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

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 116 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Sunday, July 16, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Scavo Hireling - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Scavo Hireling is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • Scavo Hireling performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @ignoreme's battle history, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Scavo Hireling card is $0.13 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Goblin Shaman - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Goblin Shaman is a Common monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Goblin Shaman appeared.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @queenstarr's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Goblin Shaman card is $0.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Vruz - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Vruz is a Common monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, finding itself on the winning team for all 3 games in which Vruz appeared.
   • You could study @vapokill's battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Vruz card is $0.35 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. Chaos Agent - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Chaos Agent is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 7 games where Chaos Agent triumphed.
   • Chaos Agent performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @queenstarr's battle history, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Chaos Agent card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ruler of the Seas - Water splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Ruler of the Seas is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 8 games where Ruler of the Seas won.
   • You may want to watch @gustavhaas's battle history to see how they beat their opponents 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Ruler of the Seas card is $30.67 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Brownie - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [9/15]
   

   
   
   Brownie is an Epic monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for 5 games.
   • You may want to study @baddaydoctor's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponents 2 times using Brownie ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Healed Out ruleset, Brownie saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Brownie card is $2.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Scarred Llama Mage - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Scarred Llama Mage is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 2 games.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Scarred Llama Mage card is $136.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Astral Entity - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Astral Entity is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Astral Entity appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $9.28 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.
   • You may want to take a look at @golddeck's previous battles to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Lir Deepswimmer card is $40.00 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. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 7 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @vapokill's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $278.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [8/12]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning all 8 games where Immortalis triumphed.
   • When used in combination with the Armored Up ruleset, Immortalis earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $16.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, winning 6 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @queenstarr's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with Yodin Zaku ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, Yodin Zaku won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $175.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 56.52% [13/23]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Earth, beating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Lost Legendaries ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.

   • Fire splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), prevailing in 3 of those matches.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 56.41% [22/39]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 8 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Equalizer ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 2 times.
     
     

3. Death
   Win rate: 54.55% [12/22]
   

   
   
   Death splinter had the most success against Death, besting its own element 4 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Noxious Fumes ruleset, where Death prevailed 2 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune