Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Jul 7, 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 104 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Friday, July 7, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Dhampir Infiltrator - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Dhampir Infiltrator is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Dhampir Infiltrator card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Djinn Muirat - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Djinn Muirat is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Djinn Muirat did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Djinn Muirat card is $2.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Cursed Slimeball - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Cursed Slimeball is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Cursed Slimeball did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You may want to study @tidepodoreos's previous battles to learn how they achieved 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Cursed Slimeball card is $0.16 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. Oshuur Constantia - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Oshuur Constantia is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 4 games.
   • Oshuur Constantia did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
   • When paired with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Oshuur Constantia saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Oshuur Constantia card is $26.41 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Venari Marksrat - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Venari Marksrat is a Rare 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 4 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @jeltoulo's battles, where they won 2 games with Venari Marksrat ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Venari Marksrat won twice.
     
     

3. Chaos Dragon - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Chaos Dragon 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, being a member of the victorious team for 6 games.
   • When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Chaos Dragon won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Dragon card is $3.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   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 4 games in which Astral Entity appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $9.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Skargore - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Skargore is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in a single battle by @tidepodoreos, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Skargore card is $1.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Brighton Bloom - 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.

   Brighton Bloom is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single match by @chrisheyne, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Brighton Bloom card is $2.50 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. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 55.56% [20/36]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning 19 games.
   • You could study @jeltoulo's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 3 times using Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Quix the Devious won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $8.55 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 9 games where Immortalis triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @redrover1's battles, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $11.97 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 52.63% [20/38]
   

   
   
   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 19 games.
   • When paired with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, Lux Vega earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $750.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Death
   Win rate: 63.16% [12/19]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating that element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter was effective with the Aim True ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.

   • Death splinter did well in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), winning 3 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 58.49% [31/53]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 15 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Earthquake ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
     
     

3. Neutral
   Win rate: 52.63% [20/38]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 7 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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