Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Jul 18, 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!

DIAMOND

WILD

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 124 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Tuesday, July 18, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

Lord of Darkness - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]

Lord of Darkness is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Lord of Darkness appeared.
- Lord of Darkness did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
- You may want to take a moment to view @schachoberhessen's previous battles to learn how they produced 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Beta edition Lord of Darkness card is $79.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Javelin Thrower - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]

Javelin Thrower is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Javelin Thrower appeared.
- Javelin Thrower performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 2 wins.
- You may want to take a look at @joepellet's battles to learn how they achieved 3 victories with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Javelin Thrower card is $0.57 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Coral Wraith - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Coral Wraith is an Epic monster card from the Untamed edition.
The card at level 6 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Coral Wraith appeared.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Coral Wraith card is $4.68 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)

Kelp Initiate - Water splinter
Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]

Kelp Initiate is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 6 games.
- Kelp Initiate performed ideally when placed in the team's number two position, where it saw 5 wins.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @firemonster's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Born Again ruleset, Kelp Initiate won twice.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Kelp Initiate card is $1.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Truthspeaker - Life splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]

Truthspeaker is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 10 games where Truthspeaker won.
- If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to watch @schachoberhessen's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When paired with the Weak Magic ruleset, Truthspeaker saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Truthspeaker card is $1.16 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]

Merdaali Guardian is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Merdaali Guardian won.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Merdaali Guardian card is $0.21 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $40.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Talia Firestorm - 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.

Talia Firestorm is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single battle by @nhan142, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Beta edition Talia Firestorm card is $8.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Astral Entity - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]

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

Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 was used in one battle by @markh0r, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $7.92 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)

Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]

Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 7 games.
- When used in combination with the Back to Basics ruleset, Yodin Zaku won twice.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $170.71 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 54.55% [12/22]

Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 12 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @xhardbeast's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $700.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
Valnamor - Water splinter
Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]

Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 6 games where Valnamor won.
- When paired with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Valnamor earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $199.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Death
Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]

Death splinter had the most success against Life, beating that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
- This splinter matched well with the Aimless ruleset, where Death won 2 times.
Fire
Win rate: 56.00% [14/25]

Fire splinter had the most success against Life, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
- This splinter performed well with the Back to Basics ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.
Neutral
Win rate: 54.55% [12/22]

Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) 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