Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - May 1, 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 128 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Monday, May 1, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Xenith Archer - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Xenith Archer is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 5 games in which Xenith Archer appeared.
   • Xenith Archer performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Archer card is $0.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Coastal Nymph - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Coastal Nymph is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Coastal Nymph appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @simsahas's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Coastal Nymph card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Silent Sha-vi - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Silent Sha-vi is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Silent Sha-vi appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Silent Sha-vi card is $0.05 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. Regal Peryton - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Regal Peryton is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Regal Peryton won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @star-shroud's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Regal Peryton saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Regal Peryton card is $0.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Chaos Agent - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Chaos Agent is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 9 games where Chaos Agent triumphed.
   • Chaos Agent performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @imperfect-one's previous battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Agent card is $0.12 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Undead Priest - Death splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Undead Priest is a Rare monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 6 games.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Undead Priest card is $1.98 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.
   The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Astral Entity appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $14.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Jarlax the Undead - 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.

   Jarlax the Undead is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single match by @star-shroud, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Jarlax the Undead card is $5.38 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Xander Foxwood - 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.

   Xander Foxwood is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single battle by @imperfect-one, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Xander Foxwood card is $6.61 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. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 62.86% [22/35]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 22 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @moertoe's battle history, where they won 4 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $298.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, winning all 9 games where Valnamor won.
   • You could take a look at @schneegecko's battle history to learn how they produced 2 wins with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Valnamor won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $247.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [7/14]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, winning all 7 games where Lux Vega won.
   • You may want to watch @maisiewss's previous battles to see how they produced 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Even Stevens ruleset, Lux Vega saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $880.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Neutral, beating that element 2 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Water
   Win rate: 53.66% [22/41]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its identical element 12 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Are You Not Entertained? ruleset, where Water won 2 times.
     
     

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 53.03% [35/66]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its identical element 21 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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