Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Apr 7, 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 155 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Friday, April 7, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Dragon Jumper - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Dragon Jumper is a Legendary monster card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 3 achieved the most success during the top Gold league (wild) battles today, being a member of the victorious team for 4 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @arick-the-red's battle history, where they won 2 games with Dragon Jumper ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Dragon Jumper card is $21.43 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Coeurl Lurker - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Coeurl Lurker is a Legendary monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   The card at level 2 achieved the most success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, being a member of the victorious team for 3 games.
   • Coeurl Lurker performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Coeurl Lurker card is $25.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Angel of Light - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Angel of Light is a Legendary monster card from the Beta edition.
   The card at level 3 was most successful in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 3 games in which Angel of Light appeared.
   • You may want to study @queenstarr's battle history to see how they pulled off 2 victories using this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Angel of Light card is $21.00 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. Swamp Thing - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 80.00% [8/10]
   

   
   
   Swamp Thing is an Epic monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 7 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @queenstarr's previous battles, where they won 4 games with Swamp Thing ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Swamp Thing won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Swamp Thing card is $4.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Living Lava - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 75.00% [9/12]
   

   
   
   Living Lava is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 8 games.
   • Living Lava did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 6 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @zaku's previous battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, Living Lava won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Living Lava card is $2.48 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Spark Pixies is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 9 games.
   • Spark Pixies did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 8 wins.
   • You may want to take a look at @zaku's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 4 times using this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When paired with the What Doesn't Kill You ruleset, Spark Pixies saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Spark Pixies card is $1.89 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Chanseus the Great - Life splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Chanseus the Great 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 3 games in which Chanseus the Great appeared.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Chanseus the Great card is $48.47 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Contessa L'ament - Death splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [2/2]
   

   
   
   Contessa L'ament is a Rare summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   The card at level 6 achieved success in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning 1 game.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Contessa L'ament card is $1.17 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

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

   
   
   Valnamor is a Legendary summoner card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 was most successful, winning all 2 games in which Valnamor appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $249.95 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: 69.23% [9/13]
   

   
   
   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 (wild) battles today, winning all 9 games where Byzantine Kitty won.
   • You may want to watch @queenstarr's battles to see how they beat their opponents 4 times with this card ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $329.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 63.89% [23/36]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 achieved the most success, winning 22 games.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, study @zaku's previous battles, where they won 7 games with Yodin Zaku ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}.
   • When used in combination with the Close Range ruleset, Yodin Zaku saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $164.50 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Obsidian - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 61.54% [8/13]
   

   
   
   Obsidian is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, winning all 8 games where Obsidian triumphed.
   • When used in combination with the Holy Protection ruleset, Obsidian saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Obsidian card is $1.51 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 58.82% [30/51]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its own element 8 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 3 times.

   • Earth splinter held its own in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 7 of those matches.
     
     

2. Neutral
   Win rate: 55.00% [11/20]
   

   
   
   Neutral splinter had the most success against Life, beating that element 4 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.

   • This splinter performed well with the Target Practice ruleset, where Neutral emerged victorious 2 times.

   • Neutral splinter was useful in low mana cap battles (16 mana or lower), defeating the enemy in 4 of those matchups.
     
     

3. Fire
   Win rate: 51.79% [29/56]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its own element 9 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   • This splinter matched well with the Rise of the Commons ruleset, where Fire emerged victorious 3 times.
     
     

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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