Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Modern format - Nov 8, 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!

CHAMPION

MODERN

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 115 of the top Champion league (modern format) battles from Friday, November 8, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

Queen Mycelia - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]

Queen Mycelia is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 4 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 5 games in which Queen Mycelia appeared.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, study @yukihyakubai's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Queen Mycelia saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Queen Mycelia card is $0.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Heloise the Hollow - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Heloise the Hollow is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Heloise the Hollow appeared.
- Heloise the Hollow performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 3 wins.
- You may want to study @housewifeftw's previous battles to see how they produced 3 wins using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
Kha'zi Conjurer - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Kha'zi Conjurer is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
The card at level 6 was most successful during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Kha'zi Conjurer appeared.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @mondroid's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a 13 edition Kha'zi Conjurer card is $1.84 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)

Lurking Puffer - Earth splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]

Lurking Puffer is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Lurking Puffer triumphed.
- You may want to observe @edd3's battles to learn how they beat their foes 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Lurking Puffer won 3 times.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lurking Puffer card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Delya - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 62.50% [15/24]

Delya is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 15 games where Delya triumphed.
- Delya did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 9 wins.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, study @lorkus's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 6 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
- When paired with the Going the Distance ruleset, Delya earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Delya card is $32.74 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Baakjira - Water splinter
Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]

Baakjira is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (modern) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 6 games where Baakjira triumphed.
- Baakjira did best when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 5 wins.
- You may want to study @edd3's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Baakjira card is $0.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Avina of the Wolf - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]

Avina of the Wolf is a Rare summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Avina of the Wolf appeared.
- It could be enlightening to study @stephenkinglee33's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Avina of the Wolf card is $0.91 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Obsidian - Earth splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]

Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Obsidian appeared.
- It could be enlightening to watch @yukihyakubai's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
- When used in combination with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Obsidian earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Risqruel Drath - 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.

Risqruel Drath is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in one battle by @mondroid, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $17.05 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)

Cryptic - Water splinter
Win rate: 54.17% [26/48]

Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 26 games where Cryptic triumphed.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @lorkus's battle history, where they won 7 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
- When used in combination with the Deflection Field ruleset, Cryptic saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $20.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Eternal Tofu - Earth splinter
Win rate: 53.09% [43/81]

Eternal Tofu is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 43 games where Eternal Tofu won.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @lorkus's previous battles, where they won 8 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}.
- When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Eternal Tofu won 4 times.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Eternal Tofu card is $52.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lorkus - Death splinter
Win rate: 47.06% [8/17]

Lorkus is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Champion league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Lorkus triumphed.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, take a look at @azircon's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When paired with the Target Practice ruleset, Lorkus won twice.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Lorkus card is $29.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Neutral
Win rate: 66.67% [4/6]

Neutral splinter was successful against Water, defeating that element 1 time in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
Fire
Win rate: 55.56% [5/9]

Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its identical element 2 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
Life
Win rate: 53.85% [7/13]

Life splinter had the most success against Earth, beating that element 3 times in today's top Champion league (modern) battles.
- This splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), prevailing in 3 of those matchups.

Final thoughts

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- Catotune