Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Dec 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!

DIAMOND

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 132 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Monday, December 16, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

Runi - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]

Runi is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Runi appeared.
- Runi performed ideally when placed in the team's number two position, where it saw 2 wins.
- You could observe @javiss's battles to see how they pulled off 2 victories with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
Arachne Weaver - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Arachne Weaver is an Epic monster card from the 13 edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved success, being a member of the winning team for 1 game.
- You may find it enlightening to see @jadedaniel's previous battle, where they beat their opponent with Arachne Weaver ^[1].
- The lowest price for a 13 edition Arachne Weaver card is $1.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Bera Dallin - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Bera Dallin is a Legendary monster card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Bera Dallin appeared.
- Bera Dallin performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, see @javiss's previous battle, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Bera Dallin card is $4.75 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)

Daigendark Surveyor - Water splinter
Win rate: 80.00% [12/15]

Daigendark Surveyor is a Common monster card from the Rebellion 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 6 games.
- You may want to study @raynie's battle history to learn how they defeated their opponents 3 times with Daigendark Surveyor ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
- When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Daigendark Surveyor earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Daigendark Surveyor card is $0.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Daarg Deadblast - Water splinter
Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]

Daarg Deadblast 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 victorious team for all 12 games where Daarg Deadblast won.
- If you want to learn from one of the best, watch @luinicisa's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Daarg Deadblast card is $14.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Djinn Oshannus - Water splinter
Win rate: 72.22% [13/18]

Djinn Oshannus is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 13 games where Djinn Oshannus triumphed.
- Djinn Oshannus performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 11 wins.
- You may want to watch @luinicisa's battles to see how they beat their foes 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Oshannus card is $0.52 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Dolfar Darflak - 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.

Dolfar Darflak is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 10 was used in a single match by @jsmnjj, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Dolfar Darflak card is $0.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Helios Matriarch - 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.

Helios Matriarch 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 match by @proton-1987, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Helios Matriarch card is $0.36 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Prunda Undervesch - Life splinter
Win rate: 75.00% [3/4]

Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, winning all 3 games where Prunda Undervesch triumphed.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @idmr500's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.26 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)

Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]

Lily Shieldpaw 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 7 games where Lily Shieldpaw won.
- You may want to see @jadedaniel's battles to learn how they beat their foes 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Cryptic - Water splinter
Win rate: 64.00% [16/25]

Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 16 games where Cryptic won.
- It could be enlightening to observe @luinicisa's battles, where they won 4 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $22.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Risqruel Drath - Fire splinter
Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]

Risqruel Drath is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Risqruel Drath triumphed.
- You may want to watch @marcox828's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When paired with the Armored Up ruleset, Risqruel Drath saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Risqruel Drath card is $14.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Water
Win rate: 55.10% [27/49]

Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 10 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, where Water won 2 times.
Earth
Win rate: 51.52% [51/99]

Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, beating its own element 34 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
- This splinter performed well with the Fog of War ruleset, where Earth prevailed 6 times.
Dragon
Win rate: 48.72% [19/39]

Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
- This splinter matched well with the Little League ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 2 times.

Final thoughts

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- Catotune