Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - Mar 27, 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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For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 118 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Monday, March 27, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Dax Paragon - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Dax Paragon is an Epic monster card from the Chaos edition.
   The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, finding itself on the winning team for 3 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @cogie88's battle history, where they won 2 games using Dax Paragon ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Dax Paragon card is $0.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Agor Longtail - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Agor Longtail is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Agor Longtail appeared.
   • Agor Longtail performed ideally when positioned as the team's tank (first slot), where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to watch @m1ghtyy's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Agor Longtail card is $26.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Corsair Bosun - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Corsair Bosun is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Corsair Bosun appeared.
   • Corsair Bosun performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • When used in combination with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Corsair Bosun won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Corsair Bosun card is $1.04 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. Ash Mirage - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Ash Mirage is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers 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 5 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @cogie88's battle history, where they won 4 games with Ash Mirage ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the Armored Up ruleset, Ash Mirage saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ash Mirage card is $0.41 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Adelade Brightwing - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Adelade Brightwing is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 6 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @cogie88's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using Adelade Brightwing ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Adelade Brightwing card is $7.08 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Wave Brood - Water splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Wave Brood is an Epic monster card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 6 games.
   • Wave Brood performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 6 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Wave Brood card is $2.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (modern) battles, winning 2 games.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $329.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. 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 by @dejan.vucovic, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sthispa card is $2.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Fernheart - 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.

   Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 5 was used in one match by @zawarrior, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $3.80 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: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 7 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @cogie88's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 4 times using Yodin Zaku ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Standard ruleset, Yodin Zaku earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $154.26 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 10 games where Lux Vega won.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a moment to watch @cogie88's battles, where they beat their opponent 3 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $1125.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [8/16]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Immortalis triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @m1ghtyy's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Immortalis won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Immortalis card is $25.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Neutral
   Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 3 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter held its own in battles with mana caps higher than 46, winning 3 of those matchups.
     
     

2. Fire
   Win rate: 58.62% [17/29]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting that element 5 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter matched well with the Standard ruleset, where Fire prevailed 2 times.

   • Fire splinter did well in battles with mana caps higher than 46, winning 8 of those battles.
     
     

3. Life
   Win rate: 52.00% [13/25]
   

   
   
   Life splinter had the most success against Life, besting its own element 4 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Odd Ones Out ruleset, where Life prevailed 2 times.

   • Life splinter held its own in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, prevailing in 6 of those matchups.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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