Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Jan 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 147 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Monday, January 16, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Living Lava - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Living Lava is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 3 games.
   Living Lava did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 5 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @jayceee009's battle history to see how they defeated their opponents 3 times using this card.
   • When paired with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Living Lava won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Living Lava card is $3.39 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Undead Badger - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Undead Badger is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @jayemm3's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using Undead Badger.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Undead Badger card is $1.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Gargoya Scrapper - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Gargoya Scrapper is a Common monster card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 8 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You may want to take a moment to view @sirdemian's previous battles to learn how they achieved victory using Gargoya Scrapper.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Gargoya Scrapper card is $0.02 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. Tower Griffin - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 85.71% [12/14]
   

   
   
   Tower Griffin is a Rare monster card from the Untamed 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 6 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to view @jayceee009's battle history, where they won 4 games using Tower Griffin.
   • When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Tower Griffin won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Tower Griffin card is $1.79 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [20/28]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 16 games.
   Failed Summoner did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 11 wins.
   • You could take a moment to watch @jayemm3's battles to learn how they accomplished 3 victories with this card.
   • When used in combination with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Failed Summoner won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $1.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   Spark Pixies is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 8 games.
   Spark Pixies did best when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 5 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @jayceee009's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times using this card.
   • When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Spark Pixies earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Spark Pixies card is $2.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Sthispa - 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.
   Sthispa is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 5 was used in one match, which it won.
   • You may want to take a look at @wileyzile's battles to learn how they defeated their opponent using Sthispa.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $2.58 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Owster Rotwell - 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.
   Owster Rotwell is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   The card at level 6 was used in one match, which it won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @naturalkiller's battles, where they won using Owster Rotwell.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Owster Rotwell card is $2.29 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Wizard of Eastwood - 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.
   Wizard of Eastwood is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in one match, which it won.
   • You may want to watch @naystrydummies1's previous battles to see how they defeated their opponent with Wizard of Eastwood.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Wizard of Eastwood card is $2.30 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: 77.78% [14/18]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, winning all 14 games where Yodin Zaku triumphed.
   • You may want to take a look at @jayceee009's battles to learn how they defeated their opponents 5 times using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Counterspell ruleset, Yodin Zaku saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $162.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lorna Shine - Life splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Lorna Shine is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, winning all 11 games where Lorna Shine won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to view @ferona2022's battle history, where they won 4 games using this card.
   • When used in combination with the Stampede ruleset, Lorna Shine won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Dice edition Lorna Shine card is $5.19 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Grandmaster Rathe - Life splinter
   Win rate: 72.22% [13/18]
   

   
   
   Grandmaster Rathe is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 3 had the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning all 13 games where Grandmaster Rathe triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @nikuniku's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Grandmaster Rathe won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Grandmaster Rathe card is $15.45 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Life
   Win rate: 64.29% [27/42]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Dragon, defeating that element 12 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Life prevailed 4 times.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 59.38% [19/32]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, besting its own element 6 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Counterspell ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 58.49% [31/53]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, besting its identical element 14 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Reverse Speed ruleset, where Earth won 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

Please feel free to leave me feedback in the comments. If you are new to Splinterlands, then please consider using my referral link to get started! It is a ton of fun to play, and you can earn SPS and win NFT cards every day!
If you want to know where to buy or rent any of the cards listed in this report, I personally like Monster Market (not a referral link), a 3rd party marketplace that has a great user interface and pays you DEC back on purchases.

- Catotune

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