Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Apr 7, 2025

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 116 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Monday, April 7, 2025:

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Monsters with highest win rate

1. Almo Cambio - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Almo Cambio is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • Almo Cambio performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • You could see @wackojacko21's battle to see how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Almo Cambio card is $19.88 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Magi Necrosi - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Magi Necrosi is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, study @wackojacko21's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Magi Necrosi card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Phantom of the Abyss - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Phantom of the Abyss is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • You could observe @raistlin-majere's battle history to see how they achieved victory with Phantom of the Abyss ^[1].
   • When paired with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Phantom of the Abyss earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Phantom of the Abyss card is $6.80 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. Time Mage - Life splinter
   Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]
   

   
   
   Time Mage is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 8 games.
   • When paired with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Time Mage earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Time Mage card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Iziar - Life splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Iziar is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.
   • Iziar performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
   • You could take a look at @stephenkinglee's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Iziar card is $10.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Venari Crystalsmith - Life splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Venari Crystalsmith is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @thespican's battle, where they won using Venari Crystalsmith ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Venari Crystalsmith card is $0.04 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

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

   
   
   Tarsa is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Tarsa appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @happychillmore's battle, where they beat their opponent with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Tarsa card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Camila Sungazer - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Camila Sungazer 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 2 games in which Camila Sungazer appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, observe @raistlin-majere's battle history, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Camila Sungazer card is $5.49 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved success in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning 1 game.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @jovialrania's battle, where they won with Valnamor ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Valnamor won all 2 times it was played.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $59.00 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. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity 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 (wild) battles, winning all 11 games where Astral Entity won.
   • To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @shaggoth's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Astral Entity won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $2.40 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 55.26% [21/38]
   

   
   
   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 21 games where Lux Vega won.
   • When used in combination with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Lux Vega won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $265.96 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 52.94% [9/17]
   

   
   
   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 (wild) battles, winning all 9 games where Lily Shieldpaw triumphed.
   • You could watch @wackojacko21's previous battle to learn how they produced a win using this card ^[1].
   • When used in combination with the Deflection Field ruleset, Lily Shieldpaw won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $3.49 USD (Level 1) 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 Water, defeating that element 2 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   
   

2. Fire
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Death, beating that element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Fog of War ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Neutral
   Win rate: 55.26% [21/38]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune