Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Oct 16, 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 131 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, October 16, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Dax Paragon - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Dax Paragon is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Dax Paragon appeared.
   • If you want to learn from one of the best, study @elrmapa's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Dax Paragon card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Endura Brune is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Endura Brune appeared.
   • Endura Brune did best when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 2 wins.
   • You may want to view @instamental's previous battle to see how they defeated their foe with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Endura Brune card is $4.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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 Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 2 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to watch @samwiseg's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using Will-o-Wisp ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Will-o-Wisp card is $1.00 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. Nalara Geinek - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   Nalara Geinek is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 8 games where Nalara Geinek triumphed.
   • Nalara Geinek did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @olaf.gui's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Nalara Geinek won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Nalara Geinek card is $7.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lurking Puffer - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Lurking Puffer is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 5 games.
   • Lurking Puffer performed ideally when placed in the team's number two position, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You could take a look at @olaf.gui's battle history to learn how they defeated their foes 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lurking Puffer card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Aves Sturgis - Life splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Aves Sturgis is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.
   • Aves Sturgis performed ideally when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @elrmapa's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Aves Sturgis card is $5.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Astral Entity appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at @desertfox88's battle history to learn how they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $2.58 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

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

   Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was used in a single match by @stephenkinglee33, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lobb Lowland - 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.

   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in one battle by @vjekich, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Lobb Lowland card is $0.24 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. Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 58.16% [57/98]
   

   
   
   Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 57 games where Eternal Tofu triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch @olaf.gui's battles, where they won 8 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}.
   • When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Eternal Tofu saw 4 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $69.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 56.52% [13/23]
   

   
   
   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 had the most success, winning all 13 games where Quix the Devious won.
   • It could be enlightening to view @danderlion's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Silenced Summoners ruleset, Quix the Devious won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.57 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 44.44% [8/18]
   

   
   
   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 8 games where Lily Shieldpaw triumphed.
   • You could take a moment to watch @elbryans-beard's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 55.65% [64/115]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its own element 35 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, where Earth prevailed 5 times.
     
     

2. Death
   Win rate: 55.00% [11/20]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Holy Protection ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 50.00% [4/8]
   

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

Final thoughts

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- Catotune