Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Modern format - May 26, 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 152 of the top Gold league (modern format) battles from Friday, May 26, 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.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 4 games.
   • Living Lava performed ideally when placed in the team's second spot, where it saw 3 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @lilreaper's previous battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Up to Eleven ruleset, Living Lava won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Living Lava card is $0.87 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Ash Mirage - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   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, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • You could watch @lilreaper's previous battles to learn how they produced 2 wins using Ash Mirage ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ash Mirage card is $0.26 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Shadow Snitch is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 8 was most successful during the top Gold league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 3 games in which Shadow Snitch appeared.
   • Shadow Snitch did best when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Shadow Snitch 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. Runi - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Runi is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, being a member of the winning team for all 9 games where Runi won.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @lilreaper's battle history, where they won 3 games with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
     
     

2. Soul Fiend - Life splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Soul Fiend is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 1 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 4 games.
   • Soul Fiend did best when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 4 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @m1ghtyy's battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When used in combination with the Fog of War ruleset, Soul Fiend won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Soul Fiend card is $2.27 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
   

   
   
   Spark Pixies is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 7 games where Spark Pixies won.
   • Spark Pixies performed ideally when positioned in the team's last spot, where it saw 6 wins.
   • You may want to watch @lilreaper's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Spark Pixies card is $0.90 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. 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 (modern) battles, the card at level 3 achieved success, winning 1 game.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Astral Entity card is $9.60 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Lobb Lowland - 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.

   Lobb Lowland is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
   The card at level 4 was used in one match by @lilreaper, which it won.
   
   

3. Mimosa Nightshade - 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.

   Mimosa Nightshade is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 was used in one battle by @lilreaper, which it won.

   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Mimosa Nightshade card is $36.49 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: 92.31% [12/13]
   

   
   
   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 (modern) battles today, winning all 12 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • You may want to watch @lilreaper's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 8 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}.
   • When paired with the Stampede ruleset, Byzantine Kitty won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $240.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 66.67% [12/18]
   

   
   
   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 (modern) battles today, winning 10 games.
   • You could take a moment to view @lilreaper's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 6 times using Yodin Zaku ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}.
   • When used in combination with the Even Stevens ruleset, Yodin Zaku earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $150.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 63.16% [12/19]
   

   
   
   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 12 games where Immortalis triumphed.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to watch @nikuniku's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Reverse Speed ruleset, Immortalis won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $14.75 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 60.00% [21/35]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Water, beating that element 6 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter performed well with the Even Stevens ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
     
     

2. Neutral
   Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
   

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

3. Dragon
   Win rate: 56.76% [42/74]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its identical element 19 times in today's top Gold league (modern) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Earthquake ruleset, where Dragon prevailed 4 times.

   • Dragon splinter held its own in high mana cap battles (greater than 56 mana), prevailing in 11 of those matches.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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