Chuul Jujinchi is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 was used in one battle by @fingon18, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Chuul Jujinchi card is $0.14 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.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single match by @cutting-edge, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $0.62 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. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 59.38% [19/32]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 18 games.
   • You may want to watch @javiss01's battle history to see how they defeated their opponents 4 times with Lux Vega ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $173.25 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 55.26% [21/38]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning 19 games.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Kelya Frendul earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Kelya Frendul card is $0.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 45.45% [20/44]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious 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 19 games.
   • When used in combination with the Born Again ruleset, Quix the Devious saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.23 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, defeating its own element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • Death splinter was useful in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 3 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
   

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

3. Neutral
   Win rate: 59.38% [19/32]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 8 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   
   

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!

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.

- Catotune