Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Wild format - Dec 10, 2022

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?

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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 95 of the top Diamond league (wild format) battles from Saturday, December 10, 2022:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Shadowy Presence - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Shadowy Presence is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 5 games in which Shadowy Presence appeared.
   You may want to take a look at @ram.here's battles to see how they accomplished 2 victories with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Shadowy Presence card is about $1.98 USD.
     
     

2. Igor Darkspear - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Igor Darkspear is an Epic monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Igor Darkspear appeared.
   You could take a look at @youngcrime17's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponent using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Igor Darkspear card is about $1.53 USD.
     
     

3. 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 in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Javelin Thrower appeared.
   Javelin Thrower did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 4 wins.
   If you want to learn from the best, watch @ace088's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Javelin Thrower card is about $0.70 USD.
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. The Kraken - Water splinter
   Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]
   

   
   
   The Kraken is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where The Kraken won.
   The Kraken did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   You may want to take a look at @youngcrime17's battle history to learn how they pulled off a win using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition The Kraken card is about $25.00 USD.
     
     

2. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 72.22% [13/18]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 10 games.
   Failed Summoner did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   You may want to watch @nikamae's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is about $1.44 USD.
     
     

3. Merdaali Guardian - Water splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Merdaali Guardian is a Rare monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Merdaali Guardian won.
   You could study @yoyong412's battle history to see how they defeated their opponent with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Merdaali Guardian card is about $0.51 USD.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Xia Seachan - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Xia Seachan is an Epic summoner card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 3 games in which Xia Seachan appeared.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @warrentrx's battles, where they won using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Xia Seachan card is about $6.45 USD.
     
     

2. Owster Rotwell - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Owster Rotwell is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 3 games in which Owster Rotwell appeared.
   You may want to study @teddykgb's battles to learn how they defeated their opponent with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Owster Rotwell card is about $2.77 USD.
     
     

3. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Obsidian appeared.
   You could take a moment to watch @photohunt's battles to learn how they beat their opponent with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Obsidian card is about $1.48 USD.
     
     

Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 61.11% [11/18]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 11 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   You could take a moment to watch @vcdragon's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is about $125.00 USD.
     
     

2. Mimosa Nightshade - Death splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Mimosa Nightshade is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (wild) battles today, winning all 6 games where Mimosa Nightshade won.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @autofeed's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mimosa Nightshade card is about $40.24 USD.
     
     

3. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [9/18]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   If you want to learn from the best, watch @baepae01's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is about $350.00 USD.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 64.00% [16/25]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   This splinter matched well with the Fire & Regret ruleset, where Earth won 2 times.
   
   

2. Death
   Win rate: 58.33% [14/24]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 3 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   This splinter was effective with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.
   
   

3. Fire
   Win rate: 52.63% [20/38]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its identical element 9 times in today's top Diamond league (wild) battles.
   This splinter matched well with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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