Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Nov 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 110 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Saturday, November 16, 2024:

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Monsters with highest win rate

Night Stalker - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Night Stalker is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Night Stalker appeared.
- You may find it educational to see @uyentrinh55's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Night Stalker card is $2.39 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Djinn Renova - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Djinn Renova is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
The card at level 6 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Djinn Renova appeared.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @raynie's previous battle, where they beat their opponent using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Renova card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Night Reaper - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]

Night Reaper is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards 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.
- Night Reaper did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 2 wins.
- You could take a look at @indigoth's previous battle to see how they beat their foe with this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Soulbound Rewards edition Night Reaper card is $1.90 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)

Elanor Bravefoot - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 68.75% [11/16]

Elanor Bravefoot is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 9 games.
- Elanor Bravefoot did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
- You could study @uyentrinh55's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
- When used in combination with the Aimless ruleset, Elanor Bravefoot won twice.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Elanor Bravefoot card is $41.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Daigendark Surveyor - Water splinter
Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]

Daigendark Surveyor is a Common monster card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 10 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
- If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @thoogen's battles, where they won 2 games using Daigendark Surveyor ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Ferocity ruleset, Daigendark Surveyor saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Daigendark Surveyor card is $0.24 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Grimbardun Smith - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 62.50% [30/48]

Grimbardun Smith is a Rare monster card from the Promo edition.
The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 30 games where Grimbardun Smith won.
- Grimbardun Smith did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 24 wins.
- When paired with the Holy Protection ruleset, Grimbardun Smith won twice.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Grimbardun Smith card is $2.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]

Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning all 3 games in which Thaddius Brood appeared.
- You may find it educational to take a look at @vjekich's previous battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.10 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Prunda Undervesch - 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.

Prunda Undervesch is a Common summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was used in one match by @dmaan, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Prunda Undervesch card is $0.32 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Fernheart - 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.

Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in one match by @uyentrinh55, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $0.91 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)

Ilthain - Life splinter
Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]

Ilthain is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Ilthain won.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, watch @tarazkp's battle history, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When paired with the Lost Magic ruleset, Ilthain won twice.
- The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ilthain card is $1.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]

Quix the Devious 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 8 games where Quix the Devious triumphed.
- It could be enlightening to study @dardasensei2's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Born Again ruleset, Quix the Devious won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $1.91 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Cryptic - Water splinter
Win rate: 54.17% [13/24]

Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, winning all 13 games where Cryptic won.
- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to watch @raynie's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
- When used in combination with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Cryptic earned 3 wins.
- The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $23.76 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Life
Win rate: 59.09% [13/22]

Life splinter had the most success against Earth, besting that element 4 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Lost Magic ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.
- Life splinter did well in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, prevailing in 5 of those matches.
Dragon
Win rate: 53.66% [22/41]

Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating its identical element 10 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 3 times.
Earth
Win rate: 53.42% [39/73]

Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its own element 14 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Born Again ruleset, where Earth prevailed 3 times.

Final thoughts

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- Catotune