Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Gold league, Wild format - Jan 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 116 of the top Gold league (wild format) battles from Saturday, January 7, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Swamp Thing - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Swamp Thing is an Epic monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 5 was most successful, being a member of the victorious team for all 5 games in which Swamp Thing appeared.
   You could study @ula.ocean's battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Swamp Thing card is $5.59 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Agor Longtail - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   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 (wild) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Agor Longtail appeared.
   Agor Longtail did best when positioned as the team's tank (first spot), where it saw 3 wins.
   You could study @ula.ocean's battles to see how they pulled off 2 victories using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Agor Longtail card is $22.85 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Flame Monkey - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Flame Monkey is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, being a member of the victorious team for 2 games.
   You could take a moment to view @ula.ocean's battles to see how they produced 2 victories using Flame Monkey.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Flame Monkey card is $0.31 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. Failed Summoner - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 90.00% [9/10]
   

   
   
   Failed Summoner is a Common monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 7 games.
   Failed Summoner performed ideally when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 7 wins.
   If you want to learn from the best, study @ula.ocean's previous battles, where they defeated their opponent 3 times using this card.
   • When paired with the Little League ruleset, Failed Summoner earned 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Failed Summoner card is $2.30 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Goblin Shaman - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 85.71% [12/14]
   

   
   
   Goblin Shaman is a Common monster card from the Beta edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 8 games.
   You could take a look at @ula.ocean's battles to learn how they beat their opponents 4 times with Goblin Shaman.
   • When used in combination with the Taking Sides ruleset, Goblin Shaman won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Goblin Shaman card is $0.88 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 81.82% [9/11]
   

   
   
   Spark Pixies is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for all 9 games where Spark Pixies won.
   Spark Pixies performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 5 wins.
   You may want to take a look at @ula.ocean's battle history to learn how they pulled off 4 victories using this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Spark Pixies card is $1.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Prince Rennyn - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Prince Rennyn 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 4 games in which Prince Rennyn appeared.
   You could take a look at @ula.ocean's previous battles to learn how they accomplished a win using this card.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Prince Rennyn card is $130.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Valnamor - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   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 4 games in which Valnamor appeared.
   You could take a look at @ula.ocean's battle history to learn how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card.
   • When paired with the Melee Mayhem ruleset, Valnamor won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Beta edition Valnamor card is $235.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. 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 was most successful in today's top Gold league (wild) battles, winning all 3 games in which Byzantine Kitty appeared.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, take a look at @ula.ocean's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 3 times with this card.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Byzantine Kitty card is $249.00 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% [12/16]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 3 had the most success, winning all 12 games where Yodin Zaku won.
   To understand the strategy of a top player, watch @ula.ocean's previous battles, where they won 5 games using this card.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Yodin Zaku saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $150.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Kelya Frendul - Water splinter
   Win rate: 62.50% [15/24]
   

   
   
   Kelya Frendul is a Rare summoner card from the Chaos edition.
   In today's top Gold league (wild) battles, the card at level 6 had the most success, winning all 15 games where Kelya Frendul won.
   You may want to study @chammmp's battles to see how they defeated their opponents 4 times with this card.
   • When paired with the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, Kelya Frendul won 3 times.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos edition Kelya Frendul card is $1.82 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 50.00% [6/12]
   

   
   
   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 (wild) battles today, winning all 6 games where Lux Vega triumphed.
   You could watch @hepthorn's battles to see how they beat their opponents 2 times with this card.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $668.88 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Earth
   Win rate: 67.86% [19/28]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Dragon, beating that element 6 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   This splinter performed well with the Little League ruleset, where Earth emerged victorious 3 times.
   
   

2. Fire
   Win rate: 64.10% [25/39]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its own element 9 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   This splinter was effective with the Broken Arrows ruleset, where Fire won 2 times.
   
   

3. Water
   Win rate: 52.54% [31/59]
   

   
   
   Water splinter had the most success against Water, besting its own element 12 times in today's top Gold league (wild) battles.
   This splinter was effective with the Little League ruleset, where Water won 4 times.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune

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