Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Aug 16, 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!

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 111 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Wednesday, August 16, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

Iziar - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]

Iziar is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Iziar appeared.
- Iziar did best when placed in the team's number two spot, where it saw 3 wins.
- If you want to learn from an elite player, study @skirenj's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
Soul Strangler - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]

Soul Strangler is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Soul Strangler appeared.
- Soul Strangler did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 4 wins.
- You may want to take a look at @tungchook's previous battle to see how they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Strangler card is $0.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Flame Monkey - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Flame Monkey is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 10 was most successful during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Flame Monkey appeared.
- You could take a look at @roinkris-spl-1's previous battle to see how they produced a win with this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Flame Monkey card is $0.13 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)

Celestial Harpy - Life splinter
Win rate: 72.73% [8/11]

Celestial Harpy is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 7 games.
- You could study @mrosen94's battle history to learn how they defeated their foes 2 times using Celestial Harpy ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Celestial Harpy earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Celestial Harpy card is $0.09 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Scavo Chemist - Fire splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]

Scavo Chemist is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Scavo Chemist won.
- Scavo Chemist performed ideally when placed in the team's number two slot, where it saw 3 wins.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @mrosen94's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scavo Chemist card is $0.03 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Xenith Archer - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [10/15]

Xenith Archer is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 9 games.
- You may want to watch @selfrules's previous battles to see how they achieved 2 wins with Xenith Archer ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Going the Distance ruleset, Xenith Archer won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Xenith Archer card is $0.11 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Chanseus the Great - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]

Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

Chanseus the Great is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in a single battle by @arrrchmage, which it won.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Chanseus the Great card is $59.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Contessa L'ament - 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.

Contessa L'ament is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single battle by @tungchook, which it won.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Contessa L'ament card is $0.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lorna Shine - Life splinter
Win rate: 83.33% [5/6]

Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
The card at level 8 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 5 games where Lorna Shine triumphed.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, study @ty2nicerva's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $3.36 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)

Astral Entity - Death splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]

Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 7 games where Astral Entity won.
- You may want to watch @quasar007's previous battles to learn how they beat their foes 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $9.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 61.76% [21/34]

Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 21 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a look at @rdbigdog's previous battles, where they won 4 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
- When paired with the Super Sneak ruleset, Lux Vega saw 3 wins.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $699.99 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]

Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 6 games where Conqueror Jacek won.
- You may find it enlightening to take a look at @brybro27's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Conqueror Jacek won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $9.39 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Fire
Win rate: 65.22% [15/23]

Fire splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 7 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.
Neutral
Win rate: 61.76% [21/34]

Neutral splinter had the most success against Neutral, besting its own element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
- This splinter matched well with the Super Sneak ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 3 times.
Life
Win rate: 59.26% [16/27]

Life splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Born Again ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.

Final thoughts

Please feel free to leave me feedback in the comments. If you are new to Splinterlands, then please consider using my referral link to get started! It is a ton of fun to play, and you can earn SPS and win NFT cards every day!

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- Catotune