Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Champion league, Wild format - Aug 29, 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!

CHAMPION

WILD

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 135 of the top Champion league (wild format) battles from Tuesday, August 29, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

Khmer Princess - Earth splinter Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Khmer Princess is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition. The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for all 4 games in which Khmer Princess appeared.
- It could be enlightening to see @xadragon's battle, where they won using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Khmer Princess card is $2.26 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. In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Flame Monkey appeared.
- You may find it enlightening to study @tameshon's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
- When paired with the Lost Magic ruleset, Flame Monkey won twice.
- The lowest price for a Reward edition Flame Monkey card is $0.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Clockwork Aide - Neutral splinter Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Clockwork Aide is an Epic monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition. The card at level 6 achieved success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 1 game.
- You could take a look at @hanv's previous battle to see how they produced a win with Clockwork Aide ^[1].

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above) 1. Undead Priest - Death splinter Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]

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.

* To understand the strategy of a top player, study @xawi's battle, where they won with Undead Priest ^[1].
* When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Undead Priest won twice.
* The lowest price for a Beta edition Undead Priest card is $1.96 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Carnage Titan - Dragon splinter Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
Carnage Titan is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition. In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 7 games.
- Carnage Titan performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 9 wins.
- It could be enlightening to watch @star-shroud's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When paired with the Weak Magic ruleset, Carnage Titan won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Carnage Titan card is $3.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Chaos Dragon - Dragon splinter Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
Chaos Dragon is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition. The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Champion league (wild) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.
- If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @truls's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using Chaos Dragon ^{[1, 2]}.
- When used in combination with the Earthquake ruleset, Chaos Dragon won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Dragon card is $2.93 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Summoners with highest win rate

Prince Julian - Dragon splinter Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
Prince Julian is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition. The card at level 4 was most successful in today's top Champion league (wild) battles, winning all 2 games in which Prince Julian appeared.
- To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @truls's battle history, where they won using this card ^[1].
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Prince Julian card is $4999.00 USD (7500 BCX) at the time of writing.
Waka Spiritblade - 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.

Waka Spiritblade is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition. The card at level 4 was used in one battle by @bubke, which it won.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Waka Spiritblade card is $475.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
Drake of Arnak - Dragon splinter Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]

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

Drake of Arnak is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition. In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was used in a single match by @hametaro, which it won.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Drake of Arnak card is $1.06 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. Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter Win rate: 60.00% [9/15]

Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition. In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 9 games where Conqueror Jacek won.

* To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @wolf-sl's battle history, where they won with this card ^[1].
* When used in combination with the Born Again ruleset, Conqueror Jacek won twice.
* The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $8.95 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.

Thaddius Brood - Death splinter Win rate: 60.00% [6/10]
Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition. In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, winning 5 games.
- If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to view @truls's battle history, where they defeated their opponent with Thaddius Brood ^[1].
- When paired with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Thaddius Brood won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Lux Vega - Neutral splinter Win rate: 57.89% [11/19]
Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition. In today's top Champion league (wild) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 11 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
- You may find it enlightening to see @maybenexttime's battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
- When paired with the Target Practice ruleset, Lux Vega saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $613.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.

Splinters with highest win rate

Neutral Win rate: 57.89% [11/19]
Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 5 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
- This splinter matched well with the Target Practice ruleset, where Neutral won 2 times.
Dragon Win rate: 56.63% [47/83]
Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating its identical element 31 times in today's top Champion league (wild) battles.
- This splinter was effective with the Counterspell ruleset, where Dragon won 3 times.
- Dragon splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), defeating the enemy in 10 of those battles.
Fire Win rate: 50.00% [21/42]
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