Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Apr 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?

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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 127 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Sunday, April 16, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Pelacor Mercenary - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Pelacor Mercenary is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 was most successful, finding itself on the winning team for all 7 games in which Pelacor Mercenary appeared.
   • Pelacor Mercenary did best when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 4 wins.
   • When paired with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, Pelacor Mercenary saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Pelacor Mercenary card is $0.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Khmer Princess - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Khmer Princess is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved success, finding itself on the winning team for 1 game.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Khmer Princess card is $3.58 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Albatross - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Albatross is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 1 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 2 games.
   • Albatross did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Albatross card is $0.40 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. Time Mage - Life splinter
   Win rate: 78.57% [11/14]
   

   
   
   Time Mage is a Rare monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for 9 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @nyz3's battles, where they won 2 games with Time Mage ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Time Mage card is $0.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Naga Assassin - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 64.71% [11/17]
   

   
   
   Naga Assassin is a Rare monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 6 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 11 games where Naga Assassin triumphed.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to view @terroriser's previous battles, where they won 2 games using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Healed Out ruleset, Naga Assassin saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Naga Assassin card is $0.06 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Djinn Biljka - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 64.29% [9/14]
   

   
   
   Djinn Biljka is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for all 9 games where Djinn Biljka won.
   • Djinn Biljka performed ideally when positioned in the team's rear, where it saw 6 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @rehealer's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Djinn Biljka won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Djinn Biljka card is $1.35 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Byzantine Kitty appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $345.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Mother Khala - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Mother Khala is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 2 games in which Mother Khala appeared.
   • You may want to take a moment to watch @terroriser's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mother Khala card is $1.89 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lily Shieldpaw - 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.

   Lily Shieldpaw is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 was used in a single battle by @nyz3, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Lily Shieldpaw card is $23.69 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. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 90.91% [10/11]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 10 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • You could take a look at @nexneveau's previous battles to learn how they pulled off 3 victories with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Holy Protection ruleset, Yodin Zaku earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $175.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 9 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
   • You may want to take a look at @lilreaper's previous battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $990.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 10 games where Immortalis won.
   • You may want to take a look at @nyz3's battles to see how they pulled off 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Equal Opportunity ruleset, Immortalis saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $23.25 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Water, besting that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 2 of those battles.
     
     

2. Life
   Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Water, defeating that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Fire & Regret ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 53.66% [22/41]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 7 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Earth prevailed 4 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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