Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Jul 14, 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!

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 112 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Sunday, July 14, 2024:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Nerissa Tridawn - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Nerissa Tridawn is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You may find it enlightening to study @xhenezen's previous battle, where they won using Nerissa Tridawn ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Nerissa Tridawn card is $0.18 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Silent Sha-vi - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Silent Sha-vi is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Silent Sha-vi appeared.
   • If you want to learn from an elite player, take a look at @fluidic-motion's previous battle, where they won with this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Silent Sha-vi card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Riftwing - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Riftwing is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 10 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 3 games in which Riftwing appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @libertyguy's battle history, where they defeated their opponent using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Riftwing card is $0.01 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. Igor Darkspear - Water splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Igor Darkspear is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 5 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @soullessmike's previous battle, where they won using Igor Darkspear ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Igor Darkspear card is $0.27 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Cursed Windeku - Death splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Cursed Windeku is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Cursed Windeku won.
   • Cursed Windeku did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   • You could take a look at @wayfarer333's battle history to see how they produced 2 wins using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Cursed Windeku card is $0.05 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Kulu Mastermind - Water splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Kulu Mastermind is a Legendary monster card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 5 games.
   • You may want to observe @wildbeastie's battle history to learn how they pulled off a win using Kulu Mastermind ^[1].
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Cryptic - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Cryptic is a Legendary summoner card from the Rebellion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in a single battle by @wildbeastie, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Rebellion edition Cryptic card is $13.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

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

   Eternan Brune is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in one match by @moscowcow, which it won.
   
   

3. Skargore - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

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

   Skargore is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in one match by @trashpanda5439, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Skargore card is $0.20 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. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [12/16]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 12 games where Immortalis won.
   • You could study @phamquocbiendhtm's previous battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Aim True ruleset, Immortalis won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $4.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [26/39]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning 25 games.
   • You could take a look at @salt3np3pp3r's battles to learn how they produced 3 victories using Quix the Devious ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Close Range ruleset, Quix the Devious earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $2.57 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Thaddius Brood - Death splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [5/10]
   

   
   
   Thaddius Brood is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, winning all 5 games where Thaddius Brood won.
   • You may want to study @scholar-skull's battle history to see how they achieved victory using this card ^[1].
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Thaddius Brood card is $0.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 3 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   
   

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 59.62% [31/52]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 7 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Target Practice ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 52.94% [18/34]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 7 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Keep Your Distance ruleset, where Earth prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune